Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-03-07

| fit of their employees Is to be found In
| the growing popularity OF the group In
surance rian. Industrial concerns all
over the country are insnrin.s their
workers against death, sickness. acci-
dent and old age under the group sys-
TEN, and insurance companies are gar
nering In millions Of dollars in pre-
miums.
This new manifestation Of the en-
ployer's concern for the members OF
his Industrial family may not be found
ell entirely on altruism- II II were II
would probably revolt the self respect
ing worker. II Ia better than that how
ever. 1t is indisputable proof Of the en-
ployer's willingness to 60 more than
half the necessary distance to meet his
employees on the common ground Of
mutual help.ulness. and thus help to
wipe out any MISUNDERSTANDING that
may have existed between them.
The group Plaza has had remarkable
growth since its Inauguration about
nve years ago and has recommended It.
self not only to Industrial concerns but
to banking and mercantile establish.
ments In all pats Of the country. Many
OF t,lese ess.s.ss.s lr'cnt, = or ted 1t In
stead OF giving a bonus at Christmas
time; others gave both bonuses and In
surance.
Policies Total Millions.
During few weeks before Christ
mas the Travellers Insurance Com
pany wrote group insurance policies
aggregating $600000O. Both the Trav-
eler's and the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society did larger business In
group insurance during the year 1916
because Of the willingness Of rnanufac-
turing and other concerns to grant
their employees q share IN their pros
perity. Among the manufacturing
concerns insured within the past few
months by the Travellers are:
Bupnrd Machine Tool Company.
Bridgeport, Conn.-$500 and upward:
$50 risks; about 100000.
Raybestos Company, Bridgeport.
Conn.-$500 and upward: about 800
employees, totaling $4,000 OF insur-
ance.
James s. Fuller. Inc. Kingston. N.
Y. shirt manufacturer
according TO length OF service; $50
risks for about 100000.
Benton Harbor Aalleable Foundry
Co, Benton Harbor. Mich--Insurance
on unmarried men. $500; married men.
$1,000; total insurance Of 100000 on
$50 risks.
Buffalo Gasoline Motor Company,
Buffalo. n. Y.-10S risks for $4,000
r. Z. Byers 4 Brothers. pump manu-
facturers, Ashland. O.-According to
length Of service: $50 risks for $685.
600.
Fauitless Rubber Company. Ashland.
O.-According to length Of service: 40
risks for $4,000.
Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brook
Ign. n. Zach man insured for one
years salary: $50 risks for 100000.
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Com
pany. Battle Greek. Mich.--According
to service; 400 risks for $4,000.
| L. Barth & Son. hotel fixtures, New
York City-10O risks for 100000.
Neptune Meter Company. water
meters. New York City.-According to
salary: 400 risks for 100000.
Michigan Lubricator Company. De
trolt. Mich.-2T5 risks for $150O0o,
| Adams & westlake Company. Chi
| cago, Ill.-According to service; $50
risks for $2J0.000.
Frank L. Hall Company. Buffalo, n.
| Y.-According to service: 100 risks for
| $4,000
Many Other Policies Written.
Among many other industrial con-
Germs the Equitable insured the fol-
lowing:
william N. Crane 4 Co, New York.
From $500 to 5000, covering ap-
proximately 1000 employed.
Favorita silk Company. Paterson,
n. Life insurance to all employees
In amounts ranging from $500 to q, 900.
\ Garner Print Works and Bleachery.-
Life insurance aggreSntng over 81 Co.,
600, covering thousands Of employees
at the plants at Garnsrvills and Wap-
pinser Falls, N. Y.
sohmer 4 Company. Plano NanufAe-
/ AAAG 8ok oAA<0 ~ WV AOk &C y
employee.
Other manufacturers who have adopt
ID the group system Of insurance for
their employees are Montgomery Ward
4 Company Of Chicago and Kansas
City; the B. r. Goodrich Company.
Akron. Ohio; The Standard Cloth Com
pany Of New York; Robert Gair Com
pany Of Brooklyn; the studsbaker Cor
poration Of Detroit and South Bend;
Reos Brothers Of San Francisco; the
Union OH Company Of California and
the Simmons Company Of Kenosha.
Wis.
The group insurance policy - offered
BY various companies covers death.
disability. Ill health and even superan-
nuation- Each policy y arranged to
! suit the particular case.-Is6sstvtaI
Conservation. N. 7.