The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-22
TIL NATIONAL LIFE.
a Company That Has Hsen Invested with
the Degree OS Four P's.

a Company That Has Besn Invested with
the Degree III -Four P's.
g. N. Stolp, the general manager for the
Pacific conGt Of tho National Life Insur-
ance company, Of Montpelier. W., has been
In Helena several days rranR,n to have
his company represented In Helena. He
has o concluded the filing Of ths neces-
anry papers with the secretary Of state, and
has appointed ~ the state agents Of the
com Steele n Clementss Tn National
was incorporated in 1s4S, snd began bust
ness In 1850. and IL IL not only one Of the
Oldest but also one Of the strongest purely
mutual life insurance companies IN the
world. The company Inns been invested by
the Coast Review, \ standard insurance
publication, with the degree Of four P's-
progressive, prosperous, popula". perpetual.
Ihe last annual statement Of tho National
showed nsseta Of 49, 26. $50. u gum Of
$l,Sl5. 7b5; premiums. $L,S77.G7S, a gain Of
nearly 800. 900; surplus. SOL 732, n gain Of
SIT. COO; policies in force, 23, 300, n gain of
1856: insurance in force. SOL, 3C3, HS. Il gain
Of SIS. OO7. 047.
Tho National issues a variety of liberal
policies, and writes q guaranteed contract,
making Its policies non-forfeltable after
three annual payments. The contract OF
the National il plain and concise, written
on the body Of the policy, giving n Guatan-
teed pald-up value. y cash valne or an ex.
tended insurance. Ono of the best features
of the National is that in the communities
where IL does business, and where it be-
comes acquainted with the financial status
Of the. citizens and the city or county, 1t be-
cones an investor, loaninR money for the
benefit of public improvements. This COM
pany recently bought a block OF Helena
school bonds. and has during tho past year
il invested quite largely in the securities of
cities on the Pacific coast. 1t is always pre-"
pared to invest some OF its assets in cities
that have good reliable bonds or other first
class securities.
An examination of the Nationals con.
tract shows that in CASE of accident a policy
holder can always borrow from the resarve,
80 that he ia enabled to carry his insur-
ance in case ho should become mbarra ssed
financially; or he can borrow from the
reserve to meet other pressing obligations.
On another page will be found a state.
ment of the National. and the story it tells
ia proof of Il growing business, governed by
conservative methods. And this is the
opinion held by its old policy holders,
Among these. who are known in Helena. ia
bunk. who speaks of the National in the
highest terms. j. NJ. Merrill, the we'll
known west side mining man, is another
strong advocate Of the National, to whom
the Officers are at liberty to refer all in
quireis as to the way it treats its policy
holders. M. M. Belding, Of Bedding Bros.
g. Co., writing to the CONF any recently
said: MY experience with the National
has been more than satisfactory, and / have
taken pleasure, whenever the subject of
life insurance has presented itself, in rec
ommending the National, not only for the
straightforward manner of doing business,
but for the economical management, max.
ing large returns to its policy holders. and
in my Judgment furnished the best con
~tracts.S
Another strong friend is H. J.. Crocker,
of the publishing house of H. $. Crooksr &
Co., OF a Francisco, who writes: Ny
opinion of the National il. best stated by
saying that l have the limit your company
will write, and regret very much indeed
they place the amount of insurance upon
ones life so small. I desire to say one
thing further, and that is that in all Of nv
insurance expe fence I have never seen a
contract that stated SO clearly just what it
would 10 for the insured. It ia a &c of
great satisfaction to look at my policy and
know what it is worth from year to year.
You are at liberty to use my name AZ a ref
erence at all times"
MIR. Stolp has during his stay in Helena
written several prominent and leading citi-
zens for large amounts. Among these nre
some lawyers. who say the National con-
tract is plain and straightforward, mean
ing just what it reads. In securing the
services of Steele d. Clements AZ stat
agents, both Mr.. Stolp and the National
Life Insurance company are to be conRrat-
ulated.