Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-24
NORTHERN LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Nothing to BE Gained by Disturbance
A Plain statement of Facts.

"A Plain Statement OF Facts.
A few policy holders, less than one
dozen out af total Of nearly 200 dol
not. in my opinion. constitute a large
number, yet | am advised that this
was the attendance at the meeting {
called by Messrs. Binford and Cum I
mings two months after consolidation. /
Other statements in the published re-
port Of this se-called policy holders /
meeting are even more inconsistency
and absurd and | believe a careful I
reading between the lines Will reveal
the true animus of the meeting. The I
consolidation was not affected by the /
directors or officers of the Northern I
Life. but by the policy holders in ses-4
sian al the regular annual meeting
and strictly in accordance with the arr
ticles of incorporation and the laws Of
Iowa
do not see what is to be gained by
creating any disturbance or dissatis-
faction among Northern Life policy
holders. can understand why some
other insurance company might want
| to do so and write our policy holders I'M
! their company. but the promoters of
i this called meeting are not. as ! am
T Informed in the insurance business.
4 The business If the Northern Life is
nov absolutely merged with the Ma
itional Mutual Life and the former poll
iicy holders are paying their premiums
/ TO The latter with as much promptness
4 and cheerfulness. think. as they have
/ ever paid TO the Northern Life The
Npremium receipts from that source are
I entirely satisfactory and there are no
.slsicks practically, outside Of Mar
shalltown.
Ii this meeting should stir UP dissat-
isfaetion and make trouble in Mar
81 shalltoWn ii may b. he means Of laps
ling a sfaw Of our policy holders here.
THAT VIII n9t. injlre the National Mu-
s tIal Life but may seriously njure the
Il policy holders IN Marshalltown. II
2fsome action at Law be commenced that
!. viii be advertised over the state, it
may De the means OF iapsing consider
able insurance elsewhere. Even that
WOULD rot seriously injure the Nations
sai Mutual Life. but Ii might prove an
ire parable injury TO the individual
! policy holders. who would lose their
Insurance. SO l can see no benefit that
! is likely TO be obtained to the policy
I holders
Ii the object is TO rescind the consnli-
! datiou and re-establish the Northern
I Life, / believe it dream and delu-
sion | am reliably Informed that the
q widest fancy can not conceive Of such
Il thing
The Northern Life has ceased 10 ex-
list ard nothing can restore HE 70 it.
.StIts Individual policy holders are ROW
policy holders in the National Mutual
Life and by the terms OF consolidation
are entitled TO all Of the privileges and
benefits Of original policy holders The
: books. records and property of every
Kind and description are now at the
3 office al the National Mutual Life in
Minneapolis and. as stated. We have q
!, epntented list of policy holders turnout
tour entire organization except a Very
ffwin Marshalltown 1t is my purpose
IL cal Upon every policy holder, which
. AM doing as fast as possible. and III
: the meantime | can only ask the policy
: holders 70 withhold Judgment for Tbs
reasons above Stated. Yours truly.
NJ. G.. DUNCAN,
Iowa Manager National Mutual Life
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