Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — JASPER COUNTY HONOR ROLL [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY HONOR ROLL

ONE OF 24 COUNTIES IN STATE WHICH HAVE SUBSCRIBED ALLOTMENTS. “Jasper county has reached the crest!” These were the words of James H. Chapman, chairman of the third Liberty Loan in this county* today, when asked what progress Jasper county had made toward subscribing her allotment in the third loan drive. “Jasper county has done magnificently,” added Mr. Chapman, 1 “in the way of subscribing for this i bond issue and the drive is steadily I gaining momentum, and I believe I j am safe in saying that by nightfall ! the county will have succeeded in L passing the maximum allotment assigned to her, $240,000. Continuing the chairman said: “There is to be no letup on the part of our salesmen; there are a great many men in the county, who as yet have not been called upon to purchase bonds—men who can well afford to do so, and men who will do so before the drive is over. It .is not our intention to exhaust all of the available cash of our citizens at this time, but we feel that everyone should do his share on

this drive. Our people are to be congratulated and praised for their aid in making the drive a success. True, there have been a few who made the work of the salesmen tedious and unpleasant, but these few are rapidly falling into line and it is believed that in the future the work will be less irksome for those who are giving their time to make the movement a success. The feeling of patriotism binds us closely together and daily the co-operation among our people is becoming more pronounced.” Thus Mr. Chapman has in a brief way summed up the work done since April 6—the opening day of the campaign. Although the majority of the townships have subscribed their full allotment, there are one or two which have failed to give their apportionment—not because their citizens are less patriotic, but because their allotment amount was placed too high in proportion to their population, Milroy, for instance, was placed in such a position. The coun- - ty is thinly populated and is less rich in good farm land than some of the neighboring townships. In making . the allotments, Mr. Chapman feels that he may have erred in some instances, but states that in the future these mistakes will be ironed out, and that all townships will, be assigned allotments in keeping with their resources. In outlining his campaign the chairman set $240,000 as the figure for Jasper county to shoot at. Taking into consideration the taxable property of the county, Mr. Chapman found that apporximately two-thirds of the wealth of the county lay in Marion and the seven contiguous townships, therefore he alloted the eight townships $168,000, or two thirds of the amount to be subscribed. Of -this amount .Rensselaer and Marion town- | ship wad ’ assigned thirty-five per cent, or $52,000. However, this figure was later raised to $90,000, as there are many citizens living within the confines of the township who have large interests in other sections of the county and make their homes in Rensselaer. Jn the cases of all the township, Mr. Chapman weighed the facts at hand carefully before making the allotments and feels that each and every township

was dealt with fairly. ' Thait Jasper county has done wonderfully well in the drive goes without saying, but the work of the committee is not yet finished and several more thousands of dollars, will be added to the county total before the campaign is finished. Those who have not done their part will be asked to do so, and there should be no letup on the part of anyone simply because we have reached the amount assigned to us. The credit for the showing of Jasper for the most part must go to Mr. Chapman and his cohorts. Liberty Loan -meetings have been held throughout the county during the entire week. The salesmen have worked unceasingly and the speakers and musicians have been a wonderful aid in making the campaign a successful one. Another fact which must not be overlooked is the work that the women have performed. Much credit must go to them for their work, and were it not for them the present subscription list would not be nearly so large as it is. They surely have helped to swell the total to great proportions.