Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-05-05
VIRGINIA SALES
ARE FAR BEHIND
reports From Cities And Counties
Show That War Savings Campaign
Has Resulted In Per Capita Sales
OF Only Ninety-Ninc Cents.

Aftor three months OF campaigning
In the interest of tho War Savings
Campaign, Virginians have raised less
than one-twentieth OF the $4,000 per
capita sales apporuoned the Common
wealth as her share. Reports fled
recently that Thos. Is. McAdams, State
Director OF War Savings, indicate that
the greatest activity will DO necessary
during tho next few months IL Vim
slnla Is TO 1.-Two up to her Responsible.
ties In this important work; for these
reports show that the per capita sales
In the State amount only to ninety.
nine cents.
Ono Of the greatest disappointments
TO Richmond workers Ia the fact that
the capital city ranks for down on the
list. Although the largest amount OF
stamps has been sold there. the city
has the greater number Of people and
the sales have in no way mounted up
MS 1t was believed they would. How
ever. tho present standing has not
tended TO cause loss Of heart on the
part Of the Director or to result In
iessencd efforts. Comparison of his
sales with those of other cities has
shown the absolute necessity for the
most conserted effort, and tho commit
tee has already gotten seriously to
work to boost the sales before the
next report
The Radford Committee has won
the banner for sales among both cities
and counties with per capita sales OF
$3.50, other cities rank as follows:
Second, Bristle, s455; third. Buena
Vista, $4.32; fourth, Richmond, $3.15;
tifth, fredericksburg s2.7s.
Total and per capita sales rs re-
ported by counties are as follows:
Alexandria, $4.O375O, "a cents: Allie
ghany. $11,500, 76 cents: Amelia, 49,
200. 81 cents; Amherst, $4,000. Is
cents; Appomatox, $4,000; 81 81;
Augusta, $4,000, 81 cents; Bath, s37..
900. So celr.s; Bedford, $1,000, &c
cents; Bland $4,000, IS cents; Bote-
tourt. s26,700. IL cents: Brunswick.
$1i500, II cents; Buchanan, $4,000,
81 cents; Buckingham $4,000, GO
cents; Campbell. $4,000, IS cents:
Caroline, $500. 35 cents: Carroll.
$4,000. II cents; Charles City. $500.
81 cents; Charlotte, $6,SC0, ~ cents;
Chesterfield, $4,000, "a cents; Clarke,
$4,000, 81 cents; Craig $4,000, AZ
cents; Culpeper, $4,000, rs cents:
Cumberland, $16,500, SIG; Elizabeth
City, $4,000, % cents; Essex, $12,500.
$1.37; Fairfax, $500, II cents; Eau.
Quier, $G7,700. $500; Fluvanna, $4,000,
72 cents; Franklin, 1880, 40 cents;
Frederick, $12.737, s156; Giles, ST..
900. $1,39; Goochland, $4,000, 65 cents:
Grayson, $4,000, 20 cents: Greene, ST..
900, 13 cents; Grcensville, $4,000, az
cents.
Halifax s75.6OO, $179: Hanover,
$4,000. II cents; Henry. $4,000,
1921; Highland. $4,000. 81 cents; Isle
of Wight, $15,700, 96 cents; James
City, $4,000, SO cents; King William,
$4,000, 50 cents; Lee, $4,000 A
cents: Loudoun, $26.7O0, 1921;
Louisa. s7.150, 4s cents; Lunenburg,
316.b0o. s1.22; Madison, $4,000. 20
cents; Mathews $4,000. At cents: Mid.
dlssex, $4,000 81 cents; Montgomery,
$4,000. s1.04: Nansemond, $4,000, 90
GENTS; Nelson. 5000 "a cents; North
ampton. $4,000. 81 cents; Northum.
berland, $4,000. $1.3S: Nottoway.
$1,000. Sc cents: Orange. $4,000,
SLIT; Page. $4,000, $3.50: Pittsyl.
vanta, $4,000. Sc cents; Prince Ed.
ward. $4,000, s2.47; Prince George.
$4,000, 81 cents, Princess Anne. 49,
700, IA cents; Pulaski. $4,000, rs
cents; Rappahannock $500, 10 cents;
Roanoke, $4,000. s1.92: Rockbridge,
$52500, $2.48; Rockingham, $4,000.
IS cents; Scott, $4,000. IL cents;
Shenandoah, $4,000, $3.50; Smith,
$4,000, $1.54; Southampton, $500, 30
cents; Sussex. $4,000, Al cents; Taze-
well, $4,000, 1874; Warren, $4,000,
% cents; Warwick. $1,000, 20 cents;
WestmorelanA s18,500, s1.44; Wise,
$4,000, Ct cents; ,Wythe, $4,000.
SLAP.
Per capita sales In the cities fol.
lows: Alexandria, $4,000, Sill:
Bristol, $4,000, $455; Bucna Vista,
$16700, $4.32; Charlottesville, $4,000.
$183; Clifton Forge. $4,000, $2.40;
Danville, 100000, SLOT; FreGericl1s>
burg, $4,000, $2.78; Lynchburg, $780,.
900, $2.65; Newport News, $19,68S.75,
Sc cents; Norfolk, $4,000, ~$1.05
Petersburg. $4,000, 81 cents: Ports
mouth. $500, 20 cents: Radford, $780,
900, $3.50; Richmond. 100000, 1915:
Roanoke, $4,000, $1.36; Staunton,
$4,000, $3.50. These figures show
that stamps to the value of $2,219,.
000.25 have been sold among the
States population Of 2,254,137, or a
per capita sale Of 80 cents.
D!recto" McAGams recognizes the
fact that the earlier months of the
campaign necessarily have been de-
voted to the formation OF societies
and to the organization OF other forces
for stamp sales. These now should
be in excellent shape. and it Is expect