The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
ROYAL UNION MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company OF
Des Moines, Iowa.
Gwyn and Horton, of Wilkesboro, State Agents
for North Carolina.

Nessrs. Gwyn and Horton, of Wilkes
boro, are the State agents for the Royai
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of De MoineS. Iowa. which IS ackl0Wl-
edged to be one of the best life msur-
ance companies in the world. The laws
of Iowa regulating the business ana IN
yestments of regular life Insurance com
NAMES are known as the best Ill uhe
world requiring as they do the net
value of every policy to be deposited III
approved interest bearing securities with
tha State The management oil the conn
pany is i'm the hands OF the following
we'll known men: Its secretary, Sidney
Foster. was it's original promoter,
and has creditably filed the office since
4 organization. Its president, the hon.
d Frank ID. Jackson, has not attained the
MERIDIAN of life yet, has filled with
credit. respectively, the offices of secre-
tary of the Senate for two terms, Secre-
fairy of State for three years, and Gov
ernor of Iowa for one term, declining a
nomination for a second term. It's treas
urer. Hon. Gilbert r. Pray. was elected
clerk fthe Supreme Court of Iowa
for twelve years III succession, ana y
now acting inspector Of Indian agencies
for the United States Government. Its
auditor. General John r. Prime, was
for years the adjutamt general OF Iowa,
had a brilliant record during the war,
and is now prominent in G. A. K. cir
cles.
Under the direction Of such 4 strong
corps of capable officers this company
is fast becoming one OF the greatest
financial institutions in the west
u.
fully investigated the various methods of
conducting life insurance and We're guid-
ed by the experience of those VINO had
gone before-they concluded that the
assessment or natural premium sys-
tens would not be satisfactory and SO
decided TO organize and operate on the
plan commonly known as ''old line or
legal reserve, a system winch the
largest and best known companies of
the world have used successfully for
over century They thought that life
insurance is a trust too sacred for VS.
ionary experiments. The company has
grown year by year and Increased =
every desirable direction. the results OBJ
tanned on IT'S ten year policies have ex-
ceeded those of every other company IN
existence for the same period and plan.
Statistics show that it realizes an inter
est rate Of over seven per cent, which
is an average of at least two per cent.
better than any eastern company mas
done This company takes fer its sim
gle aim the one peculiar service which
life insurance alone can render. and
which no other institution can rival:
the perfect protection of dependent fam
lilies at the lowest possible cost. By
dint of incesSant care and economy at
every point it has succeeded and does
succeed in this purpose as none other
has done or is doing. 1t attains the best
and most satisfactory results from the
standpoint Of the prudent and unset
fish policyholder, TO make sure and main
tain which it steadily foregoes those
things for which others strive at such
fearful cost. to-wit. rapid growth and
enormous size. You deal with this COM
pany as you deal with your banker. 1t
receives the premiums, adds the interest
TO them at the current rate, charges
the policy with its equitable share of
expenses and death loss, then, on de-
mand, pays over the remainder in cash
upon surrender Of the policy. National
bank notes are no more secure than its
policies ley are both protected in eX-
actly the same way by deposit of APP
proved securities in public vaults. The
managers of the company are but the
agency through which the money is col
lected, invested. deposited with the
State, and policies paid The great
State of Iowa is your trustee. and its
guarantee is as good as the Bank of
England. Messrs. Gwyn and Horton
are anxious to establish branch agencies
in all the important places in the State,
and to this end they solicit reliable COR
respondence with reliable life in
surance agents from all parts Of
the State. Several places are already
represented. Mr.. r. w. Gwyn is the
cashier and Mr. H. w Horton book
keeper, respectively, for the Bank of
North Wilkesboro, and are fine business
men, Correspondence invited from those
who wish to act as agents, and from
those contemplating taking out insur-
anee.
III. s. TUCKER.
General Merchandise.
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