Evening journal., 1918-04-29
Minimum loan GOlb
Virtually ASSURED
But Only Great Effort Can
Bring in 2O,OOO,OOO
Subscribers
FARMERS NOW
THE BIG FACTOR

WASHINGTON. April 29-The third
Liberty Loan enters today the fourth /
and nnal week OF the campaign, with
comparative assurance that tn mini
mum amount requested by Secretary |
Of the Treasury McAdoo-S5OOoOOOO 10000
--will be subscribed.
The final week Of the selling drive
opcns also with the certainty that the
number Of subscribers will surpass the
records Of the frst and second Liberty
/ Loans
only a maximum effort by the COM
lmiitces throughout the nation can
carry the subscriptions TO a high point
over S3.c00.Oo0.0OO and the number OF
subscribers 60 20OOO,OO0, The mark
hoped for by Secretary McAdoo.
Tho Treasury Department announced
tonight that subscriptions up To- sat
urday aggregated approximately 81
2O000O.OO0, with The individual sub
scribers numbering 9i6i,i3S.
ION uie face " these facts" said the
Treasury Department statement these
two outstanding features are apparent:
That The third Liberty Loan bonds
will have much wider distribution
than either first or seconds, being, in
TRUTH a peoples Loan
That only the hardest kind OF work
in the next six days will make possi-
bic approach OF the 20.OO0O0O subscrib-
ers goal asked for by Secretary Nc
Ado0.
Another bard fact which the nation
faces IS that Germany. after three years
OF war. recently loatod "a loan which
averaged one bond TO every ten per-
sons in the empire. and that 10 be-
lhoovcs this country TO so well above
this average in order 10 make an inn
lprcssive demonstration OF unity.
Distribution of third Liberty Loan
bonds by reports from seven Federal
Reserve Banks follows:
Chicago Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Iowa. 10000: Michigan. 32500O; In
b diana northern part. 265OOO and Wis
= consin. 2i5.OO0 Total 10000
Kansas City districi-Nehraska iI5,-
z 600: oklahoma, 10000; Kansas. i60,-
90: Missouri western pari). 10000
} Colorado 1872 900; Wyoming. 10000, and
2 New Mexico. 5000. Total. $4,000
81 san Francisco districi-Lalhornia
= 3q8i5s: Washington. 9i.iS2: Oregon
- Sj.Oi2; Idaho. ii,3S5; Utah, 34.22l; Ari-
, zona. i0s5O and Nevada, SOB. Total
b. 662.iS7.
Z ST. Louis disirict--Arkansas 1906
10 and those parts OF the following state:
which lie in the district: Illinois, 7.7i2
b. Indiana, 52963: Kentucky, Si,3i6; Mis-
8 sissippi 20.i6i: Missouri, 2i66i5; anC
r. Tennessee, 1852. Total. 57s495.
\ New York district--New York State
l. 10000: twelve northern counties O.
v New Jersey. 10000. and Fairfield c0un
ty, Conn. 5000. Total. i,s2500O.
2 Estimates OF other districts. not di
d vided by States, are: Boston, l23,436
J. Dallas. 10000; Philadelphia, 10000
e Minneapolis, 10000; and Atlanta, 900
IS 600.
The total number OF individual sub
scribers in the second loan was ap
proximately 10000 more than the pres
ent number Of subscribers TO the thir
y loan, but the sales IN the second loa
\ were much different from those In IN
third. More small bonds are being sol
In this loan. hence the individual mum
Al Der Of subscribers must be much large
@ now In order TO raise an amount q
G money equal TO that raised in the sec
/, ond loan.
u one Of the most potent factors q
Is the success OF the third Liberty Loa
l. 10 date has been the splendid supper
m given 70 by the residents Of rural com
i. munities. the Treasury Department
- stated. The record far surpasses tina
10 made in previous loans. and the farm
IT ing element has set buying pace dur
Al ing the present campaign that haI
. fairly staggered urbanites who wer
~ wont 20 say the cities would have
finance the war. Students Of the sale
y situation universally recognize the FAC
that all sections have bought bond
~ largely in proportion TO the force wit
u which The message 0f me war ma
reached them. The war got home
= the cities first, and they bought bond
a heavily, and now that 1t is reaching
the door yards Of the farms. they, to-
!, are buying wonderfully well. A be'
~ ter understanding of government 81
VI curities is permeaiing She countr
=, daily, also, and this Is welding a grc;
~ influence in sales.
Reference TO the districts which g
~ ready have attained their quotas. Mir
., neapOlis, 81. Louis and Kansas Cit
[, alone is necessary 10 Illustrate viii,
III the farmer Is doing 10 help suppol
y The war. These districts went over N
~ top Comparatively early in the can
'' paieninE. thanks in a great measure
rural purchases, aud they stlll are bu,
ing. Reports from other districts ind
cate ihe siowness In buying Is traci
able alone to the farmers. In man
II cases it is the wealthier men who "a
i delaying purchasing.
Hope is bright. however, that q
. big cities and centers of corpora
~ wealth will show a generous responl
pa during nc next six days. Many wealth
y, men and corporations have delayed sui
"a scribing in the hope that some par
eu payment plan for their income and e.
&C cess-pront taxes would be arrangel
e. but since this could not be done. The
I'd are coming forward and taking advsl
tage OF the part-payment bond pla
s. which the government and every ban
u Ing institution in the country offer
There also Is certain class of pu
he chasers who always wait until the la
IN day. because Of habit as anything, WI
n doubtless will buy this week.
OF
sHIPYARD WORKERS co STRONG
The emplovea az the New Jerepv al