The evening world., 1888-02-11
THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY H.. 1885,

ciated Press reports would state that the plaintiff
Of these imaginary suits would apply at once TO the
Attorney. General for the appointment OF u receiver.
have eNpla ped 10 you how the Legislatures
have been loaded up with oils, which. II rasse :,
had for their object the injury and tue destroying
OF our business. How their plant tools holding the
position OF Insurance Commissioner (many OF whom
to their honor may II be said could not be con-
troll"hI were used by these monopolies In the cir
culation OF the most vile. outrageous and wicked
falsehoods, and by reason OF these Insurance Com
missioners being oficers Of the State, they were
enabled to circulate, through the Associated Press,
all over our country these malicious and wicked
ralsehoods, with the single object of ~injuring and
destroying our business
have repeatedly Informed YOU how special in
surance publications. are established IN the various
SECTIONS aud large cities OF our country, the editors
beng but little less than the paid employees Of
these monopolies. since their advertising bills are
simply aaothcr name for salaries, anu how these
are kept mll from month 10 month with their
wicked falsehoods, and thousands Of which are
bought 10y these oopspirators and placed IN the
hands Of their multitude OF agents, and thus their
manufactured falschoods are circulated all over
the land.
During iSs, the various plans and wicked schemes
adopted by these life insurance monopoly conspir-
atots In the past has been continued by them. In
the carly part OF the year they adopted the plan OF
briDinz and buying up such Of our agents az they
could reach and control, aud In te place OF the
good agents they would attempt 10 have our valua-
HE territory occupied by incompetent men who
would do little or no business; their paid hirelinRs
and spies were placed in our ONCE, employees
were corrupted and q list Of new and old business
was secured, ana as fast as each new member was
admitted the mails were Hooded with their vie,
wicked and false publications. This means Of war.
fare was adopted with the view of destroying the
confidence OF our new members III w and IN our
system before they had time TO become acquainted
with either the system or the officers.
In the face OF these obstacles we have pressed
forward In the good work. our new business for
the year ioots up more than s35, 900, orc. our in
crease of cash assets for the year Is more than 30
per cent, such increase being nearly one-half u
million OF dollars. Every honest death claim for
the year has been paid NJ or before the same was
due, ana every honest death claim has been paid In
full, not only in 1857 but from the date of our
organization. Our assets exceed 81, 200, COO Our
surplus exceeds 81, 800, COO. Our Tontine Reserve,
or Emergency Fund approxlmates 81, 400, 900. our
total death claims paid already exceed 81, 200, 600.
We effected a saving to our members In 1857 alone
by reduction OF premiumA below the rates charged
by the old system, said saving aggreaating three
millions OF dollars, and our total saving from the
same source since date of organization exceeds
fourteen millions of dollars. Our surplus TO the
credit Of the 1ss2 class equals a dividend upon all
the mor,uary premiums paid of 81 per cent.