The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-05-07
WILSON COUNTY
!: !; NEARLY DOUBLED
=.
Quota Of Liberty Bonds. Quota
Was $317,600 and Raised
$615,OOO
-FOUR BILLION EXPECTED


gone over the top. 1t has nearly
doubled its quota of Liberty Bonds
Its quota was $317, and $500
has been reported to the Chamber u
Commerce by the various commit
tees at work. The amount Will ht
larger than this when all the reports
are in since other sales are beine
made and subscriptions turLed in {
the banks of the county have moi
been reported and will not be until
all the figures are tabulated. It will
be sometime this week before this Il
done. The various committees c1
both ladies and gentlemen are enti-
tied to high praise for the splendid
work accomplished.
The organization of tho courty
under the direction of Mr.. H. &.
Connor, Jr., was most effective and
thorough. Mr.. Connor worked d.y
and night and left no stone unturn'
ed. His private business sffai =
were neglected that he might faith
fully serve his country to his utmost
capacity. The result of his efforts
are disclosed in the handsome way
that Wilson County has come across.
If the whole country had done like
wise Mr.. McAdoo would have il
hand this morning six billion dol.
lars and the Kaiser would ba su T
veying the figures with deep con-
Germ.
But the nation has done we'll. Ev-
cry district has exceeded it's quota.
The table of subscribers, lncladi"s
eairly accurate returns from the A :
santa, Minneapolis, Cleveland. San
Francisco, st. Louis, Chicago and
New York districts, and estimates
from the Dallas, Kansas City, Rich
mond, Philadelphia and Boston d.
Tricts, is as follows:
New York, 100000; Chicago, ?.
49S,000; Cleveland, 1,561,979; Phil
adelphia, 100000; Boston, 1900
900; San Francisco, 100000; KaE.
sas City, 100000; Richmond, 90"
900; St. Louis, S66,342; Dallas. S5c.
900.
Upon hearing reports OH tn
number Of subscribers and the mon
ey total of the loan, Secretary NJ
Adoo gave out this statement:
|, '*The people OF the United States
anay well felicitate themselves upor
the triumphant success Of the third
Liberty Loan. It is most hearten-
ang manifestation of their patriot.
ism and Of their irflexible deterE.i
nation to support our army and ne
Wy until a victorious decision for
America is achieved. ....
Il should like to thank the thousy
ands Of men and women Throughout
the country, the Liberty Loan CON-
mittees, bankers and business men.
patriotic, organizations, press asse
Citations, newspapers and magazines
in fact every class If our citizen-
ship white and color ed alike
their effective assistance and coop.
Grafton in this great victory behind
the lines, without which victory cl
the front cannot be achieved. The
enormous number Of individua! sub
scribers indicating a widespread dis
tribution OF the Joan among the peo.
pie, is particularly gratifying. This
is the soundest form of national war
finance-the distribution of the loan
among the people themselves. The
results show that every section cs
the nation has just Joined in seIdi,g
a heartening message to our gala l,
sons across the sea that we arc tr'.
ing to do our part at home, eve.4
though we cannot do 1t as gloriously
as they are doing their upon the
front.
II earnestly hope that every ono
who has bought Liberty Bonds will
try to keep them for the period Of
the war at least The slogan now
should be keep your Liberty Bond"
no one does his share fully II he
merely buys a bond and then sells 1t
Immediately below par on the mar
ket. The patriotism Of the Ameri-
can people is not determined BY the
the rate of interest on a government
bond or by it's quoted value upor any
stock exchange. In lending money
to the government let the chief con-
sideration always be q determine
tion To save the life Of the nation
and the liberties Of the world fror