The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
keokuk Insurance Company Operates
Throughout the States OF Iowa
and Missouri, Writing
Many Policies.
LONG ESTABLISHED co.
Started In Business Fifty.Eisht Years
Ago, and Amount of Policies
Written Has Steadily In
creased Ever Since.

The Iowa State Insurance company,
the Oldest in the State of Iowa, which
TOT nfty-eight years has been doing
business in Keokuk, is one of the
hrmest and most substantial inssitu.
tions In the city. The solidity and
undoubted reliability OF this old In.
surance company has never been cues
TONED and it has continued on. doing
more business each year, and growing
whenever Keokuk or the surrounding
territory grew. And so we find to.
DAY among all the enterprises firmly
established more than half century
ago none stands higher in the state
than the Iowa State Insurance com.
pany. keokuk takes Just pride In
pointing to this big insurance cofapauy
OF the middle west, but it is not doing
the company justice when it is spoken
of only in connection with this city.
Agents for the company carry their
business aggressiyeness throughout
the states of Iowa and Missouri. AL
ways fair and equitable. the patrons
show an esteem and confidence in Its
prompt payment of losses and It's bust
ness fairness, safeness and integrity
experienced to such a degree by few
other companies.
The Iowa State Insurance company
was incorporated in the year 1856 by
E. H. Harrison, John w. Rankin, A.
Bridgman, William T. Turner, George
B. Smith, e. R. Ford, A. B. Chitten-
den, R. P. Creel, John McCune, G. Gar
Der and c. H. Perry. The first Of
ficers were elected the same year and
were G. H. Perry, President: John w.
Rankin, vice president; w. F. Turner,
secretary, and A. Bridgman, treasurer.
The above were the substantial
men of old Keokuk. Today, as when
the company was founded, and also
during the interim. the company has
maintained the highest degree of eff
ficiency among the executives In
charge. The present officers and d.
rectors are:
Oficers-William Logan, president;
w. n. Sage, assistant to president;
A. E. tombstone, vice president; Wells
NJ. Irwin, treasurer; G. G. Tucker,
secretary: ]. /. Alnable, assistant sec.
rotary; J. C. Davis, Counsel.
Directors William Loga. A. E.
tombstone, Wells NJ. Irwin, G. C. Tuck
er, ]. c. Davis and w. n. Sage.
The great popularity OF the COM
pany grows out of the fact of the wise
and equitable conception of its organ
izers, and which has been carefully
guarded by its present equally able
board and officers. Once pa.ron. al
ways a patron. So well pleased are
the policy holders that they are stand
ing advertisements for the company
and hundreds and thousands of new
policy holders are induced to join the
ranks of this old, safe and reliable
institution by listening to the words
of commentator from those who have
for years tested it's integrity and
promptness in paying all losses and
shared in the profits of its bushes.
The profits thus shared by the policy
holders have not been less than 10
per cent of the premiums paid in any
one year during the entire existence
IT the company. Another feature IT
the management that increases conf
dence and strengthens surety against
loss is the maintaining Of flnd for
contingencies in accord with provi.
sion " the articles of incorporation
that provides for an emergency guar
antee fund for the paying of losses
and fulfilling the contracts of insur-
ance of this company.
The high character, well-known sta
bility and splendid growth OF the
company in the past viii continue to
keep it on the highway of progress in
the promising future.