The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
HAS A GOOD THING
Superintendent Luling and His
Road Agents.
John II. Upton of Wichita the
Favored One.
HE is VERY ACTIVE.
Has Already Drawn Over 81 ZOO
From Treasury.
How He Has Made "EXamina-
tiOns" of Companies.

How'd you like to be the road
,agent2" The present road agent of the
Kansas state insurance department has
drawn a little matter of S1,0S0 for his
services during a little more than four
months. and he has not worked all the
time either This has been in addition
to his expenses.
1t appears to be impossible to run
state administration without a road
agent The populists overdid the matter
and kept three on the road. This so hoy
Nrihed the Republicans that they made
big issue of it in 1900. but they made so
much fuss about it that they had to
pass a law to stop the road agent bus
mess.
But like good many other laws, the
anti-road agent law is not effective The
present administration has drifted back
10 the methods pursued by the Popu-
lists and within two months after the
present officers were installed a road
agent had been sent out
1t is sometimes necessary to examine
insurance companies, and that is what
makes the road agent business possible.
The chief road agent of the present ad-
ministration is John H Upton of Wich-
ita. Beginning with last February and
up to the last of June Mr.. Upton had
drawn from the state treasury a total
of Sl,7493S. OF this amount. $375.50 was
for hotel bills and S293.3S was for rail-
road fare. The balance $l.0SO was for
examining" insurance companies at
ten dollars per day.
Mr.. UptOns vouchers for these ex-
iaminatiOns are as follows. February
25. 1903 $1O1. so for examining the Bank
ers' Union of Omaha, Neb For the
examination he charges ten dollars
day for seven days $40; for his hotel
bill he charges S16 for seven days, and
for railroad fare he charges $3.50
March IL, S77.65 for examining the
American Benevolent association of ST.
Louis, containing the following items:
-Four days examination, $40; hotel bill,
-four days, $12; railroad fare, Minneapo-
lis to ST. Louis, $40; st. Louis TO
Wichita. S1625.
March II. S1O375 for examining the
\ stare Life Insurance company of Indian
apohs, containing the following items:
Six days examination, $50; hotel bill,
six days SIS; railroad fare, Wichita to
Indianapolis, $3.50
April 10, $94. 80 for examining the Fra
ternal Aid Association of Lawrence
Kan, containing the following items:
Seven days examination, SO; railroad
fare Topeka to Lawrence. 70 cents; Law
q renee to Wichita, $5.41: hotel bill, April
10 to IS inclusive. $16.50; car fare. Law
'fence TO Topeka and return, $1.5S.
April p $254.S0 for examining the Il
linois Life Insurance company of Chi
cagO containing the following items
Sixteen days eXamina ton, $3.50; hotel
bill, 16 days, S56; railroad fare, Wichita
10 Chicago, $21.90; Chicago to Omaha,
$500.
> April %. $26 for examining the knights
of the Protected Ark Of Topeka, con-
tanning the following items: Two days
examination, $50; hotel bill. Sc.
May II, S3Z54 for examining the
American order of Protection of Lin
rr1. oh.
items: Two days examination, $40, hO-
tel bill. Sc; railroad fare Omaha to Lin
Colr, s1.65: Lincoln to Topeka. $4.s9.
May %, S293.37 for examining the FL
deity Mutual Life Insurance company
of Philadelpnia. containing the follow
ing items Seventeen days examination.
I $40; hotel bill, II days. S6S railroad
1ahe, Wichita to Philadelphia, $43. 81
Philadelphia to Chicago s11 50.
June H. S49.SS for examining the Cava-
liers of lola. Kan, containing the follow
ing items: Three days examination, $50.
hotel bill, Sc; railT Dad fare. Wichita to
lola via Topeka, s1O.3s; lola to Wichita
$3.50
June 27, s36762 for examining the Ma
tional Life Insurance company of Chi
, cago, containing the following items:
Twenty days examination. $3.50;
hotel bill % days. S92: railroad fare
Philadelphia to Chicago S115O Spring
field H., to Chicago and return, $12i
Chicago to Wichita, S2213.
June so, $149.62 for examining the Con-
4 tinental Casualty company of Chicago
containing the following items Min
days examina ton. 800; hotel bill. $36
railroad fare. Wichita to Chicago, $2s6!
June 30. s170.27 for examining the
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance com
pany of st. Paul containing the follow
ing items: Ten days examination, 800
hotel bill. 10 days $35; railroad far,
Chicago to Minneapolis. $40; Minneapo-
lis to Wichita. s25.27.
June 30 S2S for examining the Roya
League of Chicago, containing the FOL
lowing items: Two days examination
$50 hotel bill. IS.