Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-12-05
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TO RICHES WON'T
OPEN ERRONEOUS
MORE OPPORTUNITIES NOW ron
YOUNG MEN THAN EVER
IN NATIONS HISTORY.
U. s. TREASURY IS HELPING

There Is not the chance for the
young man today that there was In
''the good old days."
Ever since this grand old world In
which we live began to take on great.
ness the above has been a favorite ex.
preston. And with many Of US It
will continue. But the statement waz
erroneous when 1t was first uttered.
and 1t Is erroneous today.
Ever since that fateful day back In
1914, when this country was swelter.
ing beneath an August sun-the day
that the now poor and despised out
cast in Holland vas kow-towed to n
the All Highest, and "a obsessed
with the idea Of a partnership between
himself and the Almighty that existed
only in Wflhelm's diseased brain.
there have been opportunities for the
foundations of fortunes such as the
world in all former times never knew.
But. Just as In former times, the
multitude is content with talking about
the high cross Of living. hurting futile
epithets at the prolteerE and tho
would-be profiteers. and spending their
money as rapidly as they a make IL.
and lever needing the calls Of fortune
that are knocking daily at their door.
Just how many men can be al
thoughtless as they are under tho
circumstances is beyond the compre-
hension of some students who have
given deep thought to the present
financial status.
or course some are struggling des-
are investing their money In oil stocks
that promise fabulous returns. The
| promises of the 'get-rich-quick gang"
that were spread over the United
States a decade ago are being revised
and brought up to date, and the saying
of the homely philosopher that "a
sucker is born every minute" is being
exemplified, :
But, and let It be said In honor OF
that large number of Americans who
do not belong to the class Of gullibles.
! there is a large and rapidly increasing
group of men and women, and even
children, who are laying foundations
for real wealth, and who are helping
not only themselves but their country.
And these are taking no risks, either.
They have the promise, the official
promise of the United States govern
ment, the government that never has
broken a PROMISE, and whose stability
and strength brought peace when all
the world seemed bent on destructlpn
that every cent they invest will not
only be returned to them. but 1t will
be returned with interest that Will
make it worth while.
There are no fervid appeals to the
imagination being printed and dis
seminated in the safe plans presented
by the United States government.
There is no appeal to ones patriotism
nor to his emotions. It Is just a plain,
matter of fact business proposition,
! and the hardest headed banker or tins
greatest hnancier Of this or any other
land will tell anyone who asks him
that there is never a chance TO lose.
In the hands of the investment
agencies In any of the financial cen
ters today n may buy Liberty Bonds.
Of almost any issue, at a discount.
These bonds were acquired during the
heat Of campaigns when the war was
on, by individuals who bought beyond
their capacity, or because OF adversely
they were compelled to sell before they
were due and accept a loss, or because
they were improvident and wanted to
buy Injuries with the money they had
laid by for the rainy day, or any Of the
scores Of reasons that caused men to
part with securities of unquestioned
value.
These bonds may now be bought at
the market price, plus merely a nom
inal commission to the agency through
which they may be purchased. Just
as sure as the sun rises, and just as
sure as the government lives. these
will in the open market reach par, and
go above, In a comparatively short
while. Indeed, the trend is that way
now. The prices are being advanced
every day. Liberty Bonds are yet tho
best investment in bonds anywhere on ,
earth, or elsewhere.
Then there are the baby bonds
the name popularity bestowed on thu
Treasury Savings Certificates, the
War Savings Stamps and the Thu.
Stamps. The latter, In denominations
OF rs cents, bear no interest, but the
Certificates and the Savings Stamps
draw AIT per cent II held until matu..
ity--a term Of five years or a little
less. And they are tax free, to all a..
tents and purposes.
The real savers, and they are rapid
ly becoming legion throughout tho
Eighth Federal Reserve District. ara
awakening more each day to the pos
sibilities before them. and the sales
Of these baby bonds" are SURPRISING
the expectations of the official whose
duty it is to present the issue to the
public.
There is no skull-duggery about
these propositions. They are made
openly to every person in the unitei
States. No one is offered preferment.
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