Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1917 — ORGANIZE FOR LOAN DRIVE [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZE FOR LOAN DRIVE

STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN TO BE WAGED IN JASPER COUNTY. James H. Chapman, county chairman of the Second Liberty Loan for Jasper county, called a meeting of citizens to meet with him in the office of the <?ounty clerk Monday afternoon. Frank Welsh, chairman of the county council of defense, attended the meeting and definite plans were made for the drive to be made in this county. Chairman Welsh has given the movement his hearty endorsement and will co-oper-ate in every way possible to make the frork a success. George A. Williams, the chairman on publicity and public speaking, will arrange to have meetings in several localities of the county and the matter will be put up to the people and a most liberal response is expected. The valuation of each corporation in the county was secured from the county auditor and figuring from that as a basis, it is estimated that the following is a fair amount for

each corporation to raise: Rensselaer and Marion Tp. .SIOO,OOO Remington, Carpenter Tp.. 60,000 Barkley township 26,000 Union township 27,000 Wheatfield and Wheat. Tp.. 17,000 Gillam township 13,000 Hanging Grove township ... ’ 13,000 Jordan township .. > 13,000 Newton township 13,000 Keener township 13,000 Walker township 10,000 Kankakee township 8,000 Milroy township 4,000 Arrangements are being made to have a good speaker here Saturday afternoon and to have an address at the Phillips Gayety Airdome.