Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-08
PRESIDENT Of
INSURANCE CO.
BEING HONORED
May Business of National
Life of the Southwest Be-
ing Written in the Name
of John Becker of BeIen.

John Becker, a banker and mer-
chant of Belen, and president OF
the National Life Insurance Com
pany of the Southwest. whose home
office is in Albuquerque, is being
honored by the agents Of this com
pany during May by having all
business written this month des-
ignated as being written in honor
of Becker month.
Mr., Becker was one Of the orig
I inal incorporators of the above
company and has been the presl-
dent since organization.
John Becker occupies a unique
place in the annals of New Mexico,
having settled in Belen fOrty-sev-
r-, en- years ago. where he commenced
as a clerk in the Huning general
~ store of that place. His early at
~ tention to details soon raised him
a.eas to a partnership and later to the
- sole ownership. The John Becker
s company of Belen, wholesale and
TN.r retailers, is one of the best known
firms in the southwest. Their bust
NJ. ness has expanded during the last
cEi5i few years until they were forced 10
.aai; build a new building, which was
,St! erected two years ago, at cost IN
excess of 10000
r In honoring their president TINS
AIN month, the agents of the Natonal
s5ii9pIife do so in a wholehearted man
ma, ,ner, having learned through init
49, mate association with MI Becker
: @ls that his keen business judgment
aitya.iand many helpful hints nave re-
III suited in the National Llle JANUS
ifu' its place as one of the Leading ne
4; 4 Il .IIi,surance companies of the south
Invest.
In sneaking of the wonderful de-
Ifsf,Fs13tyeIopment of New Mexico of the
last half century Mr.. Becker mas
F, ,.s,.~told many interesting anecdotes no.
AifHthe least interesting of which Is or
77sR. fhe time, many years ago, When Tue
~. .snplv communication between santa
1--WE and Albuquerque was 1ou'-
horse stage coach, and When ne
'-555was asked by the late julius Staap
=. 10 bring several thousand doliaIS
in silver from Santa re TO Aipu-
III, II. ..,pernue. Mr.. Staab had been
go, ,,,,a,,nod that the shipment was be
s-'nsne watched and was fearful .,
f5sEss:ffst ding IT in the usual manner. 1t
,ii-:saseens that after the stage on
s4-spsyticb Mr. Becker was raVellnS
5,,itb the silver, had left santa zee.
iH5sthe highwaymen became aware Oh
,,,,.,..,the fact that they had been out
l witted and pursued the stage. SUI it'.
as Few miles out of the present cry
EsEs-af Albuquerque, (the old town o.
a-ts .Albuuuerque, then a traulhg gem ~,
.ter1. the robbers nearly caught up
q sasy with the stage, hut by whipping
sS.s;;Ess,the horses into a run the slatS
came safely into Albuquerque VIII"
the treasure intact ,,a,+ &c
- In addition to being presloellt vi
tta., the National Life Insurance com
Many of the southwest, MY. beck,i
e nresident Of the First Nauol'a a.
hanls Of BeIen, vice president OF
he rank of Magdalena, ana d
large stakeholder of the Becker
ea' Mc NJ company of that city. ne
l. one of the most highly respect
citizens of the southwest ana Is
rated as a millionaire. Mr.. Beck
nr's life insurance company Is con
templating the erection or the p"r.
chase of large office building III
tbis city for it's home office use.
The company's business is rapidly
expanding and it now mas NE IN, n
smrance on the books in excess OF
5000 600, and writes more 1nsur-
IN the state of New Mexico than
any other company