El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-08-15
NOW FORTY MILLION
PLEDGED WAR SAVERS
IN UNITED STATES,
U. S. DIRECTOR SAYS
WILL BE INCREASED TO 100000
IN NEXT FEW MONTHS, HAL
LETT RAYNOLDS Is ADVISED;
NEW MEXICO DOES NOT APP
PEARL IN ROLL OF HONOR

East Las Vegas, N. M, Aug. A.
There are now 10000, 900 pledged war
savers in the United States. accord
ing to a letter received by State Di-
rector of War Savings Hallett Ray
nolds. from X. P. Swofford, assistant
to the federal director of war saw
ings, who recently visited New Mex
ico, and who is now in Washington.
Mr.. Swofford writes, in part:
"The national drive for war saw
ings pledges inaugurated by the ma
tional war savings committee has re-
suited in securing between 35, 100000
and 40,000O00 pledged war savers In
the United States, and within the
next few months this number will in
all probability be increased to not
less than 50,O00,00O. The pledge
card has become one of the funda-
mentals of the war savings cam
paign. Signing the pledge is hit
ting the trail for war savings. The
national committee feels that the
educational campaign, reaching as it
does into every corner of the United
States, must nov be put to practical
use. The citizen must not only be
educated to the necessity of war saw
ings, but he must pledge himself to
become an actual purchaser of
stamps.
"The following states have secured
their quota in cash sales and pledges:
Arizona, Nebraska, Oregon, South
Dakota and Utah. and the following
states are so close to their quota that
within the next 80 to go days they
will have secured the entire amount
in sales and pledges; California.
Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana,
Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Definite reports
from 70 states show that the aver
age percentage Of pledge signers to
population is $3.50 per cent. Con-
necticut leads with 54.1S per cent.
1.-THE June 28th pledge drive has
greatly stimulated the sale of stamps
for cash, the treasury department re-
ceiving as high as $21, 000, 900 in cash
from the sale of stamps in one day.
Sales for July were $211 100000, and
the total cash sales in the United
States to date approximately $51S,-
900. The wal savings organiza-
ton is one of the most complete aver
perfected In this country. It now
numbers over 100000 workers; $685..
1859 authorized sales agents have
been appointed. and 1O3,54s war saw
ings societies have been organized.
The fundamental principles Of the
war savings plan may be summed up
in the words "Pledge, save and in
vest" and fundamentally 1t Is one Of
the most important campaigns which
the government has aver inaugurated
as 1t aims to secure $4,000, 000, 600 in
new wealth for the government to
use in the prosecution Of the war,
but in spreading the gospel Of saving
the effect of the war savings work is
felt in every government activity.
The war saving is a great popular
loan and every man, rich and poor,
be proud to have a. part in
It. 1t is designed as well Tor those
who can save and invest 1900 as for
hose who can save and invest only
IS.
"The greatest men In the country,
he president Of the United States,
he secretary Of the treasury, Frank
\. vanderiip, chairman Of the ma
tional war savings committee; the
great merchants and bankers through
tut the country realize the import
nee of this effort to convert a ma
ion of spenders into a nation OF
iavers, and in every state will be
ound financial and industrial leaders
engaged in this work."