Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-21
ALL SET FOR
BIG LOAN DRIVE
Five States in Seventh District
Ready to Put Victory Liberty
Loan Over.
WORKERS ON THEIR TOES
Confident Americans viii Carry
Through the Campaign for Funds
in a Way of Which the Ma
ton viii Be Proud.

The preliminary publicity campaign
for the Victory Liberty loan has re-
| suited In great activity throughout the
five states In the seventh federal re-
serve district, and in every county Of
these states the war loan orguniza.
ton workers have been busy day and
night with the preparation to make
a success of the coming loan. With
the formal opening of the loan drive
only short time ahead, efforts are
being redoubled and the apathy of a
few weeks ago has been dispelled by
the aggressive campaigning methods
adopted.
In each division of the district the
state speakers bureaus have arranged
| statewide tours for speakers of state
and national reputation. Large and
! enthusiastic meetings have been held
daily and nightly for some time past
and every day before the launching of
the drive on April 81 will be filled with
activity and aggressive work. The
heads of the state departments have
made out schedules for leading speak
ers, and from the meetings already
held there appears to be no lack of
enthusiasm contrary to the eXpecta-
tons of some of the state leaders.
In addition to the whlrlwind orator..
cal campaign schedule in all of the
states. tours Of the war exhibition
trains, tanks and band and drill squads
are now being made. The war exhibit.
ton trains will travel through every
county in each state in the interest OF
the war loan organization, ana the peo-
pie Will have an opportunity of view /
Ing several carloads of war material. +
including tanks, cannon, airplanes, all /
Finds OF ammunition. and many (
trophies captured from the Germans /
by the American eXppdirionary forces. !
These trains will be accompanied by /
a detail Of returned soldiers. At most /
OF the places Mt which these trains will /
stop special Victory Liberty loan meet .
ingS have been arranged by the local .
committees, and in most instances /
speakers Of wide retute will make adj. /
dresses.
\ feature of the work through the
district has been special county meet.
lngs Of the war loan organization
workers. In some instances the work.
ers OF several counties have held Joint
meetings. At all of them the ways
and means of making the campaign
FnlfSlnr have
and wherever possible, the state di.
rector of sales. or some other repre-.
sentative Of the state or district or.
has been present to give
the local workers the benefit of his
wider experience
ILLINOIS reports indicate the workers
are on their toes in readiness for the
real campaign to start, as they are
confident they will repeat their
achievements of the previous popular
loan campaigns. The state will be
covered by the war exhibition trains
oy leading speakers and a military or
naval band.
lively and enthusiastic campaign
mas been under way I'm Michigan for
'onf time. State officials have been
IN the job under the leadership of
state Director of Sales Frederick r.
'enton. Every county has been thor
'ughly organized, and reports are opti-
nistic. County meetings have been
argely attended and at the public
meetings held SO far there has been
10 lack Of enthusiasm. Every county
n the state viii be visited by the new
United States army tanks Great In.
crest is being displayed IN these In
trumenta Of modern warfare.
In conjunction with the speaking
Iowa towns and cities will
'e visited by war exhibition train
imilar 70 those touring other states.
md there will be n separate tour OF
band and drlll squad from the Great
AXES Naval Training station. As in
ther states. the county meetings have
'een well attended by the local work
RS, and public meetings have shown
10 lessening of enthusiasm as COM
'ared to previous loans. Notable