St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
THEY ALL INSURE THEIR LIVES.
Merchants, Bankers aud Railroad Men III

Merchants, Bankers aud Railroad Men IN
S'sr~d for TBIBlshse .sDlausfs
A Philadelphia Times reporter, who has
been looking up the figures, finds that nearly
an Tie prominent IHen Of Philadelphia. New
YORK, and the other big cities, have their
lives insured for immense sums. Several
pay prrmiums on $500. 600, and a number 20
beyond thai figure. john B. Stclson, the
bat manufacturer OF Fourth aud Montgomery
avenue, is ore Of the largest policy holders
IN the world. he pays premiums on sT2O.-
600 He has S36O.OOO on his own life.
TneodUre. B. Peterson aud Richard Peter
son, the booksellers, each have policies
for 100000. Franklin P. Goweu. ex-
president Of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad company, carries 1925, 600 policy.
Thomas Doian, the carpet manufacturer,
pays premiums on 500, 900. Hamilton
DisstOn has in the vault OF well known
safe deposit company policies for $5l0.0O0.
John Wanamaker pays premiums Oh $3.50, =
OO0. B. COmogys, president Of the Pull
adelphia National bank. mas policy for SIS,
900. Lewis e. Cassidy is insured for $780,
600. Benjamin II. Shormak and Wharton
Barker FOR $780, 600 each. Richard J. Dob
bins, The builder, 800, 900. G-orgr Harding.
the patent lawyer, SlOO. 200. W. NJ. Runk, Of
Daring ton, Punk & Co.. SIS. 600: President
Wilbur Of the Leigh Valley railroad. 500.
600; aud George II. Stuart. President OF the
Merchants National tank. $1,000 The
dry goods firm Of Hood, BOuhrigAI q Co.
have S250.OOO Insurance on their lives.
Charles Harishurnr, vice president of the
LrHigh Valley Railroad company, has a SO
OOO policy, aud Robert II. Sayrr, Of the same
company, is insured Tor SlOU, 900. Markei-
lar, smith & jordan, type founders, arr in
sured for nearly quarter OF million. w.
r., Clyde is insured for $3.50, O0O There are
al least 200 others who have policies VI from
S25. 900 la $50, 900
10 New YORK tar reporter finds that viii
liam ii. Vanderbilt is insured for SG2O. 600.
Every policy be- owns has hrrn issued within
the last 1--WE years. Jay Gould made up bis
mind dozen years ago ~ insure his life,
and year by year has added 10 the amount
until he can produce policies for $500. 900,
which he calls his emergency
fund. Pierre Lorillard has S255. 600
gu bis life. F. w. Devoe, the New York
paint manufacturer, carries policies for
$3.50, 900. Cyrus w. Fields life is Insured
for $40. 900. Alexander Barrett and F. B.
Roberts, of New York. each have 5000, OOU
CD their lives. John Glib, the spool silk
man, has policies for $4,000. Charles
Prau aud II. B. Hyde, OF New York, are
each insured for SlG5, 00O Uncle Rufus
Hatch is insured for SO, 600. Judge Fuller
ton for SIS, 600, and Il. B. Clahin for SIPS
600.
Senator Don Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
has an Insurance of 500, 600. aud w. L.
Scott, of Eric. SIS, 0O0
George NJ. Pullman, Of Chicsgo, OF Pull
man car fame, has his life insured for SlOO,
600. j. II. McVickrr, the Theatrical man.
agcr and iathcr-in-law of Edwin Booth, has
a policy for $4,000. Few men are insured
after they are sixty-fve, aud doctors and
actors are, as n rule, poor customers Of life
insurance computes.