The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-12-07
NEW5ECUR|T1ES
WILL BE ISSUED
BY j. s. IN 1921
Treasury Department
Will Provide 81 and SIS
Savings Stamps to Meet
Popular Demand.

Washington, ID. C.-Two entirely
new United States government Sc
curities will be issued in 1921. They
are 81 treasury savings stamp and
a SIS treasury savings certificate. The
decision to issue these securities
comes as a result of the savings cam
paign carried on by the treasury de-
partment during the present year in
industrial plants throughout the
country. This campaign has demon-
strated- that workers like 81 unit
for saving and that they also a.e
seeking an investment security of the
SIS denomination.
The new 81 savings stamp will be
bright red in color printed on green
tint and will bear the head of Alex
ander' Hamilton. This is the first
time that the first secretary of the
treasury has been fittingly honored by
having his portrait on a government
savings security.
Win 0eIl Thrift Stamps.
The new SIS savings certificate will
be similar in design and terms to the
treasury savings certificates of 500
and $1,000 maturity value, although of
different color.
The zs-cent thrift stamp and the
S savings stamp have obtained 90
strong . foothold in the schools of
the nation that their issue will be
continued in 1921, not only to encour-
age saving and wise investment, but
also to give American youth the op-
portunity of becoming an active part
ner in the great business of his or
her national government This should
go far to create habits of financial
strength and practical patriotism
throughout the nation
The 1921 savings stamp of S ma
turity. value will be larger in size
than the 1920 issue, will be orange in
color and will bear the portrait head
Of Lincoln
The treasury savings certificates of
500 and $1,000 maturity value also viii
be continued in 1921. They are Pc
culiarly adaptable for the investment
of small trusts and surplus funds or
SURPRISES, as they are not subject to
market price fluctuation. and are be-
ing extensively used for the invest
ment of surplus funds of unions, fra
ternities and other organizations, sub
ject to the limitation to holdings OF
$1,000 maturity value of any one series
Promotes Natural Thrift
( Plans are actively under way to
make the influence Of the treasury
savings movement felt in every branch
of American life. To this end the
three functions of the savings organ
ization. namely. the development and
protection of the secondary market
for all war issues of government sc.
eurities; the sale of treasury savings
securities; the making permanent the
habits of regular savings and invest
ment in United States government Sc
curities will be intensified
Despite the comparatively small
sales of saving securities in 1920 du'
to obvious conditions, the treasur,
department feels that the work dom
BY the savings division in promoting
habits of thrift and saving; in keeping
war savings securities in the hands o
investors and in acquainting the peo
pie with the desirability of holding
their Liberty bonds and Victory note
and purchasing additional amounts a
current market prices, has been on
of the most important factors in tn
lettering of national financial eondi
tons.
The treasury department earnestl.
asks for the savings movement il
1921 the cooperation of all who be
ieve in national thrift and in tn
, benefits of universal and wise invest
ment.