The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-10

State Auditor of Nebraska. was salts
factory TO us. We found Mr.. Archard
a gentleman In every respect, and rea.
sonable in all his demands upon us.
Ills charges were not excessive and
were lower than they might have been,
according TO the previous statement
received by our president on that sub.
ject. Yours respectfully,
A. {. ELLIOTT,
Superintendent.
The secretary Of the National Coun.
Gil of knights and Ladies OF Security,
Of Topeka, Kas., writes: The Knights
and Ladies OF Security was examined
by direction of the auditor OF the
state In December, 1897. The eyamina-
ton was thorough and fees reasonable
being $47.00, a less sum than the So
ciety has ever paid for an examination.
Yours respectfully,
J. NJ. WALLACE,
National Secretary.
The united States Fidelity and
Guarantee company OF Baltimore,
sends the following letter being a copy
Of the letter written to Mr.. Fisher
OF the house. and who is a member
Of the committee:
We acknowledge the receipt OF your
favor of the 9th inst. relative to the
nature and extent OF the examinations
OF the financial condition of this conn.,
pany, aud by the auditor of Nebraska,
and In reply would beg to say that the
condition of this company was exam
med by the representatives of the Ill.
ditor Of your state on March Goth, for
| ..lG.l. a. r.. ..,. n1a seal al Ct1s m
This fee not only included charge for
examination, but also travelling expeh.
ses, and In our opinion this Is a larger
sum than we should be required 10
pay. The examination was made very
critically and thoroughly, every item
Of our assets being checked and veri-
fed by the securities held In II pos.
session. The gentlemen who made this
examination from your state, were TO-
lite, courteous, and gave 10 cause for
complaint. Yours very trtly.
SECRETARY.
The National Union Of Toledo, o.,
writes: l would state that on Or
about May 5th, 1893, o. w. Palm, a
representative Of John Il. Cornell, au.
, ditor of Nebraska, made his appear.
ance at my Office in Toledo, o., and
stated that he had been sent here to
make an examination of the affairs OF
our society. Such examination was
I made by Mr.. Palm and was satlsfact.
DRY so far as we were concerned md
: presume 1t was to the auditor. A bill
OF expense amounting to $0i.30 for the
expense Of attending this examination
was presented by o. w. Palm and
have his receipt in my Office for the
amount. / did not refer the matter OF
charges to the auditor, assuming tina
he had only made such charges as hi
was entitled to under the requirement:
. Of your state laws. ~Fraternaily yours
. ]. w. MYERES,
, Secretary National Union.
: The American Bonding and Trus
D Co. Of Baltimore, writes: We beg t.
state that this company was examined
I once last year by Mr.. o. w. Palm, as
~sistant insurance commissioner. TIL,
treatment received from Mr.. Palm wa
| courteous and we believe that his eN
1 animation was thorough and careful
t The fee exacted for the examination
was not exhorbitant, and we did no
p consider 1t necessary TO report TIL
+, matter to the auditor for adjudication
-. Iohi WIN Nv ~
department has always been pleasan
and satisfactory and we have no com
Z plant to make. Very truly yours,
DARE A. MACBETH,
Superintendent.
The Svea Assurance o. Of New Yor
d city, writes:. The examination Of ou
company made by the auditors repre-
sentatives, NJ. Palm and Mr.. Gillian WA
entirely satisfactory and the charge
@ for the same were in our judgmen
u reasonable, and not one cent too larg'
y The examinations appeared to us I
be thorough and pains taking and "
have absolutely no cause for dissati'
" faction. We have sent no letter or lie
ters to Representative Fisher or an
other member of the legislature col
20 corning this matter, AS we take &c
N granted that your purpose is to brin
1t out the truth in the matter we tru!
m that we may be pardoned for referrin
10 to a publication In the first column
n page Q Of the Omaha Daily Bee of II
10 l4th inst, in which 1t is alleged tn,
40 Mr.. Palm demanded the state agenc
i for Nebraska of four of our compar
" les. Mr.. Palm never demanded an.
:. thing and the subject Of his having /!
state agencies OF any OF our compa
es les was never mentioned by him. We
W truly yours,
WEED & kennedy,
nc Managers.
OF In a letter to Mr.. Fisher the seer
he tary OF the Fidelity and Causality {
u OF New York, says: We have no col
plants TO make about examinations
lr, your insurance department, havi'
lid been courteously treated.
mt The Mutual Life Assurance Co.
an Worcester, Mass, writes to Mr.. Fish
as follows: An examination was ma
,tv during the last year, l think in Apr
The charge made to us for 1t was So
The examination was made with cot
~ teousy and fairness, l think with
" tire exactness by the gentleman W
10 represented the department.
na- A. G. BULLOCK,