Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-05

ance viii be promptly answered by
the Press Bureau OF the Utah Assoc
citation OF Life Underwriters Address
p. o. Box 124, Salt Lake City. Utah>
E, e. Rhodes, vice president and
mathematician of the Mutual Benefit
and Sylvester c. Durham, president of
the travellers, who We're the guests Of.
the association the past week, both ex-
pressed satisfaction on the work be-
inc done by the association here ana
the harmonious feeling existing gen
orally in the ranks of the field mel.
#'All reputable agents of every reput-
able company are Numbers of the as
sociation elsewhere and should be
here said Mr.. Rhodes "rhey ara
standing in their own light by re-
nlaning away and hampering the work
which is being done for their own adj
vancement." When advised that the
organization was made up of about 35
agents representing about II or the
standard companies both gentlemen
felt that just cause for congrat ula-
tons existed here and assured Presi-s
dent Farrell of the certain ultimate
success of the plans aimed at.
A striking illustration OF the import
ance of mot delaying in the matter
OF life insurance has been given the
past week. On Oct. II, Sam A. Briggs
of Frisco, Utah, applied for a $1,000
policy in one of the old line companies.
The policy was issued in due time and
delivered Nov IS. Young Briggs gave
to the agent in settlement d note pay
able Jan. 10. On Nov. IS the company
received notice that the insured had
died of appendicitis. In this case
no money had been paid but the note
established the protection and the
claim will be promptly paid
President w. G. Farrell and the
other officers of the association are
congratulatins themselves upon the re-
cent timely visit of Mr.. Rhodes of
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany. 1t not only resulted In a pleas
ant social meeting of local life men
With the two distinguished visitors,
but was made the occasion OF con-,
ference devoted to legislative matters
which will prove invaluable to the leg
islative committee at this time. Mr..
Rhodes is more in touch with what has
been done in the enactment of life in
surance laws than any other man in
the business and in the brief stay hers
made suggestions which, If carried out,
will resllt In the making of q model act
TO submit to the next legislature.
You should have said Mr.. Rhodes.
the best insurance bill in existence
and one that Will and should be copied
by other states, as you have before you
the combined efforts and experiences
of all the experts who have considered
the subject up to this time AS a re-
suit of his visit and advice. the COM
mittee practically abandoned the work
engaged in and wired for copies OF the.
measures suggested by Mr.. Rhodes
When these bills get here. the work
will be resumed again on entirely new
lines, which it is hoped and believed
will appeal to any member Of the forth
coming legislature.
a fragrant attempt by an inso1vent
assessment company to do business in
this state without a license, was re-
Gently brought to light, and tho secre-
tary of state, who is determined to pro-
tect the people here against all such
companies, has directed that business
ease Immediately until the law Is
90 Aid with. The concern in question
lis g q deficit of over s4.OOO.OO0, on the
basis sot the National Fraternal con-
gress rates and 4 per cent interest 1t
is understood the association has bee.
operating here since June last Sec
tons I'll and 413 of chapter o. of the
insurance laws of Utah, would make
interesting reading about now.
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