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Show SO WE PEOPLE 'BftY ETOW T.HIS is meant for you, members of the land board: Your department of the state government has on deposit in the banks of Salt Lake nearly $1,000,000. Perhaps mdre. ., . I You , are getting" 2V per cent interest on this money. It is assumed that as individuals you are loyal citizens. . . The land board of the state of California had, until a few days ago, a trifle more than half a million dollars in. the banks of the state. Last week it drew out $500,000 of this money and bought Liberty bonds. ; ' The state of Idaho had only a comparatively small surplus of cash on hand. But the land board has just purchased $100,000 worth of Liberty bonds. ...... Montana followed in her wake; Colorado is planning to do the same. Oregon and Washington are taking their share. . But Utah, among the richest of the land grant states, has not made a single move toward loosening her great flood of wealth to aid the country. Why? The money is bringing in but 2V per cent; Liberty loan bonds pay YA per cent The state can well afford to take a large block of these bonds. They are negotiable. If, later on, the money is needed to supply loans to the farmers of the state, some of the bonds can be converted into. cash. BUT NOW IS THE. TIME TO BUY. . Every citizen of the state will stand back of such a move.' It is up to you, members of the land Jboard. . , WTiat'are you going to do? . v-'. -. 0 - - "- -'' |