The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-24

Since the investigation Of the con-
d1tion of the Northwestern National
Life Insurance company by T h
! j our n a |, and the publication of the
statement Of it's expert as above, the
volunteer insurance solicitors have
worked with more zeal and the public
has responded with more confidence.
All the people wanted to know was
that the company was perfectly able to
carry out it's contracts. This is as
sured in the straightforward state
ment by Mr.. Wendell. The -$2,000,-
900 in policies necessary to secure the
auditorium is now regarded as we'll
assured. rG.
The auditorium movement has
finally become citizens movement.
4 thoroly has the old Minneapolis spirit
of progressiveness, been aroused.
Many prominent men have taken poll
cies from $1,000 to $4,000 & in
amount and where business men are
carrying all the life insurance they
subscriptions equal to the premium on
a big policy.
Applications by Telephone.
Professional insurance solicitors
would have bad cases of heart failure
should applications come in by tele--
phone This is the delightful predic-
ament in which members of the COM
mittee find themselves daily. The
people have turned the tables on them
and are sending applications in yolun-
tarily. .'- -.- .-
Such men as A. G. Paul, W. L. shep-
herd, F. C. Smith and w. G. Nye, are
developing a wonderful capacity for
writing life insurance. Some mem
bers of the committee have given up
their regular business entirely for the
time being, and are rushing prospec-
| tive customers with a 49, vengeance.
Many Of them, were they to- receive
| regular commissions for the business,
would already have rolled up fair
years salary.
| It is certain that the city has walked
up to the immediate necessity of an
auditorium, and it will soon be "up to-
the Northwestern National Life Insur-
lance company to fulfil it's part of the
agreement. =-~.::----.~.=.-.,
Interest in the campaign was shown
by the way the people tooks up the
Baron Humbug' seats this morning
at the preliminary sale, despite the
Ewretched weather. Thea F@extrai per-
Torrance is to be given Saturday night
lat the Lyceum theater, under the au-
i spices of the general auditorium COM
Imittee. The sale of the exchange
Itickets will be pushed, hard, andtit is
Esafe, to say that by Friday night it will
abe hard to pick up a ticket. s%f5 81
II 2:&& ), Show Will Not Be Cut. =, S -.i,,
f ! The performance is to be exactly as
/ it was given last week, in Minneapolis
i four times, in st. Paul twice, and in
|&Duluth twice. Neither the cast nor
1.-The score is to be cut at ALL All of the
Iwinsome chorus girls and the full
4 corps of charming leading. ladies are
4 to appear as in the original produc-
B1tion. III
II The members of the Roosevelt club
Ientered into the scheme of final pro-
Isduction, proposed by the general audi
4 forum committee with all the zeal
ithatz scharacterizes their relations to
.Ipublic affairs along political and good
relationship lines. The club offers all
the net proceeds to the auditorium
It and this will give the fund big boost
! :. Orchestra Is Interested.
The fine work done last night by
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
, added fire to the enthusiasm for the
, new hail. The continuance Of this
splendid organization depends some.
, what upon the success of the move
ment now under way. The music.
lovers Of the city have come to reali.
J Zation that to, lose either the orches.
| ira or it's director, Emil Oberhoffer
:. would be an almost irreparable in.
jury to the city.
It is expected: that when the com.
, mittee makes it's next inventory O.
applications it will be found that the
; first million-dollar mark has beer
) passed. The quarter post, 100000
: was reached within three weeks anc
now that the force is more completely
: organized and the search for insur
ance applications is systematized the
necessary. 100000 will be secured
in a record breaking time. When thu
total is reached the citizens will real
ize that the city has put thru one O.
r the most important deals in it's his
< tory in the shortest time on record.