Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-17
BY c, M. Morrison.


Sept. 25, 1918. see there is to be
another Liberty Loan raised in this
country. 1t is the fourth one, think.
l didn't pay very much attention TO
the others and l guess l can get
through this time without having 20
subscribe anything. l made another
farm mortgage loan today at per
cent on the Jason Smith farm. 1t
wasn't much of a loan, but you never
can tell. The Smith boy is in the
army, hear, and maybe the interest
won't be kept up. 1t is good farm
and ! could use it.
Sept. 26. | was uptown today. All
the talk seems to be about this Lib
erty Loan and am hoping that | can
arrange to be away from home during
a part of the campaign. understand
it is to last until about Oct. 5, or some
thing like that, and if l can be away it
will be better. can't understand why
a man of some property who has man
aged to accumulate some money
should be asked to give it up to the
government. Anyway, l don't believe
in war and l think it is foolish to have
to listen to talk about the Germans
coming into this country and confis-
eating property if we Americans
should be whipped. am pacifist.
l don't believe in war, especially in a
war where it is necessary for the peo'
pie who have money to buy bonds and
l., ID AI I.,,=r
War Savings Stamps. 1t would not be
so bad if could buy the bonds away
below par, at about $50 for a Sl00
bond.
My wife keeps asking me how many
bonds | am going to take. She seems
to think that don't know how to nan
die money. l want at least per cent
for every dollar loan, no matter Il il
is the government that wants to bor-
row. My dollars are my own. This
country did not give me one red cent.
/ am going to do exactly as | please
with what have, and, anyway, l have
some good loans lined up on some OF
the bottom farms around here and
they will go through all right If can
persuade these farmers around not 10
have anything to do with this Federal
Farm Lean Bank that is interfering
with my loaning business.
The Bank Directors.
Sept. 27. There was a meeting OF
the directors of the First National
Na k today and was there. thought
) was to be a regular directors
meeting, but the first thing knew
this Liberty Loan business came up.
managed to keep the meeting trnn
getting around to the point where IL
of US would be required to sign up fol
a certain amount of bonds, but it was
| hard work to do it.
The trouble is that the president o.
the bank knows just about how muct
ready money l can lay my hands Of
right now. l wish l had taken it al
out of the bank, had it changed int
gold and buried 1t somewhere on m.
I place. AS l came through the banl
aft the meeting the president-Sai
name is Watson and he is head of thu
County Liberty Loan Committee
stopped me and said, I'VE are count
ing on good big subscription from
you this time. 1t seems that you were
missed in the other loans and w
want to put you down early in th'
game"
didn't say anything much and man
aged to get away. wonder if
wouldn't be good plan for me to sub
scribe for one $50 bond. l could wea
the Liberty Loan button then and nj
one could say word My wife is still
pestering me about it. Everywhere
go hear something about this Libert,
Loan business. / guess ! won't b.
able to leave town after all, and
don't believe it would do me any good
as the Loan Committee seems 70 re
member that was out of town durin
the other loan campaigns,
AS went down to get into my ca
to drive out to the place this afternool
heard a half-grown boy say "Slackel
Stacker, Old Man Stacker, where
your Liberty Bond button?" i wish
had mortgage on his fathers place
All day long have been lodging q 10
}. of women who are trying to get bon
subscriptions. had to lock the doc
= of my office and appear to be out c
town, know that failed to collec
some interest payments because la
: that door locked and the man with h
money went away. finally had
, sneak down the back way and @he
| got to my car found II almost iul
soemed like, Of Liberty Bond folder
Il circulars. | am afraid toInorrol