The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-28
MEAT N The COC0ANUT.
w. E Phillips Explains the Animus
Of Attacks Made Upon tho
Northwestern.
Facts Going to Show How "a. IS.
Brundage Felt About It -
Short Time Since.

Y..ttars Ia Prominent Men All Over Mon.
,apa That Cannot he Contradicted-
..South sea Babhlss."
M, NJ. K. Brundags, state agent Of M
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company. II
ont in another long attack on h North
western. Indeed, that gentleman spehos
most Of his time traduoinR the NorthwssssrA
and trying to make ths people Of Aonsana
believe that what he himself said twelve
eichteen and twenty-four months ago, thai
.the Northwestern 10 The best life insurance
COMPANY in the world and doing best ~ lss
poliov holders" was false. II would Dc
vastly better for Mr.. Brundags md MS
hank account if he would spend moro time
in writing applications for his compan ana
less time In abusing othsr oompaniss' TOT
While he il slandering ths Northwestern the
AGENTS OF the latter company continue do
inc 6DO nor cent more business than ne
right along, and intend to increase 'na'
proportion.
Thirteen months ago MI. Brundags was
an agent Of the Northwestern. Ar. brun-
daoe,s reasons for leaving the Northwestern
and working for another company are not TO
tho discredit Of the Northwestern, n are
not beoaus, Mr.. BrundaRe desired to leave
the Northwestern or because he believed
the Mutual Benefit was, is, or ever Wall % a
better company than the Northwestern
hut those are personal matters, and tnls Is
NOT intended as any reflection on Mr.
Brurdape 10 an agent Of the Northwestern.
II the Northwestern one. two and snree
years ago was the best COMPANY
in the world for the polloy
holders, il certainly ID the best company
for the policy holders to-day. unless 1t can
be proved that MI. B~rundage's leaving the
oom has made it less desirable for
policy holders; but W do not think hat ln-
tsllipent people will take much stock In
MI. Brundage's Q saying hat the Matnal
BENEFIT 10 . much better company than the
Northwestern just because he happens to
be AGENT for the Mutual Benefit, and not
any longer agent for the Northwestern.
On Juas q. 1880, Mr.. BrundaQs wrote to
Sol Cohen, Choteau, Mont. a. follows:
ia not : Qilt edge policy contract in q com
pany that treats all policy holders alike
preferable1 I assure you, my dear slr, that
vonr polioy in the Northwestern il . gilt
sdoed one. worth par in any market; and
the comparison Of our results with those OF
any other company will prove oonclusiyely
that they are Ter cheaper At run = nllse tnsn
Opinion two years ago. Why is not the
Northwestern a. good = company to-day as
il Wal thsn2 Answer: Because Mi. brun-
.daee has left it.
On Jan. Il. 1891, MI. Brundage wrote to
Jno. W. Thompson. a. follows: This IL a
course YOU will place your insarsnoe where
it will do you the most good. What is
..bipnsss' worth if that biRness does not
profit YOU anything? The Northwestern
could Be bigger if it went all over the
world for business. Tho fact Of being big
does not indicate greater strength or secur-
ity. The companies are all strong and re-
liable: this being admitted, the question ia.
which company will do the best by you. l
claim. and offer you Accumulated evil
dence'' 10 prove that the Northw Western will.
Quality and not quantity 10 our motto"
What has happened since . II. 1881. TO
change the Northwestern from being the
best company? Answer: Mr.. BrundaRe
has left it.
On January II, 1891, Mr.. BrundaRs wrote
to 2. L. Cornwsll. Castle, Mont, as fol-
lows: "We are glad that you have in view
the work OF life insurance, and desire to
say that you could not secure q better
company to represent than the North
western. It undoubtedly stands ahead Of
any other company In the United States in
every point that is of interest to the policy
holders and is easier worked than any
other company doing business in this
country. II is for the reason that you can
tell an applicant unqualifedly that you
can guarantee to give him the best kind OF
insurance for the least money and give him
better returns on a cash settlement than
any other company competing with us"
Gentlemen, therefore, who are thinking of
undertaking life insurance as . profession.
have no less eminent authority than that Of
Mr.. Brundags for saying that the North
western not only stands ahead Of every
other company in the United States in
''every point that is of interest to policy
holders' but that it is the best and easiest
company to work for in the country; at
least this was SO January IA, 1891. What
has occurred to make the Northwestern
different now2 Answer: Mr.. Brundage
has left il.
On January II. 1891. Mr.. Brundage wrote
to Philip Lowell, of Dillon, Mont, a letter
from which l quote: THE Northwestern is
thirty-three years old. and has over 81, $780,
600 assets, and the largest general surplus
to assets Of any company in the United
States. They have for years been paying
larger dividends by from 30 to 315 rer cent
Than any company in the world. The rea-
son they do this is because they conine
their business to the healthier portions of
the United States. Again, thev have ths
lowest expense to mount issued. and Sc
cure q larger interest rate on the assets than
any Of the leading companies. From these
three items alone can a company save
money for dividends. For a confirmation
Of these facts see 'Statistios of Ten Lead
ing Companies enclosed. A careful perusal
of these documents will convince you of
these three things: First, the Northwestern
can write you any kind OF policy for less
money than any other company; second,
they are honest, frank statements taken
from official reports; third, they will guar
antee you larger dividends than any othel
COMPANY. In addition to this I challenge any
COMPANY, first. to disprove q single claim
We make; second, to show ono single CASE
where their dividends are as large as ours
third, to show any case where we have evel
used misleading or anonymous documents
Before closing | wish to remind you that
our competitors have and will rego tc
false ratios and misleading statements ana
denials of our official claims. Beware OF
these. We stand on our record of actua
results" These were Mr.. Brundage's hon
estly expressed sentiments Jan. II, 1891
What has happened to change the North.
western in all these important respects
Answer: Mr.. Brundage has left it.
On Jan %, 1891, Mr.. BrundsRe wrote Il
me at Great Falls, as follows: '"There il