The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28
keokuk's Big Insurance. Company
Operates Throughout the States
of Iowa and Missouri, Writ
ina Many Policies.
ESTABLISHED co.
Started In Business Fifty-nine Years
AGO and Amount Of Policies Writ
ten Has Steadily Increased
Ever Since.

One OF the 1rmest and most sub.
Iowa State Insurance company, one
of the oldest in the state Of Iowa,
which has been doing business in this
city for more than ffty-nine years.
Since its founding the Iowa State
has written hundreds of thousands OF
policies. In its Keokuk offices are
to be found maps of hundreds OF towns
in Iowa and Missouri, showing the
various buildings and dwellings,. each
marked with a memorandum II the
company carries a risk OF h struc-
ture. And it is needless to say that
the memorandum are numerous.
And so We find today among all the
enterprises firmly established more
than a half century ago none stand
higher in the state than the Iowa
State Insurance company. keokuk
points to this big insurance company
with pride.
The Iowa State Insurance company
was incorporated in the year 1855 by
e. H. Harrison. John W. Rankin, A.
Bridgman, William T. Turner. George
B.. Smith, E. R. Ford, A. B. Chitten-
der, r. P. Creel, John McCune, c. Gar
Der and C.. H. Perry. The first Of
icers were elected the same year and
were C. 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
xI1 o@r,pory u,ac founded and also
during the interim, the company has
maintained the highest degree of ef-
t~ic1ency among the executives In
charge. The present officers and di-
~rectors are:
Oticers-WIiliam Logan, president;
w. N. Sage, assistant to president;
A. E. Johnstono, vice president; Wells
Nj. Irwin, treasurer; G.. c. Tucker,
secretary; J. l. Annable, assistant sec
rotary; J. C. Davis, counsel.
Directors william Logan, A. +.
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 it's present equally able
board and officers. Once a patron, 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 its integrity and
promptness in paying all losses and
shared in the profits Of it's business.
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
of the company. Another feature OF
the management that increases conf
dence and strengthens surety against
loss is the maintaining Of a fun for
CONTINGENCIES in accord with a prov1-
sion of 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
btlity and splendid growth OF the
company in the past will continue to
keep 1t on the highway OF progress IN
the promising future.