The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR BOND DRIVE

While the time, amount and rate of
interest have not been set, the banking
machinery of the nation is being set in
operation for the first Liberty Loan
campaign of 1918, which will be
launched within the next few weeks.
The Hood River campaign will be
headed by Truman Butler and E. o.
Blanchar, respectively this county's
representative on the state central
committee and chairman Of the Hood
River executive drive committee.
Recently w. G. Meade, secretary of
the treasury, called to Washington
members of the boards of all the Fed.
eral Reserve banks. These represent
atives returned to their respective ter
ritories and in turn were called to con-
ference with them Liberty Loan state
executive committees. These execu-
tive committees carried the message
of the approaching great loan to the
respective states of the Union.
Mr.. Butler was in Portland last week
executive committee with central COM
mitteemen from all Oregon counties.
While he states that the definite
amount of the big issue has not been
decided A. l.. Mills. prominent Port
land banker and member of the state
executive committee, estimates 1t at
around 81, 0O0, 600, 900. This will place
Oregon's quota at $50. 600, 900, and will
mean that the Oregon per capita sub
scription will have to reach $65. Dur
ing the last drive last year total of
approximately $25, ZOO, 600 was sub
scribed by $4,000 people.
sit was the concensus of opinion at
the Portland meeting" said Mr.. But
ler, ''that we could not hope to secure
the states quota from 50,0 subscrib-
ers. but that we will have to get busy
and increase those subscribers to l0O,-
600. In our last campaign Hood Riv-
er's $l40, 200 share of the second Lib
erty Loan was subscribed by few
less than 900 people.
In the coming campaign, which will
be launched only when machinery has
been perfected in all thes.states of the
Union, all counties will be divided into
subdivisions, the boundaries conform
ing either to those of voting precincts
or school districts. Mr.. Blanchar will
appoint captain for each district. and
these respective appointees will each
appoint nine associate team members.
According to the plans not an adult of
the country will be overlooked in the
approaching canvass. The members
of the drive teams will be equipped
with three sets of cards, blue, red and
yellow. If. in their estimation, the
subscriber whom they have visited
does his full duty, his record will be
sent in on blue card il he subscribes
but it is thought that he might do bet
ter, he is entered on red card. The
man who fails to subscribe, although
he has no good reason for not doing 30,
is entered on the yellow card, which
may eventually find its way into the
hands of the department of justice.
Another matter that has definitely
been determined on for the approach.
ing campaign, the name and amount of
subscription of every subscriber will
be published. While it was stated that
some of the proposed plans may smack
of coercion, those who have attended
the conferences deem it absolutely
necessary.
1.-THE significant thing about the
Portland Meeting" says Mr.. Butler,
twas the seriousness of the men who
were in San Francisco to meet with
tn board of governors Of the Federal
Reserve Bank. They have been given
an insight into the seriousness Of the
great war, and have returned i'm
pressed with the necessity of selling
| the great war loan. They point out
that we are at war, that normal times
do not prevail and that we must resort
to methods that may not be considered
normal in selling the great issue.
To stimulate public interest the cam
paign of publicity accompanying the
drive will be on more extensive scale
than undertaken in former drives. 1t
is proposed to organic singing squad.
and the talent of the county will be
called on to assist with these plans
1t is proposed to have boys Of the
county away at cantonments visit their
home towns and deliver addresses In
uniform. Col. John Leader, in charge
of military instruction at the Univers-
ity of Oregon, will be called on to tour
the state in the interest Of the cam
paign. Col. Leader is an eloquent
speaker and his work will be effective
4 The state manager for the drive Ii
Robert E. Smith, of Roseburg, who has
already established quarters in Port
land.