The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-21
A LIVING REDEEMER FOR THE PEOPLE
NOW on EARTH.
The ilan OF the Safe Investment. Company OF
Wichita, Kansas, Explained,

Wichita, Kansas, Explained,
The president aud general manager is
Mr.. }. II. Shepard. The secretary is &. P
Harris. Senator Ed OBryan of Wichita
han.. has been appointed the trustee OF
the reserve fund, and has deposited S25, cox
with the company as a guarantee of good
falth ana the proper handling of The
company's funds which is not liable for
81 900 until there is money in the fund to
pay 1t With, SO carefully Investigate the
following plan:
We sell bonds at SO eacl-monthly in
staliments OF 81 so thereafter until bond
natures, guaranteeing TO pay all yon
have paid on your bonds with interest and
your share Of the profits from the lapse
at he end of five years if your bond is not
redeemed within that time and you want
10 draw The money our. This can be done
by returning your bond TO The company,
lou have twenty days within which to
pay your installments, and unless they are
paid within that time il fiue or so cents is
levied Oh each bond you carry, and this
fine must be added to-; he iustallments and
pald within the next ten days, or your
bond lapses.
We issue bonds in consecutive order. and
pay them off according to a multiple plan
which is l-3-2-6, tnen 94-12-5-15, then IS,
ana so on until all untorfeited and unpaid
bonds are paid.
Our plan is based on that of assessment
ne Insurance companies. When mem
per oies All the live emDers are assessed,
So you see, the many pay the few in any
event. lhe same with our bonds Every
BOND pays 81 into the fund to pay off
nohds with each mouth; % cents goes to
Ine reserve 1und ana . cents to expenses,
winch Is also the company's source of
profit; SO, you see, that ii only one bond
was liz force the holder could get his
money III 1000 months, but if 1000 bonds
were IN force the holder of bond No.
would get his $1,000 in one month. So,
you see, We pay one bond each
Inopth on every thousand bonds in
Io orc The man holding bond No.
iov,ooo would get his money just rs quick
paying lCo bonds per month as the holder
OF No. 1000 would paying one bond per
month 70
Ii 10000 bonds were in force this com
pany would make $4,000 per month and
uPposlt IN the reserve fund the same
amount, which is to be loaned out on real
estate and first mortgage securities not TO
exceed one-third the cost value. This is
where we get our money 20 guarantee a
cash SURRENDER value for your bond il the
same Is not redeemed within five years.
insurance companies take at age 40
whlch Is the average aye of insured mem
oers at the time of entrance. S31 81 yearly
premiums, of which - 20 is used to ma
lure policies with-SS 95 for expenses.
ei5 70 Tor the reserve. What do we take?
only Slo.OO yearly premiums-Sl2.OO to
redeem bonds with, So 90 for expenses and
S3.OO for the reserve fund.
Inc average age of insurance policies is
only ABOUT seven years Seven times
s s3d 81 amounts to S2ls47. We take
el1-Oo per year for five years, which
only amounts to 500, with the cost
VI your Doho, and we guarantee to pay
you all you have paid In if YOUR bond is
not paid at that time. You also get inter
est and your proportional share of the
profits from the lapses.
NOW, we will do u little figuring and see
what $1,000 will really cost Won in this
company. Buy three bonds. You are
sure TO get multiple The muitiple is
paid within one-third the time the num-
erals are. Cost to carry three bonds to
maturity OF multiple, which is about two
years, Sos. Take the $1,000 thus OBJ
famed ana put 1t at per cent interest
ana you get 500 yearly rs interest money.
1t will take three year, longer. as we
lgure, to mature yonr remaining two
Donds-cost, S1CS. Now, $50 interest
,or three years amounts to $3.50 on S.. 900
NO" you have made over and above the
cosC oil carrying your two numerals 10
just S72. Now take the cost of
he bonds and add it to the cost to carry
[hree ponds two years and you have Sl3S.
subtract S72 leaves S66 remaining Now
200 is All you have really paid for s., 600 in
MS company, aud you are still living to
Enjoy 1t, and have got it all in five wears.
NOW suppose we should stop selling
bonds at No. 2,70O.
The next bond to mature would he No
wi. NOW suppose we had paid up No. 9O1.
winch Is IL multiple, rs it can easily be
zone because all the bonds between No.
'ol ana No. 2,7OO are paving
ahelr monthly installments, and
'i,ooo mad accumulated in the
una TO pay the next bond with. Now
ms pond has not been sold vet and its
Number is 2703 and can be bought for $40
ma VIII be paid as SOON as it is bought.
! l, ne man who gets it gets 81. 600 for $40
" ell, thousands of people would send in
heir orders for that bond ii they knew
'oout 1t. and of course it wonld be to our
benefit to tell them.
Now who can doubt that this companv
' III! not DO an increasing business with
heir lnducement of paying the live man.
life insurance companies can by nayiu,,
'nly dead mems families?
We do not claim to make a man rich in
day. but we do claim that this is th,
pest investment ever placed before the
people.
we ask everybody to buy bonds. We
ire not like the insurance companies who
'hIy give the privilege to buy Insurance To
nose " no are strong and healthy aud able
o work, but we ask those who really need
assistance, and can afford TO spend n few
ioiiars In this way; whereas, in insurance.
companies you pay out your hard earned
money Tor simply protection TO your family
litsr you are gone, and you 90 not
eaiiZe anything OF your investment.
'hiie III this company you are
IRE TO realize Oh your multiple
,ond In TWO years, and your numerals in
i've. and if You die before your bonds ma
ure you cal transfer your bonds to vour
'.-rs AT cost TO them of only Sl.00 which
> the fee charged. This fee must be paid
{ time bond Is sent in for transfer.
w no viii hesitate with these induce
nents to lay bonds in this company. We
SIX any sane man II there is any possible
tay OF making this out lottery scheme.
We defy the world.
l WANT good agents who are not afraid TO
SIX man 10 take something that will
eneht him. lon can make money bv
cling bonds in this company, ladies eau
ell bonds-in fact everybody.
Tie larger The increase the sooner Your
'ond is reached for payment.
For terms 10 agents call on or address
With return stamp.
Yours Respectfully.
J. II. SHEPARD, Treas.
rooms ana Getto block, corner Main
I'D Second street. d lS4 2t
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