The Press., 1897-02-25
The Connecticut Mutual Life.

The Connecticut Mutual L1fe.
 The statement of the Connecticut Mutt ual Life Insurance Company and the acc companying report ofits president, Colonel Jacob L. Greene, are printed elsewhere.
 The report shows gross assets of $62,- 952, ,349 and a surplus, by the company's conservative reckoning, of $7, 153, ,297. The total income last year was practically $8, ,OOO ,OOO Since the Connecticut Mutt ual began business it's policy holders have paid in $192, III ,8O6. There has been re- turned to them $182, ,454, no, or 95 per cent of all they have paid in, and they still have as assets of the company the great sum of $62 952. .349.
 The Connecticut Mutual is the largest moneyed institution In New England and is as strong as 1t is large. It is proverbial for it's solidity. The chief criticism passed upon it in insurance circles is that it Is too safe-a most comfortable judg ment for those whom it insures- It is conducted for the benefit of its members and the effort of its able management Is to secure the best possible results for them. It is not in the race for new busi- ness just for the sake of the figures. It Is conducted to give the most certain in- surance on the best possible terms.
 Colonel Greene's annual reports are always interesting and instructive, but he has never made better one. Instead of boasting about great gains in confessed ly hard year, he points out that the Connecticut Mutual is "happily under the stress of no circumstances, natural or artificial, requiring 1t to force its business beyond the conditions of the time. Its position is ideal, and that to which every company ought to strive to attain" The Connecticut Mutual takes such business as is worth taking, but refuses to enter the race that would force it's old members to pay for the new insurance. It has al- ready immense size and absolute s'rength Its business is based on such calculations that it could go right on, if need be, to the last members death without any loss to any one. But, as direct result of that policy thoughtful and conservative people disturbed at the pace set by some of the racing concerns, are year by year seeking the Connecticut Mutual for safety and bringing to it the very best sort of in- surance-that upon the lives of careful p eople.
 HOLLAND.
 The roast pig supper and lecture or "Through Ireland in a Haunting Car, given for the benefit of the Methodist church, in the town hall, Friday evening was we'll attended and good sum real ized. Rev. w. J. Yates,, of Rockville who delivered the lecture, is all interest ing speaker, and delighted all who heard him by his easy manner of speaking anC bright ideas introduced.
 Miss F. Daisy Whiton was the guest o Andover friends over Sunday
 A number of the prominent business men went to Hartford on Tuesday to at tend hearing of the bank committee ot the general assembly, in regard to pro- posed amendment to the charter of the Savings Bank of Holland, providing that money may be deposited in the Savings Bank subject to check.
 At the town meeting held on Saturday it was voted to continue the same meth cd of road repairing that has been useC for several years. Instead of letting the roads out by contract, as was wanted by some, they will be repaired by the town with the first selectman as road agent.
 John I. Rhodes took the children of the 7th and 9th district to Storrs for sleigt ride one day recently. FLORA.