The New York herald., 1877-01-14
AN INJURED INSURANCE AGENT.

Owing TO the crowded condition Of the news columns
Of the HERALD the publication OF tho following letter
has unfortunately been delayed 1t Is gwen now 10
connection with few explanatory remarks:-
New YoRK. Jan. IL. 1877.
To THE EpIroR OF THE HERALD:-
ln article published III your issue Of to-day
the subject OF the New Jersey Mutual Lilo
Insurance Company you say:-"The writer, too.
Henry W. Baldwin. manager OF the New Jer-
scy's Mutual's middle department, WIS negotiating
answer will say:-For eight years have been con-
neced with the New Jersey Mutual for the next etyht
years hope to remain with said company, and SHALL
TO undermine the company are successful should
they succeed In running corporation for their own
selfish ends and personal gains ! then probably viii
'negotate quickly Tor transfer Of my services The
HERALD 10 former times mad tho reputation OF fairly
presenting acis but IN the matter OF the New Jersey
Mutual II has studiousiy avoided giving any room TO
any statement not to the detriment oi the company
Ono word more and havc done. In this Same article
you say, tat the same time articles costing SO much
line appeared in the newspapers DO you expect the
reading public believe that all articles in our favor
paid for and those against written b. honor
able men that refuse to be boughts The readers OF
morning papers not fools Apply the same test 70
the articles the one side that you do on the other
II you mean 10 charge that the Graphic Adn Express
and various other papers paid by this company or
their rieuas 10 II reasonable TO suppose that the
HERALD writes upon the other side from It's innate sense
OF duty? Yours truly, HENRY W. BALDWIN.
is HE REALLY ISJuREDY
In the aboye communication II will be observed that
Mr. Baldwin makes but an evnsve denial OF the state
mcnt published In the HERALD concerning mis- intended
departure from tho New Jersey Mutual stiii, he ca
deavors convey the impression that such inorma-
tion was untrue, and that change OF base
on his part "a matter Of remote Consideration
To avert such misconstruction OF facts 1t Will now
be necessary irm, in more explicit manner than
BEFORE the statement referred to- Somo lew days ago
Mr. Baldwin did mako overturcs to more than one
company with view OF transferring his services and
influence from the New Jersey Mutual TO some organi-
cation OF moro assuring vitality. Mr.. Baldwin
opened these negotiations In written form, and In one
OF his letters stated that he had been connected with
the New Jersey Mutual Tor than eight years and
that more than two-thrds Of the companys business
upon his books He declared that he could control
the part Of the agents OF that company and also
the more desirable agents OF tho Continental. "Do
you want meY' wrote Mr. Bald WIN; ''it so, what am
worhyn and he concluded with AN invitation ~ call
upon him any evening at the Gcnham Hotel, not ior-
getting discourage delay, as he declared his inen-
ton OF forming such association within "a fort
nights time Mr.. BALDWIN is also the only officer OF
the New Jersey Mutual who 10 the knowledge Of the
HERALD. has acknowledged that company's inabihty
10 weather an examination Of It's affairs.