Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-25
MANUFACTURERS
INSURE men BY
THE THOUSANDS
SGmo Policies PrOVlda For Pay
Tent Of Old Ago Pensions.
GROUP fLAH FAVORED
Part of General Campaign For Indus
trial Bettorrent - Sone Concerns
Adopt Plan to Give Their Employees
. Share In Prosperity.

trial Bettornent - Sone Concerns
Adopt Plan to Give Their Employees
Share In Prosperity.
striking eyidenre of the willingness
Oh the part of manufacturers az class
io do eoinethiua material fof tie lp'ne.
Oh af their employees Is Ia be found Ii
the growing popularity of the group IL
surnuce plan industrial concerns I'LL
over tie country are hsurins their
worker. against death. sicknns. arcl
dent aud old age unlcr the group rvs
tenn. and Insurance companies are ear
ne..ing IN millions at dollar. III rre
niiufus
This new manifestation of ibP "tn
Dlo,ers eoneern tor the ncniAPfs of
bis indus, rial family may nhi Iie fund
ed entirely on nItruhsnL II II were II
would probably revolt tho SELF fesprct
ing vsorker IL Is better than that how
ever: u Is indisInieb!e iIreof of the EN-.
ployefs willingness To 90 fuofe fbup
bali the necessary distance to ,neet his
employees 90 the eonmop ground of
mutual helpfulncss. and thus help 10
wire out any Observation-Disclosures that
may have existed between them
Tie gfbap plan bas hnd n reina rl.nh
growth since It's inansinni.un about
Eve years ago and bas recommended 1t.
solf not only io industrial criurerYs but
10 hsi nklne and nertnut!ie establish
mcnts ln all pats of the country. Many
Of these establishments adopted II In
stead OF giving b,nlus nt Christmas
time: OF aers gave lsth bonuses AID Ia.
sRranee.
Policies refsi Miiiena
During a few wrecks t@ioFe Christ
mss the Travellers INSURANCE 'a,tp
pany vrde Iroao Insurance t,.{s ie-
argreEsttur EauD0Do l,o:h ~. qSav-
~iers aud the Equitable IAfL Assar.
snes Society did larger iyusiness IN
grvup hisurafre during tie year iDl6
because of The willingness of manafae.
turing ADD other eotuerna ts grant
ihoir employees n share In their pns-
pci1ty Among tho Misunderstanding
concerns Insured within the past few
months iIy the Travellers are:
Buliard Machine Tool Company
Bridgeport. Conn-sJ0o and upward /;
100 risks. about $4,000
naybestos Company. Bridgeport.
conn.-S500 and upward: about 700
employees. totaIing 100000 OF insur
ance.sfs
James s. Fuller. Inc. Kingston. n
T., shirt manufacturers. Insurance
according TO length Of seryicei 10
disks for about 100000
Benton Harbor Maiieable Foundry
Co. BENTON usrl,or. Mich. Insurance
on unmarried men. $500, married incn
$I.00O: total Insurance Of $4,000 on
40 risks
Buffalo. ~. Y.-ioS risks for Sii6yOO0
T. E. Byers & Brothers. pump manu-
facturefs. Ashland. O.-Accordiug tn
length of service: GO risks for s3o.a.
600
Faultiess Rubber Company. Ashland
o.-Accor,iing TO length OF service: 4+o
rists for $4,000
Sperry Gyroscope Company. Brook
lyn. y. Y.-Each man Insured for one
years salary; I5o risks for S7oo.oo0
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Com
pany, Battle Greek, Mlch.-According
to service: 400 risks for saJ0o00
/. Barth & Son. hotel fixtures. New
York City.-i00 risks for Sl00.0D
Neptune Meter Company. water
meters. New York ciiy.-Accordlng to
snlary; 400 risks for $3o0.000
Michigan Inbricator Company. De
trolt. Alich.--275 risks for Si5o.0Oo
Adams & Wcsiiake Company. Chi
cago. llL--According TO service: 40
risks for $4,000,
Frank I. Hall Company. Buffalo. v
Y.-According to service: i0O risks for
sT3O00
Many Other Policies Written
Among many other Industrial con
ccrns the Equitable insured the fol
lowing:
William NJ fCrnne & Co. New York
From 500 10 $1,000. covering ap-
proximately 1000 employed.
Fayorita SILK Company Paterson.
II. I.-T3fe insurance to all employees
in amounts ranging from $500 TO ~ 900
Garner Print Works and Bleachery.--
life insurance acgregating over 81 .00O..
600. covering thousands OF employees
at the plants at Garnerville and wap.
pinger Falls. N. y.
Sohmcr & Company. Pinno Manufac.
turefs.-Llfe insurance OF 500 for each
employee. :,
Other manufacturers who have adopt.
ed the group system of insurance for
their employees are, Montgomery Ward
Sa Company Of Chicago and Kansas
ctr: tive = r Gy<.:rich cupcary.