Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-03-05
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARH AGO, LIFE
Jnsuranco. whose policies IN Amer
lea now equal two housapd million
Of dollars, lnpfle very slow progress,
superstition, and distfiist. a very few ec-
vino. It Was reported WITH wonder by the
~ is:s how s sSa
RIsss sps2 IS
cred mud Columbus reqs,lres no defender.
and the Geographic lever clicks; Stephen
sou and Enltoil anl Morse need no certifi-
cate OF good Intellectual chi,ritetcr now.
Life Insurance has also proved itself, and
ail.written or spoken enlogy of y is be-
COMMA more ind morH bfkc "a larfhing
light ilIeld up Ito show tho sum. Ten or
twenty years hence, the uninsured man
the question asked viii not then be wheth
er he left any life Insurance, but how inu,,l
.tid hcieave; aud the man who thcnneg-
Nlects or refuses to Insure his .life swiu DC
Thought without excuse, and CHARITY alone
VIII be ubie TO Save his name nom deserved
reproach when he Is gone. ~ iiffsfb
SLOW DfDHFtSS III l1llt INSURANCE IOl
many years was tloiibtloss PARTLY owing to
the idea of forfeiture. so lately as 1860,
any failure to pay renewal premium for
Y sasa a~h ss R 4, 'e Ee e. the so Ssy
ure, betteik known astlle z Ten- carr plan.
By this step iif-advance. q policy may be
~afds ft iTf 10 fsrtssf ,a.y%s,it, bot
on the contrary yielding the owner an in
come While living. The effect. Of this i'm,
\ ha sa S
ture ever introduced. and nothing need be
said I'm ~ prssise further titan that, t:sery
other company withoutexcnptnn, then or
since established, has been compelled to
Yet, while quick 10 discover and apply
anything really an Improvement, the New
York Life has always leaIicd strongly to-
wards nscfv atisni and caution.. itidoes
not offer Cheap hinsurauce, and does not
countenancea any of the recent inventions
styled improved plans, which are either
worthless or else are only old ones allied
by new names. There n nothing doubtful
about the assets of the New York every
dollar is selidly invested: No officer or
on personal security are made and nll In
vestments and transactfo ns are In tho name
of the Corporption. Prior 70 each monthly
S Y y lese p5nseSt Also ali loans and n,
vcstmcnts must be made-subject the iw-
sets 70 a most skilful and searghipg exam
ination, and report 10 the 1uii hoard, with
suggestions from, time to Time, Nothing is
tax en- for granted; all the boitds and other
Representatives. of value are actually seen
and heudled by this Cominittee monthly.
as well AZ the entries Of them checked ON
the books. Besides these various safe
guards there IL a final one In the circum-
stantial report mnde by the Company an
nually to the Insurance Department,
which specifies in detail all receipts, dis
burse tnehts liabilities, items of assets and
loans, particulars of new Nisiness done,
etc, all oftliis Information being officially
During Its career, the New York has
passed undisturbed through mo severe
commercial crises and the recent war.
With the insurance questions Arising from
the war. il dealt 1iberully and fairly, Dur
Dig tbefwent Nv Y,r,rt'-ll ~ OK Ii.ripll, AS
Awe'new reehsii tss.iits--rnaas e.,fpraii ons
have arisen and Ialir en-, and many financial
bubbles have bnfstf aud now, especially
since one OF the dangers OF to-day Is the
tendency TO Cry expsr.n,ents and dare I'M
certainties III Life Insurance., the innna-
gers OF the New York are less Than ever
disposed 10 leave the straight line OF
safety.
Miss Esg bSSs the !, SsomyaPl, Raychased
formerly occupied rs wholesale II lls
waph etsse 10y Mlssrs. busep. AicNpmeets
Co. This purchase was looked upbn ms quite
bold step IN advance, ths Dn,iainx D sh
Sses si s s% aa Ss II" ia.ass i TX the
KrOMtn Oh the DuNlnchs, ana III 1871 tue conf
grotrid NJ the cbfner foF Broadway and
Leonard street, for which an advance OF
.lj0,OJ0 was refused within thirty days
the reaiier. About the same time, the old
building WAS disposed Of nj an ahvanee Of
nearly 32O0,0O upon the original cost, Up
on the new site magnificent marble edis
Hes has been erected, at a cost OF about a
OJO.0)0 yet, large as this amount seems. 10
Is expected that the Income from tie other
portions OF the building Will enable tho
Company 20 occupy its own commodious
Offices rent free, r. +
All this success In tho pf.st. ind all tho
cheering prospects for the future owe moth
Ing "a the aid Of stock capital, Tbs New
York lAle Is fur Its members only. The en-
tire assets, and the now building bsloiig
exclusively 20 the policy hoidersf W hQ
alone ARE the Company. Early Ina MO the
Company will he able 10 celebrate Its quar-
tcr-een tenaTy La tbe new oiii,sls; but should
tho astonishing growth OF the past ten
years continues even this stately ediflqc
may beeonie inadequate before tie seini-
centennial. s.7f r ..rIf.fl.
lie guided by the dictates Of reason. Exs
anime and be convinced. DO not go elaa-
whore, but get y our policies OF ~
a. u. JONES, Agent,