The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-08-19
BIG DAY AT CUSTOM
Members of Farmers Cooper
alive Insurance Co. Meet.
Company Makes Good
Showing
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OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
Aug. 61aO8

TIC ElduJcIS CO-Op6TdllVe insurance
Company of Breckenridge and Meade
counties met at Custom, Meade County,
in yearly meeting on Aug. 1903 and
elected J. J. Willet chairman of the
meeting, the members being slow about
getting there. Geo. w. Dodson, the
secretary, gave lengthy talk on the
condition of Company, and showed how
near that all home insurance companies
came near beirg legislated out from
doing any insurance business in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, there
being bill introduced in the last Senate
in the interest of the Eastern Companies
and unanimously passed the Senate,
but when it got to the lower house was
defeated. He urged the farmers to be
very careful who they voted for for their
next Senators and Representatives as
there would be plenty of doodle" to
buy the next set of lawmakers by the
Eastern companies, as they have done
so in every state where Mutuals have
been organized not only there but to
elect the law makers. His talk was
very plain on this point He reported
the proceedings of the state organization
which was composed Of delegates from
p counties now doing business in the
state and engaged under the laws of the
state. That they had a committee APP
pointed to watch the next legislature
and that said committee is to draft
bill IN the interest of the Mutual Com
panies doing business in the State to
come before the next State meeting and
be by the delegates there approved or
modified ready to present to our law
makers.
Next was the report of the Secretary
which was as follows: At the last yearly
meeting which was held at Enron,
Meade county, Aug. 1907, there was
left in the hands of the Secretary 1922.
20 and the secretary had received Ill
applications during the year and had
received 1922. application fees making
S244 29 for which he had paid out as
expenses for printing, postage, taking
applications issuing policies and sal
slies Of officers and turned over to the
treasurer $234.05 leaving a balance OF
SlO26 in his hands. Next was the
report Of the treasurer to-wit. On hand
at the last yearly meeting at Enron, 1907
S68. Paid out for the company since
last report for losses and incidental ex-
peuses Of the Office $3.50 and had re
ceived and had on hand the sum of
$4,000 which after payment leaves in
mis- hands 500 90. There was a com
mittee appointed to audit tbs above re-
ports. Said committee were DR.. p. w.
Foote, J. B. Smith and J. D. Jones.
then adjourned tor dinner.
After dinner the committee reported
as follows: We, your committee, have
examined the reports and find them
.correct-Dr. P. w. Foote, Chairman.
Next was a committee of three appoin-
ted to select eleven directors to serve
for the next year. N. Hicks, Charles
Drury and n. B. Dowell reported the
following names: DR.. p. w. Foote,
w. S Gregory, E. B. Oglesby, c. H.
Drury, j. X RAY, A. M. Haidin, j. w.
Vessels, Geo. W. Dodsou, J. T. Jones,
N. Hicks and w. n. Head. Said di-
rectors being elected by the members
the eleven directors then went to them
selves and elected the following officers:
President ]. r. Ray; Vioe-presldent,
w. N. Head; Treasurer, J. W. Vessels;
Secretary, Geo. W. Dodson.
Place of next meeting, Rhodelia,
Meade county, and would at the time
hold a regular farmers picnic, the pro
ceeds of which is for the benefit of the
Planters Cooperative Insurance Co.
Everybody invited to come and spend
the day with the good people of Rhodelia.
w. S. Gregory, Clerk.
Geo. w, Dodson. Sec'y.