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Show SUCCESS OF LOAN RESTS WITH RURAL DISTRICTS This week will see the big test of the loyalty of Utahna for a drive is beins conducted from every center to reach every individual In the state and give them an opportunity of subscribing for Second Liberty Loan bonds. Committees have been organized and are scouring every countryside in automobiles in an endeavor to see that not a single home is over-looked. Upon the results of this campaign in the rural districts largely depends the sucess of the Second Liberty-Loan Liberty-Loan in Utah. Large corporations and wealthy individuals in the bigger big-ger cities of the state have already responded generously and considerable consider-able more is expected from these same sources. But the big source of subscriptions which has as yet been scarcely touched is that of the private individuals, the wage earners, small business men and farmers of the state. Unless they respond loyally the subscriptions sub-scriptions of larger corporations and of the wealthy individuals of the state will not save Utah from failing to raise her quota of $10,000,000. The slogan for this campaign a-mong a-mong the farmers is a "A Liberty bond on every farm". Farmers are not expected to buy Liberty bonds in large amounts but if every one of them well take one or more small bonds the success of Utah's drive will be absolutely assured. According to figures published In "The Financial World" one of the largast financial papers in the United States, the farmers of this country have received in increase'd profits for their products over $6,000,000,000 during the past year. This fact is cited by Liberty Loan workers to prove pro-ve that a generous response to the call of the country for funds should work no hardship upon the farmers. The State Liberty Loan Committee is emphatic in pointing out that subscribing sub-scribing for Liberty bonds is not a donation. It is a sound investment . which at the same time will prove of wonderful service to the country in winning the war against Germany. ' The committee points out that the bonds pay four per cent interest and constitute the safest investment in the world. Experience with the first Liberty Li-berty loan has proved that Liberty '. bonds may be readily converted into cash in case necessity arises. Buying Liberty bonds therefore, although it '. may require a temporary sacrifice of a few conveniences and luxuries, is one of the most prudent things that i any Individual can do. There remains but one more week of the drive as it must close Oct. 27th. All subscriptions must be in by that date. One of the great difficulties which Liberty Loan committees have to contend with is the tendency to postpone buying bonds. The im-I im-I mense volume of subscriptions needed to raise $5,000,000,000 requires a tre-j tre-j mendous amount of time to receive jand record. Every person therefore, i who Intends to subscribe for Liberty bonds should do so immediately. Any bank in the state of Utah will receive subscriptions. The government govern-ment permits the individuals to subscribe sub-scribe on a partial payment plan involving in-volving the payment down of only 2 per cent of the amount subscribed. I Sunday, October 21st, has been set : aside throughout the length and ' breadth of Utah as "Patriotic Sunday." Sun-day." From every pulpit In every church and meetinghouse of the state on this Sunday will be preached the necessity of subscribing to the bonds of the Second Liberty loan. Every minister and religious speaker throughout th-roughout the entire state is urged to j make his plans immediately for observing ob-serving "Patriotic Sunday," October 21st. I The proclamation by President Wil- son setting aside Wednesday, October i 24th as "Patriotic Day" throughout the nation when business shall cease for a few hours has met with enthusiastic enthusi-astic approval on every hand and the various Liberty Loan committees of all the cities and towns of Utah are urged by the state Liberty Loan com- . mittee to Immediately begin the preparation prep-aration of a program of special stunts and features to be observed in each I locality on Wednesday, October 24th ; "Patriotic Day." |