The Arizona copper camp., 1917-04-07
PREM|UMLESS INDEMNITY POLICIES
FOR ALL EMPLOYEES of AMERICAN
SMELLING AND REFINING. COMPANY

discrimination as to language or ma
tionality, color or creed, irrespective
of age, and without medical examina-
ton or other proof of physical condi-
beneficiary designated by the employee,
but if there be no designated benefit
ciary surviving at the death of the
employe, payment will be made to Q)
widow; (2) if no widow, the children,
equally; CD if no child, the parents,
equally; (4) if no parent, the brothers
and sisters, equally; 60 if no brother,
or sister, the estate, in the order named
payment to be to beneficiary first in
order, excluding beneficiaries later in
order. The indemnity will be paid in
whole or part as soon as possible, and
not more than thirty 500 days after
after satisfactory proof of death and
Identification of beneficiary. 1t will
be paid in a lump sum or in not more
than five installments, as in the judg-
the more advantageous to the benefit
ciary; but all installments shall be
fully paid with twelve months after
DEATH
The term of the certificate will be
one year, but at the end of each year,
for the five years next ensuing the
intention of the Company is to issue
new certificate, increasing the
amount One hundred dollars $4,000
in the case ofamarried men and Fifty
dollars in4($50) in the case of single
men, to the end that the indemnity of
married men will eventually be One
Thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)
and the indemnity of single men Seven
hundred and fifty dollars ($75O). This
indemnity is for employees of the Com
pany only, and will therefore cease in
the case of any person leaving its en-
ploy for any cause.
For Salaried Employees
Effective also as of January 1, 1917,
the American Smelling and Refining
Company (the American Smelters Sc
curities Company also) will issue at it's
own expense to each salaried employe
of whatever grade, whether employed
in the United States, Mexico, South
America or elsewhere, who has been in
the service Of the Company for one
year or more, certificate of indemnity
paying, in the event of death for any
cause while in the employ of the Com
pany, to his or her family or depend
ents a. sum equivalent to one years
salary, with a maximum limit of Ten
thousand dollars ($1O,0OO) in the case
of those receiving a larger salary.
Persons in the employ of the Company
for less than a year will receive a GER
tificate upon the completion of one
years service. Certificates will be is
sued irrespective of age and without
medical examination or other proof of
physical condition. Payment will be
made to the beneficiary designated by
the employe, but if there be no desig-
mated beneficiary surviving at the
death of the employe, payment will be
made to G) the surviving wife or
husband; CD if neither, the children
equally; CD if no child, the parents,
equally; (4) if no parent, the brothers
and sisters, equally; 60 if no broth
er or sister, the estate. The indemnity
will be paid as soon as possible after
it falls due, and not more than thirty
(3O) days after satisfactory proof of
death and Identification of the bene-
ficiary.
Mindful of the industry and loyalty
of its employees, of their devotion to its
cess, the Company has sought by this
method to show it's appreciation of
their services, and to give tangible evil
dence Of it's desire to earn their con-
tinued hearty cooperation, by pro-
noting their personal welfare and
that of their families and dependents.
The motives which actuated the
Company in taking the action an
nounced in this circular may be sum-
married. as follows:
The company regards itself as under
an obligation to it's faithful and regu-
lar employees, who do it's work and keep
it's operations going, in the same way
that it is under an obligation to the
stockholders whose savings and invest
ments furnish the capital for it's busi-
ness With regard to employees, the
company is concerned with the well
fare, not only Of the men, but Of their
families. Its aim is, therefore, in addi-
tion to paying them a fair living wage
as high as prevailing labor conditions
and the competitive nature of the in
dustry will allow, to provide safe and