Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-25

appear to think that \. will be fHcient to In
Tue iaely kill the co ~ IN and prevent any mnI
do uded people from Ja ing bus ne with It.. W
suppose this s, In " re degree. true, but we fea
that rome foolish ieO pie Will still be quilted Int
wasting their monet by inPuring In concer
which Itself needs ini nring worse than the mn'
tinder-box bnildiDy Ia the who city.-ErER
EVENING Of Decennbi 1lth 1873.
They 1.-THE committees selected 10 examine int
the condition OF the company have Done Deithel
but have allowed themselves TO BE- mere white
washers who spread the thin cost of their ow
credulity over rotten freud. They will, 10 III
eyes OF tn inghttu pt Ople, BIZ morally responsible
Tor any loss into Wink The respect for their lame
may letd any ignornit mud Inexperienced prTsol
VINO does MT SEE thrOug, the report thcr hAv
mud LIVERY tvENiNo IF Jdn1qIy Sd, 1919
We do nut KNOW hat II ID worth while 10 tai;
any trDlpie Tor the benefit u honest psopl- =
utery lIJii-I rs - tAse anything ~ ,iu siin -iig
a couce,ll ~ ths- Delaware StAc Ere auI Mili.
but II srt surh ptuplr nave uty iri'u!. Ve ad' b
them 10 lOoN mo III provisions Of lhe ri-ci ~ ~
which has n1W STUCK X the Scua,t iJg u tue, nl
which Bri5ht, after pctliBs NJ y,l4 10 rI4cl him
now lohnyng for. How mucil longer IL gDH. q
take to n,st the people nt Inns statr cun,lrGltei
Just what SORT If inan this Hrg ht is. .iOw ,mGC
longer docs Rev Dr. Caldwell pnrpy-c 10 suind u
before TINS coilinuniiya7 preacher vi righteous
less with Fnch a man II member in giad -lHHdn
" hi- chnrcN e--hvEHY EVENING II feornGr
18th, 1879.
Continuing, Mr.. Lore sad "i'he damage
laid i'll the narr are S2O,0OD. OF the olhc
narr will not read anything more than jus
the substance He then read the following
extract from EVERY EVENING, of November
2lst, 1873;
Hoy long caa an oven tnui ht prtt'-,.i in mi,
Staie willlunl the iiiprlercpcu at lnYbtdy what
ever to prevent II 2 The Delaware state Fire nm
MARINE insnrincn DompunY which started nj
Dclhw re tiN hul r"mYyrd 10 Tins City II now
md alwaiz wnS u rhud. w.lhuut tho shadow Ut 4
risht 70 rXis. We 81 duclard IN EVERY EVENING
and addict the lutOrn. uiOn thar Myers the MAJ
via sui runs the concern, was Il prnIr=siOua
orgahE " ct fraudulent insurance companies. I'll,
Insurance Company sued EVERY EVENING iui
lDel, aud we mAir reply that our statements wert
true ANA necessary Tor public Information, ana tin
Insurance. Company joined issue with us on tll1
declaration, bhi asked fora pOsiDOuumeHt rt SiN
mouths to ehuble II 10 gather evidence ui IT. ONt
sOlNcncy ultn lhr character If its officers. When
the slA muhllis Ind elapsed II Dcsuu proposing
conditions 10 EVERY EYENISG ON which II wUult
withdrlw the -dil All CupdIdons were perenl.
tori rcJ.ced b. this pipGr and then, rather lhnl
face The evidence which Myers knew we must h,tNt
in Unr pussrrsnn, the ln-lutucc Company with.
drfw lis own suiI and pail the costs, and TINS con-
trsstd ltsrt Tue irGlli wG hmi daCGlled II to b.
We announced the facts and let the matter alone
as We cOhcinUvd that II IN the ta"e Ut tdulA ike
these people chose 10 buru their inger- they nighi
do so.
Recently the examiner Of the MARYLAND Insur.
aucu Department came here and uvernnulud tnl
books Ut tue cOncern. IL discovered, we fuppDsc,
WllhL we nave lDuL FuUMl 10 De Inc luNt tuH
sworn statement OF assets fOrw lded 10 tue Mary
lad Department aud SW0rn 10 b. the present
uiiiurts al the company, was utter tAse mud the
w w. nu,np,y 'N'hu ,Wu 'nnpaul
Uns r,ns,t.r ~ aim, ~ pi,,ho, :
proven. the c,,nipigv tr,to duI"i n,,Ii,,,..s i,
NJ iryiand
Inc Delaware concern started by James II
Myers al ihc eastern 'er'hihu- oil ne DehNnrr
u slpeake caih'' was Afterwards Removed u
wilmington III the hope Oi assuming The dincIi-
To- pay list "i.fins il Viz rii,i M ri. ,','
uous ,rp1se, aud being unable 10 cpmpl, Win
the ehsy requirements OF that polite ANA udu.,cut
"iilulal Commissioner liner, NJ Myers mad
p'vneu up i's tlaP' hiu Ieln''l from our ppfder7
,n't,,rrad o.'I,.' ~ VIM ,u'I'c 10 ny
learn d Wv" Wv "''e ''''
VI course, auy cnmpauy which cannot u s.
muster under the easily ADMINISTERED and not over
street INSURANCE. Tvs Vi Mary aud, ought MT to IL.
u loMtu 70 u business III pta"aft Dut lhefe APP
r' H. ., uo WY o. Preserving our o" OK :
,f,er il ms, i,r h,, ,,,rtt n, ,,,, 81
ny the ale Bnt In. Iniblie otn,t,,u inni,,', II"
~ with Ibis lnatturl How eau r,-pecuD. men
md chnrch me DerH ALLOW 'huir nalles 10 be used
10 DO s'r up such concern
Mr.. Lore followed this with the reading of
another naIr baEed upon the same article
lie then SAID:
Now, gentlemen, have read to Won the
~ Wv NAANi DO lli llIt
EVENING. as We expect to prove them 10 Won.
Tins company was reurganzed In Whining
ton, after its removal from Delaware CIV.
aud among its members were such men as
William Bright, DR.. j. Il. Iantum, John
Wood, and number Of other men who were
among cur leading business men, known men
and OF high financial integrity These men
recognized il i'll Wilmington, and, after that
reorganization they began prosperous bus-
ness career as an Insurance. COMPANY They
were engaged IN taking Insurance risks
against loss by tire. By reason ui the chalac-
ter of the men connected with It. they
acquired large business. About that time
these very malicious attacks were made
by these men upon this company,
As result of these attacks, without
warrant but purely from malice to some
one connected with the company or probably
from a mere cdcUettes ScriptJ,Ii. these al tacks.
made III paper OF large circulation and by an
editor of acknowledged ability as a Keen. cut
ting, scathiug writer and scattered broadcast
through the country the effect was disastrous
IN the extreme and, us he said in that paper,
lie wanted to break up and destroy the bust
ness Of that company. And that the effect of
these attacks. omanmting from their beng
spread broadcast through the country and
copied by other papers, the effect was tlsas,
trous aud their losses were enormous not