New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-07

experimenting those figures Chair
man Sloper gave some other inter-
csting' facts. The sales at the Fafnir
factory represent "a per cent of
tie total working force. All but four
employees at the New Britain Gas
Light Co, works subscribed. Ninety
per cent Of the total working force
on the Landers, Frary & Clark pay
rolls are enumerated as bond pur-
Chasers. The Stanley Works list
shows better than 80 per cent of its
working force as bond buyers.
In brief after-dinner speech
Chairman Sloper said that the sale
of the bond has helped to impress
en- the bankers how much they are
dependent upon the manufacturers
\ fine get-together spirit has been
manifested among the campaign and
ali is for the general welfare of New
Britain. Mr.. Sloper expressed doubt
if any city in Connecticut or in New
England will make a better showing
than New Britain. He showed that
the number of subscribers here was
in excess of government statisticians
expectations. At his suggestion
vote of appreciation for the co-opera-
ton of the Herald, the Record, Cour
ant and Times were adopted.
William E. Atwood said that all
ought to feel proud that New Brit
ain continually goes over the top in
bond subscriptions. It at first seemed
impossible that New Britain could
keep UP the pace set in the first is
sue, but it has. He thought at first
that the amount of the sales would
rot be much over a million. In the
first issue the working men took
100000 worth of bonds; in the sec
ond they took $650.000 and now
they've made it SS50,OO Mr.. Att
wood said that the campaign was
we'll handled and showed good team
work. 1t has proven that the work
ing men recognize the bond purchase
as a good thing for themselves and
at the same time they feel they are
performing their patriotic duty. The
installment feature has worked out
very successfully. Ninety per cent
Of the original subscribers have car
ried through on their purchase. The
first bonds are practically paid up. It
is quite noticeable that most Of those
who subscribed on the first issue have
subscribed on this issue.
Chairman Sloper brought out an
other fact The savings accounts
W
purchase bonds. Most of the pur-
chases have been made on the easy
payment plan. The purchase of Lib
crty Bonds gives the buyers a feel
ing of greater interest in the coun-
try and the community.
Commissioner P. F. King, repre-
senting the Stanley Works, said that
if the friendly rivalry of Landers
Frarv &, Clark was the cause of the
l.. T. & c. so-called Hindenburg drive
he was glad that 1t resulted In Lam
ders Frary & Clark topping the
Stanley Works. Mr.. King said the
experience at the Stanley Works was
that it was easier to get the last
S164,00O subscriptions than it was
to get the previous 100000 and the
people are more ready to subscribe
10 bonds.
President Fl. G. M. Thompson Of
the American Hardware Corp, said
the in the first campaign the en-
pioyes purchaser S155, 900 worth Of
bonds and in the second they made
the amount $4,000 and this time
the grand total was made $40, 1000.
Brief remarks were made by Fl. &.
Noble and Charles Glover.
In conclusion Mr.. Sloper said that
! weekly payment bond subscribers and
the work of caring for them involved
more labor that did the larger sums
represented in smaller subscriptions.