Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-27

ana ml>appropriafion uf the stock
holders and policy-hoiders money
than at hrst contemplated The ac.
cnmulated billions have been use,f to
control the government composed af
the people who furnished the sinpws
OF war for such control. and that TO
detriment OF the peoples interests
glance at the columns of the daily
press will produce the evidence sub.
sfantiating this statement In fqa1
Mississippi paid two and n quarter
million dollars into the life insurance
concerns OF the North and East. and
IN return received about fhree-cuar-
tors ~ a million for death losses and
accumulations. In 1894 Mississippi
paid 70 the old line insurance com
psnies se.s5e 495 % in premiums. and
received in return s9as s4sI4 This
leaves nearly two millions Of our
money 10 be invested IN The North and
East. building no that section to the
detriment Of this. This two millions
tand next year il will hs greatert. n
wonders IN the developing ~ our great
Stare. Then. why not have a Missis
sippi life insurance company
The writer's contention for every
thing that will contribute 70 the pros
perity Of our state il too well known
70 require additional words here We
ought to have a life insurance CON
pany in Mississippi. and after consult
ing some ~ fhe best insurance men
OF the state and receiving their ap-
probation II tle plan. "a has been de-
cise,i To aftemp. the formation ~ a
company. One hundred thousand dol
lars II desired for fhe capital stock
II is desired 20 rais. this amount from
all over the STATE Every section
should he represented n the people
believe il 10 be a good thing. write ne
about if The directors should hail.
one from each congressional district
and Ave from the State ar large. One
thousand gOod applications should BE-
on hand before the company attempts
Organization II you would Ike 10 PAT
ronize a home company write me.
The State laws are defective for the
proper protection OF n company in the
STATE and relnire some changes. Are
YOU willing 10 help IN this. also Let
YOUR wishes be known
a Mississippi COMPANY under spe-
ia JtiAF 1aDf1t t-ARhF ~
men who are honest and competent
and pafronized by loyal citizens.
should he a Success from the begin
ming One % the big companies %
New York only has capital stock OF
sf0g. 90a and haif OF that stock sold
for s5s 0a0 e0a II -our money * worth
that much in New York. II should be
worth equally "a mash here Salaries
- Ia4I.a j
the men N charge M there. mere a
a matter OF graft than competence
Let's keep our part OF that money az
home. Interest rates NJ there are
from : 70 ! per cent Here money can
be placed with the very best security
ar per cent. The policv-hoi ders' -
turn premiums are based upon what
his monsy has earned and it should
earn twice as much here. The propo-
sition is to organize a company on ex-
actly the same basis as the old line
companies of New York which We
know m be money-makers. pay small
or salaries. ger honest men 20 manage
the business. get larger earnings on
the money paid in. and consequently
paw the policv-holder much larger re-
turns. oDerats under a strict surveill
anee OF the State. and II Is believed
that the cost OF insurance can be
largely reduced by a nuc1 larger divi-
dend TO policy-holders.
The necessary 100000 capital could
easily be raised In either Jackson.
Meridian or Vicksbur=. but il is
deemed the hest 70 call for subscrip-
tons OF stock from all over the State
Also for voluntary applications for in
surance. the director from each con
gressionaT district to be selected by
the poIicy-holders of that district II
IS to be hoped that the people in gen
eraI will take an interest in this prop
osition. and that the necessary capital
stock and applications for insurance
viii be secured in very short time.
Let's near from you as to what YOU
think Of the proposition. how much
stock you want and how much iusur-
anee II means a breaking away from
the corrupt money sharks OF the East
for Mississippi
A number of the State papers are
commenting unfavorablv on the fact
that the teachers in our normals are
almost without exception brought from
the North. and our own teachers left
c,it In making up the list. While soma
of them are possibly too severe on
those in authority and responsible for
this condition of affairs. the writer be-
iieves that at least half of them should
be selected from the prominent edlI-
Gators CT Mississippi. Those States
never offer fat salaries 10 our teachers
TO come and exchange ideas" with
them. and We certainly have some
equal to anv in the United States.
Give our Mississippi teachers chance
and in short time great good will re-
suit therefrom. Continually placing
them in the background and giving no
opportunity for development will con
tinue 70 keep them there.
Columbia is to have a large fertiliz-
er factory that will give employment
TO a large force Of msp. II will he
under the same management as the
factory at Gulfport. and il is said that
the work OF construction will begin
soon and be pushed to completion.
The Truckers League at Cotton
Plant. Tippah county, feels very hope
fill OF the OiliiDOk- utSpiit tut pItFtll-
ing low prices OF stuff this year. and
il is announced that more will engage
I'm the business next season. II is en-
couragirg to see cur people diversity
ing tn such an extent, also taat one
bad crop does nor discourage them
There is some complaint anent the
leaving out of the old blue back speller
by the School Book Commission A
more serious matter was the adoption
of an arithmetic which is not at all
fair toward the South. even unfair. and
which uses In its Northern edition ex-
ampies of social equality between the
blacks and whites. While the edition
offered down here had the social eGuaL
ity examples eliminated il shows plain
ly what the publishers would do IL pub
lie sentiment would allow IT, More
srcouragement should he gwen err
Southern writers Of school books. ard
ttsn II would not be necessary to put
~ with such
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