The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-11
Nnplnln III. 4. anN.

THE HERALD noticed In recent H.
sue the appointment Of our young fell
low'lownsman, Captain I'D, =, Gay, 10
the important aud responsible position
ofgeneral southern manager Of the In
aurance company Of North America. u
well merlled compliment to our young
friend, and one which we believe has
never been given 10 10 young man In
this country, We venture the asser-
ton, however, that there In no man In
America OF any age occupying u SINH
lar pt hlllOn In insurance who IL more
competent In every respect for the posi-
ton.
Captain Gay has been long identI-
He'd with our people In business and
socially, ANA has earned and enjoyed u
nigh reputation among ~ for intelll-
gonce, enterprise, energy aud general
capacity for business, and for those
qualities which form the character of
u true gentleman and now that he II
leaving lls 10 assume the arduous duties
Of his new position, we feel n peculiar
pleasure ~ again noticing this well
merlted honor which has been be-
slowed upon him, and deem II appro-
pirate on this occasion 10 bear witness
10 the lndomllable pluck, intelligence
energy aud steady devotion TO business
which have justly brought our young
friend, nj the age OF twenty-elght
years, to 10 important u position.
Captain Gay early In life showed
what kind Of stun he was made Of At
the age OF niteen years, on the occa-
sion OF Stoneman's raid TO Rich nond,
young Gay Whose early education and
associations had been of u military
character, having been born and reared
at the Virginia arsenal Mt Richmond,
of which, for thirty or forty years, his
father, Captain II. :. Gay, was COM
mandant), was placed In command of
n company of confederate skirmishers,
and conducted the skirmish with such
signal ability and gallautry that Gen
eral Custis Lee recommended to the
secretary of war that he receive COM
mission as captain, and be authorized
to raise u company of boys. The COM
Illssion was issued and young Gay
raised his company aud served ut their
head until the close of the war; gain
ing the communication of his officers
for his services. The gallantry of this
company of lads will be remembered
by all who We're engaged in the battles
about Richmond.
After the close of the war Captain
Gay entered the service of the Pied
mont aud Arlington Life Insurance
company at Richmond, where he CON
tlnued with them until the fall of 1869,
when they sent him to Texas as their
special agent to close their business in
this state. In this business he was en-
gagged for year or more, and accom-
plished 1t to the entire satisfaction of
his company.
In 1870 Captain Gay located in Dal-
las, andopeneda fire insurance agency,
and in time obtained the agency of
many OF the best insurance companies
in the country, and soon succeeded in
building up one of the best insurance
agencies in the state. During this time
he made n thorough study of insur-
ance, and contributed variety of art-
Giles to the leading insurance publica-
tons, and thus soon found himself re-
garded with marked respect in insur-
ance circles. Last year liz was APP
pointed general agent for Texas of the
Home Insurance company, of Column
bus, Ohio, and of the North America
I his was his first connection with the
North America, and after being in
their service only eight or ten months,
the company called him to fill the i'm
portant post OF their manager for the
southern states, an appointment ten
dered him without solicitation, and
when there had been applications for
the position from leading insurance
men.
The North America, of philadelphia,
has capital of nearly five millions,
and is the oldest company in America,
having been chartered in l794, and
stands at the head of American COM
panies.
Captain Gay will probably establish
his headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia,
where he will soon remove his family.
BY his departure Dallas loses one of
her most esteemed and public spirited
citizens. We bespeak the kind atten-
tons Of Those among whom he Is
about to make his home, and hope
that he may make as many friends in
Atlanta as he has in Dallas.