Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-07-19

organize. He himself would have been
the court, and there would be no Jefferson
Davis to-day. lie would to-day, if he had
the power, hang JEFF. Davis and every one
of his Cabinet officers. The only man in
America who had nerve enough to exc
cute traitors and usurpers was Jnarez, and
he was denounced for it. He had TO SYM
patty with any such feelings.
Provident Life Insurance and In
vestment Company Of Chicago, Ill
We see that this enterprsins and sue
cessful company is again before the pub
lie. Ii is favored with the special aiten-
ton of the Insurance Commissioner of the
State of Massachusetts. We may be per-
mitted 10 congratulate the members that its
existence if acknowledged to be substan-
tial fact, and that it il found OF sufficient
consequence in the field of competition TO
merit the Jealousy OF another eminent cor
poration, having its home office within the
so-called sacred preeiats Of New England.
However, the company still lives, and we
had the pleasure, short time since, Of an
interview with Z. A. Andrews, Esq, Of
Chicago, the general agent of the Providenl
Life Insurance and Investment Co. of that
city. Not being content to command first
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West, he came 10 New England 10 look
after its interests here. We were glad to
learn that the business OF The company
was 10 a prosperous condition, notwithstand-
ing the fact that certain of its officers were
not in favor on Beacon Hill, nor in iavor
in the nutmeg State. The change in the
system of accident insurance, put in prac-
tice by this company, by issuing defiua-
Bile policy, and advancing the rates mat
erially, cannot fail OF producing favorable
results. And one feature, which we notice
with peculiar favor, Is the policy on the
part Of the company TO IN IRE all the rail-
road employees al a uniform rate, and thus
permit them to discharge any duty 10 which
they are called, without regard to their
legitimate business in connection with the
road. This is d, cidedly an advantageous
feature. 1t will iecommerd itself to all
empl,yes on the road, because they can al
wa, fe, that they are insured, without
regard TO changes in their occupation or
place, as the thousand and one things 10
which the employees of the road are liable,
calls upon them for frequent changes that
will void their policies. This cannot, oil
cource, fail to be received favorab'y by all
the railroad men in the country TO whose
attention this fact is brought.
We are also glad here to remark thai
no company has more uniformly paid i'll
losses, and been more prompt and consid
crate in settlement than the Provident
| 1t has been so conducted, and with sucl
eminent enterprise, as to secure wide
berth in its business relations yet, Their,
| is reason for no hostile feeling aud rivalr,
between this and other companies, because
the business is increasing in the country
and there is room for them all. The com
pany is sound an d well managed, and al
| though the accident business in New En-
| gland may not have proved as remunera
| tive TO it as could be desired, still, there
have been no exceptions, for all the ac-
/ cident companies in this vic, nifty, so far a
| we can learn, have shared alike in tn,
momentary depression Of business andtrav
! elgenerally. Yet, this is only momen,ary
| depression. We have faith in accident in
surance,-it is growing policy with thu
travelling public to insure,-and that the
+! Proyident will continue the success it hal
SO far achieved, and that the shareholder
will be, eventually, amply reward TO
their investments. OF course the polit
attentions Of our urbane commissioner 1--WE
do no, speak satirically) will create mo
men'ary shadow; bat of that, more in sea
sou.--Nep England Insurance Gazette.