The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-22
FIRE INSURANCE
Property Owners Federation
bulletin NO. IL
SOUNDING THE kNELL OF COMMISSIONS IN FIRE INSURANCE
Federation
Property Owners
J SENDS OUT

A rank falsehood has been set ahoat by represent
atives of the system that had robbed certain
insurance company when was in its employ.
The Answer is
ITO Whom It May Concern:
esThis certifes that Mr.. K Neutson was EN-
ployed by the directors of this company, about six
teen years ago, tossecure applications for the for
nation of this company He did his work ably and
conscientiously. At the close. of his one year of
successful campaign he was paid a final payment
by this company to balance his agreed compensat-
ion He has always treated this company fairly
and heshas my best wishes his future success
Respectfully, (Signed by the Secretary
Since the foregoing put type my attention has
been called to asstatement made by officer of "a
prominent Western company at recent meeting of
officers and field men of the Northwest that he had
letter from me stating that for consideration I
would undertake to- secure legislation that would put
the Mutual companies out of business in Minnesota y
Immediately called son the gentleman who frankly
admitted that he hadno such letter, and that had
never made such statement,to him.
AS the Hon. Mr.. sHartigan, State Insurance Com
missioner, was presentat the meeting referred to I
called at the commissioners office without delay and
stated that I had been charged with crime that
directly concerned the insurance department and
expressed deep desire to have the matter looked in
to at once. The party in question called and he
of course had to make the same admission he did to
me. Well! Another one nailed.
This canard was evidently started for the purpose
of preudicng the mutual companies against me- as
it first administered to the secretary of aone of
those companies 49,. Is
will not violate my own appreciation of fair play
and square deal" by publishing this mans name
but Ihave laid his case before the insurance de-
partment and governing board, and I will give
him. personal attention later. ..
According to the old lady's philosophy that all
things have their compensation" every fasehood
nailedto the wall' will impair the influence of the
successors
Here isra pertinent extract from Judge Lindsey's
letter above referred to: -.. ~ 81
''Papl Thieman, of the Post, came upon young
brood of slanderous lies that had been~recently
hatehed=ont. He spoke politician tl1rIlI.
you know Judge Lindsey he said. you don't
really believe those stories, do you? H.
"tNo,' the politician replied shut we've got to
get the little '----asone way. A lot of
people will believe Them ~. i
ooh, you citizens of the United States-who
mot fit to govern yourselves-the manufacture
and circulation of these stories is one of the oper-
atoms of the powers at:govern you" ~
.sBeware of the Beast when he turns Polecat."
The undertaking of our Federation to deal with the
=entrenched abuses in fire insurance, as manipulated
by the stock company system involves immensely
larger capital intereststhan did the campaign of Judge
Lindsey and his associates against the misruleo the
corporate interests of Denver. Every known art of
corporate warfare will undoubtedly be directed
against u.s. and it will be impossible to make fair pro-
gress as long majority of leading business men
willing to be eliminated" from the business of
distributing the fire insurance tax
Now, gentlemen of the opposition, please conine
your remarks to efacts in the case Treat your
business though it was legitimate and depend on
the survival of the ttest which is the only rule by
which to the final inish but for the sake of
the people with whom you come in contact don't
turn poecat. 49,. =
Respectfully, s@*
s.E4t@@ - ~ - -. K Neutson
~.~" Secretary.