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Show BONO BUYING OF RAILROAD MEN The railroads are making an effort to bring their bond campaign to a whirlwind finish and to finish as near to tho mark of 100 per cent as possible. pos-sible. The Ogden Union Railway & Depot company reports that it has nearly reached the high water mark among the 650 employes, though a few names have not yet been added to the list of bond buers. The Southern Pacific road reports this morning that it has subscriptions for 1217,000 for the Salt Lake division, divi-sion, about $80,000 of which will be credited to Weber county. Chief Clerk W. O. Johnson has been so bu y dur- ing the past two weeks taking care of Liberty bond subscriptions that much of his important railroad work has had to be delegated to subordinates subordi-nates Each morning his desk Is piled high with applications that have come in with the morning mail for bonds. He stated this morning that tin- divi-sion divi-sion had hopes now of reaching the $250,000 mark by tomorrow nicht, which will be far over the estimated amount they set at the opening of the campaign. |