The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-22
BACK TO NORMAL IS
THE CRY OF ALL

TIE w Ut ALL
When viii things get back to nor
MALI This question is on everyone's
lips. It expresses the desire deep
down IN the heart Of nine-teenths Of
the people. They want to know
when they will be on solid ground
once more and every man can plan
with confidence to carry on his bust
ness.
When win the world catch up?
When viii it make good the loss
caused by war? 1t is estimated by
leading authorities that two hundred
billions Of wealth was destroyed, and
that was nearly all working capital,
which would have been productive if
it had not been wasted.
About half the working capital Of
the nations engaged in the war was
destroyed It was the accumulation
of years of industry, production and
saving. It was the coined energy Of
a whole generation that was thrown
away.
The world can never get along as
we'll as it did until this lost capital
is restored How can that be done
BY only one method producing
wealth and saving part Of II. The
time it will take to reeoup the
worlds loss depends on the willing
ness Of the people to work and save.
With full production and reasonable
economy steadily kept up, we will re-
gain the lost ground in surprising
" short time, but with half-hearted
work and continued extravaganza the
struggle will last for generations.
With these facts before us, it be-
comes every mans problem and the
problem Of every boy and girl In
dustry must be the keynote, produc-
ton and saving the refrain and
these must be the household words
throughout the land and throughout
the world before we can hope to re-
gain the lost ground.
While we reconstruct The world we
build ourselves. While we are max
ing good it's lost capital, we add to
our own wealth.
What is better, we are building
character into ourselves all the time
and by example and the nrecept that
goes with it, we are building charac-
ter into our children. In the mean
time we are accommodating the means
to complete their education.
A saving stamp BOUGHT every week
will amount to $4,000 in 10 wears and
this will put a boy or girl through
college or give them start in BUSH
ness.
The best wav to do this would be
to subscribe for two or three 500
treasury saving certificates each wear
and let them work while YOU sIeep.
drawing comnound interest. IF Won
put aside 5000 for 10 wears, with
the interesF growing all the time
vou have endowed your child with
liberal education, or if you only wish
to send him through high school YOU
have furnished him business capital
to start on.
In the meantime YOU have set him
an example that makes men and wo-
men out Of bows and girls. He will
also work and save and by the time
he is grown he will have accumu-
la ed a neat sum, either to help out
on his COLLEGE course or to make a
start in business.
This start in business may be a
farm or small manufacturing bust
ness or fitting out for profession
To make sure of this, commit
yourself to save something. Buy this
month the first Of your treasury
savings certificates at cost Of
1880. 1t viii cost you $3.50 next
month and $4,000 the month there
after, as it becomes more valuable
all the time. If kept until maturity
it will earn more than four per cent
compound interest. In case of need
it viii be cashed on demand by the
United States Treasury, and in that
event will yield you about three per
cent interest on the money invested
In case Of death Or emergency ev-
ery man should have safe and
quick asset like this.