Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-07
SU1HN[g|RNk[E||NG'
Tho Marshalltown Insurance Com,
pany Reincorporates Under
New Law Of Iowa.
Well Attended Meeting Decides to
Retain Present Officers Until
Annual Meeting.
Movement Started to Secure the Re-
moval Of Headquarters to
Des Moines.

The adjourned meeting of the South
western Mutual Life Association from
the meeting last spring, when 1t was
decided by the policy holders and mem
bers to re-incorporate under the new
Iowa stipulated premium laws and
continue its business In Iowa instead of
removing to Missouri, as was sug-
gested by the officers was held in this
city in the company's offices Friday af-
sternoon.
In the neighborhood Of $500 policy
holders were represented at the meet
ing, which was attended by abou. fifty
members. The special call for the meet
ing was to adopt the articles Of rein
corporation, as prepared by special
committee composed of F. q. Moffett,
chairman, Of Waterloo; G. S. Turrill.
Jefferson. and s. B. Allen. of Des
Moines. This committee was named
by the association to act with the offi-
GERS. The new articles We're adopted,
with few minor changes, and the
company will at once begin business
under the new law. Attorney General
Remley has already examined the arti-
scles and has placed his 20. Is. on!
them, but they are still to be formally
presented to him for approval.
The. present officers of the associa-
tion are to be continued. so the articles
of Incorporation provide, until the third
Tuesday in January, when the annual
meeting will occur.
TALKS DES MONIES.
There was considerable talk INDUCED
in, in a suggestive way. to move the
headquarters Office to Des Moines,
which has grown to be quite an insur-
ance center within the past faw years.
S. b. Allen, OF Des Moines, made a
speech in which he voiced the senti-
ments OF the ;Des Moines members, and
suggested that at some future time the
offices be moved to the capital city. He
was Kissed by several of the members
present and there was no action taken
Lon the suggestion.
One Of Mr.. Aliens representations
was that agents in soliciting business
i for the association in outside states
had to display a map Of the state to
\ show that there was such a place as
Marshalltown, while he said every one
knew Des Moines.
In conversation with one or two OF
\ the leading members of the association.
members who represented the largest
number Of policy holders at the meet
ling last spring, Times Republican
reporter was informed that the Des
Moines talk was rife on account Of the
5ISinfdelity on the part of ,A1arshalltown
business men and members as con-
cerned the association. "Marshalltown
must give more united support" said
one, "or some day it will wake up and
find the associations headquarters
changed. which would mean a hard
blow to the business interests OF the
city Bad reports were circulated here
about Mr.. Halbert and his management
4 and when the last meeting was held
here there was good deal of unrest
on the part Of outside members When
these reports We're investigated they
were found to be untrue. altho trace
able to members here. and even to
some who were not interested in the
4 association at all, but to people who
4 seemed to be jealous of Mr.. Halbert
and his success.
4 Besides the members of the special
4 .committee present at the meeting
4 |other prominent outside members were
here, Mr.. E. D. Smalley, OF Waverly
4 land Mr.. j. F. Grave. editor of the
4 Wayerly independent.