The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-14

lodge. but II. D. Watts invitation, of
/ Americas, was accepted.
/ Residents OF Atlanta carry life insurance
aggregating Sl0,000,000. The Atlanta
Journal says: Its q regular nip and
I tuck game between the regular companies
and the insurance societies. There are poll
cies amounting 70 about $4,000, 900 each
Senator Joseph L. Brown at present has no
insurance. He carried large amount of
endowment insurance on his life, but the
policy expired ten years ago,
/ he received his money and
/ has never renewed his insurance. He has
made enough money in Other lires to leave
/ his family handsomely provided for without
insurance. Ex-Gov. Bullock has without
doubt larger amount of insurance on his
| life than any other man in Atlanta. He has
about $l25, 900 insurance, 100000 of which
| is in one company. Mr.. George w. Scott,
toe wel!-known dealer in fertilizers, carries
500, 900 policy on his life. For instance,
there Is Mr.. Clarence Knowles in
the fire insurance business, but he
carries a 100000 policy on his life.
l.. J. Hill, president of the Gate City Ma
tiohal Bank, holds a policy on his life for
$4,000. W. b. Miles, one of the contractors
VINO built our magnificent new capitol, has
his life insured for $4,000 One OF tie
next highest policies is for $50, 600, and is
held by W. A. Hemphill. Mrs. HARDWOOD,
a lady living on Peachtree, holds policy
on her life for $4,000. She is one of few
ladies in Atlanta whose lives are insured.
Before comiug to Atlanta, Mrs. HARDWOOD
lived in Florida with her husband. who
was killed by the turning of the saddle on
the back Of a spirited horse he was riding.
He had at the time a life insurance policy
for $3.50, 900 and an accident policy for $780,
900. Capt. Harry jackson has his life in
sured for $4,000. Our Hebrew citizens are
believers in life insurance, nearly all Of the
leading Jews having their lives heavily in
sured. Jacob Elias and julius Dreyfus
head the list with policies of $4,000 each.
They are closely followed by the Hirsch
brothers, Joe, Norris and Henry, each one
having his life insur,d for $4,000 Morris
Adler carries a policy for $50 900, Isaac
Lehman is insured for $4,000. Jake Haas
for $50. 900, l.. Newell for S25. 900, and Elias
Haiman for S25, 900, while II. Wellhouse,
Alvin Wellhouse, N. Rich, D. Rich, and E.
Rich have their lives insured for $50, 900
each. L. DeGive's life is insured for twenty
thousand, while II. Lewis, E. II. Thornton
and +. Van Winkle carry policies for the
same amount. Mayor Glenn has his life 10
sured for s23. COO, Gov. John B. Gordon car
ries policy on his life amounting to 800, 600
Senator Colquitt has his life insured for
the same amount. Burton Smith pays the
premiums on policy amounting to S25, 900.
AaPt a. w IdfBAAoA udo lis lll6 1llSuTcu LOT
s35, 900. DIR. r. b. Ridley carries $50, 900
policy Charles A. Collier carries one for
So, 900. Capt K. s. Gay has his life in
sured for $4,000, and w. T. Crenshaw car
ries policy for the same amount. John M.
Green has a policy for 5000 on
his life. Burke. the old book store
man, pays on $4,000 policy. aad hundreds
of others have policies equally as large.
Judge James A Anderson has about
$40 900 insurance on his life, most of it in
the secret societies. Jumbo Hunter, with
an eye to the futl are comfort of his family,
when he has easel to fill ont blank sub
penas. has his life insured for IS, 600 The
preachers of Atlanta have their lives insured
in the secret orders. Rev. Sam Jones, how
ever, has policies in the regular insurance
companies. amounting to S17,500. There
are few negroes who carry any insurance
on their lives. their pedigrees in nearly
every case being unknown, and their
habits of life so uncertain that the
companies refuse TO accept them. There
are few exceptions to the rule in Atlanta,
chief among them being Bishop Gaines,
whose life is insured for 50, 600. Bob Steele,
the barber. carries policy for S., 900. Davie
Howard, the colOred undertaken, is drawin
a small amount each year from an insur-
ance company, the Northwestern Mutual,
on account of policy he took out twenty
years ago.