The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-10

| units comprising the Eighth Federal
Reserve District at the start Of the
four months campaign for the sale of
Treasury Savings Certificates. The
campaign ends December 81.
Missouri, not including the city of
st. Louis, is far and away in the lead
with sales nearly trebling the Septem-
Der quota, giving the State per cent
mark of 276.
The State of Arkansas reaches the
100 per cent mark with surplus of
$1,000, while Kentucky has failed to
make the grade and has to be content
this month with mark of SO per
cent.
St. Louis City, as was the case in all
of the Liberty Loan contests, is far
down in the list, and shows sales ag-
gregating only $4,000 with a per
cent mark of but II. However, st.
Louis is expected to come to the front
when the race narrows, and will give
good accent Of herself.
Kentucky was off to a slow start,
and State Director Brown in report
to Federal Director Wilson says the
Blue Grass State will atone for it's
poor showing in September and will
crowd Missouri for the lead when the
October figures are compiled.
These figures, it must be borne in
mind, do not attempt to portray the
amount Of the War Savings Stamps
sold. In fact the regular sales of the
War Savings Stamps are not taken
into consideration in this statement of
September sales.
If that were true the figures would in
many cases be trebled, and in some
instances could be multiplied by ten. i,
As an instance twenty-five of the
army of st. Louis letter. carriers sold
a total of $15S,195 to the patrons on
their routes. These figures are avail
able because of the contest that is on
for the prize that has been awarded
to the letter-carrier who sells the
greatest amount Of War Savings
Stamps this year. The contest was
arranged by Postmaster Colin M.
Selph. The st. Louis post office has
sold much greater amount of
stamps, inasmuch as the main office
and all the branch offices and most of
the carriers as well have large sales to
their credit.
Neither of the figures given in the
above table take into consideration
the War Savings Stamps sold by the
postmasters and other authorized
agencies throughout the district. Mel
ther do they take into consideration
the vast amount of stamps sold
through the War Savings societies.
And the sales in these societies
reach goodly sums. In Missouri, there
were organized in Sept. so societies
with a membership of 1856; St. Louis,
S5 societies and $40 members; Ar
kansas, Is societies with $50 MEM
bers, and Kentucky, 100 societies with
4,3Sl members.
And to these societies may be add
out the district where an army of
teachers is doing valiant work for the
Government by teaching Thrift and
helping the pupils to start savings ac-
counts.
Most of the sales reported in the
above table for the State of Missou-
ri are sales of Treasury Savings Ger
tificates made direct to the banks by
the statesmen who are touring the
State. d. H. Holke, assistant cashier
Of the Farmers Bank at Higgnsville,
Mo-, is a firm believer in the War
Savings Stamps as means to an end.
In letter to headquarters he placed
an order for $4,000 of War Savings
Stamps last week. He goes on the
theory that will be adopted by many
l,, \ hn
ones to be reached by the Thrift cam
paign inaugurated by the Government,
and he is seeking to place the small
securities, knowing that when the
small saver gets started he will grow
into a large saver and be a profitable
customer Of his bank.
There are few counties in Missouri
now that have not been visited by
statesmen representing the War Saw
ngs organization, and in practically
every city visited the bankers have re-
sponded splendidly and have bought
blocks of the new Government secur-
tiles that they will place with their
customers.
These securities are the very best
Investments that the ordinary man
can make. They are absolutely safe.
They pay four per cent compounded
quarterly and are too all intents and
purposes free from taxation. They
are almost as liquid as money, and cur
rency may be obtained on them at any
time two months after their purchase
by giving ten days notice, and they
can never go below par, and are al
ways worth more than they cost. A
500 certificate can be bought in Oc-
tober for $84.20.
The quota for October is as fol-
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