Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
RATES WILL NOT
AFFECT AT ONCE
New Scale of Dues in Modern
Woodmen Not Operative
for Nearly a Year.
MEMBERS TO INVESTIGATE
Aim Is TO Give Them Ample Oppor-
tunity To Look Into the New
Plan OF Society.

The new scale of rates adopted
Saturday by the Woodmen at their
head camp meeting in Chicago,
as related in The Argus press
dispatches of Saturday, does not
go into effect until Jan. /, 1918,
very nearly a year from now. As
sistant Head Clerk James Mcnamara
in speaking of the changes this
morning said "The aim of the soci-
ETY. in setting the date for the change
20 20 into effect so far ahead was to
give every member an opportunity
10 contemplate the new rates and to
cast about and see il he thinks he
can get as good insurance at a light
or rate. We feel certain that any
Investigation will convince our mem
berg that the society Is giving the
best and cheapest insurance of any
OF the fratcrnals in the world.
No PRESENT CHANGE.
Between now and Jan. ]. 1913,
q will be necessary for the head Of
ice 20 rerate and in most cases re-
write the policies Of its 10000
members. but the new rates will not
bers will continue until then to pay
their present assessments and new
members Will be rated under the
present scale and then rerated when
the time for changing comes.
"Of course, all this means an
enormous increase in the work at
the head Office \ force Of from 80
TO 100 experienced operators of
typewrlters will be kept busy on the
task for at least eight months. We
have cleared a large room in the
basement OF the main building and
there the work Of transferring rates
Will be done.
Contrary to general opinion, We
do not expect any falling of in mem
bership because Of the increase in
rates. AS a matter Of fact il is not
strictly i'm accordance with fact to
call IL an increase. One rate is
higher than before and there are
three rates that are lower. We are
assured that when the members in
vestigate they will find that they now
have the soundest Of insurance and
that they are getting it at cost"
PLANS WELL LAID.
Il is doubtful if ever the officials
Of society went before it's
membership in a plain to raise rates,
with a better prepared campaign
than did the administration Of the
Modern Woodmen. The revised rates
rs prepared by the special commit
tee were decided upon only after an
exhaustive and thorough study of
the situation and with the advice
Of the best posted and most reliable
insurance men in the world. Every
point of attack upon the plan was
anticipated and arguments in rebuff
tai prepared so that when the
scheme was preached there could be
no logical argument against it,
ENTIRE REPORT ADOPTED.
The complete report of the com.
mittee on revision was finally adopt
cd by the head camp and to il, two
provisions were added. one a natura
premium plan with step rates of in
creascs according TO age and another
"A plan for 20, 20 and 80 year pol
icies.
COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION.
Briefly stated the recommends
tions OF the committee which revis
ed the rates and whose report wa
published in The Argus Jan ar
as follows:
"First-That present members. a
all ages, is TO % years, and ney
members ages is 20 40 years. ma
pay monthly unchangiug rate, be
ginning with a rate of 20 cents pc
$1,000 at the age of is, and runniu
according 10 age TO maximum rat
OF 81 per 1000 at the age of Al
For present members beyond the az
Of As the rate will continue leve
according to age, until 1t reaches
maximum Of So per $1,000 at tn
age OF 81. which maximum rate wi
apply for all present members be
yond the age OF o..
'Second-That present member
over the age of 45, re-rated on tn
basis as outlined. but who desire {