The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-21
FIFTY Millions OF DOLLARS OF LIFE
INSURANCE CARRIED BY FARGO RESIDENTS

Here is one man, who through neglect,
fails to support his family while he
lives, or after he dies. Here is another
man who abhors the Scriptures and
rejects God. Which of these men Is
the worse? Well, you say the latter.
Paul says the former. Paul says that
man who neglects TO care for his
household is more obnoxious than
man rejects the Scriptures. He that
provideth not for his own, and espe-
cialiy those of his own household, is
worse than an infldel?" Life insur-
ance companies help most of us after
we are gone. But IL we have the
money to pay the premiums and do
not pay the premiums, we have no
right to expect mercy at the hands of
God in judgment. We are worse than
Tom Paine, worse than VoItaire, and
worse than Shaftesbury. The Bible
declares It; we are worse than an in
fdeL After the certificate OF death
has been made out, and thirty of the
sixty days have passed, and the officer
OF life insurance company comes to
the bereft household and pays down
the hard cash on an insurance policy,
that officer OF the company is perform
Ing a positively religious rite. accord
ing to the Apostle James. who says:
True religion and undefiled before God
and the Father is this: to visit the
fatherless and widow in their afflic-
tion," and so on.
The Pioneer Life Insurance Company.
Among the old line insurance COM
panies doing a thriving business in
In the state OF North Dakota, is the
Pioneer Life Insurance company, of
North Dakota.
This company occupies a somewhat
unique position in the life insurance
circles OF the state. In the first place
1t Is a strictly North Dakota concern
the only strictly North Dakota life
insurance congratulated by North
Dakota men with North Dakota money
and doing business at the present time
strictly in the state of North Dakota.
| Up to the present time all the invest
ments of the company have been made
In North Dakota.
While comparative young institu-
tion, having been incorporated on
Sept. IL, 1907, 1t has done a good busi-
ness and is now on a firm basis which
guarantees stability and permanency.
BY the support of the people of the
state this company will develop. It
Will have large assets, putting 1t in
position to loan very large sums of
money for this kind of DEVELOPMENT
and the Pioneer life is destined to be
one OF the leading institutions in the
building up of the state. It has
adopted for its motto the theme which
Is on the lips of every loyal citizen Of
the commonwealth, Keep north Da-
kota money in North Dakota"
Staple Men at Head.
The men at the head of this institu-
ton are among the most thriving bust
ness men and capitalists of the state
They are men who have made their
money In this state-men who realize
that every inhabitant will be benefited
by every dollar that is kept within the
borders. AS an example OF the class OF
men that are at the head OF this in
stitution the list of directors viii give
a good idea. They are:
John Burke, governor of North Da
kota, Devils Lake, N. d.; N c. Young.
ex-chief justice Of North Dakota.
Fargo, N. D.; e. Y. Sarles, ex- COVER
nor and bank president Hillsboro, N.
D.: L. B. Hanna, congressman and
banker, Fargo, NJ D.; A. A. Nelson,
saleman Minneapolis, Mimi; Geo. II.
Hollister, president Northern Trust
company, Fargo, N. D.; G. b. Little.
state senator and bank president, Bis
marck, N. D.; VIM. c. Macfadden.
bank cashier. Fargo. N. D.; r. e.
Barron. bank cashier. Minot, N. D.;
VIM. .. Scott, banker and farmer,
Fargo, N. D.; M. A. Baldwin, bank
president Fargo, N. D.; Michael
Murphy, bank president, jamestown.
N. D.; J. T. Newlove, physician, Minat
N. D.; Jas. Fl. Mathews, banker and
farmer. Larimore, N. D.; N. M. Young
bank president, Duluth, Mimi. HI. A.
Bate, bank president, Duluth. MINI.
Bate. bank president, Bottineau. n.
D.; w. L. Williamson, real estate and
loans, Lisbon, N. D.; A. NJ. Christian
son, attorney, Towner, N. D.; f. n.
Proses, wholesale implements, Devils
Lake, N. D.; Robert B. Blakemore
Insurance and loans, Fargo, N. D.;
Ferdinand Leutz, state senator and
manufactures, Hebron, N. d.
The officers are business men and
financiers of high integrity and splen-
did ability-men who are personally
known to almost every inhabitant Of
the state. They are:
L. B. Hanna, president: VIM. A.
Scott, secretary; Geo. H. Hollister
treasurer; N. G. Young. counsel. Rob-
ert N. Merritt, general manager.
Has Done Thriving Business.
While a conservative institution and
comparatively an infant the Pioneer
Life Insurance Co, Of North Dakota,
has done a remarkable business since
| it was incorporated. It has written
about $1,000000.00O worth of insurance
which is confined entirely to the limits
of the state. 1t has made, up to the
present time, no effort to write insur-