The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-26
BOND SALES
FOR ESCAMblA
TOTAL sl4,2Oo
Local Industries and Busi-
ness Corporations Mani
Testing Proper Spirit in
Drive.
ZONE REPORTS
ARE ENCOURAGING
Local Chairnen Optimistic
and Believe West. Flor
ida Zone Will Be First to
Make It's Quota.

| ida Zone Will Be First to
Make It's Quota.
A wire was received yesterday from
| Haynes McFadden, central chairman,
| Atlanta, that Escambia county is the
last en- the list IN reports, so far. and
Mr.. McFadden has called upon the
committee to arouse the people of this
| county to their obligations III the Vic
tory drive.
Escambia Sales.
| The committee yesterday reported
sales totalling $144.2oo.
| The Victory loan committee was
much encouraged by being advised that
| the United Fidelity & Casualty COM
pany, represented here by the Fisher
| Brown Insurance agency, had wired
| that a subscription of $15.000.00 be
| taken locally.
| This is doubly appreciated as many
| of the foreign corporations doing bus
mess here have SO far not consid-
| cred 1t necessary to assist Escambia
county in making up it's quota
The Pensacola Yacht club also an
couraged the committee by making IA
subscription of 100000 through Max
L. Bear.
Reports from the Pensacola Ship
building company. where meeting
was held at noon yesterday are very
satisfactory, $10.000.000 being sub
scribed by the employees in the few
minutes at the disposal OF the Rotary
committee under MIR. Hendricks for
taking subscriptions during the noon
hour.
Lee McDonell spoke on the Victory
loaH. and telegram from Chairman
Hurley Of TN. Emergency Fleet Corp
oration WAS read by Mr.. Hendricl<ey In
which he stated that the men Of the
ship yards. who have played 30 i'm
portant part i'm the world war. are
being looked to TO put this loan across
one hundred per cent, and that Of
ficials are keeping in touch with yards
all over the country. and announce
ment will be made from Washington
of the first yard that goes over the
top.
Mr.. Hendricks spoke with much en-
thusiasm OF the interest shown at the
ship yard, and also by the railroad en-
ployes. The employees OF the L. & n.
have already taken $30,000.00 in sub
scriptions. and the G. r. & A. expects
to report one hundred per cent. in a
few days.
The Victory Ship.
Much interest has been evidenced in
the Victory ship which is to sail
from San Francisco to New York via
the Liberty loan route. The progress
Of the ship will be determined by the
number of subscriptions to the loan.
So far, the ship has gone only as
far as San, Diego, but its progress
is expected to be marked next week.
when it is believed that the people will
realize the importance of sending the
Victory loan ship to the goal. The
Isis theatre has ordered slides, which
will be shown each evening denoting
the progress of the ship whose unique
voyage will be charted over a sea OF
dollars each dollar of subscription car
rying the ship little nearer the end
Of its journey.
Slides will also be exhibited at the
naval air station and the X of C..
hut.
West Florida Zone.
Reports from every section OF the
West Florida zone are encouraging, and
ChairmsE X. F. Mitchell, and his as
sistant, VI. B. Clark, are receiving daily
wires which indicate that this zone will
be one of the first to make it's quota.
In speaking of this and former cam
paigns yesterday, Mr.. Mitchell said:
Too much praise cannot be given TO
the wonderful cooperation of Captain
f. NJ. Bennett and Commander John
son, of the Pensacola naval air sta
tion, and Col. John l.. Hughes Of Fort
Barrancas, for the hearty cooperation
with both the Escambia county com
mittee and the zone organization Mr..
e. o. Saltmarsh of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad has also been of the
greatest possible assistance in render
ing aid, particularly in the movement
of the tank over the Louisville and
Nashville. This is the kind of work
that will put the loan over"
In speaking of the work of the differ
ent counties, Mr.. Mitchell said:
Il am advised by f. M. Collins, vice.
chairman. Quincy. Fla, Gadsden coun-
ty, that River Junction and Chatta-
hoochie. under Z. II. Boykin. Fienll
Webb and Mrs. A. NJ. SCARBOROUGH,
assisted by J. r. Linton, agent railway
lines there, have sold three fourths of
their quota and will go over the top
the first OF the week.
Mr. Mitchell has also been advised
that Cottondale put the loan over in
that district on the opening day In
congratulating, Chairman c. NJ. Fell
lows, he chairman of the Sixth Fed
eral district said: II am glad to l,av.
been associated with man Of your
type"