Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-08
STATE HOUSE..
Four Maine Insurance Cos,
Organized In 1907.
Maine State Forestry Assn.
Holds Annual Meeting.
pinkham Mfg. Co. Of Portland In.
creases Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil Tuesday, Jan. %, at 10 A. M.

From the records on file at the office
of Hon. S. w. Carr. insurance commits
sioner for the State of Maine, it is
learned that the number of insurance
companies organized in the State dur
ing the past year, and which are now
doirc business, was four. The COM
panieS are as follows:
Equitable Mutual Fire Insurance Co,
Of Richmond. This company was or
gapized under the general laws of the
State fer the purpose of doing a fire
insurance business on the mutual plan.
and was incorporated and authorized
to do business August IS. The presi-
dent Of the company is Charles d.
Newell of Richmond. and the secretary
is A. ]. Holbrook of Richmond.
Augusta Mutual Plate Glass Insur-
aucc Co, of Augusta. organized under
a special statute of the last Legisla-
ture for the purpose of carrying on the
business Of mutual insurance COM
pany for insuring against breakaSe or
damage to plate glass. The incorpOra-
tors Of the company We're George +.
Nacomber, Charles r. Written, Frank
T.. Smith, Edwin c. Dudley, Guy ?.
Cannett, Charles T. Paine, Royal II.
BCQNell, CudFieS !lOhS Iu anu HUI
gene c. CARL, all of Augusta. The
president of the company is George f.
Macombcr and the secretary is f. c.
CARL. The company commenced doing
business April j..
Maine Live Stock Insurance Co., OF
Portland. This company was organ
lied under a special statute of the last
Legislature, was Incorporated May L.
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The purposes of the company are the
making of Insurance against the loss
Of live stock by death and the author
lied capital is 100000. of which the
sum of 80 900 has been paid in. The
incorporatOrS of the company were
Frank p. Thomas of Andover, Norman
w Fogg and John M. Gooding of Port
land, Herbert r. Jordan and Luther
IT, Moore Of Saco. The president OF
the company is Frank p. Thomas, the
vice-nresdent and general manager is
NJ. w. FogG, the secretary is J. NJ
Gooding, and the treasurer is Fl. II.
Jordan. This is the first live stock
insurance company authorized to do
business in Maine.
Maine Insurance Co. of Portland.
This company was incorporated in
February. 1907. under a special statute
Of the last Legislature, for the purpose
Of conducting a health. accident ana
plate glass insurance business. and is
the first stock company to be organized
in the state for the purpose of conduct
ing this class of business. The cap1-
tai stock of the company is 100000. Of
which all is paid in. and the company
has a not surplus of $4,000. The IN
corporators of the company were Per-
ciyal p. Baxter, Scott Wilson, Willis
d. Moulton and Charles o. Bancroft
Of Portland, Pascal p. Gilmore OF
BucksDort, Francis L. Senior of San
ford Matthew S. Goodrich of Water
vile. David T.. Moulton of South
Portland aud Walter A. Danforth of
Bangor. The president of the COM
pany is Pascal +. Gilmore. the secre-
tary is David e. Moulton and the
treasurer Is Charles Q. Bancroft
The following companies have dur
ing the past year been authorized to
do business in the State
Citizens Insurance Co. of st. Louis,
Mo-, fire insurance.
Commonwealth Insurance Co. of
New York. fire insurance. .
Subscribers at United States LloydS,
marine insurance.
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
of Montpelier. VT. fire insurance.
Aetna Accident and Liability Co. OF
Hartford. CT, casualty business.
Phoenix Preferred Accident Insur-
ance Co OF Detroit. Mich, casualty
business.
Title Guaranty and Surety co. OF
Scranton. Pa, surety business.
Travellers Indemnity Co. OF Hart
ford, CT. casualty business.
The second annual meeting OF the
Maine State Forestry Association was
held at the Forestry department Tues
day, commencing at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon and was attended by some OF
the known lumbermen of the
State The program included an adj