The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-04-24
20 COUNTIES
IN NINTH ARE
OYER T'HET0P
A. r. Rogers, Chairman Of the
District, Says There Is a
Long Pull Ahead
SOME LOCATIONS LAGGING
Mr.. Goddard, Head of Drive in
Burleigh, Says County
Reaching Goal
SOME LOCATIONS LAGGING

Burleigh, Says County
Reaching Goal
Burleigh county is reaching It's goal
steadily in the Victory loan drive.
Farmers are busy and it has been
hard to see them, bit The territory Is
being canvassed carefully and suffi-
cicnt time will be taken to make the
drive complete. :,
II. P. Goddard. head Of the commit
tee, stated today that there would be
10 figures available for several days,
but he was very optimistic that the
goal would be reached and that Bur
leigh county would as usual be on the
roll of honor when the gong sounded.
y n Special credit is being given the
fine corps of Victory loan solicitors.
Leading businessmen have devoted
hours patriotically to this work and
Mr.. Goddard desires especially to
commend their work.
Twenty counties out of 2S6 in the
ninth federal reserve district have
subscribed their allotment Of Victory
scribed by these counties, as unOffi-
cially reported to the district central
committees office. is $5,475,O0O, which
is less'than per cent OF the districts $
quota of l57,500,0O0. ..
These figures were given out by \
r. Rogers, chairman of the ninth dis
trict war loan organization last night.
Commenting on them, Mr.. Rogers
said: ,.-.-
... Not Discouraged.
1--WE are not at all discouraged by
the reports so far received. The peo-
pie of the ninth federal reserve dis
trict will not fail to do their full duty,
but4the fact that less than 10 per cent
Of the counties In this district are
''Over the. top after three days of
campaigning is positive proof that the
job is a big one, bigger perhaps. than
the other loans, and that It viii re-
quire the earnest and continuous ef;
forts OF every loyaf citizen if 1t is to
be finished, rs it must be finished, TO
the credit of the northwest.
t"FrOmIaH the reports we have had,
we are convinced that the people who
have bought bonds in the other loa rs
are willing to buy generously OF tvs
Victory loan issue. There is very
evident appreciation among buyers of
all classes of the fine investment
value of Victory notes, and there is
also evident q spirit of peace time pa
triotism that gives us confidence in
the final outcome.
"The comparative slowness with
which allotments are being met is due
- II ~ In,
first place. weather conditions
throughout the district have been such
that travel is hard and in many places
impossible, and farmers are extreme
ly busy in the fields, seeding cannot
wait, we do not want it to wait, and
We would rather have liberty loan
subscriptions delayed for week than
to have this falls crop endangered. in
the second place, there seems to be a
lack OF enthusiasm in some places
among the Liberty loan solicitors and
workers. It has been brought to our
attention that in several places So
licitors are meeting with fine re.
sp0nse but so far have failed to ap.
.proach enough individuals to make
the right kind Of a showing. We do
not want to cast an reflections upon
the loyal workers who have done such
fine work In the past and who will
undoubtedly get the desired results
this time. We do, however, want to
urge upon every Liberty loan work
or in every community of this district
the great necessity for earnest, con.
scientiOus work now and until the job
is finished. This is the last call, lets
finish the job in a hurry and be
through with it,
The counties in the district which
have reported an Oversubscription up
to Saturday night are as follows:
South Dakota Dewey, Marshall and
Lake Observation-Disclosures, Bayfield,,
Douglas, Eau Claire, Forest. Iron and
Pepin. Minnesota-Leseu Mon
tana-Bighorn and Wheatland
North Dakota-Burke, Divide, Dunn.
Mettinger, eMrcer. Nelson and Stark
tial reports and given assurances that
MICHIGAN FIRST OVER.
Washington, April 24.-Subscrfbers
to Victory loan notes are encouraged
by the treasury to buy registered in
stead of coupon notes to eliminate
danger of theft or loss. Unofficial re.
ports show that most subscriptions SO
far have been coupon notes which
may be converted later to registered
securities.
National loan headquarters today
undertook to ascertain whether Michi-
gan or Iowa had first subscribed of.
ficially their respective quotas On
H. - SrSr ~
or appeared to go to Michigan.
In the Minneapolis district, twenty.
five Of the two hundred eight counties
have completed their allotments.
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