St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
THEY ALL INSURE THEIR LIVES.
Merchants, BrnG-r. aud Railroad Non In.


Me,ehHHts, BanIs~rs aud Railroad Non In
.l s"rr" far THsH~Hse -sTiSHsfE.
A Philadelphia Time reporter, who has
been looking up the figures, finds that nearly
all the prominent men Of Philadelphia, New
York, aud the other big cities, have their
lives insured for immense sums. Several
pay premiums on $500. 600, and number gu
beyond that figure John b. Strlson, the
hat manufacturer Of Fourth aud Montgomery
avenue, is ore Of the largest policy holders
in The world. De paws premiums on s72O.-
900 He has S36).O0O on his own life.
TheodUrr. B. Peterson aud Richard Peter
sou, the booksellers, each have policies
for 500. 900. Franklin P. GoEeu, ex-
president Of the Philadelphia & READING
Railroad company. carries a 1926. 600 policy.
Thomas DOian, the carpet manufacturer,
pays premiums on 100000 Hamilton
Disston has in the vault Of a yell known
safe deposit company policies for $4,000.
John Wanamaker pays premiums on $780,
0Ou. B. Comegys, president Of the Pull
adelphia National bank. has a policy for sT5,
900. Lewis &. Cassidy i insured for $780,
900. Ben jamin n. Shornakrr and Wharton
Barker for 500. 900 each. Richard J. Dob
bins, the builder. 800, 600. G-orgr Harding.
the patent lawyer. 100000. W ~ Runk, Of
Daring ton, Punk & Co., SIS. 900; President
Wilbur Of The Lehigh Valley railroad, $780,
600; and George II. Stuart, President al the
Merchants National bank. SlOO.OOO The
dry gods firm Of Hood, BOnhrigIL q Co.
have S2JO.0O0 Insurance ON their lives.
Charles Harishurnr, vice president 81 the
LcHigA Valley Railroad com pany, has a So
0O0 policy, and Robert II. Sayrr, Of the same
company, is insured for 500, 900. Mavkel-
lar, Smith X jordan, type founders, arr in
surcd for nearly quarter % milliun. w.
r. Clyde is insured for $3.50, 900 There are
al least POO others who have policies Of from
S25. 900 To $50, goo
Ia New York thr reporter finds that Will
liam Il. Vanderbilt is insured for S62O. 900.
Every policy be- owns has been issued within
the last i've years Jay Gould made up his
mind duzen years ago a insure his life.
and year by yesr has added 10 the amount
until he can produce policies for $500, 600,
which he calls his emergency
fund. Pierre Loril;ard has S255. 600
on his life. F. w. DrvOe, the New York
paint manufacture, carries policies fOl
$3.50, 900. Cyrus W. Fields life Is insured
for S240, 900. Alexander Barrett and F. B
Roberts, of New York, each have $500, 00C
on their lives. John Glib. the spoil silk
man, has policies Tor SiT0.00O. Charles
Pratt aud II. B. Hyde, OF New York, ar,
each insured for Sl65, 900. Uncle Ruff.
Hatch is insured foi S56.O COO. Judge Fuller
ton for S15, QUO, aud II. B. Claniu for SIPS.
900.
Senator Don Cameron. of Pennsylvania
has an insurance Of 500, 900. aud w. l.
Scott, of Erie. SIS. 900.
Ge )rge NJ. Pullman, Of Chicago, OF Pail
man car fame, has his life insured for SlOO,-
600. }. II. McVicSrr, the Theatrical man.
ager and 'aticr-in-law of Edwin Both, ha,
a policy for $50, O0O. Few men are insured
after they are sixiy-iive, and doctors an,
aVtors are, as a rule, poor customers OF III,
insurance companies.