The spectator., 1919-10-28
How They stand.


 Missouri .....$125, ,e0e S346.00 27S Arkansas .... 1z5,Ooo 7,60o 100 Kentucky .... 125 900 11e.0o0 sS St. Louis ..... 126. 900 22.000 r Total ...... $500. 900 $604.7 121 St Louis-The above figures show the standing of the four units com- prising the Eighth Federal Reserve District at the start of the four-month campaign for the sale of Treasury Savings Certificates. The campaign ends December 31
 Missouri, not including the City ot St Louis, is far and away In the lead with sales nearly trebling the Sep tember quota. giving the state . per cent mark of 276.
 The State of Arkansas reaches the 100 per cent mark. with . surplus of $2,600, while Kentucky has failed to make the grade and has to be content this month with mark of g per cent.
 St. Louis City, as was the case in all of the Liberty Loan contests. ,s far down in the list. and shows sales agSresatins only 32.000. with . per cent mark of but r. However, St. Louis is expected to come to .hs front when the race narrows, and will give . good account of herself.
 Kentucky was oil to a slow start. and State Director Brown. in . re- port to Federal Director Wilson, says the Blue Grass State will atone for hnu in will crowd Missouri for the lead wnsn the October figures are compiled.
 These figures. 1t must be borne in mind, do not attempt to portray the amount of War Savings Stamps sold In fact, the regular sales of ths War Savings Stamps are not taken into consideration in this statement of Sep tember sales,
 If that were true, She figures would, in many cases. be treblrd and in some instances could be multiplied by 10.
 A an instance, 22 of the army of St. Louis letter carriers sold total of Sl5Sl l95 to the patrons on their routes. These figures are available because of he contest that is on for the prize that has been awarded 10 the letter carrier who sells the greatest amount ot War Savings Stamps tnis year The contest was arranged by Postmaster Colin NJ. Selph. Tn St. Louis post office has sold a much Ert ater amount of stamps, inasmuca as the main office and all of the 3raach offices. and most of the carriers, as well, have large sales t0 their credit.
 Neither do the figures given ir the a6ove table take into consideration tAt War Savings Stamps sold oy the lostmasters and other authoyized agencies throughout the district Neither do they take into considera- ton the vast amount of stamps sold through the War Savings Societies.
 And the sales in these societi-s reach goodly sums. In Missour. r!.ere were organized in September 80 s0- oieties with membership of 2.5ss St, Louis, 35 societies and S4s mem bers; Arkansas. lS societies with 5sS members. and Kentucky. 16o societies with &,3s1 members.
 And 10 these societies nay be added the societies in the schools through out the district where an army of teachers is doing valiant work for the government by teaching thcit, and helping the pupils 10 start savings ac- counts
 Most ot the sales reported n the above table for the state of d'53curi are for sales of Treasury Savings Ger. i.hcates made direct to the banks by lie sale, ihca who are touring tfe state. D. i.. Eo.ke. assistant casluer Of the Farmer5' Bank at Hiyginsyille. Mo. is a firm believer in the War Savings Stanp> as a mears to an end In a letter to headquarters ne placed an order for s2 tn0 of War Savings Stamps last week He goes on the theory that will be adopted by many other bankers that the small savers campaign inausurated by the govern. ment, and he is seeking to place the small securities. knowing that when . small saver gets started he will grow into large saver and be profitable customer of his bank
 These securities are ths very best investments that the ordinary man can make. They are absolutely safe. They pay per cent, compounded quarterly, and are to all intents and purposes free from taxation They are almost as liquid as money, and currency may be obtained On them ct any time two months after thotr