Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-15


again appear among the first as has
been the enviable record in every
drive presented. Last week many
people were worrying over Ashland's s
slowness in not being ready to start
the excitement April 6, the day set
for the opening of the drive. Ash
lands opening was postponed until
Monday for most excellent reasons
known to the executive committee,
and many thought that this BODIED i'll
for the campaign. But the commit
tee knew their standing and knew the
temperament of their people. Ash
land will come to the 'front.'" was the
confident explanation when any com
ments were made about the postpone
ment of the drive. And that she has
lived up to her reputation has been
abundantly verified, not only in the
splendid mass meeting of last Mon
day which opened the campaign, but
the magnificent manner in which the
people have responded to the call for
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan.
Ashland's quota was $1o9,2O0, and
by Wednesday night the captains Of
the drive had turned in $122,S00,
and the city not nearly all canvassed.
Money seemed to literally roll into
their hands, until soliciting became a
sport. II was thought advisable to
give all the citizens an opportunity
TO invest in the nations bonds, so
canvassing went on until, the end of
the week, when Saturday night the
committees checked up their amounts
and 1t was found that $149,100 had
been subscribed. This sum will be
greatly increased also, when returns
from the railroads and other corpora
tons to which many have subscribed
will be turned in. Many citizens have
taken subscriptions through the COM
panies by which they are employed,
and while their names may not ap-
pear in the list printed today. they
have subscribed literally to all three
calls.
The following letter was received
this morning by the Liberty Loan
executive committee, which shows the
appreciation with which Ashland is
regarded in her efforts during the
past week.
Portland, Ore, April y, 1918.
Liberty Loan Headquarters, Ash
land, Ore:
Oregon first! Our great state has
set a pace for the nation. You and
the people of your district have done
a splendid work in the whirlwind
drive which has again swept us over
the top. Our achievement is too big
and our motive is too high to permit
of any personal commendation, but
] cannot refrain at this time from
giving some expression of my deep
for the remarkable
which you have made.
please accept my hearty congrat-
ulation. Yours truly,
BLAINE HALLOCK,
Assistant Executive Manager, Lib
erty Loan State Central Committee
of Oregon"
A telegram was also received from
the chairman of the general execu-
tive board of the twelfth district from
San Francisco, as follows:
"Heartiest congratulations on mag
work in winning honor flag.
May you be equally successful in
your quota which will enti-
tie you to a blue honor star. Flag
goes forward by mail today. Letter
follows. LYNCH"
These subscriptions represent only
those on which the banks received a
payment up to Saturday night. There
are many other subscriptions taken
upon which no money has been paid,
and these will be credited later and
their names made public.
Up until Saturday night the fol-
lowing list of subscribers have been |
received, with the amounts:
$4,000 Subscription.
First National Bank.
$500 Subscriptions.
C. w. and Virginia Root.
$4,000 Subscriptions.
Elizabeth 4. Smith, ]. w McDon-
)ugh, State Bank of Ashland, The
Citizens Bank, Ralph and Lizzie A.
$4,000 Subscription.
Richard Beswick.
$4,000 Subscriptions.
Butler & Thompson Co., Denver w.
A. E. Kinney, Thos. w. Ack-
in, Gwin S. Butler.