The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-29
CHARTER ISSUED.
To New Century Life Insurance
Company of Topeka.
Authorized Capital OF Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
OFFICERS ABLE MEN.
Have Large Experience in In
surance Work.
Deserve Assistance From En-
tire State.
OFFICERS ABLE MEN

The state charter board yesterday
issued a charter to the New Century
Life Insurance Co. starting the new
company off fullfedged with an auth
orized capital of 100000.
The home office of this company is
in Topeka, and on account of the
great value such an institution would
be to this city and state. the people Of
the city have been taking much inter-
est in it's organization.
The incorporators are ]. w. Haugh-
ey, l.. G. Beal, d. L. Lakin. l.. A
Ryder, F. w. Freeman. w. n. Hall,
A. NJ Harvey, j. H. Outland, H. r.
Carroll of Topeka, Kan, ]. E. Kram-
err. F. K. Robbins and F. NJ. Smith OF
Wellington, Kan, and s. P. Kramer
of Kansas City, Mo. These men are
also named as the directors for the
first year.
For a long time Kansas has needed
Just such an enterprise to enable her
people to obtain life insurance and
yet keep their money in the chan
nels of trade in their home state.
Executive ability, organizers, expert
accountants, medical skill and actuar-
ial talents are combined in the per-
sonal makeup of the officers and the
managing board of directors of the
New Century. They embody every
needful factor for the successful
management of a great life insurance
company. Taken as a whole IL would
be difficult to select a stronger board
of managers for they are all active
men of experience and success in
business and professional lines and
possessing strong character.
j. w. Haughey, president and di-
rector, was born 1858 in Warren
county, Illinois. He moved to Sum-
ne ~ n the SnrinR of
1880. He was educated in Oberlin
college. Oberlin. Ohio. was admitted
to the bar in April. 1880; practiced
law. In Kansas twenty-six years: was
attorney for the Equitable Mortgage
company for about ten years, and
served as attorney for the New Eng
land Security company of Kansas
City. Mo-, and general attorney for
Southern. Kansas. Mortgage company
for five years. He has been grand
master of the !. o. o. F. of Kansas
and was general attorney for the Odd
eral years. He held an honorable ap-
pofntive position under Governor
Stanley. Mr.. Haughey devoted years
to, study to old line life insurance, and
is one among the best informed men
in Kansas in this line.
L. G. Beal. secretary and director,
was born March, 1857, and settled in
Kansas in 1868. He was educated in
the schools OF Kansas and has been a
resident of Topeka since 1886. He is
an expert accountant and thoroughly
familiar with commercial transactions.
He has had fifteen years experience
in the banking business and has also
had practical experience in life insur-
ance and is thoroughly familiar with
all its phases. He was for ten years
in the clerks office of the district
court and has acted in some capacity
in nearly all of the county official po-
sitions. He was an abstracter fifteen
years and for six years he handled the
finances of the city of Topeka. and
probably handled more money than
any man ever occupying that position:
was treasurer of the state organiza-
ton of the Odd Fellows for nine years
and is a member of the Odd Fellows,
Elks and Masonic lodge.
David L. Lakin. treasurer and direc-
tor. is the son of D. L. Lakin. who
came to Topeka in 1856 and who was
one of the founders of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad and was a
director of that system for about TWEEN
ty-five years. David L. I4akin was ed
ucated at Kansas State university. For
a time he worked for the Laclede Gas
Co. of st. Louis and had experience in
the grain business with A. G. Davis &
Co. He is a young man of exemplary
habits and generally and favorably
known in Kansas. He Is a practica
accountant and thoroughly qualified
for treasurer.
Dr. L. A Ryder. medical examiner