The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-16

which has been connected with this
program, either directly or indirectly.
i AS q partial summing up of our &C
complishments, I want to call your at
tention to these facts:
4 As a result of the campaigns in this
district, our people have been Amer.
icanized. They are better citizens than
4 they have ever been before. They have
supported their government in all the
ways which they have been asked.
They have given men and money. They
have bought in this district $500, 239,-
$50 worth of Liberty bonds, approx
mately $70,000,000 worth of War Saw
ings stamps, have contributed approx
mately $53.50o,000 to the Red Cross
and other war charities and activities,
making {. total expenditure of prac-
tically $720,0C0,000, and in spite of this
stupendous outpouring of capital, our
farmers and business men are
weather. today than ever before in
their history. The value of the farm
produce for the district during 1918,
estimated by the government, is $685.
739 900, and the banking resources
have increased from $1,35S, 992,3S7 in
April, 1917, to $1,671. 7S2,S47 in the fall
| of 1918, and in all probability are by
now at Least S75,090000 more, or In
round numbers $1,75O,00 600. II this
| is not a record to be proud of, / can
| point to none such.
Hold Your Securities. Most of the
| value of this work will be lost, how
ever, unless the people go on and
| finish the job by buying the new Sc
| curities offered to them, and at the
same time retain the stamps and bonds
already purchased. We are endeavor.
ing with all the energy we possess
to urge upon our people to hold their
securities-not to be separated from
them by the methods devised by pro.
motors and crooked financiers for the
catching of suckers Hold your Gov
eminent securities" should be the
subject Of written and spoken words
by every individual who has the Gov
ernment's best interests at heart.
Newspaper Support. One reason
why we have been able to accomplish
what we have in the past has been
due to the wonderful cooperation,
splendid liberality and the fine spirit
shown by the press of the district.
In our early campaigns, many mis-
takes were made. We were ignorant
lens. Many favors were unnecessarily
asked of our newspaper friends, and
as whole, it was a badly mixed up
situation. Throughout the entire
time, however, the greatest charity
has been shown the members of this
organization by the press of the dis.
trict, Notwithstanding the fact that
they felt-and justly-that they were
giving more in proportion than almost
anyone else. We have learned, how
ever and believe have been able to
overcome many of our earlier mis-
takes. We hope we know how to
handle future problems somewhat
more satisfactorily. .
T. can say without hesitation, that
without the cordial support which we
have had from the press of the dis
trict, we could never have accom-.
plished anywhere near the results
which we have, and with the increased
tolerance and support from the news
papers which the increased difficulty
of our task demands, we will continue
to perform the tasks set for us.
Future Program. The work ahead
of us is in many respects more diff
ficult than the work we have done.
We realize that the ending of the
war has taken away from US the i'm
mensely effective patriotic appeal. We
are nevertheless confronted with the
fact that the Governments expendi-
lures for the present are larger than
ever before. The Treasury Depart
ment is confronted with a problem
that to solve will require tact, skill,
organization, preparation and an in
definite amount of hard work. They
have passed on to us their problem so
far as this district is concerned.
To raise great sum of money is
the answer to this problem. In order
to raise this money from the people.
it is necessary that the people shall
economic. This means that they
must economic in time and merchan.
disc, as well as in money. We be-
lieve that true economy and the kind
that is best for all is that economy
which eliminates waste. We there
fore propose, at the suggestion of the
treasury Department, to institute a
campaign of thrift and economy as
intensified as we can make 1t.
Our first task then is to teach the
/ people of the Ninth District the theory
of economy, to induce them to put
their theory into practice by saving
for their own future and welfare and
investing in the securities that will
allow the Government to pay its obli-
cations in the shortest possible time.
There will be a Fifth Liberty Loan
some time this spring. In the mean
time, the Treasury has asked us as
district to sell not inconsiderable
number of War Savings Stamps. The
purpose of this sale is twofold.
First, it will visualize and put into
oorcrofo form tho fhnorv Of thrift II