The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-22

charge, il is clear that the fAirsss asEu-
meut would not call for the setting
forth OF any fact other than that Of the
premiums themselves. II 10 bsginuing
the question to Say that the Mutual
Lite must pay more for getting business
on its own plans than il would, could o.
should pay on Professor Wrights plan,
The Professor asked the Mutual Ii u
adopt his plan. Had it done %, Il
must have paid com missions in accord>
suce with il, aud the plan calls for Rad
ical changes in this respect. II i mus'
have changed its commissions. 1t GER
tainly had the power to do %. lfu
had the power to accommodate itself to
Professor Wrights plan, il has the Pow.
er to do % to ito own plane. II is plans
called ior change il would have chang.
ed accordingly To say that tae hu.
tual Life cannot have commissions and
expenses assessed equitably, on iu owu
rates. but that they must have seeu
worked upon the old plan Of assessins
commissions aud expenses on preni
ums," 10 simply 70 assert that thing
must be, without the slightest approach
to proof that the assertion 10 correct
The professor s6dsavors 10 destroy
the force OF the fact tha, bis plan does
not TO the estimation OF the companies
provide enough for expenses, BY show
ing thN on some policies he proposes
to charge more than the present high
rates OF mu ual Companies II has
beenalresdy shown that on ntty'two-prs'
miums he charges . good deaf less
than the Mutual Lite proposed to Ask
under It's reduced rates, and Il could BE-
shown that only q very lev tables under
his plan would be 90 higt - the present
rates OF the Mutual Life. For oil that
auybodv can tell. oil the business under
his methods might be done upon the
plans which have added 70 the next pre-
miums the smallest percentage ior eI
peusss. Indeed the merit which be
claims for his plan. ia the fact that IN.
der endowment policies, which he loads
but slightly in many ca.ss. To sun
up in brief space. either the premiums
under Professor Wrights plan are de
fcient in security or those which the
Munusl Life proposed, we're unjuisly
condemned by him
Il bis are ample and safe, its proposed
were % a. we'll. II its reduced rates are
not safe then his are uusaie. Com.
missions and expense can bs a. veil
adapted to Al one set OF premiums -
the other rhe power to change con-
missions which must have been used 10
accept Professor Wrights plan, can
jus, a. we'll be used TO adopt Professor
Barlett's plan. The former 10 very
welcome to his advocacy Of the 'sav-
iuss bank plan" which Tor the present
keeps company among the plans 10
allowance, With the proposed reduced
rates Of the latter Let us hope tha,
the excellent merits OF the reduced
rates." aud those likewise claimed Tor
the savings bank plan, may both BE-
pressed into service ut no distant day.
Meantime Professor Wrights earne"
words in favor OF the many low prem
iums OF his favorits plan. are gladly
accepted - proof that he hardly intend
ed 20 be understood ~ he WAS, when
he With others, pronounced Proiessor
Barils,ts proposal unsise, etc, Evil
dently sufficient allowance Vas not
made by him Tor the fac, that the
Mutual Lie could arrange 70 pay
c commissions in Q manner which might
meet -ith his hearty approval
4 II. WUTs.