The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-01

! lied my assistant, Mr. J. J. Houston, TO
examine local mutual companies at the
/ special request of the companies them
/ selves, but in both cases there was simp-
( ly sufficient charge made to cover ex-
penses Of the examination and of those
fees I have made no report
In answer to your second query I have
attached schedules showing the amount
Of insurance written, premiums received,
losses paid by the respective fire, life
and miscellaneous insurance companies
doing business III Oklahoma for the year
1899
The reports from the companies for the
year 1900 are not yet all complied. Sew
eral Of them have filed their reports but
a majority Of them have not yet reported
{ omy Office for the year 1900, hence 7
am not able to furnish this information
for last year
Your third query relates to fidelity. cas-
ualty and guarantee companies. I have
reported in the attached schedules only
such fidelity and guarantee companies
as have compiled with the insurance laws
OF this territory. There may be other
companies who have not deemed It neces-
sary [ ocomply with the Insurance laws
and IN view Of The fidelity and guarantee
laws providing that these companies re-
port to the attorney. general have not
attempted to require any Of this class Of
companies to comply with the insurance
laws except such as desire TO do so.
Building and Loan Associa ions-Under
this head I have file da compile list of
all loa accompanies organized Ia Okla
homa showing their name, place Of bus
mess and amount Of capital stock Also
a list showing the foreign loan companies
which have flied thei rpapers in Oklaho-
ma giving their home office and capital
stock, but have no means Of knowing
what number Of these companies are
now doing business in Oklahoma terri
tory, as only a few Of them have been
In the habit OF making senai-annual re-
port TO my Office and I know Of no means
OF compelling them 10 make this report
I have also attached a schedule show
panies organized in this territory. Civ
ing the name principal place Of business /
and capital stock, but I have no means
of knowing what number of these com
panie5 are transactng business ct this
time. Telephone and telegraph companies [
make no report to my office but are re-
qrired to make annual Eeports to the ter /
ritoria lauditor and file schedules for /
taxation.
In answer TO your query IN regard to all /
fees charged and received by me as sec
reta~y @ The territory for the year 1923 /
and 1900, Eave gone through the records /
M
attached hereto a schedule showing as
nearly as 7 an able to do, the fees from I
various sources during the last two years I
As 7 have not been required by law 20
render a naccount Of any fees except I
fees received from insurance. have not I
kept systematic account OF fees from
sources other than insuence. + have
rendered statement Of the entire fees
upon the theory that Eli fees and services
by the Office have been paid for
at the price authorized by the statute
but IN some cases these fees have been
charged on a private memorandum ana
have never been paid SO that the amount
reported shows really more than the fees
realized from the office
The schedule hereto attached shows che
amount Of fees from various sources to-
gether with the total insurance fee. and
The amount retained by me az such fees
rs insurance commissioner.
I have endeavored u answer fully the
queries contained in your request and 10
give YOU the Information desired in the
which I attach hereto and
make part 81 this report.
Very respectfully submitted
Wn NJ JENKINS.
Secretary OF Oklahoma Territory and In
surance Commissioner