The Portland daily press., 1873-12-30

eiOuUnuB you.
An early reply will much oblige,
Respectfully yours,
T. s. LAMBERT.
From the Hon. Oliver Pillsbury.
Insurance Commissioner for
New Hampshire and the Secre-
tary of the National Insurance
Convention.
INs. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,l
CONCORD, N. H., Nov. ~, 1873.
DIR. II. .. LAMBERT,
Dear Sirs-x ours OF the IAth instant il
at hand. I'm reply will say that took &C.
casion to speak Of Hon. A. w. Paine i'm
q 1e ter written several months since 10
another person when wholly unsolicited.
Iwrste as follows ssI have been M Z .
ciated with him (y1r. Paine) i'm three Ma
tiOnal Conventions, held In N. u. city,
where he was an active member, a. I'D know
the very hi b esteem in which he il held for
saxacity, sinslencss Of purpose and irue
fidelity, net only BY the Association Of
Coumissieners, but by the most promin-
ent insurance men Of the country.
MIR. Painc's last Annual Report,
though unPretentieus, was one of the mort
suggestive and Instructive Reports Of the
whole years and NO one received mere ex.
tended and complimentary notices from
the tnsurancej uraals Of the csuntryo
The above extract meets the main points
Of your nquiry, and have NO reason nor
lnclination u change q word Of il new.
L have correspendod with Mr. Paine fire.
qucntly for several years, and have visited
him AZ his home. my opinion Of him
10 therefore based ON intimatc personal
acquaintance. 1 value him as an intelIi-
gent and thoroughly honest man, and be.
Iievcs every insurance onciaI acquainted
with him will say ms much. Ii IL always
safe 10 assume that any opinions he may
pat forth have been candidly and thor
ouxhly disested.
Twill only add, Mr. Paine needs NO In.
dsrsement who're he il we'll known.
Xeur-, very truly,
OLIVER PILLSBURY,
Insurance Commissiencr for N. III.
1t is not necessary "to gid gold, nor paint the
lily" nor to add anything complim ntary the very
truthful and elegantly expressed encomium Of the
Hon. Mr.. Pillsbury. But as we delight to homer the
very exemplary gentleman whom he so highly COM
mends, a few comments from half dozen journals
W eAo suooi onSo ~ CcS ulo auuCus
ave have received from the Hen. AIbert
w. Paine, Insnrance Commissioner Of
Maine, n copy Of his Report for which he
will please accept our thanks. Ii IL his
valedfetory M he retircs from ONCE. On
that account we arc at entire liberty to ex-
press our high esteem for the man, and our
great admiratlon for the pregr~sstve, Sci
enti6c and independent manner i'm which
he has conducted the affair." Of his smce.
His praise IL in the months Of all,
"We take pleasure in adding a voIun.
tary tribute to mr.. Pniue's well-sustaiu ed
energy and Intelligence in perferming the
duties Of his ONCE, ard I'm the preparatien
of series Of admit able reports. which,
II occasionaily rather bluntly phrased,
arc mono the less valuable add isions to in.
sarance literature, and likely long to be
suggestive mine to beth managers and
exPerts."
ION the subject Of Insurance, Mr.. Paine
always feels ut home. Much space il de.
voted to q dfscussion Of the defects and
tncensistencfes Of the [sld] system, and
dividends and prcmium rates come i'm fer
considerable Justl criticism.o
"Mr. Paine il a thorough believer in
lcerrect] life insurance. He has through
sut his standardization been . true and
valuable friend Of the properly cendue.
ted basiness.o
This IL his farewell Report, aud there
can be NO reason net to think that his
views are the ripe result Of his mature
experience and thought.
Appointed to his Office for NO Political
reason, and only because he was believed
10 be especially fitted for the position, he
has more than met the expectations of his
friends, although obliged - perform his
duties in eonneetion with an extensive and
very arduous law practice. Not only 80,
but he grew to be respected far and wide
throughsut the lana for the wise and i'm
dependent views which he pres .nted and
susiafned In the Insuramco Conventions,
IN MS Reports, and in his relations with
oosh state authorities on the enc hand nd
the emcials Of the Insurauc nee Compauies
npen the ether.
He could neither be bought NOR coerced.
He was, therefore, respected aud beloved
By all who know b m and the necessity
for his devottnS his entire tiE to his lie.
gal business was, is, and ALWAYS will be,
deeply regretted by all whose hearts feel
warm towards the great cause Of true Life
laurence.
He was enc of the first Of State SUPER.
vtssrs 81 Insurance to sound the socsin Of
Reform In Life Insurance. New net a Re.
pert 10 Issued by any state omcer which
does not enumerate the great neees.isy Of
Reform In Insuraace, especially Life In.
Insurance.