The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-15
Trust Company Boosts Fig
ures Today by TAX
ing $4,000
COMPANY'S TOTAL
is NOW 100000
Great Impetus Given to Campaign and
Leaves but S119,250 to Be Raised to
Meet Towns Quota of 1924, ,000-
Everybody Needs to Help.

everybody NEEDS to Help.
More than 100000 has now been sub
seribed toward Brattleboro's quota of
s724,o00 for the Fighting Fourth Liberty
loan, as indicated by the bank returns
to William A. Shumway, chairman of
the town committee, this morning, plus
$4,000 which has come in in one sub
scription since then.
Some lift, this $75,0o0 And it gives
great encouragement to the local commit
tee. This new subscription. which gives
a decided impetus to the local campaign,
came from the Brattleboro Trust Co. as
an addition to its own subscription of
S25000 This makes 100000 that the
| Trust Co. has taken for itself and
s265 goo that has been subscribed through
that institution The Trust Co certain.
!. ly has done its part
Before this $4,000 subscription was
made the figures reported to Chairman
Shumway were S52975o. Now they are
/ S604,750, leaving Sl19250 to be sub
scribed This mornings report showed
the subscriptions of yesterday to be
$780, 800, mdae by l46 subscribers. The
honor list now includes 2,344 names
Brattleboro is the only large town in
the state that has not reached her goal
line. 1t is fast approaching the time
when the game will be called The touch
down which win carry the final score
past the S724,000 mark must be made
and the umpire says if all those who say
we ought to meet our quota" will act
and not wait for somebody else to make
his play first decision viii be reached
within the next day or two. "We'
means everyone who says I'VE ought to
meet our quota" An average subscrip-
ton of $23.S50 must be subscribed each
of the next five days.
Every bond taken is an answer to the
kaiser's peace proposal, and the propo-
sition of the Teutons for peace empha-
sizes anew the need for putting this
Fourth Liberty loan across.
Whatever is accomplished in the rails
ing of the siX-billion- dollar loan to the
government must be done in the next
few days. AT the headquarters of the
New England committee in Boston there
is grave anxiety not only as to the en-
tire country failing to subscribe the
whole amount of the lean. but lest New
England may not take her full share.
The situation is serious and calls for the
best work from everyone
Vermont, which has led New England
from the first, is still in the lead and
must continue to be the mascot in the
race to victory. State Chairman Z. r.
Morse says: I'VE want every town over
the top. Then, and not until then, can
we feel that our work has been well done
Redouble your efforts. Impress upon
every one the fact that no credit is given
any town until initial payment is made
on subscription"
According to figures compiled Friday
at the Office of the distribution commit
) tee in Boston New England was then
: facing the huge task of raising over $751;
000000 each working day until Satur-
) day night of this week
/ From Boston, also, comes the inforrna-
! ton that there is rivalry between Maine
and Vermont as to the number of towns
: chat 90 over the top. Vermont is still
) leading. but the margin is getting closer
: and it is only necessary now to continue
the pace a few days longer and the re-
suit will be fully accomplished.