Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, LIFE
fssSSy sss Z wv W. ossssa million ea

IgDWENTY-FIvE YEARS AGO, LIFE
, anew sqeaI two thoSsqnd million
sSpssasitsSn, I'D tsSss. s x sery lew &c,
cenLric persons were found here and there
the a sns eoa Ds ssa BE ss
policies could evar be paid, and distrust-
cred, and Columbus requires no defender.
Locomotives and steamboats, are running,
and the geographic lever clicks; Stephen
Son ana Ftcn ana MSrse need no certim
Life Insurance has also proved itself, and
all written or spoken eulogy OF II fs be-
cconrng more and, more like a farthtng
twenty years hence, the uninsured man
will be the exception. When . man dies,
the question'asked VIII not thenbe whcth-
er he len any life insurance, but how much
did behave; and tho man Who then neg
lects or refuses to insoreo his slife will be
Thought Without excuse, and charity alone
win be ableto save his name from deserved
reproach when he Is gone ~ d iis.siJl .
The slow progress of Life Insurance for
many years was doubtless partly wing 10
the idea offorfeiture. so lately as 1850,
any failure to pay renewal premium for
e9iis ws,s tSs SeaSy fts sh So Nfy
tSs psS q psn
Dy tniS httP III 04NuICc, u pulley Tluy Dt5
Eessirin no Ear fsrti s .l psy met. but
on the contrary yielding the owner an In
come while living. Tho effect Of this i'm,
thc most Important ana .popnidf new fea-
ture evertntrOduced, and nothing need be
said In tts praise n,rtiier than TINT every
since established, has been compelled to
fst, while quick, to discover and apply
Yoyy Ss an me New to
wards conservatism and icaution: II does
not offer Cheap" insurance, and docs not
countenance any of the recent invent ons
styled improved plans, which are either
worthless or else ara only old ones called
by new names. There Is nothing doubtful
about the assets OF the New York every
on personal sea fify are made and dl in
vestments and TRANSACT ons are In the name
OF the Corporation Prior TO each monthly
With whose consent also all loans and In
vestments must be made-subject the as
sets 70 most skilfnl and searching exam
suggest 10 ms from time y time. Nothing Is
taken for granted; all the bonds and other
representatives OF value are ACTUALLY seen
and handled by this CoImnittse monthly,
rs we'll as the entries Of thoin checked on
the books. Besides these various safe
guards, thcre In q ANAL one I'm tho eircum-
stantiai report made by the Company an
which specifics In detail all receipts, dis
bursements, liabilities, items OF assets and
loans, particulars of NOW business done,
etc, al OF this Information being offisialiy
During its carcer, the New York has
passed. undisturbed through two severe
commercial crises and the recent war.
With tho insurance questions arising from
the war, 10 dealt literally and fairly. Dur
Ing the twenty-five years--a long pefiod, as
we now reckon evcnts--many corporation ms
have arisen and fallen, aud many financial
bubbles have hurst; and now. especially
since one OF the dangers OF to-day Is the
tendency TO try experiments and dare I'M
gers OF the New York are less than ever
disposed TO leave the straight line OF
safety. gal
In the wear 1855, the Company purchased
formerly occupied rs a Wholesale siik
warehouse by Messrs. Bowen. McNamce 4
co. This purohase was looked upon nsquite
o bold step In advance, the building being
very conimodious and elegant for that
time. Hui during the last nve years II has
become more and more Inadequate for the
pany purchased, lfbr ti75,0O0. the pioca OF
ground at the corner OF broadway and
Leonard street. for which an advance OF
theIeafter. About the same time. the old
building was disposed of at an advance of
nearly s200,0O0 upon the original cost. Up
s. the Sssn s erest H sos aFSs Sd
sVxpectsd that the iiltonie iioin m q othef
portions OF the Building WIN enable the
eomPspyste occupy Its own eoipmodions
offfces rentfree. sN4"ff NNNf ~
All this success In the past. aud all the
cheering prospects for the future, nwt Moth
Ing "a the aid Of stock capital TIE New
are a1sess si and ts ~ neS sa,lnr Wen.
sE ons a e rs e $50 Who ,ss
precautionary In tho new Offices; but should
the astonishing growth of tho past ten
years contiuue, oven this stately edtfice
may become inadequate before the senli- I
centennial. "A
Be guided by the dictates of reason. Ex-l
amino and bs oonVineed. loo NOD go else
where, but set yoaT policies az ifIaGf
G. ~ JONES. Agent,
New York Lifc Insurance Company.