Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-18

That Atlanta still lacks something
over 2,000,0 900 of the minimum quota or
s14, 0OO. 900 for the fourth Liberty Loan,
was announced Thursday noon by For
rest Adair, city chairman, at meeting
of campaign workers in the chamber OF
commerce assembly hall.
The total subscriptions received up to
Thursday noon were exactly S12,O94,37O,
and nothing has been held back in COM
piling these figures.
'It has been customary in many cam
paigns," said Mr.. Adair, ito hold back
subscriptions till the last moment in
order to arouse enthusiasm and spur the
workers on, but 1 pledge you my word
of honor that not single subscription
has been held back this time. The total
represents every cents worth of bonds
thus far subscribed"
The situation is just this. Every
campaign worker must get out and
work like a dog the two remaining days
of this week in order 10 put Atlanta
over the top and keep the capital city
of Georgia from going into the column
OF the Stacker communities"
I25 Letters Sent
Mr. Adair stated that l2J letters
were being mailed out Thursday TO as
many business men who, in the eStI-
mate of the bankers committee, had not
subscribed according TO their means.
This little group Of wilful men, or
this wilful group of little men--l dom
know which to call them-haVe been in
yited 10 appear before the bankers
committee at IL o'clock Friday morn
ing" sale Mir. Adair.
They will be given an opportunity
to explain why their subscriptions have
not been in keeping with their circum-
stances and If no results are forthcoU-
ing, their names will be given such
publicity rs the committee may deem
pest"
Enthusiasm was aroused among the
workers when announcement was made
that John w. Grant had increased his
own, his wifes and his mothers sub
scriptions to total of $4,000.
1t was also announced that the Ma
tional City company, of New York, had
placed 100000 in subscriptions to the
loan through it's Atlanta office.
with only two WORKING days left be-
fore the fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign is history, Atlanta and the Sixth
federal reserve district are still lacking
millions TO complete their quotas.
1t was estimated by Chairman w. c.
| Wardaw Thursday morning that the
district had not yet subscribed seventy
five per cent of its quota of $4,000, 900.
Loan Must Not Fail g.
We must not let the loan IalI," stat
ed Mr.. Wardlaw. In these last two
days every man who has not bought
must buy, and every man OF means who
has not bought as he should, must buy
more"
The little white pins on the map in
Mr.. Wardlaws office showed that only
100 counties in the district out OF a
total of AIS have reported that they
have oversubScTiOed their quotas. Geor-
gla has fifty-one counties over. Tennes-
see twenty-seVGn, Alabama and Louis
lana seventeen each, Florida eleven, and
Mississippi seven.
The only big cities which have over
subscribed their quotas are Nashville
and Chattanooga. The county of Mon
roe, Ga, has OVersubscribed it's quota of
Sl60,OO more than $4,000, with a to-
tai subscription OF S27O,001.
Sixth District Last
Figures from washington announced
Thursday showed the Atlanta district at
the bottom of the list. along with Phila-
delphia. The two of them have sub
scribed only ~ per cent of their quota.
New York is next to last with per-
centage of AZ per cent. st. Louis leads
/ the district with SIS per cent.
The figures are as follows: