The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
INSURANCE MEN GIVE:
SALT LAKE A BOOST
High Officials of the Equit-
able Are in the City on
Business.
INVESTING MONEY HERE
Large Sums Have Been
Placed in Zion and More
Is to Follow.
INVESTING MONEY HERE

George r. Wilson, vice president o
the Equitable Life Assurance Society o
tho United States, of New York City
and Henry l. Roscnfeld, assistant to th
president OF the society. Judge w. y
Day. who succeeded the late Paul Nor
ton. arrived in Salt Lake over the 10:
Angeles Limited yesterday afternoon a
4:i5 o'clock. The prominent Officials
are now visiting all western agencies ioI
the purpose OF holding life insurance
conventions and discussing with tnci!
field representatives affairs OF Ntai lNh'
port TO the society.
Tho distinguished visitors are here
primarily TO attend Il convention 20 p'
held at noon today at which representa-,
tives from Utah. Idaho and Wyoming VII
be present. In celebrating upon the al
fairs OF the society in these states, the
officials and insurance men present not
only desire TO stimulate business pu'
will discuss such sociological features as
arc embraced in the aims Of the society
Principle among these is what is known
as the life conservation move. ,,.,,
During their stay In this city: Mr.. WI
son ard Mr.. Roserfeld are being enter
tainod by Samuel Newhousc. an inti-
mate friend of tho late Paul Morton.
whose efforts in behalf OF his home city
have received the substantial support
and conlmcadation OF the officials OF the
society The guests will leave for Los
Angeles late this evening.
Investing in West
Judge Day came with us as far as
Kansas CITY where business pressures
mada 1t necessary for him 10 return TO
New York" said Mr. Wilson yesterday.
Throughout the west we have found our
business flourlshlng. so good, in fact,
tha, we want more Of H. and are here
for that purpose. We have held conNcn-
tions In Toledo. Chicago. Kansas City
aad Denver. besides smaller ones in
.,tH oil l.
ness and commercial relations are IN
creasing all the time.
Life insurance business may be taken
as n fair barometer OF business condi-
ilons In general throughout the country.
AS tho public returns OF the society
VIII show, We have invested vast sums
IN Eoa-ly all the western states and We
are constantly increasing them. In
Utah We have placed our money with
great faith In railroad securities, mort
gage bond loans publ" and private un-
dcrtakings, in the desire TO do something
for the people who do something for us.
The impression that we keep money from
nur patrons without return of good Will
L. the form of financial support Is a mis-
take. | doubt II any one corporation
has lent out more money To people and
concerns OF Salt Lake and Utah 20 their
certain benefit and uplift than the
Equitable.
Has Great Future
This is because we realize what an
excellent future this community has
Salt Lake is one OF eight or ten ciucs
ln the country where VIC are holding
these larger conventions and establish
Ing the lie conservation movement
Personally this Is my first trip TO your
city and II has been n literal educa-
uon, I have already become warm
and enthusiastic admirer Of the west and
could travel through Utah or other
states OF tho west without being i'm
pressed with the infinite greatness OF
The. country and its unbounded potential
possibilities
Mr.. Roscnfeld spoke enthu: ias,ically Of
the life conservation move. He de-
claroi that II would mean incalcu!able
benefits 10 people Of the country first
scrled that H.. Il. Rittenhouse, commits
sioner cf conservation for the society.
had been especially appointed 10 take up
this work In the west
Last year there were more than 500. =
600 lives needlessly sacrificed In this
country BY preveniablc diseases. We
argue that n IL Is Legitimate 20 carry on
work to lessen losses by fire. IL is then
also legitimate to launch "A campaign to-
wsrd icsscrlnS the loss of life through
prcysntablc diseases. or course. IL means
sorncthing 10 the society's business. But
by lar the greater benefit is 10 be de-
rived by the people In general
We are distributing what we call
The Human Factor. q booklet which ad-
rises policy holders aud persons in gen
crsl TO see physicians regularly I'm or
der that they may protect themselves
from unhealthy inroaGs and avoid pre-
bic diseases. So far as the law per-
mits, ne arc going 10 cooperate from
now on with ali health movements in
The cpuntry. beginning with the govern
ment and reaching out 10 the smallest
ORGANIZATIONS or boards In the country.
This work also Will extend TO the
schools
Both visitors Nerz loud In their praise
OF salt Lakes progress in every line and
exprci iso1 tho opinion that Utah was Just
beginning - develop toward the gre1,
destiny that Hes before her