The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
REORGAN|zAT|ONOF SOUTHERN STATES Important Announcements Made Regarding Gen.
 eral Agencies

Since the much discussed meeting of
 the directors of the Southern States Fire and Casualty Insurance company of
 this city, which was held a few days ago and which resulted in the re-elec-
 ton of D. E. Manasco to the presi-
 dency of the company. the ensuing
 reorganization, as it may be termed, has been practically perfected
 Claude r. Snyder, president of the
 Henry Clay Insurance company of Lex
 ington, Ky, and manager of the firm
 of C. F. Snyder & Co, which has been
 general agent for tie Southern States ever since the Birmingham company en-
 tered Kentucky, remains as general
 Kentucky agent for the Southern States.
 w. $. Barry and Shelby Steele, com
 posing the firm of Barry x Steele of Greenwood, Miss, both of whom are also directors in the Interstate Fire
 Insurance company of Birmingham,
 have also authorI lisa asat9-rent
 that I've have no iea5enel tAH Go fet intend toy this fatIa a4 beT wired En the local offices cI iAa ed .Fanv and
 also having beer pat1ls5el &aa Ais s- sippi and other pepsr fsify s< ssie are general az nts or ths SdnthafH States for Miss ss'ppi
 F. R. MoCormaelg nHetHeH ef f Mccormack anr n E aic fai aarcir eE this city, has tneu apfH 1ted gel Eaf agent of the SeHfnerr .safea tor tt1rs ida MT. McCorinaeE Freserl fe siding at Live 1aN Fle hNt on fcH day will move k's hfsdHu#fiE g
 Jacksonville, where 4o Viii est.eY .is.. the agency.
 Fred c. Stockdell. general agent for
 Louisiana for the company, remains in the same capacity, MT. .Stockdell char acterizing reports that ne had resigned as "prejudiced falsehoods."
 A. |. Zimmerman, w-o has been of- fee manager for George l.. Meyers & Co. of Memphis for a number of years. has been appointed general agent of the Southern States for Tennessee ana the protected" districts of Arkansas. In this connection the management of the Southern States authorizes the | statement that Meyers & Co.,, who have been it's general agent for some time. resigned by a proxy, held by an inter- ested local party, but afterward with drew its resignation
 However" stated w. w. Haralson, secretary-treasurer of the company, "it is our determination to have only loyal representatives in the field and for that reason we formally refused to al low the Meyers resignation 10 be with drawn, simultaneously appointing MT. Zimmerman on fairer and more profit : | able basis from the standpoint of the companys interests.
 The Universal Mortgage Bond com pany, officered by John G. Cooke, pres
 ident. and w. R. Major, secretary. re-
 mains general agent of the company for
 Alabama, while the local agency of
 the company. which is entirely under
 the Jurisdiction ofthe Universal Mort
 gage-Bond company. will be settled in
 the next few days, it being understood
 the Blocker Insurance agency, which
 has had the local account for some time, had withdrawn ets resignation tentatively preferred a few days ago. In the office force of the company only two changes in minor clerkships were made. Both of these employees were dispensed with in pursuance of the new arrangements policy to re- duce expenses.
 The former staff. as it remains now, are w. P. Bissett, manager of the lia = bility department, and w. D. Woodall. assistant secretary, and w. c. Scott of | the accounting department.
 With plans of the most progressive
 nature being matured along conserva- 1 ern States Fire and Casualty Insurance company is now said to be bright, its board of directors being composed of l some of the most successful and prom | inent men of the south.