The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-01
The Editors Mail Bag
TO The Editor Of The Forum:

To The Editor Of The Forum:
twenty-five years ago, a government bond to
most of us. was gilt edged security ssued7for
the favored few conservative investors
These bonds seemed unobtainable to the man
OF small means and few dared ask how these
choice per cent securities could be obtained
Just think! They paid but per cent and yet
they sold above par
Occasionally a man Of wealth would die, and
1T would be whispered around that he had left
his family thousands of dollars in government
bonds.
a sense Of security surrounded his wife and
children, and the wise ones at the village store
would say, Well! Old Ike Sprague may have
been stingy, but he sure had more brains than
we gave credit for. His folks don't need to
worry about any bank Dustin"
Today, these same bonds, backed by a richer
government than we had then are offered to you
and to me with more than double the interest
they paid then and can buy them in lots as
small fifty dollars.
The other night, in thriving country town,
a four-miaute Liberty Bond speak sr camc on
the stage
He was a young man and full of patriotism
and enthusiasm. He called on every farmer in
the audience to be patriotic and stand by his
government and subscribe for Liberty
Bonds.
He pleaded with them to back I'D the BOYS
over there" with the dollars made from their
big harvest.
1t a good talk and he was ernest; but he
was asking for a subscription to give Uncle Sam.
Now this buying Of U. S. government bonds
Is no subscription.
It's a privilege our government allows it's citt-
zens. both rich and poor, to procure the safest
security on earth.
Bad management in business, fire, floods,
tornadoes and earthquakes may wreck what we
suppose to be- the best of investments, but our
government is going to stand back of it's bonds
and when interest day comes you and / don't
have to wait for our money.
Let us get in on these u. s. government bonds
while they are at par and buy all we can of
them.
Don't quit when the Liberty drive is over; Just
keep on buying as long as they offered.
We always put them up for security,
should need ready money for time, and
when this war is won, there will be none for sale
that pay the interest now offered on these spen-
did investments. A. B. Smell
Fargo, N D., Sept. g.
To the Editor Of The Forum: @
1t is not fitting that the Liberty Loan commit
tees in this district should ignore the action Of
The Forum in donating to us the use Of its first
page last Friday evening.
We wanted to make the most direct appeal
possible the eve of the Loan, and thought
first page advertisement would be the most eff
fective plan. We were told the first page was not
for sale, but that it would be donated to us for
the news of the opening of the sale. We feel that
The Forum has given the best 1t had, and while
a great many others are doing the same these
days, we are none the less grateful for this gem
erous cooperation. We knew could count on
The Forum to stand back of us, and it has more
than come up to expectations.
T. D. HUGHES,
Chairman County Committee.
o. E. NENGEN,
Chairman City Committee.
Fargo, Sept. 30