Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-24
IN HAYES DOMAIN.
A visit to the Woodmen Head O@ees and
What Was Seen.

A visit to the WOodmen Head O0eeO and
What Was Seen.
The Dubuque Times has the fol-
lowing account of q visit Of three
Woodmen of that city to the head
Office of the order at Fulton. 1t
says:
There was trio of surprised
and muchlv interested Dubuque
gentlemen last Friday, who thought
they had seen business done on
q magnificent scale, and knew
how to do it. These gentle
men, Messrs. j. H. Smith. C. X.
Mathis and Edward Werner, Of
Irouwood camp. No. 80, Modern
Woodmen. OF Dubuque, happened to
be in Fulton, and called at the head
Office of the Modern Woodmen of
America and were shown how the
great order, consisting Of over 5000
camps and nearly 100000 members,
is conducted. With such clieutage,
paying $l25. 900 per month to its ben
eficiaries. there must be large
amount OF bookkeeping and the
work done is prodigious. These
gentlemen were most kindly re-
ceived by Maj. C. w. Halves, head
clerk of the order, who entertained
them royalty and took infinite pains
to show them how his work was done.
The work is so systematized that there
is no hustle, the large force of as
sistants. numbering "a. each having
their special duties to attend to and
all were busy. With 5000 camps to
look after it will be seen what the
majors correspondence must be if
only fraction of that number write
him a letter per week. Then the
work of preparing, editing and hav-
ing printed the matter necessary is
of no slight Importance, and vet it is
said that it is SO conducted that he
is always ready. and so far as it is
possible to be done every night finds
the work finished.
Well Pleased with What They Saw.
at is needless to say that these
gentlemen were not only pleased with
the suave and genteel manner in
which they were entertained, but as
we'll with the manner the business is
under the majors careful
supervision. 1t denoted that the
business of the company is conducted
on perfect business principles and
must so far as its work is done be a
grand and lasting success. In fact,
there are features of this fraternal
society which bespeak care and
careful building upon the experience
of others. Its Limitation of territory
to that of the most healthful part OF
the union, and careful financiering,
results as told by the company's
books, as follovs:
at shows that the cost of insur-
ance has not increased single cent
within the last five years.
ut shows that the Modern Wood
men of America is furnishing sound
insurance at an average cost of only
$4.95 per 81 900 per annum.
at shows that the cost of manage
ment is only sc cents per member,
the cheapest since the existence of
the order.
ut shows that the average age of
membership is less now than ever.
The paradox of being younger now
than at our birth.
1T shows that the average death
rate per 1000 members is only sos,
less than it has been for five years.
at shows a total membership on
June l, 1895, of 14O, 900 members in
good standing. and more than 5000
camps.
1T shows that in the last IL
months tina. nearly $1,5O0,OO0 has
been paid to beneficiarics.
ut shows that on June /, 1895,
about $500, 900, 900 of insurance was
in force"