The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

ator Farwell. of Illinois, S250,0OO; George
A. Armour, Chicago, 500, co.; Edison Keith,
Chicago, $3.50, 900; L. Z. Letter. Chicago
100000; George M. Pullman, OF palace car
fame, 100000; the Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage, s6O, 600 on his own account and as
much more in the way of security for loans
on the new tabernacle; DR.. r. q. Flower
Boston, 100000; G. A. Coffin, Boston,
S400, 0U0; j. w. Brown, Baltimore, 5000, 900;
George w. Fields, of the Philadelphia Led
ger, 100000; Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll,
of New York, $4,000. Timothy Hopkins,
the unsuccessful claimant in the Searles
will contest has his valuable life insured
for 100000
CINcINNATI's BIG INSURERS.
Cincinnati ranks well among insurance
men, among the conspicuous patrons being
the following named: Moorbrink, the
tailor, $4,000; Henry Mack, merchant,
100000; James Levy, Sl25,000; Henry
Hauck, brewer, 100000; George Gerke,
1925, 900; DR.. Z. G. Bradford, $l55, 000; a.
E. Burkhardt, $4,000; R. +. Bowler,
500, 600; j. T. Carew, OF Mabley g. Carew,
S24u, 900; ex-senator Fteischman, 500, 00U;
W. H. II. Laws. S6O,O00 Elias Moch, $780,
600; Leo Flechheimer, $4,000; George K.
Duckworth, $50, 600; Henry Muhlhaussr,
1922, 600; Gotleib Muhlhauser, S125 goo;
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PEBBLES, 100000, Stewart Shillito $780,
600, Colonel L. c. Weir, $4,000; 9. c.
Waite, $1,000 Henry Silk, 500, coo; E. N.
Roth, 500, 600; Philip 1rounstlne, s100, 600,
and score of others above $4,000 each.
But. after all, and with all respect for
the business sagacity of the distinguished
gentlemen named above, does life insur-
| ance pay! l mean does it pay the average
American citizens Does he not help to
maintain our big companies without re-
! ceiving an adequate return, and in most
cases no return at all? 1t is an interesting
question which may receive attention at q
future time.
soUTuERNERs IN NEW YORK
We have in this city an organization
known as the Confederate Veteran Camp.
II is composed of southern men who fought
! in the late war and have since made their
| homes in tn metropolis. 1t has pom Its
rolls about two hundred names. Some OF
! these men are conspicuous IN commercial
| and professional life here Quite number
of them came to New York peuniless. The
majority of them have shown great bust
ness tact and energy, and 1t would be cliff
cult now to find better class of citizens
The Confederate camp was organized fol
social and charitable purposes. Every
time destitute eX-confederate turns up liz
this town he makes call upon some of the
southern colony Tor ala. III was decided
among the confederate comrades to have
some system for dispensing of charities
hence the camp. The organization gives s
dinner every year on the birthday of Gen
eral Lee L attended the dinner on the
18th at the Colorado hotel | was particu-
larly struck by the profusion of Ameri
can flags in the dining room. never saw
a more liberal display in that line
The toasts were thorough patriotic
and the most captious loyalist in the lane
could not have found a sentiment to quarre
with. The best speech of the evening was
delivered by John S. Wise. son of the ole
Virginia fire. eater, now a resident OF this
city and very successful railroad attor
ney. The most interesting man among the
guests was General Fitz-John Porter. The
general looks about as he did twenty years
ago, barring the fact that his hair anC
mustache are whittier. His shoulders are
beginning to droop and his age is manifest
in his voice. This old and much abuses