The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-04-06

| IOmonIaClOQS, QonCdl STUDENT WIFI tu-
berculosis Of ribs; child with partial
atresia of the arms; man with hernia;
man with drop wrists-pressure par
alysis; child with Hollie's fracture:
| child with fracture of elbow.
have more work to do in giving anes-
thetics and assisting. DR.. -- showed
all these and talked about them and
also showed about a dozen of his hos
pital cases which he had operated on
during the last two weeks and also
did eight operations, most Of them
| major, and including an extensive
Oseo-myrtitis, an appendecotomy car
cinoma of rectum, hemorrhoids, tu-
| bercular hip, laying open several
simeses and putting in drains; and l
| forgot what else He got through at
| just o'clock"
Surely the skilful man must have
been weary and we'll deserved a good
| dinner.
| Big Insurance Company.
The extent of the business of the
| Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company is shown by the fact that in
| 1899 the company paid out an average
| of over $4,000 for each working day
| of the year in death losses and endow-
| ments dividends, etc. All this to pol
| icy-holders and their representatives.
Originally the death loss was the
only thing in insurance.; but now it is
a method of saving to remarkable
degree. Very nearly as much was
paid out last year in endowments, divi-
dends, etc., to policy holders as to heirs.
Since the company started forty-one
years ago Gt began in GAINESVILLE and
10 hn
| company had to borrow the money to
pay the first death loss) over $5O,OOO,-
900 has been paid on death losses.
Think of the comfort and hope this
alienation of grief has brought to
thousands Of homes.
There are thirty-six trustees of this
company. The proxies of the policy
holders are usually entrusted to the
Milwaukee managers; and it is said
none else is able to get a list of the
policy-holders. This may be that no
rival company attempts to secure a
transfer of patronage. But a better
reason probably is the fear that some
restless fellow will attempt to secure
control of the management by gaining
majority.
In the directory are many notables.
One is Justice Brewer of the supreme
court Another is Titus Sheard, the
manufactures of Little Falls, n. Y,
and a power in New York state politics.
Charles Allis, President Whitcomb of
the Wisconsin Central Fred VOgel,
Jr., the leather magnate, are we'll
known names. Others are Elicit, a
Richmond, Va, bank president, and
Willard, an Omaha bank president.
Waterman, the treasurer of BelOit col
lege, and Wheeler, a Waupun banker,
are others.
The business last year was the larg-
est in the history Of the company, ex-
cepting but one year. There are twelve
companies (Otltside the ''industriaIs,"
which furnish burial benefits, ETC.,
small amounts for weekly premiums
of 10, %, ETC., cents a week. having
over $1OO,O00,000 in force and only the
big Three New York companies do
a larger business. Each has in force
nearly a billion dollars worth-that
means if all their policies should fall
due by death or other expiration that
amount of money would be necessary
to satisfy them. The Northwestern
has about half that amount and all the
other of the twelve companies have
half or less of the NOrthwestern's vol
ume of business. All these companies
are from thirty-five to fifty-five years
old. AS everybody knows, much in
surance that is taken out lapses for
one reason or another. AS to this big
Wisconsin company, insurance written
and paid for since organization
amounts to $947, 1877 1888, of which
$497, 6O6,1 25, or 52.54 per cent, was in
force on Jan. 1, 1900. The mortality
rate of the company in 1891 was O.96
per cent-less than ten persons in ev-
cry thousand. It is difficult to realize
what a tremendous business such a
company does. If man should take
out a $4,000 policy he would likely
think he was helping materially to
build up the concern; yet the new in
in 1899 was nearly $7O,OOO,0O0, II per
cent. of this new business by the way,
was in New York state. 1t is also
worthy of note that Wisconsin, the
home state of the Northwestern with
a population of less than one-third that
of New York; stands second both in
amount of insurance written and in
| force.
Wisconsin has many railroad fami-
| lies" Where one son gets rooted in
| the business and does we'll he is able
to help his brothers get positions, and
then they help each other. Often the
boys Of a family follow their father in
| the business. A Prairie du Chen pa
per reports a remarkable reunion.
Mrs Edward Rogers, ST., was reported
| critically i'll, and her sons came troop
/ ing home. There were Superintendent
James P. Rogers, with trainman Will
lam Rogers of the Yukon railroad. all
the way from Skagway, Alaska;
Charles Rogers, ticket agent Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway at Minneapolis; John F. Rog
ers of the Great Northern railroad was
there and returned to Williston, N. D.;
and George Rogers from Texas, who
holds a position on a railroad in that
state was also there. They were the
guests Of Engineer Edward Rogers.
Happily the lady recovered.
Superior's Rapid Growth.
When the new census is taken it
is expected Wisconsin will actually
have the 100000 the orators talk
about, and even more. The census Of