The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
We take pleasure in clipping the. follow
ing article from the Memphis Avalanche, Ia
reference to the Carolina Life Insurance
Company, 50 ably represented in this State
by Major Clint Hern0h:
Life in the Ola Land Vet.

lNAtfNuIE 70 TIC ANIOAAti4 A4tAC AM-UEAlAlI
Company, 50 ably represented in this State,
by Major Clint HernOh:
Life in the Ola Land Vet.
The people OF this country are beginning
TO realize the importance OF becoming indie
pendent financially. whatever may be the
! political comleXion of our rulers. With
plenty OF railroads TO open the resources Of
our rich valleys and bring 70 market the
hidden wealth Of the hills and mountains.
Astounding in mineral OF every variety /;
with cotton factories to convert the raw ma
terial into Fabrics of the most beautiful
character: with machine shops 10 manufac-
ture every thing required from the ores OF
our own state; ir word. with the busy
hum OF industry upon every side, producing
everything ornamental and useful requires
for our comfort and happiness, with pros
poets OF plenty in the {, TURF, we may well
laugh at the long faces Of politicians. and
bid defiance 70 the gaunt spectres cOnjurrd
up by this hereditary class Of croakers. But
how Is this To be accomplished Z. How can
we build railroads, cotton factories, fOun-
deries or machine shops how can we have
plenty or everything for comfort and hap
Pinessl Simply by keeping the profits OF
labor at home having IL invested at home,
loaned out 10 those engaged in the develop
ment ofhome interest, railroads, factories
and others who will build up, reorganize
and reconstruct our country upon a sound
may our people ever hope 70 compete with
our more opulent, wealthy and prosperous
sister States.
The Carolina Life Insurance Company OF
Memphis, Is emphatically home institution.
Its officers and directors are among the best
and most successful hnanciers of the South
west-men who have by their pr.nlence.
care and attention to business accumulated
large fortunes, and at the time established
for themselve characters for integrity, pru-
dence and economy, which affords the am-
plest guarantee for the permanent success of
this institution.
In the settlement oflosses. this company
does not wait for the expiration of ninety
days as is the custom with many other com
panies, but are ready TO settle any and all
losses promptly upon presentation of proptr
proofs without regard 20 time.
This Is OF itself very great advantage, a.
the benehciaries In life policies are often la
such circumstances as 20 make such delay
seriously embarrassing, TO say the least.
The following letter which we append.
better illustrates, than anything we could.
say, the CARoLINA's way Of doing business.
MEMPHIS, TENN, July 18th, 1869.
Major ID. G. HERENDoN:
My DEAR SIR 81 have this day as guar
dian, received the ten thousand dollars due
the minor children OF VIM. Owen, late OF
Bolivar county, Miss, on his policy la the
Carolina Life Insurance Company of Mem
phis, Tenn. Through you l desire to tender
my most sincere thanks to the officers Of
said Company for their prompt payment Of
same, so soon as the necessary proofs In le-
gal form were presented by me.
Yours verytruly,