The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30
DISTRIBUTION OF
BONDS VALUABLE
IN FUTURE YEARS
LIBERTY SECURITIES NOW HELD
by 20 PER CENT. OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
INCREASE
More viii Buy and Their Interest IN
Government Will Become Ia
f, teneifIed.

One of the most hopeful Of all the
factors in the business and Industrial
outlook of the United States Is the
wide distribution OF Liberty Bonds
among all classes OF people. This
makes for stability that win be very
valuable in the coming years. It win
also exert a profound influence in the
immediate problems 81 after-the-war
readjustment.
Just now when industrial and finan-
cial situations as affected BY the
change of the country from = war to
a peace basis are holding . very inn
portant place in the public mind, this
factor is being thoughtfully regarded.
One reason for the undoubtedly opd-
mistic outlook is The act that Liberty
Bonds are Sc widely distributed
among all classes.
The bondholder who owns Liberty
issues has in his possession securities
hat represent the very best invest
ment in the world. He knows this
and he knows that 50 long as the
Government stands his bonds will be
worth exactly what they represent
themselves to be worth. principal and
Einterest, down to the last cent.
Bondhoiders Increased.
A few years ago . very small per
centage of Americans were bondhold-
ers. In fact, the bond-buying element
was represented by only a few hun
dred thousand people u Of our 1907
OOO, 900 citizens. It Is vastly different
now. 1T the close of the Fourth Loan
1t was found that about 20 per cent
of the population of the United States
were holders of Liberty Bonds.
Despite the sales made BY the hold
ers who were unable to retain their
bonds, it is estimated that Is per cent
of the population still retains its
bonds, and is planning to hold on to
them as long as possible. These own
ers represent the millions Who are
interested in sound prosperity. in
sound and safe government, and they
are backing the nation in all its en-.
deavors to speedily bring the indus
tries and general conditions back to
the normal.
Every one OF these bond holders
has a personal financial stake in the
future Of the american government
1t brings tho government near them
and gives an added personal interest
in its progrr<H
70 BIk ~ they Can
Knowing securities to be the
best. in the world, millions Of bond.
holders are planning TO buy all they
possibly can Of the Victory Loan and
they are making their influence
strongly felt. wen N that class Of
Americans who were non-buyers il
the Fourth, the Third. the Second
and the First This is tending to fur
Their distribute the bonds more thor
oaghly among the more than 1O0. 900.
900 Americans.
The French have often been called
the thriftiest people in the world
When they got together q few franc:
they straightway put these into gov
eminent securities. The financia
condition of the French government
remained amazingly sound through
four years of storm and stress, an
one Of the greatest 3 for THU
soundness was the thrift Of he ver
age Frenchmen. and his willingness
at all times, to buy government bonds
Americans who are watching thu
sale of the last OF the great war loal
issues Of the United States will d.
we'll to take a leaf from the French
mans book.