Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1918 — QUICK CAMPAIGN IN FOURTH LOAN [ARTICLE]

QUICK CAMPAIGN IN FOURTH LOAN

OFFICIALS DISCUSS METHODS AT IMPORTANT MEETING HELD THURSDAY. • Liberty Loan organization heads and workers in Tippecanoe, Warren, Benton, Newton, Jasper, White and Carroll counties, which comprise this district, met in luncheon and conference at the Hotel Fowler at Lafayette Thursday afternoon and discussed plans under which it is hoped Indiana’s part of the big loan drive, beginning September 28, may be accomplished withjn a few days. It is hoped to rebuild the former organiza-

tion, under which there was much duplication of effort. Will H. Wade, director of sales for Indiana, declared that the longer the government sees fit to make Liberty loans, the ■ sooner the floating of the same will be brought to gn allotment basis, such as is planned for Tippecanoe county during the coming effort. Mr. Wade explained' the suggested plan for Indiana counties to build their organizations prior to September 14, and then start these organizations actively to work to impress the responsibility of ,the loan campaign. It may be possible, Mr. Wade said, for the majority of Indiana counties to fulfill their quotas in the first few days of the campaign. Chester A. Jewett, vice director of sales, emphasized the importance of organization work, stating that the workers are called by the government to perform a service the same as the boys in khaki and that the call must be heeded. There were more than sixty in attendance at the meeting Thursday and s’’, pledged their hearty and unfailing support to the Fourth Loan effort.

The meeting was attended by the following from this county: Mr. and Mrs. James H. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Spitler, B. F. Fendig, George E. Murray, Ed. Lane, C. M. Sands and L. H. Hamilton. It was brought out in the meeting that Carroll county went over the top in the last loan drive on the first day, April 6. Also that the state of lowa did the same thing. lowa has the allotment system which has been worked out, and included every citizen of that state. A card index system is used and those having the drives in hand have the exact property worth of every person in their several districts. When the solicitors go out they know just what every person is to subscribe in order that the desired quota may be reached. The card system for this county has been prepared and it is possible that it will be used in the next drive. Jasper county should be so systematically organized that we will go over the top the very first day, September Preliminary work will be begun about September 14, and it will undoubtedly be the purpose of the organization to have matters at such a white heat by September 28, that we will go over the top in a very few hours. The splendid crops make it possible for our farmers to be in such a condition that they will be able to make very large subscriptions. But, the appeal will be made to every one and if all do their duty as they have in the past Jasper county will continue in the front rank. Mr. Chapman, who will again have charge of the campaign, should have the unqualified co-operation and hearty support of every person in the county. One amusing incident at the meeting at Lafayette Thursday was the remarks of Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, in reference to the fact that Jasper county was the banner county in the state in the percentage of subscriptions to the Third Liberty loan. Mr. McCray suggested that some of the money subscribed in Jasper county came from Newton county. He referred, of course, to the fact of the sale of the H. O. Harris land. Every dollar of the money subscribed in Jasper county had to come from out of the county, as we have no mint in this county, but we do have land, grain and live stock-to exchange for money, which may come from Newton county, Chicago or any placte else. If Mr. McCray had gone into the matter a little further he would have had to explain that a large eastern insurance company furnished the money rather than that it came from Newton county. It makes no difference from whence our money comes, you can Ibe assured, Mir. McCray, that we I gave in return for it in every instance 1 100 per cent value. We might say ! to Mr. McCray and others that we ; still have the.,best proposition in the j way of land investment that can be I found anywhere: