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Show Good Record Kept Up By U. P. Employes The, Uniion Pacific railroad's February war bond drive resulted in net increases in payroll deductions deduc-tions of $45,S90 a month, according accord-ing to the monthly report just released re-leased by Walter Wilson, chairman chair-man of the railroad's war bond committee. Additional deductions are to become effective in April and May. Wilson said. The February report further showed increases in the amount of bonds and S207.S74 invested in war bonds by employes through outside sources, making a maturity matur-ity value of bonds purchased by employes last month of 51,222,775. Every division of the railroad showed increases n the amount of monthly deductions, according to the report. Out of 27 miscellaneous miscellane-ous other departments, 19 showed increases in payroll deductions, six shewed slightly decreases and two were unchanged. The Colorado division still leads all divisions with 97.4 percent of employes purchasing bonds regularly, regu-larly, the Nebraska division being second with 82.9 percent. Wilson said the 1943 war bend goal for employes is $12,090,000. v |