The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-03-16

The Northwestern W. nal life 1u,r,on..
w .npanY.

THIS CoihpAn' has to day begun its ca
reer OF useluip' ess aud benevoIence. (Benev.
olence ! doeS' some one sneeringlv suggest ?
is IL not All act Of benevolence to save fine
widow ard orphan from poverty and tenn
tatlon = Yesterday the Mutual Life Insu-
rance Company of Wisconsin took its last
farewell Of earth, having been transformed
by legislative enactment into the North
western Mutual. Our old friend, the Wis
consln, shall have, for it has well deserved
brief obituary.
we remember, as 'twere but Yesterday.
when the interchangeable, inevitable johnson
stirring, driving, white haired Mouth of
seventy, first endeavored to interest us in
the Company with his large promises, and
still larger expectations convinced us he
was nonomaniac; and little later, when
over the the little second story office, corner
Main and Wisconsin streets, the COMPANY
first put up its gided signs, too far above
the level OF ordinary gazers to catch the
eye; when the present gentiemanly Secre-
tary with smiling face awaited in the single
room the very unfrequent customers; while
| Wilson, the genial sanguine Wilson, with
great faith unquenchable hope, and unyield-
ing perseverance threaded the streets and
pursuaded the people, against their will, to
insure their lives i'll new company with
out capital, with but few friends and MANY
opponents. This was scarcely more than
tive years ago. But in patient faith, with
untirlng energy,an Grant-like determin-
alton which knows no defeat, the officers
labored on achieving and richly deserving
their success
Their first losses we well remember, The
whole country was shocked and terror
stricken (alas how different nova DAYS,
by the intelligence, that the opening excur-
sion train on the Northwestern Railroad
had run off the track, and large number
killed and wounded. Of these, two were
insured i'll the Wisconsin Mutual. The
money, promptly paid, in one case saved a
mortgaged estate from complete aacri6ce,
and left the widow and her family compe
tence; in the other, the policy was almost
the sole support of a widowed mother. Next
came the fearful calamity to the Lady Ell
gin and her passengers, and another con
siderable loss to the Company. Promp
payment and disposition to deal honora.
bly, and fairly, began to tell, and the Conn
pany grew in public confidence, until it be
gan to be quite generally acknowledged il
this State, at least, that the West might hav,
a good Life Insurance Company. Soon, tn
company began to stretch its hands to other
states for business. First to Mimi esota
next Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana an,
Nebraska, until now, to take away any i'm
preston lurking in the name, that it is mere
ly State institution, it has been deemet
} best to rechristen it The Northwestern M u
0 tual. The old name has done its worI
d faithfully and well. Under its shieldin
# shadow, the accumulations have reache
: nearly $3.50, 000 over $780, 900 have beer
e paid to widows and orphans Of it's deceased
members, and nearly $780, 600 distributed il
. dividends. Gould the secret history of tina
h 100000 be written, revealing the poverty
. it has relieved, the sorrow it has lnitgatet
e the temptation it has warded off, oh no,
t many would rise up and call its name bless
|; ed,
Again we say it has done its work we'll
leaving about 1000 members to say, peac
, to its memory. The new name makes it
3 debut under favorable auspices. The wide
t ly and favorably known old President, S. S
3 Daggett, presides with dignity and integri
ty over body of Trustees whose position
: and business reputation will compare favor
| ably with any other equal number ofmel
anywhere. The SAME accomplished ant
faithful Secretary A. w. Kellogg, attend
to his corps Of competent assistants, ant
with his graceful pen Yields good infu
ence over very large circle of correspon
dents, while the polished, sanguine, success
r full Wilson, compelled to remove, by the il
) health of his family, has left a. competent
successor in the General Agent, our oil,
friend j. G. McKindley, who manages witt
his accustomed wisdom and success, near
or quite 800 agents.
. The company has now become an institu
/ ton of which Milwaukee may well feel
proud, for it is credit to the city, and uses
|, its no small influence to make Milwaukee
the center of the Northwest.
Believing it is destined to be the means
of great good, not only in disbursing it
benefactions for so they almost seemD to thu
bereaved; but also in building up large
institution, and thereby fostering spirit tc
encourage home institutions, we say, God
speed the Northwestern Mutual Life Insu-
ranse Company. MI. WjsconStn