The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-17
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FUND.
Cause of Northern Attacks On
State Mutual Insurance Company.
SOME INSIDE FACTS.
Splendid Condition of the South Car
DINA Branch of the Big Corpora
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From Rome Daily Herald, June %.

From Rome Daily Herald, June %.
The growth OF the State Mutual Life Insur-
ance forces In South Carolina from five 10 IS
agents was told Of In Rome yesterday WHEEL
W. A. Clark, president of the Carolina
Agency company visited the head office Of
the com paDy. Mr.. Clark also IL president OF
the Carolina National Bank 6, Columbia. S.
c., one Of the oldest banks In that state Of
1.-THE cry Of Southern people for Southern
Insurance is q factor In our progress In South
Carolina, for both hnauciers and the mass o.
the people OF that state are beginning 70
realize that the natural wealth OF the South
must be conserved for Its own development,
II the section Is to grow rlch." MIR. Clark
said.
IT have been president OF the Carolina
Agency company for The past five months,
from the time this concern took over the
business OF Mr.. John Y. Darlington, who was
But my Interest 10 Southern Life Insurance
did not commences then. l have obser we'd It's
growth, have anticipated the good results.
and am one OF the strongest apostles OF the
"The attitude Of the people OF South Caro-
lima toward the State Mutual Is uniformally
friendly. and II has stood the State Mutual
Life people in good part against the bitter
attacks OF the general agents OF northern
companies.
"Of course they are careful not to base their
attack upon the grounds that our company
is Southern-but they advance always that
they are the conservative companies. and
represent the better part Of 1t. they attack
the State Mutual for aggressive methods OF
securing business, while the new ompauy is
only using such as advanced the old COM
panies years ago.
"But / think our people have solved the
problem. why do the heather rage and the
people imagine q vain thing They see uR
taking the insurance OF the state, and l be
lieve South Carolina people are absolutely
certain that the State Mutual has not, and
never will contribute \ cent toward The
Republican campaign fund.
ut Ia from the representatives Of the big
eastern companies that the attacks have
come, but we have the strongest men In
South Carolina eplisted with Us as policy
holders, and we have the best agents In the
to us by the standing OF the State Mutual,
and with q record Of five million q year
written In South Carolina the Carolina Agen-
cy company Is forging ahead. and promises
better results"
The Carolina agency company is made up
Of other men strong In financial circles and
the esteem Of the people ofSouth Carolina az
Mr.. Clark Is.
General Willie Jones, who has been for the
last twenty years chairman OF the executive
committee OF the Democratic party, said tc
be The most popular man In the state, and
president Of the Palmetto National Bank, IL
one OF the directors. Anolber is T. S. Bryan
president OF the Bryan Printing company,
very large book concern. Judge j Fuller
Lyon, father Of the attorney general of The
state, John Y. Darlington, and Hon. Jos. A
. Mccullough of Greenville. are directors o
the Carolina Agency Company. John R
Blake. for many years state senator from
Abbeville, and one OF the leading bushes,
men of the state, IL also q director of thu
that handIe the South Caroline
business of the State Mutual Life Insurance
Company.