Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-27
INSURANCE MEN FORM
BURLE|GH CO. FEDERATION
B. G. Marks Chosen Chairman oil
Local Organization of
Policy Writers.

The Burleigh county branch of tn,
Insurance Federation of North Dako
ia was formally organized .ast nigh
at a meeting held in the Commercial
club rooms Bismarck.
B. C. Marks, Grand Master of the
A. o. U. w. in North Dakota, was
elected chairman Of thu executive
committee, and John Forster, score
tary. The other members OF the ex
ecutive committe are: F. l.. Conk|in
S. D. Cook and E. X. Allensworth.
Elect Committeeman.
The general county committee elect
ed consists of the executive commit
teemen, all of whom reside in Bis
marck, and Fl. A. Wildfang OF Ster
ling, Walter Graham of Regain, H. G
Higgins of Baldwin and p. p. Eliss OF
Mckenzie.
Harry Curran Wilbur of Fargo, ey,
ecutive secretary of the federation
addressed the meeting, and saiG,
among other things:
"The federation is not political
organization. 1t espOuses the candi-
dacy of no man or party. nor does it
oppose any candidate or party. It
seeks merely to put before the people
of North Dakota all the facts relating
to this great business of insurance
in all of it's branches. Its confession
of faith is belief in the people. It
knows that they will deal justly with
any problem submitted to them, pro-
vided only it is given all the facts
bearing on that problem.
Nothing to Conceal.
at has nothing to conceal, and so
admits to membership the insurance
buyer on equal terms with the in
surance sellers. 1t comes to the pub
lie with a square deal on the part of
insurance. 1t asks only for the insur-
ance world a square deal from the
public It is dedicated to common
counsel and common understanding.
It holds that the best interests Of
insurer and insured are identical, and
to the promotion of those interests it
gives its best effort"
Mr.. Wilbur pointed out that the
representatives of every branch Of
the insurance business, stock, mutual,
or fraternal, were given equal repre-
sentation among officers and direct
ors, thereby guaranteeing protection
of the, rights of all.
Federation Nationwide.
''The government of this fedora
ton" continued Mr.. Wilbur, els solely
in the hands of the agents in North
Dakota. None but residents of the
state are eligible to membership. Yet
do not think that this is local move
ment. an organization that spranc up
merely to meet some local condition.
The federation movement began in
Ohio more than two years ago, and
It has since spread until today fedora
tons exist in all but six states. and
within the last month it became inter
national in scope,. British Columbia
having organized a federation at Van
couver." IN 7.
All present at the meeting here last
night who were not already members
of the federation, joined, and the
members of the committee are form
ulating plans to get the federation
message before every resident of
Burleigh county.
Goes to Dickinson.
Mr. Wilbur left Bismarck last night
on Northern Pacific No. /. Today he
will address meeting of the Stark
county, insurance men in Dickinson.
Friday he will speak to a Golden Val
ley county meeting in Beach and on
Saturday Billings county will organize
at meeting in Medora. Morton
county agents will meet on Monday to
organize, temporary committee hav
ing been formed there yesterday, and
a call for meeting issued, following
a visit to Mandan by Henry T. Muir
ply of Bismarck. federation vice
president, and Mr.. Wilbur.