The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-30


Msssas. EplreRs;--ln locking over the
March number of Hunts Merchants Mage
sine, an article under the above heading
attracted my attention. and could but WISH
il placed in the hands Of every one seeking
insurance against 6re. | wish 70 present
fsw extracts. II says:
aFancy insurance. like lotteries, fancy
banking, and scors Of kindred swindles,
will thrive aud continue to be the order OF
the day Just 80 long - men can be found
Who prefer or suffer themselves TO be swim.
died rather than exercise . little common
sense aud prudence in ascertsining from
reliable sources OF information, the true
condition Of companies which geek their
patronage. The facilities with which these
schemes Of plumber have been carried on,
and mere imaginary policies OF indemnity
palmed of upon the public, will cease to
excite surprise when the utter indifference
OF no email portion Of property owners 10
taken iato consideration. Too frequently
no thought 10 bestowed upon the soundness
Of the company, or the character Of the Of
fcsrs."
Now how many Of these Insurance Com.
panies have agencies in our city and State,
and how many OF those who insured during
the past twelyearswith floating agents, can
put their hands on either the company or
its agent, Are you safe, 10 the piece q
of paper called a"poiicy" which you hold,
binding on any party, Exercise little Of
the common sense OF your daily business
and you will ind that you have been play
ing losing game in allowing strangers to
] YOU and to whom you would not sell q bill
! of goods. on credit 10 insure your property.
We have within 3 few months past host
. Of insurance agencies spruag upon the
! community which may be good, but II 10
: out of your power to ascertain the facts
and ere your queries could be answered
many Of them will have died out. One thing,
however, is well known, We have in cur
city companies that are responsible and rep
resented By responsible agents who have
been with US for years, and whose interests
are. Identified with the place. We have
also the Home Mutual Company. composed
Of our own citizens and managed BY men
whose integrity is of more value to them
than gold, and whose interests are yours
and who are surely and quietly building up
a reliable company in your midst.
Why then will our citizens allow their
Judgment to be blinded, and BY pstronizing'
aid in these schemes Of fraud so justly con-
demned in Hunt when you have in your
midst such agents As Mr.. Hoffman, and Mr..
Davenport, and Home Company like the
Hawk Eye. These are and have been
identified with the place, you have tried them
and never found them wanting. Can this
be said Of the myriad Of companies held up
to our gass! Dozens Of our citizens both
Of town and country, have been neeced BY
these fancy companies during the past year,
and more will be during the present season
unless they will be advised, and drst know
with whom they are being insured, and then
the solveney Of the company into whose
hands they are placing themselves. lwish
10 make one more extract from the same
paper:
"Let property holders be willing to pay
companies known to be perfectly reliable, a
fair and adequate premium for the risk in
Cured, and these fancy companies will not
only be starved out existence but substan-
tisl aid and Encouragement will be given
to those doing legitamate business on an
honest capital and truly desiring to afford,
what they profess, real and undoubted in.
demnity against loss BY hre."
J CITIxEI.