The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-23
No Liberty Loan
Slackers Reported
from Fremont Co.


Mayor ID. y. Cooper. head of the re-
cent Liberty loan campaign in Ere
mont county, has received the follow
ing seif-explanatory letter from ". r
Rowe of Kansas City. Mo, executive
secretary for the Liberty loan com
mittee for the tenth federal reserve
district:
Now that the campaign for the
Third Liberty loan with such a re-
markable degree of success il is neces-
sary for us TO at once begin the con-
sideration OF plans for handling the
Fourth Liberty loan for the govern
ment.
In the undertaking of this work it
is necessary that no loose ends be left
and. among such loose ends. which
require clearing up, is the one Of
prominent citizens who have declined
to render the government support ac
cording to their ability in the Third
Liberty loan IL is self-evident that
the men of prominence who withhold
this support are influential among
their neighbors and il is most desir
able. in fact. essential. that these men
should be converted
| 1T is the purpose of this Office to
make as complete a list as possible
of any such individuals as are resi-
| dent of the tenth district with the
view of exerting such pressure and in
! fluence as may be necessary to insure
their support OF any subsequent issues
of government securities.
In this work. OF course. it will be
necessary that We have the cooper.
alton of all county chsirmen and
wish that you would. at your earliest
opportunity. supply me with an.ahso-
iutely complete list of we'll to do
'siackers" in your county in order that
we may begin our propaganda with
them without delay.
The sources of our information
will. if you desire. be considered as
confidential, but we feel that the sue
cess of the next and succeeding loans
requires the exertion of such an ef
fort on the part of the Liberty loan
organization as will effect change oi
heart IN these cases
"in making n report on such indi
v;duals it is not necessary to include
those who are financially unable to
make material subscriptions, but in
the cases tha, YOU do send us would
be glad to have as much supplemental
information regarding such persons
as you can supply
In response to Mr. Rowe's letter
Mr.. Cooper replied as follows:
In answering your communication
OF May IL. II gives me great pleasure
to say that in no particular instance
have anything to criticize in regard
to lne amount subscribed for Liberty
loan bonds in this county. Ny re
port will show that practically one
out of every four persons in this coun
ty more than is years of age sub
scribed for Liberty loan bonds in the
third campaign.
THE canvass in this county was
very completely made and l think that
everyone was called upon and we have
not single case on which to make nj
adverse report do not think We
have an individual in this count,
worth to exceed 100000 and all per
sons whose means range from sss.00'
up to that amount will say purchas
ed quite literally OF these bonds.
assure YOU that will keep in clos,
touch with matters OF this kind. ans
IL any such case should come to m,
attention. that l think should be ne
ported. assure you that l shall do 5,
without fear or favor"