The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-03
PLAN LARGE SALE
OF THRIFT STAMPS
Twenty Five Million Dollars Worth To
Be Sold In Ninth District BY
January /, 1920.


Thrift and Wal Savings Stamps to
people of the Ninth Federal Reserve
District between now and January LIST,
1920. was announced today by Theo-
dore Void, Governor of the Ninth Dis
trict Federal Reserve Bank.
Last year the people of this district
bought $50, 000. 900 worth Of stamps. |
So far in 1919. the sales have amount |
ed to only $2.52S, 900. This is consid- +
cred 3 very poor showing in view of
the fact that the Government needs
the money and is depending upon a
very much larger surl from this
source of revenue. With the Liberty
Loans out of the way. those in charge
of the War S~avings>work believe that
sales can be rapidly increasing and
are working out plans for a compre-
hensive campaign to bring about this
result.
In order to properly conduct the
business of the Government. the
Treasury Department will need to Dor
row considerable sums of money for
some time to come. Every cent reaIiz- |
ed from the sale of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps decreases the amount
that it will be necessary to get from
the sale of Certificates of Indebtedness
and in other ways.
There will be no district, county
nor city allotments of War Savings
Stamps" said Mr. Void. "Neverthe-
less the Government expects eacr
community and individual to do his
full share in spending wisely, saving
carefully and investing in Government
Savings Stamps. The campaign so
far this year has been conducted on
the basis of thrift education first and
sales second. Neither the Treasury
ganization have changed their minds
in regard to the vital Importance OF
teaching our people tho alue OF THRIFT
and the plan to continue our efforts to
induce the forming of thrift habits.
but Treasury officials insist, and right
ly SO, that the proof OF progress in the
thrift educational campaign is the sale
of War Savings Stamps. For this rea
son the War Savings Organization all
over the United States is going to
make an effort to increase sales. and
since the Ninth District is not in the
habit of tagging behind the rest of
the country, we are now devising ways
and means to urge people to save. and
in addition, to invest their savings In
Government Savings Stamps"
The Ninth District War Savings Or
ganization consists of the Central Or
ganization in Minneapolis and a coun-
ty organization in every one Of the 295
counties of the district. Since before
the Victory Loan campaign there has
been comparatively little War Savings
activity, but those in charge are now
working to put the organization into
shape to perform the big task Of
carrying on an intensive campaign Of
thrift education and stamp sales.
The main features of the campaign
for the remainder of the year, as out
lined by NJ. T. Harrison, District Di-
rector, are as follows:
FIRST-The organization of War
Savings societies in every school
room of the Ninth Federal Reserve
District. The organization OF school
societies as a means of teaching the
Happy Habit to the children has met
with fine success. There are already
1000 active school War Savings So
%cieties. 1t is planned to increase this
number to 35, 000- which is the total
munger of school rooms i'm the dis
trict.
SECOND-The organization of War
Savings societies in all industries in
the district employing five or more
people. There are now over 1000 in
dustrial societies enrolled and this
work will be carried on intensively by
the Central and local organizations.
especially in the larger centers Of pop
%ulation until the industries are com
pletely organized.
THIRD-The perfection of a COM
plete women's organization that will
extend over the entire district This
will be under the direction OF Mrs. c..
Z. Severance who Is considering the
best plan for the making over Of the
women's District Liberty Loan Organ
~ization into an active War Savings
Organization that will perform a large
part of the work to be done.
FOURTH-The increasing of the
purchase Of War Savings Stamps by
the work of all societies and county
organizations backed up by national
thrift publicity.
FIFTH-Unless sales are increased