, 1884-02-02

ine 'er: IN nsnair N 70 at ass n nprs n
tiol than tlc Va hirg o. FIRE Iasa.4nee
G, or. atizsi in Nsx THoa:a ~i,h cap
issi ct che luaGred tbopssnl dol as. and
where DR.. H. c. Bsstwick Is Pres;delt,
Robert Winga'e. yioe-Pre iien., Ger. J.
W. Sprague, TIssurer, II W. Cott,e. 5. C
re.sry and Busin-ss Man ger, sna F. 5. Ca,-
tie, Assistant Secretary.
This company is s'lid and substantial
stock FIRE insurance. company. We know
fren ahunian. evidence tha, god fire IN
surares COMP aaies are prosperous, aad this
company With its prudent. e,oromi a. and
en-rgcte management and its conservative
plan o: limiting q e amount 1t viii insure
where one fire might otherwise destroy It,
to 300 and with no department" mar
sgers, or general or sie>ial sgeats" to
MAINTAIN at heavy sx1rnse, possesses the
rquisite substance and elements OF success.
In svs;t to tie above named com oany on
Jan 18th, is ofhcers willingly shoxei Us
through their apartments and gave Il, an
inside view Of the workings ami ). .ures of
this, which is rspidiy becoming giea. ter
ritor-ai Institution.
The company oSe1Ty the seeoaj 4 or f
the elegant fire.proaf iullding on the co nar
Of Pacific Avenue ard Tenti street, which
Is one of the most substantial and beau i-ul
structures 10 the ,e r.torv. TIE bu-iaes-
is thoroughly systemizei and corticeted IN
prompt and orderly manner, Every sp-
piica,ion taken by the company hss its aum-
oers correspeniiug to that upon the policy
given the s1red, and is tiled in It's proper
place. 1t was noticed tia. every person in
sured in the comrany hsd mis- or ber name
arranged in order, and opposite the number
Of the apI lication. This is done So thst, IN
case Tire assured should Met with loss,
and his policy should lave been lost or DIS
t.oyea, By SIMPLY knowing the rame, the
secretary could at once put his hand On the
crginal application signed by the asSur, d.
It was found. also. that every policy now
insured by the company is sc;urateiy re-
cordei in books kept for the pur. ose. and
made expressly for them. Every depart
ment OF the office IS, in short, so completely
systemizsd that the liability t. clerical mis-
takes is reduced to a minimum.
Irasmuch as this company IS stictly
Northwestern institation, commenting itse,f
by Its every day lie to the peopir, they feel
Justly pcoud Of is reliab lity and perm
nency. The prosperity Of the N-rthwest
gni Of all its enterprises Is OF primary im
portance to every oaner Of p.opsrty,
whether in Washington Territory, IDAHO or
Oregon. 1t is for their interest TO contr bate
10 the advancement of its power and gr, at
ness.
Any cause that retards the advancement
Of financial ability and progress. eGe-ts all
classes. Such cause comes into operation
when Ie,pie patronzs any enterprise which
has 10 interest in the welfare Of their own
region. The in e.est OF the northwest Is
surely not to fare hari-e.rLed money car
ri4d from her borders elsewhere. The great
source Of peopls's wealth les in reliance
upon their own resource. Il IS the sane
principle which actuatss one 20 do ais duty
when he knows he IS right. an1. in this case.
the performance of his Guty clearly even.u-
ates to his owa gain.
The Washington Fire Insurance company
is emphaticaliy an institution OF the north-
wes,, ana believes IN the above IdeIs NOW
that this is tIae, If the owners Of proI er'y
continue to patron zs lone institGti n,
Ike the Washing ton Fire Ia. .urance o npar V,
whose original capital aud subsequent aecu-
mutations are, and Wi be, kept within the
territory. thereby bsnoiiiiag the who'll
northwest, We si;al way have in cur IN jst
an institution whose abundant security Is
guaranteed to the rolicy hcl5e-. ana whose
ability to pay its losses viii at all timcs hs
ample and urqpestior able.
With i: is 70, our Pur,ose 20 ma any
comparison between the d if'rent insurance
compsn e. doing business In this territory,
nor caava . their re'asive ne its, 1t IL hat
JUS. to say tina. all parties iusIT.ng in 'he
Washington Fire Insuralcs Company, o.
New Tacoma, viii cUnsaIt their be inte--
est.
With capital OF one hundred thousand
dollars, taken IN ccnre :tIon with the fact
that the company will net assune-and
consequently cannos lose-oyer 8. 800 where
one FIRE might otherwise destroy il; and the
holGers the names Of Gen. J. ". Sprsgue,
President OF the Tacoma Na.iOI al Bank.
Or. H. c. Bostwiek, capitslis. and mer-
chat, Robert W.nsase, Vice-Psesii,n. CT
the o. & C. V K. L. and e director OF the
Tacoma National Bank; and that the stock
holders a;e individually li.b!e for its deSts.
even its most zs.Ious compstitofs mus: ac-
sIow,eige that IT oiIe-s safer and more r.
liable idemnity than any other company
doing business on the Pacific coast.
Daring the ye,r Of 1883 the conpiny 81
ued nearly two thousand policies. Its in
come was 500. 77S.Sl, vile its t9t.l eH-
pendi:ures including losses. commission, Of
flee furaiture etc. was only Sl3. 2i952.
The Company IS in Highly ir s2erors cen
di,ion and ia thoroughly reliihie-
Chance for Investment.