The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-05-13
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Southern Life Insurance Company.
A TREE THAT BEARS FRUIT.

,r..gr. IS of civilization, bu; steady re-
cuprrali"n III the South. L. 't'r interest
,nk. 1t in the matter of l.I!' i">urane",
especially as c"nc,In> >""t rr" corp
rari"m>, wlnrl h " >'ru"g'"I asa'n"'
tn" dcm"ral'z,d r"nIrti"u ri bu .in's>
and society rr ducrd BY the war, as
sharp competition If the wealthy cor
porations of the North. and are now,
with the return Of prosperity to our sec
ton, in condition to challenge univer-
sal respect and confidence. Indeed,
nuthing bu' the strictcst integrity. ut
most diligence, and m"sc skilliul man,
asement could have led to result 50
Hattcring, when we consider how mary
immense enterprises were started and
have iaicd since the close OF the war.
As an instance of this marked reruprra-
:innof hume inter It's, we refer with no
little pride to the Southern Life lnsu'
rance Company Of Memphis. 1t was
organized in July, 1865, and started
on capital of s2OO,OO0, since which
time it has has paid $4,000 to or-
phans, widows and hers Of dereas"d
pulley holders, and has now assets
amounting to over 100000 while the
rates of its increase in business is such
as would be creditahlc to the wealhicst
company in the country. Its first Pre-
s,dent was DR.. G.. w. McCarn; one OF
the most accomplish dfnanciers and III
surance men of the West and South, by
whom the new corporation was man
AGED successfully until he, with other
IF our best citizens, was suddenly cat
off by The terrible epidemic Of 1867 -
The present p'e>iding officer is Amos
Woodruff, ESQ, whose equally able man.
agencnt, assisted by ben. May Esq.
who has been Secretary since its organ
iza,ion and favurab!y known il Memphis
mercantile circles furyears. the Company
has continued to prosper, and has been
brought finally to that high point of
success aud standing that enables it to
compete SHARPLY with institutions, re-
sultiug, it is alleged, in efforts and mis-
repre- s.utarions ralculatcd to stir up dis
trast and prejudice, aud in the fnce Of
VIII C, it Las danced in IA manner that
would be surprising even had no obs'a-
cles been thrown in the way. Indeed
no better cp p,dence of its vitality and su-
lidity need be presented than the names
of its officers and directors, gentlemen
who w.uld not cuuutcnance any enter
prise "r institution uudeserving Of con-
flence. In a ldtiun to the gentlemen
named ab"ve, mention may be made Of
Thomas a. Nelson, Esq, late President
"fthc Memphis Chamber If ''ommerce;
f. S Davis, Esq, President, and G.
p. Norris, Esq, Vie President of the
First National Bank, our nIuncyed in
stitu,ion; r. c. BrinkIey, Esq, Presi-
deaf of the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad Col. Frank White, President
of the Mississippi and Tennessee Rail
road; MeSsrs. G. Kortrcehf, McCunny,
Partee, Turrence, and others Of equal
celebrity in financial, mercantile aud
p. ofrssionul pursuits, willie that gallant
soldier and true gentleman, General j.
B Gordon, Of Georgia, is at the head
of the interests OF the Company in that
State, with illnstrlms men as General
Wade Hampton, Hon. Robert T'ombs,
Ben. Ii Hill, A. Austcll, Stevens Tho
mas; Rev. j. j Pearce, and other sock
holders as his sureties. The reader has
only to glance at these nanles to be con-
rlued of The responsibility "f the South
ern Life Insurance Company, aud then
tn be reminded that it is at trees which
beur fruits that stones are commonly
thrown. The officers aud directors "f
the company have long been Identified
with Memphis interests aud ar" atii1ng
our foremost citiz us. They have t'o
much reputation aud credit to stake i'll
that is not first class. Hence
TIC Southern Life lnsarnire Company
may lay claim TO that rank If So, then
it Is .ntl,led to universal confidence -
1t is furthermore a home Institution
its Interests ave closely eutwined with
those COMMON to Memphis; its earrings
are iuvest,d d here !; It's officers and direct
ors are men OF the SuutII; they live here
aud expect to die here and it has, there
fore. peculiar clSims upon the peuple Of
Memphis and the South generally
claims it docs not press. however, with.
out Offering equal inducements with any
c ,mpany, Nurtn Ur South. IL lnsures
,'n every appr"ved plan, inc.ulrg the
;, st"n,, and "tfcrs to parties
drsliing tu insure the option OF paying
all rash or p.rI III the way ot premiums.
Managed with ability aud ccunumy, it
offers better Inducements nan sOnc cnnl-
panics. To our readers in the country,
We say, wr,tc to Mrmphis i"r whatever
information may be "e>Ired. The e"tice
oi the c"lnpany l. No. Ii Madiso" street,
The fl err 'hc Company will "h"w
you lls at lcrn' at """IhIy. and What
ever Is thvleI sci trrrli may b. accept
Il as ,lu;h ln.o"c u>"n We w"u"i say
Tor the information Ut our irirhds III the
the ,utrinr. HAT Mes>rs Ferguson,
THOMPSON, a"u SIN mons, arc the Grn.