Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-11
HENRY 8. HYDE.
oneL cocKERlLL WRITES OF
ONE OF THE MOST
Ian, Men in The wOrld-Thc Famous
.-,,n case-whai Some Men Arc In
,s,d For-The Empress Eugene
Living On Interest

~ n HYDE, president of the Bqui-
~ n Assurance society, and ia mis-
Y. '1s.nnality a. well as BY virtue Of
ssf corporation he has praci-
crlated. one Of the most remark
- In The world. A friend OF Mr..
.' m reply To my question asking
dstaiis about Mr.. Hyde's career,
n ~ supposed less had been printed
tbis man than any other who
ejiel 50 important public func-
I. aHyde, said he, has all his
M bsen worker and not a talkcr. 1t
H. IN q him now us it was thirty years
about which time he conceived the
a the company whose name he has
saciently identified with the idea o I
I'm And hc is almost asactive now
n 4as then, although years have
H. baavily on most Of his cOntompo-
~. II IL be no small achievement
S1nd an empire or 10 plan city, II
/ n. 10 me fair TO make II comparison
aeen them and such an achievement
lt uydes. For he has created and
Mnthtup 70 its highest pitch Of use
~ plss a socicty-he prefers that word
,be term cOrporation--which, meas
I'M alike by the standards Of useful
~. wealth. influence, and extent, |
/. III yery free 10 say has no peer.
.(# Noe and then have heard allu-
a made 10 the enormous sums an
/ i'm paid Mr. Hyde by the society as
Wslary Tor his services. ! consider it
Mnae. The directors Of the New
All IL Life Insurance company resolved
NJ other day to pay Mr. William II.
( ~ n. an eX-president Of that corpora
The sum Of S37, 900 annually. as
Y IN slon and to some extent in lieu Of
salary OF SO, 900 which he had an
Ally received during his lncumbency.
sn some OF the pOlicyhOldels made
ciiOns to the payment Of what they
IL "a such an enormous gratuity.itwas
reeily pointed out TO them that
gmtuity was equivalent to con
H. aiiOn Of about 10 cents per year
b each Of the policyholders, and
i fora man who had devoted his
10 the service Of such a corporation
.s1hmt growing rich in it, as most
ioiate officers do, such a contribu-
wss simple Justice.
ldont believe it has ever found Its
into type, or, at all events, not so
ntly but thet is OF much interest in
eolueetion-the story Of how Mr..
L raised the salary issue with his
n her employers, the Mutual Life In
ace Company, before he had more
Ii naurcd In his own mind his plan
urting the Equitable. No doubt
have heard that there was differ
ia opinion between Mr.. Hyde and
ascent Winston. But, as ] hear tho
on the inside, that difference OF
RN Ion Was actually about the amount
In Hyde's salary. Already he had
aire, a useful, and well known
In the life insurance world. IL
3 AZ psi before then that an uptown
10 which he belonged objected TO
alking about life insurance in its
house, and intimating that life
rance solicitor, such as Mr.. Hyde
4 was, should leave his business or
ession behind him when he entered
club doors. Hyde heard of it and
loJi Of the club
y he bore the facts IN mind, and in
= L. eeretiYe way has since kept track
- Pc movements and careers Of some
DC very men most instrumental in
ls furlng him for his early devotion 10
. ness. He would have been more
human could he have failed to feel
allment something approaching to
Auon in his after life over applica-
4. at made to him by those former club
4 lbers OF his for assistance, which he
fously and quietly extended, But
NJ little Incident has been the key
d#f q his own life. Insurance, insur-
u ID, Insurance. has been the tonic OF
-saihg ana sleeping hours tor
|. 49, uelieVe TINS ueVolloh 70 ousl-
my only inc way 10 get rlch, nut
MNl uest known method oil reach
= Sslene ana vigorous OLD age win
= auu uooy alike unlmpaired'
~ ~ VI I ever near the Dwight story!
ven ! nave heard Mn. Hyde say
y M Mls inc course his society took
n -es Vase which enabled 1t to take
~ n. ~. ~ lle insurance ana TO hold IT,
1 81 Ai'eeA years ago Colonel Walton
ni oil Blnghamton, N. y,
Wtstluuiuereu' blonde giant, slXleet
IN 49, IN nelght bluii, hearty, ana
Mfup 70 ms eyellds IN affairs, died
~ insured lof 9-oo.UuO' IN
Muat Is now famous as the
I'm .,eaSe oesan IN the courts ana
4sgrea more or less in them over
2 y 1,itsnough l believe that even the
Ni '1e fecalcitrant companies final
III llt,t,
'l y, i llme a quarter OF a million
- me insurance was simply
inc very existence OF
, "A ~, ~ ~ sufficient interest to at
"a '' e.in from Maine to san Fran
Ill., .4l a. DWlghis SZoo'OUO nau