New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
MEN HERE.
Business, Not Pleasure, Brings
Branch Managers of n. 7. Life.

Branch managers of the New-York Life to the
number Of 49, who gathered here yesterday from
all over the country. will go TO Lakewood this
morning a special train for their annual con-
vention, which will last two days and a half.
Heretofore these conventions have been inter
spersed with social features, which made them
most enjoyable This year according to the officers
of the agency department Of the company the
gathering will be strictly business.
There is no programme of this convention salo
the general superintendent who has the convention
in charge yesterday. 1T is just business gath
ering in which the public has no interest 1t will
be all work and nothing of pleasure"
"Wfn President Orr attend the conventions" was
asked
He will likely down to lakewood while the
convention is in progress" said the official There
will be no set speeches however"
This elimination of entertainment features may
possibly be of the reforms brought about oF
the recent investigation of insurance affairs Last
Nav the company entertained several hundred
agents who had sold certain amounts of insurance
in given period They were lavishly entertainer
at the Hotel Netherland and the Hotel Savoy
banquet at Delmonico's. at which ex-President NC
Call made an address. was one of the features VI
the gathering and a tour Of Coney Island another'
All expenses including railroad fares TO ana lIoi
New-York were paid by the company.
Thomas P Fowler chairman Of the houseciea'i-
ing committee of the NeW-4ork 1]ie AHeui az
Company said yesterday that the committee wouid
He said that the report would go to the trustees
who undoubtedly would make it public
I'VE can only report that we are hard at WORK
and making progress" said Mr.. Fowler last night
I'VE meet four or FIVE times week, and the SEES
sions continue until late in the evening we haEe
NOT vet begun the work of framing the fepoI stl
befng occupied with accounts, hgureS ana IdcxS si
We Should be able to wind up the inVestlSa'lo anu
report within ten days. -, .,,, with
The Armstrong committee is still Struggling, Win
the Frandow Company. printers TO the stare lts Is
latIre over the delay in printing ana denVeIIns e
--nI1nes of testimony of the recent lnVestlsalloh
+aks the ION away from the Brandow Company ana
even contest their claim for any payment OF Work
already done. Several printing firms are ANXIOUS
to do the work. and will guarantee delivery OF Ie
entire testimony and exhibits within twenty Gays
The BRANDON Company has let the contract 70
tho Wynkoop- Haenbeck-C Crawford Company, OF
This CITY INQUIRY a their establishment was
made YESTERDAY The secretary OF the company
refused TO discuss the work on the insurance re-
mort in any way. He would not say to What eN-
tent it was completed when delivery could ne
expected. He referred every question 10 the Al
bany firm. -, ,,,.L, o,
over from Princeton yesterday for a conference
with Paul Morton. president of the company tie
received a report which dealt with certain routine
matters which have been settled up, from George
F Parker secretary of the trustees Inc Irues-
dale committee held another meeting, and It's re
mort viii soon be ready for the trustees. Attorney
General MAYER and his deputies are hard at work
on their briefs in the Equitable case, Whlcn VIII
be presented TO court in day or two