Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-08
For the Advertiser.
a CARD
JOHNSTON, S. G., Decembet 6, 1881.

JOHNSTON, S. c., December 6, 1881.
Editors EdgefelG Aduertiser:
DEAR s1Rs.--We wish to correct through
your columns the false reports in circula-
ton in reference TO our Agency matters.
lst. We are not and never have been
Agents of the Atlas Fire Insurance Com
pany, recently suspended. Having a
larger line of frame store risks than our
Agency Companies would write, as is the
custom of agents doing large business,
we ordered policies from New York
Insurance Broker and received among
others, those in the Atlas, Of Hartford,
then Company in good standing and re-
ported by the weekly 15aSgra,lce SpectG-
tor, ''es ably oficered, but overwhelmed
by recent heavy losses was forced to stop
business"
I'd. Inquiries have been made as to the
financial standing Of our Agency Compa-
MES. We represent one Southern Com
pany, the Columbus Insurance and Bank
ing, of Mississippi, successful for 30 years
having S55S,9l7.75 assets, with good
working surplus. We value it for its
solid merits but not specially as South
ern Institution or on sectional grounds,
since the disastrous failure of the Farm
vile, Virginia Fire Insurance Company,
Piedmont and Arlington Life and South
ern Life Insurance Com aany, with num-
bers of others, have taught Edgetield
people lesson on investing Lne.r money
in southern enterprises from sectional
sympathy
We represent, in eight counties, the
Continental, Of New York, a company
with forty years successful experience,
and that lost and paid in ninety days
81 ,750, 900 in the Chicago Fire and now
has available assets tn the- amount o!
81, ,OO7, ,0G5.29 and clear surplus OF 81 ,40l, !
S6l.28 and 81, 900, 900 of Special ReSerre,
for farm risks, not subject 10 the casual
ties of mercantile risks--a protection for
the planter which no other company Of
fers. We.have taken in this Company
since April about Sl75,000 Of risks on the
best class of dwellings-among others
81, 500 on dwelling al L. j. Adams, OF the
Advertiser, who ought 70 be posted. No
loss in the EdgeGeld fire.
We represent for Eogetie!d County the
Fire Association of Pbiladelpbia, COM
pany in successful operation since 1871
sixty-four years; assets S4,3l2,270 This
Company sustained 81, 900 loss on stores
of Mr.. A. j. Norris, quietly sent him a
discount, as soon as proof could be made:
in same company.
Last, but not least, is LIE Contiance of
Paris, France, a company organized IN
1874, with head quarters for South East
ern Department at Atlanta. under able
management Of Maj. J. Gadsden King.
formerly of Charleston, who, immediate
ly on proof of loss, authorized US to draw
on him at 60 days for 81 ,750, in full of his
share of loss on Mrs. +. IL. Tillman's
hotel and 81, 900 in favor OF Mr.. A. j. Nor
ris, in full Of his policy on stores. Mr..
Norris will again insure in this Company
as he has recently $1,000 with US in the
Continental on his new store at Bates
burg. Besides we have his dwelling and
office insured as well as Col. Folks dwell
ling. Assets of LaConfiauce, S6 695 ,G62.
We have acted under the advice Of
some of our friends in being thus explic
it in regard to the Companies we do rep
resent, because Of the uneasness among
our policy holders, growing out Of the
false report most industriousiy circulated
that the Atlas Insurance Company, Of
z Partford, belonged to our Agency.
We haze no hesitancy in asserting that
we are doing a larger insurance business
than ali other agencies in Edgefield COM
bined, and we take pleasure in present.
ing to our customers, companies IN age,
financial standing and promptness i'll adj
iustment Of losses, equal, If not superior,
to the largest city agencies III the State.
and the additional advantage that we taxi
no risks without careful personal inspec-
ton. Respectfully J urs, &c.
JEFFERSON 81 N1MMERM AN.