The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-23
TWO BRIDGEPORT CONCERNS INSURE
 THEIR EMP MPL0YES
"A. H. Nilsson Co. and Raybes- tos Go. Give Policies for
 Xmas Presents.

Xmas Presents.
 Among the Christmas presents an- nounced by Bridgeport employers for their employees today are insurance policies. The A. H. Nilsson Machine Go. and the Raybestos Co. instituted today 8 system whereby all employees who have served a certain period or time will be insured at the expense of the company.
 The announcement of the Nilsson Co. follows:
 To Our Employees:
 We desire to announce that com mencing at o'clock, Dec. 23, 1916. certain employees of this company Will be protected by insurance under group life insurance policy to be is- sued by the Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford. Conn. Employees who have served three months or over but less than three years will be insured for $500. Those who have served three years and over will receive in suxance of $1.000.
 This insurance Is purchased by us tsuna the above mentioned company Ae no expensel whatever to our emv playes. but 1t will remain in force only 50 long as you remain In our em- ploy during the continuance of the policy. This action has been taken by us a . means of expressing our appreciation In substantaal form of the loyal cooperation of our em- ployas and also as a ready means of providing money for those dependent upon you Ut the time of your death when they win unquestionahly need 1t xnost.
 Certincates representing tho insur- axace to which each eanploye Is entitled under the terms of~the contract will D. delivered to you in the near fu- tur~.
 We present this insurance as a Christmas x1ft with the compliments of the season and in the hope that the satisfactory violations now existent l. may always continue to our mutual beneflt; the company for its employees and the employees for the company, that its product may be of the best and its otaccass of the highest.
 Sincerely yours, E9.ss
 THE A. H. NILSoS MAGAZINE co. A H. NELSON, President and Treasures.
 The Raybestos Co. put the plan 1ntO effect Nov. 14, but tho contracts were delivered today to the employees. Their announcement follows:
 The Raybestos Co- Is interested in s1ts ennp1oyeS personal welfare as well as in their personal efficiency. We believe that the interests and the prosperity of the employe and em- p1oyer are very closely related We have accordingly completed arrange mantss with The Travellers Insurance Co-4of Hartford, whereby we hope to prodnce among our employees a l sreafer degree of happiness, con tentfhent and eficiency.
 Life insurance shon1d be carried by every employs as a protection to the family in event Of death We have accordingly drawn contract with The Travellers fnsurznce co. to fur nish this protectfon to each, of our employees who have been with ns for 1 a period of at least stx nnonths. This protection is furn1shed by The, Ray bestos Co. Without cost to the ena- paoye-
 The amount of insurance provided ! thereby is $500 on each employs who has coinpleted nix months of cont1n- uous service, this amount to bs in creased at the completion of one year of continuous servic4 to &eoO and | further increased by $i0o tor each additionaI year of continuous service l thereafter until maximum Of a, 900 1 shall have been reached.
 The contract further supplies that ! in event any emp1oye before reaching 1 the age of 60 sbecomes totally dis- | ahled by bodily injury or disease, and l will be permanently disabled for life, he will receive during such disability | and in full settlement of all. obIiga- tions thereunder pertaining to such ! employe, 20. annual instalments, tho 1 first to be paid six months after proof of total and permanent disa- bility is furnished The Travellers. The l amount of each such annual install | ment will be $6S per $1, of ins,1r- ance carried on the life of such em- ploye. 3