The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-19
HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES.
How the People of This State Are
Keeping Their Insurance Premiums
AZ Home.

Gentlemen:
am taking the liberty OF asking
you to bring to the attention of your
readers some facts concerning mutual
fire insurance companies In South
Carolina.
make no argument to show the
advisability OF such company in
your county but will allow your read
ers to Judge for themselves from the
records. The following named mutual
fre Insurance companies are licensed
to do business In this State and of
each one Is given certain data.
acknowledgements Mutual In
surance Association, J. r. Blake. Sec
retary. Abbeville. s. c. OrEanized
1892. Licensed for Greenwood and
Abbeville Counties. Losses paid for
1907. s7.s17.7s. Expenses iniuding
salaries. ETC.. s1.s4s.41. The cost of
Insurance has averaged so to 80 cents
per hundred dollars OF insurance per
annum. Insurance In force. 2055 pol
icies. amount. $1,413.5ss.
Anderson Mutual Fire Insu rance
Co.. J. r. vandiver. President. Ander-
son. 8. c. Organized 1895. Licensed
for Anderson County. Losses paid for
year ending October 1. 1908. $3.s5s.-
10. All expenses. s2.7s1.s2. Average
cost per hundred dollars Of insurance
Is about 81 cents.
Carolina Mutual Insurance Co., C.
q. Ducker. President. Charleston, s.
c. Organized 1850. Licensed for city
OF Charleston. Losses for year ending
July 81. 1908. s2.40s.ss. All expenses
s6.17s.73. Average cost about SO
cents per one hundred dollars of in
surancc. Insurance In force to the
amount Of s4.404.os0. Assets accu-
muiated. s130.0s3.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Co.. ]. J. Neil Treas. winnsboro, s..
c. Organized 1894. Licensed for
Fairfield County. Losses for year
ending August 1. 1909. $7s3. All ex-
penses. S204.29. Cost Of insurance
per hundred dollars per annnm 40 to
SO cents. Insurance In force. 2s1 pol
icies. Amount s1s5.sss. Cash on
hand ss23.3o.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Associa-
tion. w. II. Simpson. Treas, Chester.
8. c. Licensed for Chester County.
Losses paid year ending October 1.
1909. s4ss.o5. All expenses. s312.7O.
Cash on hand s1.s77.44. Insurance in
force ssso.0oo.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Associa-
ticn. w. w. Carney. Secretary. Gafr-
ney. 8. G. Organized 1898. Licensed
for Cherokes and spartanburg coun-
ties. Losses paid for year ending Au-
gust 1. 1908. s1.os2.12. All expenses
s2ss.2s. Assets in hand $2,466.sO.
Cost Of Insurance has averaged about
Is to 80 cents per hundred dollars per
annum. Insurance In force si3 poll
cIes. Amount. s5s0.45s.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Asso-
citation. J. ID. Isbell. Treas. walhalla,
y. c. Organized 1895. Licensed for
Oconee County. Losses paid for year
ending August 4. 1908. s1.1s5. All ex-
penses. S14s.5o. Assets In hand $2s2.-
40. Insurance In force. 425 policies.
Amount s2s0.000.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Asso-
cation. III. Llde Law. Secretary, Harts-
VILE. s. c. Organized 1894. Licensed
for Darlington County. Losses paid
for year ending December 81, 1907,
s31s.14. All expenses. s1s4.s6. Av-
erage cost per hundred dollars of in
surance Is from 1s to s3 cents. In
surance In force. $40 policies. amount
s3s5.oso. Cash on hand ss.1s3.1l.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. j. NJ. Greer. Secretary.
Union. s. c. Organized 1895. Lii
censed for Union. Losses paid for
year ending Mry 1. 1908. s5s1.0O. All
expenses. s702.2i. Cost of insurance
rer hundred dollars per annum about
25 TO so cents Insurance In force
s3ss.oJ0. Cash on hand. s9O6.75.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Associa-
tion. ID. E. Boncy. Treas. Yorkville. s.
c. Organized 1894. Licensed for
York County. Losses paid for year