Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-30
CITY MUST TAKE
100000 DAILY
TO ATTAIN GOAL
Big Job Ahead, if Bond AL
lotment Is to Be
Disposed Of.
FOURTH OF APPORTIONMENT
SUBSCRIBED ON FIRST DAY
No Figures for State and Fifth
Federal Reserve District
Yet Available.
HOLD DEMONSTRATIONS TO-DAY
Entertaining Program Arranged for
Meeting mt ost-Offlce-Cam-
paign to Open In Factories.

With slightly more than ,rth
OF It's quota sold on the q, hay
3t the campaign. Richmo les
uo"n TINS morning for the q en-
fire drive In its history 70. ale
OF Liberty bonds. In prev am
.Gns the city has been th,.- Ighly
'assed. but the efforts TO be made In
weeks Of the fourth loan viii
- former endeavors.
than 100000 daily must be
Richmond in order TO reach
i, - by October 10. There are
o. lteen working days remaining
IN canlpaiEn. and with approni-
mat, s5.250.oOo subscribed there re-
mains more than sl4.000oOo worth OF
ponds TO be disposed of.
George J. Seay. governor Of the Fifth
rederai Reserve District Bank. has
thus tar received no definite figures
make an official announcement to-day
r. l. Bemis, head of the Virginia cen
.rai committee has secured only
rious counties
All business concerns and individ-
uala should manifest spirit in this
campaign o! not waiting 10 be can
Tassed before making their purchase Of
Liberty bonds" w. r. Dabney. exccu-
i've manager OF the campaign. said
yesterday. They should so 10 their
banks at once and buy all the bonds
that their circumstances will permit
them TO buy. No other action will make
the drive successful.
ALL MUST PURCHASE
TO LIMIT OF RESOURCES
rRichmo1d has been allotted in the
fourth loan an amount nearly double
that In the third. which makes II neces-
sary that every individual and business
concern buy more bonds than ever be
fore. large number OF people. who
Tor some reason were unable TO buy
chase 10 the full limit OF their re-
sources.
The purchase OF Liberty bonds is
service TO the country in the most try
service Is far greater when The indi-
viduai goes TO the bank and makes
his purchase in response to his coun-
try's call without waiting for a So
licitor, TO make the appeal. They
should buy all the bonds that they can
under the government'ss, terms of 90
on December 10, 20 per cent on jan
uary l6 and 80 per cent on January SO.
Richmond banks will help every cit
izen to buy, the bonds. IL necessary.
They have pledged their support in the
campaign, and where necessary will
make extended terms TO bond purchas-
ers. loaning the required amount OF
money al smafl interest rates"
Several features have been arranged
by the committee to take place this
afternoon At SIS o'clock in front OF
The he ,eiee M ~ c9nnes'ion pnnss with
take subscriptions ranging from one
$50 bond upward on the instal!ment
payment plan. There Will be n marine
be made TO obtain several actors APP
pear:ng at local theaters this week.
DIG SALES TO RESULT
FROM DEMONSTRATIONS
Details concerning the demonstration
had not been com pleted last night. but
Mr, Dabney declared that II would be
one which would arouse the financial
section OF Richmond, and drive homs
the big fact that every citizen must
respond to his country's call and buy a
bond. The committee anticipates heavy
sales at the post office booth this after
noon as a result OF the demonstration
mond will be formally launched at .
o'clock this afternoon by John Kerr
Branch. chairman of the Richmond EX
ecutive Committee. and w. T. Dab
ney. the executive manager OF t.o
campaign. They will speak at tie
Alec plant on,th Boulevard. The com
pany is newcomer in the industrial
life of Richmond. and at this time has
about 200 employees.
However. the drive in reality has
ALREADY been started ar ch among the indus
tho opening of the campaign on Sat
urday solicitations were started IN
Plants 1 snx the sty by the
entered. according to reports received
by the committee. although no figures
were announced.
realized the urgent necessity OF buying
Liberty bonds. Mr.. Dabney said yester-
day. This is fully demonstrated by
the way industrial workers readily
agreed in many plants 10 buy one OF
more bonds. There is one fact how
ever. which in the opinion of the eX-
and that is that every individual must
buy more bonds than heretofore with
the city's quota doubled in the fourth
loan the allotment cannot be raised
unless there is greater buying.
FOUR HUNDRED Statesmen
TO CANVASS ENTIRE CITY
Four hundred city statesmen hav.
been requested to go out into the hign <.
ways and byways OF the city and oD-
they will launch their drive immedl-
atrlv and will continue until the clos
sty of tn campaign. In every
Of the he cit city; ar. and TO peorie In
i.g with them the message =. tne'r
country TO buy Liberty bonds. There
will be no individual ia the city who's.
a bond that will not be approached
and told how necessary II is that ne
respond to the call in the emergenc,
assistance of Post "a, Travellers Pro
tective Association, of which William
Jenkins. Jr., Is president, and Hugh
one OF the assistant managers OF the
Richmond Liberty loan campaign.
Letters are being sent QUO by the
Richmond Advertisers Club at the re-
quest Of the executive committee to
every commercial establishment In the
city. urging those who cannot help
the campaign with labor and other
work to contribute small amount to
defray the expenses Of the publicity
Campaign. The request is very small
one in the opinion OF the committe &c,
but 1t will be Of great value in the
sales Of bonds. and will help to make
POSSIBLE the sale of Richmonds allot-
ment.
performance this afternoon and to-
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