Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-09
BOND SALES HERE
MUST Be HEAVIER
Richmond Is Lagging in Sub
scribing to Victory Loan"
Reports of Workers Show.
BUSINESS MEN CRITICIZED
Women Set Record, While Meet
ing of Men Results in But
Small Purchases.
BUSINESS MEN CRITICIZED

ing of Men Results in But
Small Purchases.
Richmond is tagging in her suascrip
ton to the fourth Libert% Loan
Unless Nirginia's capital cyinces bor
rapid and intensive buying Of bonds
this city Will not reaca Us quota OF
Loan" Failure to buy bonds IN the
hope that Germany's peace overt,,rcs
vii be Immediately successful brings
leaders. declare leaders who arc ask.
!ns every one in Richmond 10 follow
the example OF ;hc boys across the sea
eEs.
Many who have taken ono bond can
take two or three, and every citizen i;
asked 10 dig as deeply as possible int
mis- pockets 10 maintain the standa rtl
Sc; in previous Joan campaigns here
RICHMOND GOES BELOW
DAILY AVERAGE YESTERDAY
Eichmond,s subscriptions ycsierday >
were tns5.soO. less than the daily aver
the tota! $I2.35S.500
Reports from tho States In tho Fifth
eeio eeistrtct rno I show total subscription of
Sbo.399.4or. Purchases by states and
the individual buyers follow
So, scrip of SUB
Ssry!ano .SS5.3Ta.6e0 $500
District of Columbia S.2s5 500 $3,ss:;
mrSih,a .:.;..... iG,Soo.l9o 3l.oi:.
North c:aroliua -. Io.s$5,ioo 1918
South Carolina 49,. 3Ss355o lido
Totals, ........ .,cs.Ssa.4oc 141.soi
LNnchburg yesterday reported tina {.
IL had raised s2.I0c.0o at one meeting
and that the quota would he reached
there this week
JEWISH WOMEN GATHER
IN MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS
Cndaunted b. the fact that many Of
ine men may not he supporting the
.oaa as they might. Jewish women yes-
sefhaS set record that will be dificuI,
20 overcome by securing total os
xS6I.65o at their booth in Cohen's store.
Two iN, orga ni.ations, tho Ecth Ahabah
women. we're in Charge OF the booth
one subscription ot $3.50. 600 was
aionc Inen oI Ironsh the women while ene yorker
suescriptions, which she had sccureS
from women alone in canvass of her
ne.slhoorhood. nsasldoo, Mrs. Meyer Krish is
man of the Ee,h Ahabah orsanlza alton.
Wn,ie Mi,is Mrs. Leon Wallorstein and Mrs.
Miiliant II, Schaar,Ssshila,s head the
So0ncii OF Jewish oEfen
Failure OF many brAness men 10 ar
emo an Important cbnfe renee at il
ociock Yesterday morning for a dis
"a o.
brought sharp criticism last night from
aowntown banNers and members OF the
.s,Ghmond executive committee. Invi-
tations had been extended 10 about I an
mon. and yet only TWENTY-FIVE ATTENDED
the meeting.
BUSINESS MEN OF CITY
CRITICIZED Ry WORKERS.
IT is moro TO The interest of the
invested and who arc locking 10 Rich.
hlond for support 10 sec tha. This CITY
sppoScrines her allotment than It is to
INC bankers: declared Oliver j. Sands.
president OF the Richmond Clearing
Rouse Association. We are working
from twelve to sixteen hours each d.
!tt in many instances sre receiving ali
soiuteiy no co-operaticn The cam
paign in Richmond caano, be successful,
it such practices ccntinuc
Inc action o. some business men in
the impression that they do not care
whsther Richmond cises her quota
he success o. the campaign ie /.
aUer or mutual interest to every one
Sho is desirous OF winning the war,
ard X is as little as could be asked for
men to come out and attend the bust
bankers are giving their time and re-
sources TO the work. and should hive
the full and hearty cooperation OF
every one.
MEANS HEAVIER TAXES
People have talked of an $4,000 ooo.- :
geo revenue bill and how heavily il
would tax them. They will face a SIo-
n66.000.oco bill unless they buy Liberty
bonds. They must wake up and help.
II is the duty of every one to help in
duty"
Another meeting will be held this
afternoon at l o'clock at the Business
Mems Club, 10 which invitations have
been extecded number OF business
men by the bankers. Those invited to
he conference this afternoon are As
follows:
ABRAMS paint and Glass Company.
Adams Grain and Provision Company,
C. w. Antrim Sons. John ". Atkin-
son, ]. 4. Allen. American Stores Cor
poration. B. +. Ashton, NJ. Askin.
Baldwin & Brown. n. S. Black < Son.
J; It; Brown Co. W. d. Butler. Lewis
4. S. Rufo,d, Jr.. Jonathan Bryan, John
Stewart Bryan. c. b. Buchanan. ]. ID.
Beager, Maurice Block. John Bagley,
James f. Bolts. j. g. Bristow. John }.
Barret. Dr. Z. L. Blanken,aker. II. C.
RaIph SphsBi BinsWan9ser, s99e" W' ' 6. Erass panS
r. y. Cauthorne Paper Company. the
Cohen Company, James II. Carneal,
Hugh Campbell, = 2; cresey, j. Pres
Cease. ]. ID. Carncal, r. 81. George
Cooke, j. j. Collins. &. Pollard Cardo2a.
Samuel Crowne, Horace 4. Garter
ri. l.. Dcnoon, Thomas p. Deitrick.
G: a. Dunlop, c. l.. Denoon:
j. e. Elan. Henry Ebei. Ferdinand
Ebel.
w. S. Forbes & Co. Q. II. Funsten,
Foster. Reeves Fleming. w. B. Free
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