The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-31
:VICT0RYL0AN
IN BE:'LTRAMI Fl
COUNTY Will
O@OVER-T0P'
Chairman Brooks and Associ-
ate Workers Awaiting Infor-
nation for Campaign.
BOOTHS AT CITY HALL ~.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS
Bemidii Bankers Will Provide
4spNew Bond Purchasers With
=. Money at Low Interest.

Victory liberty loan WOrkers oI
Beltrami county are eagerly awaiting
= final information and instruction In
Y eeonnections with the fifth and last
drive which is to start April 81, and
they are confident that the allotment
? asked of this county will be over
subscribed, whether the amount be
large or small. Beltrami county has
cleared the bars in splendid manner
In each of the previous loan cam
= paigns. and w. L. Brooks, county
chairman, who has completed his
sales organization. made this state
ment this morning:
"Our country ia going over the
top' in this campaign as 1t has In
the four previous. Our peiple are
determined to complete in a manner
satisfactory the job they started and
in this loan, which will be the last,
-they are going to take their share
N.8p a hurry. When we consider that
9 the government is offering us a
gilt-edge, short term, good interest
bearing security. thereby permitting
us to assist SO materially In paying
for victory, peace and prosperity, we
will purchase all the bonds we pos
sibly can"
Booths At City Hall.
3 A. plan which Is certain to work
out successfully has been devised by
the campaign committee and was an
nounced this morning. 1t provides
for the placing Of four booths in th =
city hall, one for each Of the Bemidj1
banks, and at these all subscriptions
to the. victory liberty loan will be
signed. Each bank will have rep
resentative at it's respective booth
where all required information will
be provided.
c. A. Huffman, chairman OF the
Bemidu district Of the campaign, has
completed details for the campaign
in the rs townships under his ST.
pervision and he is awaiting final
instruction. A. Lord, chairman OF
the advertising committee, Is work
ing out q publicity campaign which
is certain to be winner, and Robert
Skinner, in charge Of bond sales in
the southern section of the county
haaall plans completed. r. l.. Given
?, ycharge of the speakers, is mapping
a thorough campaign.
Banks to Assist.
Bem10J1 DalKS axe going 10 10 Ill
in their power to assist in making
the campaign: q success and they
have announced that money to be
used for the purchase of bonds will
Il 5asaAAss 11aied for six months at the low
ratgok' six per cent where the sub
scriber pays ten per cent of the
bonds value down. This is a most
liberal offer and undoubtedly will be
taken advantage of by many per-
sons.
The proposition submitted by the
banks will enable a person to take
six months in paying for bond. but
little interest being paid for the bor-
rowed money For instance-a man
buys a $50 bond. He pays five dol
lars down and borrows $45 for six
% months at six per cent. He must pay
the banker but $1.35 interest while
the government returns $1.12 in
- terest, should the new issue carry in
terest at four and one-ha1f per cent.
Thus, 1T will be readily seen, the in
terest really paid will amount to but
G~2Sxcents;
going to exceed their allotment IN
the victory liberty loan campaign,
and it is up to us ell to subscribe for
the number of bonds apportioned to
us.