The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
IT CONTINUES TO GROW
Commenced on Safe and Solid Foun-
dalton, Continued in WIse
Course and Ably Man
aged Today.


city - built. Keokuk has owed about
I'll her solid progress and property
to the undoubted integrity Of her In
Sticuuons Of this kind. Among all
the enterprises firmly established
years ago mono stands higher In the
state than the Iowa State Insurance
Company. It IL one Of the CHIEF stones
In tho solid foundation Of Keokuk's
business structure and q Gibralter
WHICH has never yielded to the Zero
est financial stress. It has grown
rapidly with the Increasing growth Of
The west. Organized In the last cen
bury, ffty-seven years ago, in q small
way. It has continued to grow until now
L stands the pesr Of any insurance
company, no matter where located, do
Ing business In the state. It is, besides,
the Oldest insurance company IN the
state OF Iowa. Always fair and equit-
able, It's patrons show an esteem and
confidence In It's prompt payment OF
losses and It's business fairness. safe
ty and integrity experienced by few
other companies.
Il ID q memory worth recalling that
the meeting for the organization OF
the company was held in the ONCE of
Judge George Collingwood DIXON.
grandfather of the present secretary
OF the company and worthy namesake,
George Collingwood Tucker. This
meeting was held in january, 1856.
Dr.. Freeman Knowles presiding "a
chairman and William F. Turner as
secretary. On the twenty-six Of the
same month and year the company was
incorporated by the following old and
prominent citizens, q. H. Harrison.
John w. Rankin, A. Bddgman, william
7. Turner, George B. Smyth, e, n.
Ford, A. B. Chittenden, r. P. Creel.
John McCune. c. CARRIER and c. H.
Perry.
The first officers OF the company
were elected February 2, 1855. and
were G. H. Perry, president; John W.
Rankin, vice president; w. F. Turner.
secretary, and A. Bridgman, treasurer.
What q wonderful growth this com
pany has experienced since its early
organization. Persons who have kept
only casual eye on It's progress.
even in the past few years. can
scarcely realize the rapidity with
which 1t has more than kept step to the
general progress of the country. and
the great increase In its office force.
The business of the Iowa State In
surace company during the past year
mas had q very gratifying increase,
which has been recorded of the com
pany each succeeding year of its ex-
istence. During the first six months
Of the year 1912 insurance amounting
to $4,000, 100000 was written The
total amount written since the organ
lzation has reached the enormous
gum of 1893, 683, 10000.
The great popularity OF the COMPANY
crows out of the fact of the wise and
equitable conception Of It's able or
gantzers, and which has been careful
Iy guarded by its equally able board
Of officers and dire tors Once a pat
ron, always patron. SO we'll pleased
are the policy holders that they are
standing advertisements for the com.
pany and hundreds and thousands OF
new policy holders are Induced to
Join the ranks of this old, safe and
reliable insurance institution by lis.
tening to the words of commentator
from those who have for years tested
Its Integrity and promptness In nav
Ing all losses and shared in the profits |
of Its business. The profits thus |
shared by tie policy holders have not
been less than 10 per cent of the
premiums paid in any one year during
the entire existence of the company. |
Another feature of management that
Increases confidence and strengthens
surety against loss Is the maintaining |
of fund for contingencies in accord |
with provision Of the articles of in
corporation that provides for an
emergency guarantee fund" for the
paying of losses and fulfilling the con
tracts Of insurance of this company.
No greater recommendation or
guarantee could be offered than
list of the names composing
the management of the Iowa State
Insurance company at this time.
which is given below:
officers-Wm. Logan, president; A.
2. Johnstone, vice president; Wells
NJ. Irwin, treasurer; G. C. Tucker sec
Rotary; J. |. Annable, assistant sec
rotary; ]. G. Davis, counsel.
Directors-Wm. Logan. A. E. John
stone, Wells M. Irwin. G. C. Tucker
J. G. Davis and w. N. Sage.
The high character we'll ,,n.
stability and splendid growth of the
company in the past will continue to
keep 1t on the highway of progress in