Arizona republican., 1920-05-23

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 Who Is the Presidens-gAr. Shirley
 christy is secretary-Great Success
 a Foregone Conclusion
 Remarkable in the extreme is the record that is being made by the life insurance interests Of the United states. and it is already certain that 1920 is going to eclipse all previous achievements.
 Life insurance has to do with the gravest fact in Hfe-our departure from it--and the administration of it's affairs includes transactions Of enor- nous magnitude. affecting directly the banking. real estate ana@ther depart ments of modern business enterprise. That it shall be conducted with the necessary grasp. ability and honor is of supreme importance to hundreds of thousands of families constituting the best citizenship of the country. Tn short. there is no possibility of exag gerating the value that ought to be given by an intelligent public to the utmost vigilance in the observation of the methods pursued by the many companies which are vigorously com reting for new business.
 Not but what there is abundant scope for an enormous increase in the volume of life insurance business in all parts of this country of 1f2o00,000 people. Hundreds of thousands Of neW families are being founded all the time. and their future must be provided for by all young couples who take a cor -r.f,T m portance of this must be brought home to the people-if by means of 9 local company which is entitled to their re- spect and confidence, so much the bet ter. Hence, we are well pleased to note the increase and gratifying success in various sections of companies which are home companies 10 the people whom they insure and whose patron age they are seeking and which cor dialIy promote local investments and improvements, and are identified in the requirements of their organization with. local legislation. These features of the business are most excellent. in making secure larger increase in the volume of insurance than is possible through the solicitations of foreign companies, and promoting in various ways other substantial local interests. This country is so vast, and it's popu- Iation is growing at such a tremendous rate, that new and really strong com pany has a field of practically un- l limited success open to it.
 These remarks are suggested by study of the work that has been taken in hand by the institution named iu the above heading-the Phoenix Ma tional Life Insurance Company. which
 
 at Phoenix Ariz., and duly licensed to write policies, with capital stock of s2OO.O0O.
 Identified with this undertaking are some of the ablest and most infiuen- tiaI business and professional men of the southwest.
 The moving spirit in the formation of the company has been AIr. J. H. 1 OfReilly. who has been elected presi- i dent He is a man of distinsuished standing in connection with American I life underwriting affairs. and brings to bear remarkable organizing and ext l ecutive ability. backed by more than l twenty years experience. He was tho l founder of the Occidental Life Insur- ance Company of Albuquerque, ". AI. That Mir OReilly will give to the Phoenix National a strong. wise and successful administration is regarded as foregone conclusion.
 The directors of the company are Mr. J. II. O'Renly, John F. Barker, T. M. Quebedeaux. Winslow Shirley christy. Leon S. Jacobs, Win Wslie. A- D., Chas. E. Burton. Ash Fork Emu Gang. w. W. Pace, Thatcher, c. A. Baldwin. Chandler. J. T. Lesueur Mesa, R. F. Palmer, Mesa, and Allen E. Ware, Kingman. They are further assisted by an Advisory Board con sisting of the following: Bracey Cur tis Noga1es. Lafayette Meyers, Glen dale Dugald Stewart Florence. 4. J. Chandler M. D.. Chandler. D. R. Wil- bur. Gilbert. H. $. Bailey, Winkleman, Harry Brisley. Prescott, Win Marian, Flagstaff, F. Guy Attaway Mesa, w. H. 1 Burbage Winslow. J. Backstein. Ray and Mesa. Chas. Dumazert Nogales, Chas. F. Bennett, Casa Grande Carl c. Krook, Kingman. W. B. Phelps Scottsdale and Chas. F. Wyrick Winslow.
 The Secretary of the new company is MT. Shirley Christy, who, also. is tower of strength to the undertaking. He was formerly General Agent in Ari- zona of the Mutual Life of New York, the oldest and one of the greatest life ] States.
 The Vice Presidents of the Phoenix | National are Mir. T. M. Quebedeau2, one of the leading bankers of Arizona, and MT. John F. Barker, a man of high standing in business circles. MT. Emil Gang, another well known banker, for nearly twenty years past President of the National Bank of Arizona ls 1 treasurer of the company.
 These are all men who have demon strated their capacity to care for the interests of others by the success t3 }y have met with in the conduct Of their own affairs-men of means, position and influence whose names are re- garded as being synonymous with ] prudence and good judgment-as sub stantial a body of men as could have possibly been gathered together.
 AS we have said there is ample i rcCy,1 for sfdffioDqf fife fuggTra nee .rllr.-