New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
AMOUNT OF BUSINESS.


Tho last point which shall notice made by these
gentlemen and which being much worked by their writ
era Journals and agents is that the Connecticut Mutual
docs smaller business than they do, than 1t once did
am, has ess amount at risk After much study can find
IN this pont only mode OF Boosting by contrast; and
NJ boasng against the Connecticut Mutual In particu-
AR: for plenty OF other companies which these gentle
men and their companions have not attacked and
which their organs continually putting while striking
ma are i'm the same boat; but alarm Is set up against
these companes on this account There is no reason
why there should be but what reason Is there why
there should be against usi We have membership
Mt least six times really ten times rs large as Is necessa-
nv TO give perfectly stable basis to our business ana per-
fectly satisfactory results to our members IL "ouiu
take good many years to shrink our business TO any
pout that would interfere with It's fullest success In re-
,s why then should we be in any haste to increase
n exoept upon perfectly advantageous terms The
Mutual Life some twelve years since, deliberately re-
solved and publicly announced that they should stop
their growth at q certain point Why mott It'll very
serious thing to handle very large life Insurance COM
many. Especially when such volume they now de-
sire involves the adoption OF plans which require one-nih
larger premium =" to meet the increased risk"
We have not increased business because we nave
rot made the effort do because we alone had our
real estate examined IA 1879 and appraised at less than
is cost and at once attacked by THESE companies
and their organs account OF IT, as nave areaay uc
scrhed Al the time these companies oeBan 10
uh Tontine estimates" with new ygor and at an ex-
nonditure of money that appalling to some OF u.s.
Under sch circumstances clearly foresaw we could
not hone to do any large business on any scale OF exend-
ture that would enable us to maintain the quaty OF
our results relatively with the past and on any simple,
plan We deliberately accepte the sit'
o,ion We did not increase our expenses we trimmed
,ybero We could; we attended to our real estate
faithfully; took care or our money
and worked diligently the problems the times had set
for u.s. and waited patiently until time and labor should
have solved the problems and the strength
Of the Company and the utter impregnaoilty OF us
nosuon IL has been long waltz your attacks gentle
men have been very severe very trying In their gross
fairness and most Of all in the knowledge that men Ia
vour nositious were backing such doings.
But all storms pass We have pded our time, worked
a our task borne our pounding and there is the Con
necticut Mutual: please to look at her; look at heI
record her work, nor condition.; put your hand on
wrong thing on u weak thing dangerous thing OF
dscreditabie thing, anything upon which you dare
utter anything more responsible than q sneer!
ASSETS OVER S53 100000.
| a53ASOO32 Of OF good assets beyond question:
vnicn s4l2l 924 81 Is surplusl And clean compaot
velseiected businsssI Her day OF trial Is pa1~ Sh'