Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-05
TOTAL NOW IS $5,147,200
Nearly Two Million More
Than That Secured in
Oklahoma City.
10000 INDIVIDUALS LISTED
Campaign Managers Pleased
With Successful End
to Liberty Drive.

Tulsa's oversu description in the thlrt
loan campaign was 81 $4,000, ac-
cording to figures announced last
night by a ". Davenport, city man
ager OF the drive, and another $780,
900 will be added to this total when
the final figures are in. some time
aext week.
The total sale in the county
reached the surprising figure OF s5'-
lF,200, That Is an oversubscrlptlot
OF 45 per cent over the quota or 90
566,7o0 set for the county. The city
sale. exclusive of 100000 subscrlp-
lions OF Indian money and the totals
reported by the country banks,
reached s4,572,200. This exceeded
the quota for the entire county by
sl,006,00o.
More TO Come In.
Several of the country banks have
not reported for several days, and
the West Tulsa bank will add severa
thousand dollars to its last report
made several days ago, Some o. "a
sales of the boy scouts are not IN
ciuded in last nights report, ana II
is safe to say that the total sale in
the count ywill pass S5,2OO,OOO, Mr.
Davenport estimated
Much praise is due the small towns
OF the county, and Mr.. Davenport
was not bashful in giving It, iht
sales in the small towns are neal
100000. and this total Will be IN
creased some when the final reports
are in.
10000 Individuals Buy.
The total number of subscriptions
reached 10000. which is better than
an average of bond for every fam
Ily in the county. fhis figure is one
that the campaign workers are
pleased with. for it was the expressed
Intention Of the city and county COM
mittees to sell bonds to many. rather
than to sell any specified amount.
Tho work of the second campaign In
reaching such large number OF buy
ers has built up an organization OF
bond buyers that will practically in
sure the success OF all future cam
paigns. and this was what the com.
mittees set sut to do. In addition to
putting Tulsa well over her quota.
More than n million dollars worth
or bonds were reported Saturday.
some OF tliis amount had previously
been counted during the campaign.
but II had never been officially
eral reserve bank at Kansas City. 1t
represented pledges that0 had not
been secured with the original pay
ment of per cent Among the
sales reported yesterday was s5SO,-
600 from Cosden & Co. This includ-
ed personal subscription by j. s.
Cosden for 100000, a subscription
of 100000 by Cosden & Co. and
100000 representing sales 10 the
Cosden employees.
EXCHANGE National Sets Record.
The Exchange National bank sold
s2.S79. 400 worth of the bonds of the
third issue. The significance of this
figure becomes apparent when 1t is
remembered that this is million
and half more than the sales Of the
largest bank In Kansas City. Kan,
and a million more than the leading
bank OF Topeka. The second great
est total of sales in the city was re-
ported by the Central National bank,
which sold s67s,350.
Tulsa asa,n led the way In okla
homa. exceeding the fondest hopes
of Oklahop,a city by nearly s2,-
100000. The latest reports from
the capital stated that It was "ex-
pected" thai the total there would
reach sS,b6U6e0.. This is less than
Tulsa's quota.
Boy Scouts Deliver.
Tho campaign conducted by the
Tulsa boy scouts had raised si07 900
: saturday afternoon. Because exact
figures can not be known before
Monday morning CAPTAIN F1oyd
Thompson expressed his belief thai
the total would go to the $4,000
mark when all reports had been re-
Ceived.s
The original goal of 800. 900 was
passed hv the middle of the after
noon Ss'nruav, making approx
mately $4,000 brought in during
day. The house to house cam
= Ss brought In at least 90 per cent