Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
CITIES LAG IN RACE
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Outpaced by Rural Communi-
ties at Beginning of Third
Week of Campaign
BIDDING FOR BUYERS
Concerted Effort Will Be Made to
Increase Number of Individual
Subscribers
Washington. April -.


The Treasury Department has re-
stated the appeal Of Secretary McAdoo
for many more millions Of Liberty Bond
subscribers, and today called upon every
local committee in all OF the twelve Fed
cral Reserve districts 10 inaugurate in
week Of the drive the biggest selling
week. with the time more than One-
half gone, the country has only come
forth 100000 strong in aid OF the loan,
and the latest official total for the nation
is S1.371, ,055,30O, and far below the
amount necessary to a large oycr-sub-
scription.
The cities are still tagging behind the
rural communities The majority OF
States having obtained their quotas are
among the Middle Western group Of
agriculture States. The list includes
Iowa, oregon. Arkansas North Dakota.
Montana. Utah. aud possibly Minnesota.
The majority of towns reporting over
subscriptions are also i'm the rural dis
tricts. The Minnesota Federal Reserve
district has reported to the loan head
quarters that every state in the district
has gone over the top. though official
confirmation has not been received
St Louis is maintaining it's lead over
ali districts, being easily within reach
Of its maximum quota. Cleveland IT,
loading in the number of communities
having unfurled the honor flags with a
list of 592 awards. Steel workers i'm ;hr
large plants of ohio have rallied TO the
support of the loan and are boosting
their districts TO the loo per cent
h1 md
total Of G5,O09 individual subscribers
and Sli0O0,OOo, making the oversub-
scriptions about 80 per cont.
When the campaign huuor- are dis
tributed, the Chicago district intends TO
win those for the largest number OF
subscribers After two week, Of success
full driving for the loan, the district
leaders notified the Treasury Depart
ment that the campaign is just starting
for the largest army Of subscribers
Iowa has reported 1000. Michigan
has enrolled 2ll,00u, Illinois has returns
from $4,000 individuals, Indiana, 1885,
600, and Wisconsin, l23.OOO.
The san Francisco district has begun
its campaign for the Individual and re-
ports an aggregate of 1851 from the
six States of the district. Hawaii has
engaged in a successful campaign and
is reporting sales Of S2.G3O,UUU tu the
San Francisco district
The st. Louis district has Increased
its individual total to 37IITU end New
England States are combining in a con-
certed drive the returns of which are
expected to bring the district far in the
lead at the close Of the week.
The third week of former campa irns
has been the lowest period i'm number
of bonds sold, bu, the celebration Of
Friday as Liberty Day. with patriotic
demonstrations and professions of
drafted men and special campaign fed-
lures, is expected TO boost the sales Of
the week ahead Of the records made
even in the first seven days Of the cur
E rent campaign.
The Atlanta district is iu last place.
though loan committees in the States OF
that seC,iOn report large subscriptions
1t is unufiCially reported that the dis
trict's total is about Ia per cent sub
scribed