The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-10
MONEY STILL IS COMING IN
Small Towns Of Country Yet
to BE Heard From viii
Swell Over-subscription
NO BONDS SOLD TO BANKS
Tulsa Business Men Preserve
City's Clean Record With
out Aid From Banks.

Tulsa couuty.s quota .... s. sac 900
Suhscrii ed .............. 5st2,s6O
DNcrsuhs,rlhed ....... 2OS.6bO
Tulsa rang the bell again Friday
when she came down hard on the
Victory loan strength tester with an
oNcrsu bScription to the last loan
amounting To- t203.6b0.
Almost In the last hours Of the
campaign u surprising revival Of pa
triotlsm and TULSA spirit finished the
job and rolled up tota OF $3.50.
$50 as reported by campaign man
ayers at soon Friday Subsrrlpr
tlnns were reported still going into
banks Friday afternoon hut satisfied
10 rcst on their honora campaign di-
rectors did not bother to make an
other tnhulation. The more recent
sales will be added into The total
today noon but II IN probable that
the complete figures on sales made
hero for the last loan viii not be
available until credit IN allowed by
the Federal Reserve bank In Kan
sas city.
Quota May Grow.
nut city Manager Davenport be-
lives Tulsa's ovorsubscription 10 the
last loan viii be several thousand dol
lars more than the figures reported
Friday, Several AmHlI towns through
out the county have not yet attained
their respective quotas hut are cs-
pected to report all finished" by
noon today
"a a surprise came the announces
ment OF completion Of the quota.
During the past week the task faced
nv the few who stayed with the
ship" while intercst wsned and
subscription totals dwindled daily.
appeared Impossible OF accomplish
ment During the past week even
Manager Davenport displayed siEns
Of encouragement and expressed
open diysust at tho trend OF bis cam
paign But now that II is all over
except for the tablat!on OF ad-
ditional oversubscriptions. feeling
OF relief has replaced that OF CON
cern for Tllsa's reputation and cam
paiEn directors arc preparing 10
close up shop In the near fnture,
Didn't Sell To Banks
city Manager Davenport attributes
The successful finish OF the cam
paign here 10 the fact that "A mum
ber of large concerns. az dark horses.
reported increased subscriptions and
-natched vlctorE'from defeat Man
Hger Davenport refused 10 diVulEc
the names OF those 10 whom he
stated Tulsa owed debt Of graft
tudc.
we sold every penny's worth
10 the people and our Industrial con-
Germs" said Mr.. Davenport Despite
the fact that u look US almost the
entire allotted time TO finish the Job
we were not compelled 10 sell even n
500 bond to "a bank. % course the
banks wall want 10 take some yet.
but mat amount will he added TO our
oversu description Anyhow, am glad
u IL over with.
In five loan drives Tulsa has pur-
chased f3l.643.gB0 worth Of Liberty
bOpda according 10 figures COmplRed
by e u Douglas, genera secretary
OF the chamber OF commerce. Eacn
previous lOpn went over with "A rush
but the last JOB Jagged Some time
next week when the las settlomeut
has been made, all accounts are de
clarcd correct and receipts turned
over 10 the banks. 4 v Davenport,
city manager. Frank Bryant. county
chairman. and other human factors
instrumental IN finishing the job will
be at liberty 20 devote undivided at
ten'lcn 10 personal business ana
viii again become lust insurance
men. bankers and ciuEens