Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-04-24
9th DISTRICTS
PRESENT NEEDS.
ITSPAST DEEDS
Chairman A. R. Rogers Reviews
Past Accomplishments and the
Emergency That Now Con-
fronts the District in the Vic
tory Loan.

Chairman a. r. Rogers, chairman O
the Ninth district, presents the ur
gent cause of the Victory loan to thu
people of the district thus:
We are face 10 face with an emer
gency.
The people of this district are ask
ed 10 loan their government $157, 500,
600.
This money will be used, moi for
war, but for peace-not to destroy
but to build-not to cause suffering
but to heal the wounds of the world
and insure prosperity.
We will loan this amount which is
only our fair share of the $4,000, 900,
900 that u government must borrow
from its people so that. the greatest
job Of history can be finished.
have no fear of that, because ]
know the national necessity and /
know the temper of the people of the
Ninth district.
My great concern is that promptly,
ungrudgingly, and with the spirit of
ChateausThierry n the Argonne, we
oyersubscribe u quota of these Vic.
tory loan notes.
Since our duty is to finish the job,
why not perform it in a way that will
leave no doubt of our optimism, Will
ingness, and loyalty? Do the job up
right in the good old Ninth district
way
We have the most splendid organi.
cation the world has ever seen. The
record of the people Of this district
is the envy of every other part OF
the United States. We must keep it
unspotted, not only in lending, but in
the speed and spirit of our lending.
To do this we must each one of us
wake Up. cheer up. get on our toes,
and from now until We are "over' be
up and at en- every minute. We
must forget u grouches and deter
limitations We must radiate opti.
mismt n determination We must
ste only the objective, md .unmind.
full of the muddy roads and rough
going, keep full steam ahead.
1t isn't such a hard job. We hare
finished many harder ones. we have
less money to raise than we had last
and W. nave more reasons for
raising it. Remember always that we
are loaning for Victory. We are
putting over the loan of Thankfulness.
Translate only a part Of the enthu.
siasm OF November II into subscrip.
tons and we will have won.
Notwithstanding all the difficulties
that have beset the Ninth district in
the past. the district stands at the
head of all the districts in the north.
west in many noteworthy particulars.
First, we originated and perfected
the allotment system which is now.
recognized throughout tie nation as
the most equitable. fair and Just mar,
ner Of distributing bonds.
Second. we Initiated and PERFECTED
the systen OF voluntary subscription
This plan was tried out IN the Third
loan in a modified form and ii. was SO
successful that it was used during thu
Fourth loan In IS per cent Of the
Of the district IN these
counties not less than 80 per cent 81
the people who purchased bonds did
Voluntarily. calling at d given
and buying them tower the
counter In the opinion of those in
of this work. this is the most
pronounced step forwssd Of any plan
adopted, In my opinion, nothing has
been done which Is Of greater import.
for the future than the adoption
ana putting into successful operation
Of this feature.
Third, We have had tho only entire.
~ volunteer organization iii the ma
tdosi. Practically our entire staff 81
workers has heer made up of yolun.
tsrs Our per capita cost 81 selling
Liberty bonds wili! be lower than thai;
Of any Other district.
E0ur4h < 80,
shorter time thar any other .district.
tfsns causing less dfsafrangernei1t 81
baasinesa IL The Ihird ana Fourth
loans, we we're the first over the top
although ID given rational fecogrss
ton on account III technicaiitys
Fifth ! believe we eavS f5ie finest
c~esopsraison from s1s peop osE-ho
assIssS NJ wfsoie gS.ssSyeryo,lnie
Na1g ha hal arythsng u 40 with tillel
fseatinfs of ths iossfss. from eVe. iis
sfitution vib ii bsen4ennected
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