The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-14
THE NATIONAL MUTuAL FlaE NsUR-
AncE On

/ uu kAucnuhgt JAZZ 0Lus looDs lneEe
were l02 present I'm person and by
proxy: The following were the Di-
rectOrs elected
J. H. Prescott, Attorney at Law.
+. q. Gay, General Insurance.
Dr. J. W. Morris. Capitalist.
Hon. A. p. Collihs.
A. +. Brulin, Eagle Mill, McPhe ?
son, Kansas.
Robert Markland, Dry Goods, etc.
b. +. Wood. Winfield, Kansas.
NJ. ID. league, Cashier First Ma
tional Bank
Hon. Chas. +. Faulkner.
J. B. Shellabarger, Salina Mill Co.
+. ii. Gibbs, Of Cambria FIGURING
Mill.
NJ. NJ. Briggs, Hardware
Chas. Underwood, Mill Owner.
q. w. Banks, Attorney at Law.
NJ +. knappenberger, Jewell City,
Kansas.
All the above are the old Directors
except Mt. b. +. Wood, ;of Winfield.
who was chosen instead Of Mr.. Mil
Ter, Of Paola, Kansas. The officers
elected unanimously for 1856, were as
follows
>. H. Prescott, President.
Ed 4. Gay, Secretary.
4. +. Faulkner, Nice-Presldent.
NJ. d. league, Treasurer.
The Annual Statement read by the
Secretary, showed an Immense busi-
ness for the eight months the COM
pany has been in existence, besides
showing that over $4,000 had been
paid out for losses since the Organiza-
ton Of the company. The assets Of the
Company to-day are slU9 .62449. while
IFS entire liabilities are only s., 76S. 20.
This Is surely a remarkable showing
for a new Company. aud we sincerely
believe that Secretary Gays New
Year card was in order when It said
I'VE Judge ourselvesh by what ue feel capable Of
doing,
While oi6ers Judge Us by Ehat We have already
done"
The annual report Of the Company
has been filed at Topeka with the
Commissioner, and all agents have
been licensed under the new law
passed by the last Legislat ure land to-
day Secretary Gay sends forth the fol-
lowing circular letter 70 the Company
Agents:
SALINA, Kans. Jan. Il, 1886.
To OUR Agent Your Secretary
having just returned from Topeka,
has filed the annual report for this
r..
two, and the Superintendent Of In
suranee found both IN conformity
with the new law, a. prescribed in
statute book Of Kansas, 1885, page
4S7, commencing at section No. 81,
IAN act % provide for the Organiza-
tiOn and control Of Mutual Fire In
suranee Goa aud to repeal chapter
Ill. laws Of 1875"
Your Commission from the Su-
perinteDdent Of Insurance will be for
warded before February y, 1886. We
trust you will start in with a renewed
vigOr 10 double our business for 1885,
at your agency, and thereby do this
company as well as yourself much
good. Wishing you q Happy and
prosperous New Year, l beg to re-
main, faithfully your friend,
EDWAhDC. GAhs Sec'y.
On Dee. 2s, 1886, the following cir
cular letter was sent TO all agents Of the
National" which shows the COmpa-
ny's enterprise and intentions for
1886:
SALINA, Kan, Dec. D, 1885.
To OUR AGENTS: GENTLEMEN -
In extending 10 you our thanks for
the faithful services rendered to US
during the year 40 soon 70 close, we
beg ileave to ask that you favor us
with our December account on or be
fore Thursday the 3lst inst, snd in
clude II possible, all your December
business and as much new business as
you can obtain before that date but
any policies issued this month after
the account has been rendered must
be considered as January business.
Let every agent take pride In giving
us q clean balance sheet, that there
may not be any unfinished business
after Christmas. The money for
December balances may of course, be
remitted during January il preferred.
Those who remit in December, will
Of course merit the special apprOba-
tion always due TO those who strive to
excel. Daily reports for December
risks must be forwarded with more
than ordinary prOmptness.
In addition to all essential blanks,
we shall have in stock new cards, let
ter paper, blOtters, both large and
small, pencils, memorandum books,
hOnse plates and the finest Calendar
ever sent out i'm Kansas policy en-
velOpes, printed policy forms, dwell
ing house forms, gasoline clauses, va
cancy permits, lightning and mort
gage clauses and three quarters
clauses but 81 many agents don't de-
sire all the above, we take pleasure IN
enclosing you herewith n supply Or
der upon which is enumerated all the |
things we have In the Office. II there |
Is anything you need 10 promote our
business interests, We will take please |
ure in sending II TO you IL you will |
enter upon the list what you want.
| also lake pleasure in enclosing |
you herewith our list to have you !
paste il inside Of your register and al |
ways remember 10 refer TO IL when in |
doubt, aud thereby save much cor
respOndence with the Jfiice.
To large corps OF agents and person
al fIiends must be ascribed the con- |
tinued progress and success which /
has attended our efforts in building /
up q splendid business In Kansas, as
well as outside OF Kansas, and we /
can but renew our cordial assurance /
and Willingness 10 reciprOcate at all
times to the bast OF our ability.
Permit me to direct your special at
tentiOn 10 The improvement % not
onlv maintaining a high quality Of
risks, but Of constantly enlarging the
Of that kind to the end that
already achieved, may be
even better in 1856.
Wishing you q successful aud hap
py New Year with continued good i
fortune In the future, am
Your Friend
EDWARD G. GAY, See'y.
East Chico.