Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-30
WAR SAVING STAMPS WHAT THEY ARE AND
 W HAT THEY BR|N (

Thrift Stamps end Baby Bonds are little things in themselves but in the
 aggregate, if the hope and expectation
 of the Treasury Department is reached
 they will equal in revenue producing
 power one of the Liberty Loans. More
 than that. They will have inculated
 in many homes thrift-that thrift which has helped so largely to win the
 war.
 Obviously all people may not own
 Liberty bonds and, equally obviously,
 the smaller investors wish to help the
 government in it's time of need, to
 help it in proportion to their means.
 That is why Thrift Stamps and Baby
 Bonds were originated, to enable all, rich and poor, to aid in the war. To give the people of more moderate
 means the advantage the War Savings
 Stamps were made the finest of all the investments offered by the govern ment, the easiest to buy, the easiest to pay for and the easiest to sell. They are such fine investments that the am- ount any one individual may buy is limited to $1,O00. If there were not such limit the very rich would take all there were because of the invest ment advantages offered.
 To make them easy to handle un- it system was devised. The Thrift Stamp costs but 25>cents and 16 of the stamps plus a few pennies buys a Baby Bond which on January 1, 1923 becomes worth $500, though when bought it does not cost that much. It is the interest the government pays from date of purchase to date of ma turity (Jan. l, 1923) which makes an investment of $4.22 in November or $4.23 in December worth $5 after four years. Thus 16 stamps costing 25 cents added in November or 23 cents added in December will produce at the liberal rate of interest for such class of investment which is allowed by the government, $5, in four years.
 It was figured that on an average each person would take $2O worth of these War Savings Stamps or Baby Bonds, as they are popularly known. In Arizona but ont county so far has met this expectation and some coun- ties have not as yet averaged $5 per person.
 Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds are really just the same as so much mon- ey. They can be registered at the postoffice and then only the real own CT may cash them but if they are not registered anyone holding them can go to any postoffice and on 10 days notice receive for them in cash the money they cost. In case of the lar ger stamps, the Baby Bonds, not only will the holder get his money but he will get it back with interest as well. Thus the stamps are really the same as cash with the additional advantage that the bigger stamps bears interest while cash in the pocket does not.
 With the approach of peace people may ask what is the need of contin- uing the sale of War Saving Stamps. Even with final peace, which will not be signed for some months, large l army will have to be maintained to | see that the terms of peace may be carried out. The cost of the war will be felt for years and War Savinek Stamps will help to foot the bill for a long time to come. Every method of raising revenue will have to be us- ed, just as it has been used during the actual fighting. There will be at least one more Liberty loan, heavy taxation and Thrift Stamps for fu- ;ure period the duration of which is lot yet known, for an army and navy must be maintained for an indefinite period. All experts are agreed in his.
 You can tighten the burden of tax ation, help pay the bills for winning he war and stand solidly back of your government by purchasing Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds now just as n the time of battle.