Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — JASPER EXCEEDS ALL OTHER [ARTICLE]

JASPER EXCEEDS ALL OTHER

Counties In State In Percentage of Oversubscription to Liberty Loan. County Director of Sales Janies H. Chapman received notice Wednesday from Will H. Wade, state director of sales, that Jasper county’s percentage of oversubscriptions to the Third Liberty loan exceeded that of any other county in the state thus ’far reported, which is indeed a source of pride. Jasper county’s minimum allotment of bonds was $l r 70,000, and Mr. Chapman fixed the amount at $240,000 to allow a little leeway. The people responded nobly, however, and the subscriptions now total over $350,000, or mofe than double the minimum alloted the county, and it is probable by the time all the subscriptions are in that this amount will be exceeded several thousand dollars. Wednesday's Indianapolis Star had the following mention of the subscriptions reported from Jasper and some of the neighboring counties: Much repoicing occurred at the state headquarters last night when figures arrived from Benton, Jasper, Newton and Tippecanoe counties. These counties are right in the heart of a great agricultural district and the response to the loan there was being watched with interest. Benton, Jasper and Newton counties already have reported oversubscriptions, but definite figures have not been available heretofore. Benton county has a quota of $275,000 and has subscribed $365,000. Jasper county is 110 per eent above its quota of $170,000, having raised $350,000. Newton s quota is $190,000 and the county has subscribed $260,000. Tippecanoe county reported a jump from $900,060 to $1,400,000, which places it within $30,000 of its <ruota.