Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-16
A hone Company


Ri- an snSisPas-iie iaes ssa;
ssnce the Armstrong investigation
q: the bag Lie Iasa-E.nce AZ The
t.a-;. ~ uhsca - n.sny II she COM
same. ~ere IHvalvcd. the p.tihc has
bad very nsseA letter spEEecsstsnr
Il the scs,Ee ai la. Insurance aad
. do per IsssShs Inis Iss eEsE.isssss
Ito E.se.afsoes which were made al
thai tame csnceTnaaz the uHwa arrasii-
.s use ef the ruiics Aosdess Fa&'ssss
ty tie management oi these .saF.e
eampans,- individually has created
!. ieelsRg 81 unrest aTn. 'nr the Possey-
holders 9: tha-e COMPANIES. ~ . re
suit II wbseh thousands # them
have lsp-ed tlosr pl!lcIes. Pro
hably at ne time "a the history oi
the bs-ines- has the puhlIc beea =
well informed upon idle lnsoraHcc
matters a. u is Al tie pTcscnt tiHe
and the cxposurc of the netAa u
used by macy 81 tine large companies
IN securing business and Iu hand
. Ing their funds has had ths effect ui
turning the attention Il Insurer- O.
those smaller companies Which src
I nperatlug aiou. conservative hufs
and whose business - cunduci'.J
SOLELY IN ins Interests af their policy
holacrs
lb ~ wa a iime when mere 'ulg-
nes. cuunisd ior mUch IN seeuI Llg
business lor Lille lustrance cum-
panIe-, and the bigness was err1n-
eously considered by many O. hr
Synonymous with strength. and taf
agents of tic large companies were
nut So SLOW o. recognize the iorce ed
Ills iillaciou- argument iu induciu 3
/ people to take cut policies n sufh
companies An important poini o.
bc borne in mind b. this courectirn
- that mere bigness or size does LH'
necessarily denote corresponding
strength. aud ii one viii auaiyle tEe
the statements Of some It the lars
cunpanics il will he found that while
their assets are Tremendous In size.
their liabilities are in like proper
tion. aud therefore the ratiooi assets
To- liabilities, dollar ior dollar. b.
often not so great in these largr
companies as il is in some OF TIE
very much smaller campauies
One result of the New York in
vosiigatlon, particularly IN the West,
aas been 10 attract attention O. the
Home companies. and one ol these
IN Colorado-th Colorado National
Life, of Denver which commenced
doing business in March. 1908, has
had record which demonstrates
conclusively the confidence which
the people of tbs State have ia their
own business men, particularly those
who have occupied leading positions
~ the upbuilding OF the State and
who have made conspicuous sue
ctsses in various lines Of business
The Directors OF the Colorado
National Life comprise some OF the
best known men IN the State Of Colo
RADIO, aud the fact that these meu
are back Of the company aud direct
ing ITS management, is a strong
guarantee that the policvholders in
terests in that company will be pro-
tected III every way possible. The
idnds winch are invested with the
Company by It's policyholders are
re-invested by the Company la Colo
rado securities 80 that the money
paid to the Company for premiums
is kept within the State and thus be-
comes "A factor in the building and
prosperity Of Colorado.
Many Of the prominent men in
this section are policvholiers in the
Colorado National Life and the re-
pute which the Company enjoys
among those who are acquainted
with its management and operations
bespeaks Tor the comptny bright
and successful future.