Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-04
TOE LOAN DRIVE.
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OF the Banks-Solicitors Wei
Pleased With Hearty Cooperation
| on Part of Citizens.
Every bank in the city reports heavy
subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. Indications are that this city
soon will "go over the top" The com.
mittee in charge of the loan, how.
ever, is anxious that all persons who
contemplate purchasing bonds do sc
without delay in order that Alexandria
may obtain an honor flag.
The various committee engaged in
the work of soliciting subscriptions
for the loan report meeting with con-
siderable success in their work, and
all are enthusiastic over the subscrip-
tions that are pouring in daily.
kilograms to the Treasury Depart
ment from all parts of the country
today indicate that the Fourth Liberty
loan has hit the stride that will put it
over the six billion minimum by the
end of the allotted period.
Despite the fact that the quotas of
all communities are practically doub-
led compared with the quotas during
the Third Loan campaign, every dis
trict is reporting many of its cities
already oversubscribed Extremely en-
couraging reports come fl ON the mid
die west and north central sections,
where Iowa has already exceeded its
quota and where all of the States of
the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Dis
trict are nearing their goals.
At the close of business Tuesday
night twenty-five cities and towns in
New England had been awarded Honor
Flags and in the city Of Boston alone
$24,OO0,000 had been raised. The
house-to-house canvas in Boston,
which had to be abandoned because of
the epidemic Of Spanish influenza, was
resumed today because health condi-
tions there have improved.
Iile Chicago Federal Reserve Dis
trict reports that, in addition to Iowa. s
report of oversubscription, ten cities
and five counties IN IN Michigan are az
ready over the top. Subscriptions
among factory employees in Detroit
thus far, compared with the same class
of subscriptions. during the Third
Loan, show ratio of four to one.
From the far west come most en-
thusiastic reports. Forty-nine counties
in northeln California have already
subscribed officially $4,000 against a
quota of $77,0OO,OOO This is exclusive
of San Francisco, where subscriptions
have already reached S9,000,000. The
San, Francisco Federal Reserve Dis
trict, at the close of business Tuesday
night;had s7765O,OOO subscribed. Of
this idaho reported s1,754,400, with
9122 subscribers. Arizona had awarded
five Honor Flags, and Phoenix collect
ed in cash on the opening day five
per cent of its quota Oregon has bank
ed s8,368,5OO with Individual = sub
.scribers numbering 39;126. Southern
California banked ss,262, 200, the: num-
ber !of subscribers. being 1868. Oak
land led the western cities in the per-
centage of its quota collected on the
opening day., this city having banked
eleven per centiof its allotment. Z
Stamina County, Washington, near
ly doubled its quota on''the first day.
Utah reports S4,995,5O0 taken by 49,
LOG subscribers. !. !. III -. i
Official post card returns from $50
banks. out of 1850 IN the Richmond
District at the close of business Mon
day gave total subscriptions Of S14,-
$4,000, with cash saes of, S6,4O0,0OO
in addition. Petersburg, Va, had
81 100000 and Norfolk, Va, $780,
OOO. At staunton,' Va, women in
three hours sold s115,OOO of bonds.
Bath County was the first in the Dis
trict 20 report its full quota. Raleigh,
North Carolina, at a. mass-meetins
subscribed s1,75o,ooO, this being one.
half its quota. Asheville, N. c., and
Buncon1be County have oversubcribed
The Cleveland District reports of,
fetal subscriptions of s15,213,1O0 al
! the close of business Tuesday. Forty.
seven towns and communities in thai