"Up to the present time, big sub- effective manner in which the big
scriptions alone have swelled the to
tal. The average citizen has not
been purchasing as freely as on pre
vious loans, and it is this business
that is wanted most right now. Not
only to help Bridgeport get its quota,
but also for the good of every resi
dent of the community, as it is being
pointed out continually, that the
present bond is the workingman's
bond bearing more interest than can
be obtained in a bank, and running
for only four years, with excellent
prospects of it selling above par as
soon as the drive is over.
Subscriptions of $100,000 each were
announced today from the People's
Savings Bank and from the Bullard
Machine Tool Co. The Mercantile
and "Woman's committee reported a
total of $819,250, for the drive up
until this morning.
