The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-16
LIBERTY LOAN TOTAL IS OVER S2.OOO.OOO
Workers in Bridgeport
Crucible Co. Report
100 Per Cent. Sale.
GRANT co. MAKES
PATRIOTIC OFFER
Crane Co. Workers and
Factory Officials In
vest $4,000.

The Liberty Loan subscrip-
tions in Bridgeport have passed
the $2,000,0O0 mark. The re-
ports turned in yesterday
amounted to $9O2, $50, while
the banks increased their figure
of 100000 to $1,30O,OOO|
making a total Of $2,202,000
which, although below the
amount raised in other large
cities of Connecticut, is encour-
aging to the committee.
The first report from the various
shops and factories was received last
night. The Crane Company employees
in three of their factories have sub
scrSbed $1,000 in addition to the $780,
900 worth of bonds purchased by the
company last week. The Grant Man
ufacturing and Machine company has
made an offer to their employees who
remain with them for a year that
each one that buys one Of the Third
dGberty Loan bonds will receive on
May 1, 1919, a $50 certificate.
The Bridgeport Crucib1e company
which employs 40 men of all nation
alities have reported that the factory
is among the 100 per cent. efficiency
class, having raised a total of $3,40O
"A. G. Chapman Of the Partly COM
pany announced that he had secured
35 subscriptions in the Sagal building
for total of $3,7OO.
The Max Ans Machine company re-
port IS subscriptions for a total of
$3.50. Thomas p. Taylor company
has received subscriptions amounting
10 5000 from 60 employees. The Blue
Ribbon Body Co. from IT of the
men report 1920.
Every one of the employees Of the
three Sheffield Lunch rooms have
bought Liberty bonds according to a
report from the manager. W. A.
Smith &, Sons received $500 from 10
subscriptions and the Harvey Hulbbell
company reports $3.50 from Al per-
sons in the employ of this firm.
The congregation Bikur Cholin in
Green street report that that body
has subscribed to $1,000 in third Lib
erty loan bonds.
Since the drive started the commit
tee has received 1884 individual Sub
scriptions; of that amount COS were
reported yesterday Subscriptions to-
falling 326 were received for certif
Gates of the $50 denomination, 219 O
the 500 bonds and 20 for $500 each.
Court Marina, Foresters of America
at a meeting last evening, voted t.
. nf
makes a total of $4,000 for the order
it having purchased like amounts /
the first two loans.
The Women's committee reporte
this morning that $85,S50 has bee
subscribed with them since the be
ginning of the campaign. The Minut
Women have begun work in earnes
complying to the request to repol
sales for Lexington Day. Mrs. Wi
liam T. Hincks received reports frol
various captains this morning fc
subscriptions totaling $2,S0O.
The employees in the city hall,
date, have bought bonds in the Thir
Loan, amounting to s2,7O0. The mayo
city clerk and city auditors each pu
chased 800 bonds. The first floor en-
ployes have subscribed $3.50 ar
Those on the second and third foo
have bought 81 900 worth
Owing to to the small supply
Third Liberty Loan buttons for pu
chasers of bonds the Bridgeport con
mittee are devising means of securiI
Identification tags for those who SUI
scribe for bonds. All the latter pa
of last week the local committee tri'
to get supply at the headquarters
New York but were slightly rewarde
Arrangements are being made to ha'
suitable tags printed to be given boz
buyers for use until the button supp
n replenished This morning the Bo
ton headquarters was asked to sh
a supply of buttons but whether
not the request will be granted is n
known. The great demand for BIT
tons from the manufacturers for t
various campaign is attributed as t
reason the supply for the third 10
is 30 small. ~