Evening journal., 1900-11-21
DELAWARE
RESULTS
Facts Which Should Prove
Of Interest to Every
DeIaWarean

Suppose. If you can, that some
stranger to Delaware said peaches
could not be raised here. You might
smile at his ignorance, but If you
cared to convince him, you would
waste no time in arguing that because
OF our soil and climate peaches ought
in theory to thrive. You would sooner
show him the broad orchards hanging
with fruit. the pickers at work, the
buyers arranging shipments the rail-
roads fairly blocked in their efforts to
handle the crop. The visible evidence
would carry your point, and your
doubter would surely believe.
Or what would you think OF a man
who persisted In saying that life in-
surance was useless. and that foreign
companies in particular were bad, be-
cause they took money away 10 other
States, and sent none in return? You
would show him facts.
Now, it is just because facts, while
often dry, are always such stubborn
things, that The Mutual Life OF New
York herewith presents a statement of
what It is actually doing in Delaware.
IL does not care to bore you with the
ory; It simply offers plain results. II
You are not interested in Delaware
don't read them. II you are not inter-
ested in your own family-dont read
them. But otherwise look az the fig
ures carefully and you may find them
not so very dry after ALL
In 1898. Amount paid by
Company ...... ..... 100000
Premiums paid ............. S.74S.70
Profit to insured .......$11, ,160.30
In 1899. Amount paid by
Company ......... ....... $50, ,5i1.00
Premiums paid ....-.....,.. 21.36417
Profit to insured ........ s29, 1853
In 1900. Amount paid by
company ...... ..........S Sl0,052.00
Premiums paid ........... 4,37S.tS
Profit to insured ..S 5,673S2
You will find elsewhere the details
OF each policy. How eloquently they
demonstrate the uncertainty of lifel
Some OF the policies were carried only
one year When they were applied
for the insured were in perfect health.
probably scouting the idea OF illness.
laughing at the agent as a croaker, and
| yielding only to repeated solicitations.
But whether death came early or late.
be sure he came sooner than expected.
That is a habit death has. And when
ever his warning does sound il is too
late for insurance. Only the healthy
can pass the physical examination
land the time to take insurance is when
you think you do not need It.
Another fact made evident by the
figures is that TO these people insur-
ance proved a boon. Here are q num-
Der of estates richer I'm the aggregate
by S46,010.95 because OF The Mutual
Life. For every dollar invested in
premiums, more than two dollars have
been returned. and that at the very
| time Of all times when money was
most needed and most welcome. Sup
pose this company had not had its Of
fees in Delaware, its agents at work.
how many of this list would have been
insured? Very few. IL any. There is
no computing the good the policies did.
lt Is matter OF vital interest. not
N-+Na " NAA AelAAAAANr NAAtNAlN NOHEtIuNu.
/ but to the whole State OF Delaware
for without life insurance the commu-
nifty would be called on to furnish ia
stricken households help that is now
effected by the instrumentality of the
insurance company. Suah an institu-
ton, teaching thrift and prudence. in
ducing people to take precautions they
otherwise would never take, deserves
eommendation and support. It is like
an influx Of outside capital to develor
the great resources of the State.
But death claims are not the only
payments made here by The Mutual
Life. Living members have likewise
reaped the fruits of their wisdsm b,
cashing endowment policies. Here Is
that record:
Endowments paid in 1898. IS 243.9,
Endowments paid in 1S99.... 1851.
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