The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-25
and Arlington Life
INSURANCE Company.
CIRCULAR LETTER OF GEN. MAURY.
I From the Oaachita Telegraph

[From the Oaachta Telegraph
We have had the pleasure of welcom-
ing to our office Gen Dabney H. Maury,
the energetic, upright and widely
known general agent for Louisiana
and Arkansas of the Piedmont and Ar
lington Life Insurance Company of
Richmond, Virginia. Gen. Maury, as
an able defender of Mobile during tile
late war, is known to all Of our readers
His visit to Monroe is due to the great
success of the life insurance company he
now represents, i'll this and neighboring
parishes, and to an earnest desire to
furnish the policy holders in his COM
pany with substantial guarantees IF the
company's merits and of the inclination
of the management to identity the COIN
pany thoroughly with this section of our
State. With this view, Gen. Maury
proposes to organize in Monroe a board
Of trustees to be composed Of thirteen
policy holders who will aid the interests
of both policy holders and company
in this sub-district, and thus give the
Piedmont aid Arlington, in North Lou
isiana, ga local habitation and name"
rhe advantages of this arrangement are
too clear to require any commendaton
or lengthy comment at our hands. The
fact that only large policy holders who
are residents and thoroughly i'll sympathy
every way with our people, will com
pose this board, affords the best srcuri-
ty for the safety of an investment in
this company it is impossible to give,
outside of the unexampled prosperity
and undiputed solvency of the company
itself It is such a movement as is
bound to arrest public attention and to
command liberal support. This board
will be organized in few days, and We
have said, only OF good men.-Of the
operations and claims of the Piedmont
and Arlington, the following address of
Gen. Maury tells everything needed to
be told, ond will be found entirely satis-
factory to the friends and patrons of
that truely Southern Company:
Office of Piedmont and Arlington Life J
Insurance Company, SO Carondelet :
ST., New Orleans, La, May /, 1870.
Being the General Agent of the States
of Louisiana ana Arkansas, for the
Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance
Company of Richmond, Va, respect
fully ask the people Of these States to
ex anime into the merits and condition of
the Company represent.
The Officers, Managers and Agents of
our Company are Southern born men.
Many of whom We're continually through
out the war, fighting in defense of the
South. Therefore l feel that you will
prefer to deal with us, if you can do so
with financial pradence, and I believe
We can show you that just regard for
your pecuniary interest will induce you
to prefer our Company because
1st-All the money you pay into ths
Piedmont and Arlington remains in The
South and goes to develop the resources
of the South.
2nd-The permanent investments Of
the Piedmont and Arlington are made
only on first bond and to half the value
Of the property mortgaged.
3rd-A large portion of the profits OF
this Company enure to policy holders.
Last year itideclared and assigned a diyi
dend of 40 forty per cent on the Ordi'
nary Life Plan.
4th-The business of this Company
has been conducted with SO much skill
and energy that, although now but three
years and one month old, we. have ISSUED
near $4,000 policies.
During last year, the third Of oul
existence, the business of the Piedmon
and Arlington was exceeded by only
three of eighty.four American compan
/ les, whose sworn statements have beer
tabulated and published.
/ Last year we issued near 5000 poll
| cies, and insured to the amount of nea
(29) twenty-nine millions! /! 26,455,S24
5th. The latest published statement
show that the average Of losses in Amer
ican Companies were for that year, on
loss to every .(154) one hundred AM
fifty.four Policies in force.--In OF,
Company the losses were one in ever.
(sl3] three hundred and thirteen Poll
cies. This is justly attributed ina grea
measure to the careful conduct of GU
agents in accepting risks.
In the Louisiana Branch Agency
which has now been operating over tw
years. and has registered about GOO
seven huuered Policies, but one singl
loss has ever occurred from disease.
: 9th. No Company has been MOI
prompt than ours. in paying for th
Losses it has sustained And / believ
!, the people of Louisiana and Arkansa
may feel assured that confidence II
: . posed in us, will not be abused.
To the Agents Of other Companie
: now doing business in Louisiana an
: Arkansas, many Of whom were our con
: rades and friends during the late wa
we say that we desire that o,
business shall be carried 0
fairly and harmoniously, and in no spir
: Of disparagement Of other competin
). Com panies. / feel that the Compan
:. represent can stand the test of an
: sort Of scrutiny into its condition, al
its operations, and that Southern Peep
/ win feel natural and just preferen
], for it.
Therefore / enjoin it upon all wi
! represent Us, that no disparagement
! any other Life Insurance Company W
: : increase our business, while it will
! evitabiy make enemies for themselv
: and onr Company. impede their oy
snccess. create 1istrust Of the benehcen