The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1843-12-15
y,Isconslr Insurance Company.


yyisconsIn nnsurancc Company.
81 length the call We made two weeks ago on
the Chicago papers to speak out upon the subject
of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany, has brought out ono Of thcm-thc Express
(which, under date ol Dec. T. replies TO our AZ
licle in Mr.. Brackets very peculiar style. The
sum and substance of this reply is AS follows:
The Express charges us with abuse towards all
concerned in the Institutions says in our call up
on tho Chicago papers to speak out we leave them
in IL, dark as to what they shall say ailfms thai
there is no Wisconsin Marine and Fro Insurance
Company located in Chicago and that 1t has
never heard Of such an institutions; and finally,
says the whole matter was some time since taken
in hand by the business men Of Chicago, with
whom he is willing to lc, il remain.
Now, with regard to the charge Of abuse pre-
fcrEed against us, VIC have but few words TO say.
We said nothing ia relation to Goo. Smith aud
James Christie but what sc had from good au-
thonly and believe to be true, and we have yet to
silion they do, is abuse. But if what we said Of
those men is not true, why does the Express not
say so It was with the sole view Of cli,i,ing the
truth that we made the call upon the Chicago
papers
But, says the Express, in our call upon the Chi
oago papers We left them in the dark as to wha,
they shall say. Is this true We called upon
them say whether the statements in our article
were true or not; and we asked them to defend
or condemn the institution Was there. here no
thing to say! The Express, however, shall not
lack for matter 10 talk about
We arc told by the Express that there is no
Wisconsin Marine aud Fire Insurance Compa-
ny located in Chicago, and we arc also told upon
good authority that there is no such institution
located in Milwaukee, whence its paper purpors
10 be issued. II appears there is an office there,
with a single over the door bearing the name Of
the institution, and clerk is occasionally seen
in attendant, but there is no business done, no
insuring, no dcposiiing, there are no fund, there
nothing 10 show that there is the location of the
institution. The officers do no, reside there and
they transact no business there. But the presi-
dent Of the institution 1--WE believe tho only real
officer it has) resides in Chicago, and there all It's
business is done. Its paper is issued there, It's
discoun,ng and dealing in exchanges are done
there, aud all Its property II 1t has any, is there
80 We arc informed, II our information is Gro
neous, will the Express correct Us!
Smith, the president OF the institution, keeps
brokers' shop in Chicago. II goes, we believe il
the name Of Geo, Smith & Co. II is here the Is,
sues Of the institution are redeemed, here is trans
acted all lis business, and here must be all It's as
sets, II !, has any, Now, ull the business done a
this broker shop ia done in tho name of Geo
Smith & Go. All tho loanins is done IN III,
name Of this firm, all securities for loans arc tax
On in their name, aud all dcposiics, il any az,
ever made ATE made with them. In all ,rausac
lions uhere there isno habihty incurred, Geo. Smitl
& Go. only are concerned. Thus we see in tn
Chicago Democrat an immense amount OF rca
estate offered for sale, all Of which was taken il
security flr loans but in The name Of Geo, Smi
* Co. No mention in any Of these transaction
IL made Of the WiconSin Marine aud Fire Insu
rance Company. Bu, piererer there is The ta'
debility incurred, there all is Wisconsin Marin
AMI Fire Insurance Company. Its certificates &
Lrpositos are issued in lis name aud are made 10
dccmablc by /, alone, aud all insuting is done il
It's name. Here nothing is said OF Geo, Smith
Co. Now, il these statements are correct IAN
II they are not, we want tho Express to core,
us) we ask where, in the name Of honesty, hav
shc holders Of the paper Of this institution sngl
greats security for the redemption Of its paper
All the property in this broker shop at Chicag
is Of eourse owned by Geo. Smith & CO., an
where is there any other property Was tibet
ever more coasumma,e llopudeucc than to ask III
public 10 conlide 10 such concern = pu. if,her
Is anywhere any security (unknown to us) f.
the redemption Of this paper, will tho Esprcr
have the goodness to tell US where /, is
On one point more we want Information iror
the Express. Who 10 Jamo Christie 2 Was th
accoun, we gave Of him two weeks ago correct
Does not every body in Chicago believe that b
is not worth Eve hundred dollars: that he ha
never deposited with the w. N. & f. l. Go. a sin
gle shilling; and that every one Of those ecrlill
Gates Of deposits bears on It's face ale?
IL the Express now la the dark us to what W,
ssn, ihs Chicago papers to say
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