Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1881-01-15

A Highly Beneficial Organization
A Sure Way TO Provide Fam
lilies Against Want Other Com
mendable Features.

"A Euith" DeH'iuCl reporter mas
been taking peep behind the scenes
at this rapidly growing Order, aud
finds that it has many commendablc
features. AS his article imparts
some information Of general interest
and is quite entertaining wilhal, "e
copy from it at length, as follows:
Some twelve years ago a gentle.
man living in Meadvile, Pa, con.
ceived the idea of binding by con-
tract lew of his friends, married
gentlemen, to pay into treasury a
certain sum monthly, aud that upon
the death Of anyone OF the contract.
ing parties the wife of the deceased
or his family should receive a stated
sum in coin. The benefits Of this
move soon became apparent, and
others than "particular friends"
wanted to take hand in tins lite
insurance scheme. The little body
soon perfected an organization, and
when one member died they would
vote upon admitting another to fill
the vacant seat. Finally Stale
charter was applied for, and the
Pourman's Insurance Company"
or the " Ancient Order of United
Wurkmeu," aas declared success
ful and established fact. The orig.
iDator Of the germ which is provin4
power in the land,
MIR. UPCHURCH,
Is now an old man, but he still re-
sides i'll Meadvile, Pa, which is
the headquarters of tine Supreme
Lodge OF the land, and his memory
will never go down. He has pro-
organizations on the lace of the
earth, and its rapid growth proves
the assertion.
1t is not our intention TO give an
EXTENDED history of the Order, for
such would fill large book with
interesting facts, but in conversation
the other day with member OF the
Order we gained considerable in
formation which should lie geaer-
ally known.
The Supreme Lodge treats its
growing offspring as does II
FATHER HIS CHILD.
When California, or any other
State or combinations of States and
Territories, has Increased its list of
active members to the number of
$500, they are apportioned Juris-
diction of their own. The father
says 10 his boy: "Y5u are able to
take care of yourself nos; turn your
sell loose !"
California is under Il jun .dictinn of
its own; now has upwards Of $4,000
members, aud San Francisco has one
lodge (ihe Valley l. ,dge) with CPS
mrmEers upon its roll cali list.
There are NV over 100000 members
ia tue Umtcd States and Cauada.
THE Insurance
Drops IN alter this mtturr: Several
lodges are Il Que jurisdiction. A
mcuuer dies, aud uu within mat ia
ri,dicJl"n are Immediately notified of
his death, and within twenty days
after such notification ,hey must de.
pusit 81, the same to 20 for the ben
eft Of the deceased members reIn
tives or friends whom he shall have
named in the con raCt when joining
the Order. This sum is stipulated,
each member being allowed to name
the party to whom
THE ORDER SHALL PAY $4,000
Upon his demise. 70 keep up dues
and pay 81 within twenty days after
notification of the death of II mem.
Der, does not bear very heavily upon
any man, no matter bow poverty
stricken he may be.
In regard to the expense Of this as
life insurance, in business point
of view, one cannot insure for $4,000 |
for anywhere near what this costs. |
As u fruternal order it has all the
good qualities of any other, and |
there is the satisfaction OF knowing |
that the beneficiary money goes TO |
The brothers widow or orphans.
sAFEGUARDj, ETC.
Every local lodge establishes GER
tain contingency fund. For instance
Alpha Lodge of Eureka keeps IN the
hands Of its treasurer $3.50. where
with to bury u member or aid in tu
neral expenses; aud other than that,
if there is surplus, over and above |
actual expenses, of the moneys re-
ceved in monthly dues or otherwise,
it goes, SO tar as it will, to pay the !
assessment required upon the death
OF brother. So far the safeguards |
against stealing have worked so we'll |
that of the 100000 members but two
cases have oeen reported, and those
were for small amounts.
Since its organization the A. o. U. I
w. has paid to the heirs of deceased
members more than $4,000,000
The members Of Alpha Lodge were
assessed last year $2l Upon policy |
of $4,000.
Judging by our own observation
in Eureka the spirit of indifference
4. 4 Ia,