Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-19
MIR. INGALLS, ON LIFE INSURANCE.
He Makes "a Happy speech Before
tho Cincinnuti Life Underwriters.

President VI. l.. ingalls,, Of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company, seem:
TO be a good after-dnner speaker as wei
as an able railroad manager. At the re-
cent annual dinner of the Cincinnati Life
Underwriters Association he made q
speech which brought down the house
| The following report is taken from one
Of the papers there:
"He referred to his boyhood days spirit
on the little farm down in Maine, and
that his first advancement from the farm
was to assume the role Of teacher in the
district school at the magnificent salary
OF SIS per month What he said about life
! insurance was as follows:
81 have been a life-insurance agent
for more than quarter Of century. l
made my first investment about twenty
three or four years ago in the Mutual
Benefit Of New Jersey. Applause) u eN-
pect for this advertisement they VIII can
around and give me small policy To-
morrowD IL has been good thing; nave
kept investing ever since IN ui1eIen.
COMPANIES. until / have become pretty
near in full standing, but not quite. Ihey
don't give me the commissions, l am
about like a darby who joined the BaptIst
Church. and as he went home one DAY
who asked him: sam. you nave joined
the church have you?' "Oh, yes, was the
reply. His friend said: You are III luii
communion. are your Yes, san, IN iull
communion in everything cepun lhey
don't let me pass the plate!' Q-aushterJ
So / am in full communion with the NE
insurance business. except that they don
LET me pass the plate-they don't give me
any commissions. 0aughter) l am nrm
believer in life insurance. ana DefOre
- e4rtafg
want TO say just one word on TINS Inc.
Until perhaps within the past rev years
l don't think the public or the insurance
agents themselves have fully appreciated
the respons bilities Of their position.
Next 10 the minister and the Doctor
the life-insurance agent comes nearer 10
the family in the way OF minlsterlns 10
il in the hour Of need than any set OF
men that exist to-day (ApplaUse) II rs
a high and noble task. and one that ought
10 be conducted with the greatest ndeh-
~ (App.ause) No man should be allowed
10 uphold its dignity who does not reallZe
and appreciate fully its Importance II IS
one OF the ways by which the ordinary
people can have their niue savings saLe-
guarded and thus provide against the
time Of trouble, which is liable TO come
10 the best of us; and every one eng geo
I'm this business should appreciate that
and act up TO II. over and above belng
mercantile pursuit; over ana above pelns
a
for your daily bread. there is in il some
thing higher and better You. gentlemen.
when YOU work for yourselves, are also
working for the benefit Of those you IN
sure: and your great companies nave pc
come the strong citadels Of finance in this
country.
Fortunate It is that we have arrived
at that stage now, when. as was so well
said by Governor Bushnell. IL Is almost
impossible TO have any trouble; for there
are millions upon millions of the earnings
of the people Of this country. rich and
poor that are treasured up by these great
companies. and preserved for the benent
Of those who insure; and ! am glad for
that reason 10 meet you tonight, and 70
add my word Of encouragement. and TO
saw to you thatsyou have noble bust
ness: and that you should realize your
position. and always strive for the better,
considering as | said before. that there is
something beyond the mere commission
that you get by insurance. (Applause)