The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-07-02
HAMILTON COOKE INTERVIEWED

L Marbury Grocer
HAMILTON COOKE INTERVIEWED
Mr. Hamilton Cooke, of Little
Rock, Ark, of the firm of Cooke &
Carlton, Managers of the Arkansas
Branch of the New York Life In
surance Co., which includes Arkan-
sas, Northern Louisiana and the
Indian Territory, is in the city,
guest of the Cosmopolitan Hotel,
A representative of the TExARKAN-
IAN in a conversation with him in
quired concerning the preparations
being made for the international
Drill at Little Rock, and the gener-
al condition of bushes throughout
his territory.
Mr.. Cooke said "as to the drill,
extensive preparations have been
made, and it is going to bother the
city to take care of the people. 1t
is expected that there will be a
larger attendance than has ever
visited Little Rock on any previous
occasion. AS to the general bust
ness condition through the State
outside of our own business, | am
not very well posted. While ! have
visited all the principal towns, | am
not in a position to state positively,
but from general hearsay | think
as whole, Arkansas is now in a
more prosperous condition than for
many years. AS to the business
of the New York Life in Arkansas.
We have secured up to date more
business than this company has Sc
cured in this State during the pas
three years. While the compan.
y
has been doing business in Arkan
sas about thirty years, up to Jan
uary LIST, their business has beel
managed through their genera
agencies located at st, Louis & Mem
phis. They have never had a reg
ular established State Agency unit
this year. We have the principa
office in our department located b.
the Masonic Temple in Little Rock
and have agencies and offices at FL
Smith, Newport and Pine Bluff, am
my business here now is to close q
contract with the permar
emit representative her
to take charge of our Office anu
business in the city, During the
past month Mr., Carlton and Nj.
Cert, who have been in your city
have devoted their entire time to
securing applications, and they
have succeeded admirably, and
their efforts have made June the
most successful month of the year
up to date.
"The people of this city seem to
be very much interested in the new
policy your company isintroducing y
eyes, said Mr., Cook, the accumu-
lation policy IS interesting conserva-
tive thinking men in all parts OF the
world. In the past there have
been a great many objections rails
ed to lie insurance on account OF
the technical features and retric-
lions that we're included in policies.
Our accumulation policy, you under
stand, has only one condition on
the part of the insured namely:
The payment of premiums 1t is
absolutely free from date OF issue,
from conditions relative to resi-
dence, travel and occupation; con-
tains no suicide or violation of the
law clauses; guarantees thirty days
grace in the payment Of premiums
two settlements after three years;
loans at 5 per cent per annumi
contaius a copy of the insureds
application and Medical Examina'
ton, which practically makes it the
only complete contract issued. y
"The above features certainly
are commendable and worthy of the
consideration of every person de
string life insurance, and the
TExARKANIAN is pleased to welcome
your company to this city, and is
satisfied that your general agency
department will prove highly salts
factory