Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-31
FINISH THE JOB,
IS NEW u. S. CALL

public when the 1919 issue of War
Savings Stamps vas placed on sale
indicates hat the Ninth Federal Re-
serve District is to make as whole
hearted a response to the treasury
departments call for investment in
each of the four campaigns for selling
Liberty Bonds.
Calling attention to the regulations
under which the new issue Of the
stamps are placed on sale both A. r.
Rogers. chairman of the Central
committee for the Ninth District and
John H. Meyering, director Of or
%ganization in the Government Savings
Stamp division, today emphasized the
important part the stamps are to play
in meeting the call Of the United
States to Finish the job"
That the treasury department plans
to sell $4,000, 900, 600 worth Of War
Savings Stamps in 1919, doubling the
1913 sales of just about 81, 900, O0O,-
900 has been announced by the treas
ury.
In Minneapolis, st. Paul and many
other cities the new stamps went on
sale January End in post-off1ces,
banks, department stores and else
where. AS rapidly as distribution
can be carried out the stamps will be
sent to every postmaster, banker and
other accredited agent in every coun-
ty throughout the states of the Ninth
Federal District.
Appeals from Headquarters.
C~o-ordinated with the issue of the
1919 series, leaders in government fl
nancing activities in the Ninth Dis
trict today made these brief appeals
to all citizens of the six states:
r Rncarc ~ a irroo n Corfro1
Committee: Dollars which are in
vested in Government Savings Stamps
today represent savings which make
the owner a better citizen, help the
government carry out its program of
world help, increase the prosperity of
the entire northwest and-on top Of
all this-will come back to the in
weston in 1924 increased by from IS
to 81 per cent depending on the time
of purchase. The opportunity has
never been equalled."
Theodore Void, Governor, Mime
apolis Federal Reserve Bank: II
want to ask, personally. hat every
resident of the Ninth Federal Reserve
District who made a pledge to buy
Government War Savings Stamps of
the 1918 issue and did not redeem it
go at once and buy enough stamps Of
the 1919 issue to make the pledge
good. The savings will be greatly to
his personal advantage and at the
same time each buyer will be escap-
ing a great misfortune, that of the
person who gives his word and then
fails to keep it."
John H. Meyering Of the War Saw
ings Stamp Divisions: "My appeal is
for the person who has had the good
sense n patriotism to buy govern
ment Savings Stamps to hang onto
those stamps. Don't cash them in.
The one who does that is losing what
he has saved, nearly all Of the in
terest advantage of his investment
and instead of helping the govern
ment is actually hindering it, putting
the treasury department to the costly
necessity of first selling and then buy
ing back. Hold the stamps and get
the benefit
Conditions of New Issue.
Mr.. Rogers, as Chairman Of the
Central Committee, which will han
die both Liberty Loan and Govern
ment Savings Stamps sales in the
Ninth Federal Reserve District, today
outlined the condition Of sale apd de-
tails of the 1919 issue of Govern
ment Savings Stamps as follows:
In each month of 1919 Government
Savings Stamps will be sold at the
same price as they commanded in the
corresponding month of 1918. The
stamps bought in 1919. however, vii,
mature January 1. 1924, one year
later than the 1918 series which is
payable January 1, 1923. This brings
interest on the stamps on exactly the
same basis as the 1918 issue. Be-
ginning with a price of $4.12 during
the present month the stamps will
cost one CEN more each month until
December 1919 when the price will
be 1928.
The twenty-five cent Thrift Stamps
will be sold under the same condi-
tons as in 1918 and will be identical