The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-29
Mr.. A. X. Leonard, President And
Organizer of the COmpany-All
Policies And Damages Met Prompt.
ly, The Records Show. Brains And
Push Are The Levers.
[By N. Nv. Harllee.l


The young men, / refer to the
young business men of the race who
have taken the initive to press on
with that fidelity and tenacity, with
that enterprising zeal, foresight and
with thrift and industry, are highly
deserving of the very best mention
that we can give them. ] have taken
the time to make survey of the
situation and condition prevailing
throughout the south, and in some
respects in the North and East,
everywhere, we find that a forward
movement that every year marks
new achievement in the real organ
ization and in the transaction of
business.
The Latest Survey.
The latest survey and investigation
from reliable sources shows that
Mr.. A. X. Leonard of San Antonio,
takes the lead in this state in or
ganizing a fire insurance company
that means more than the mere
name of fire insurance, it means real
insurance that pays in cold cash
when the property is destroyed, thus
presented the practical side of bus
mess and timely security. For five
years Mr.. A. X. Leonard dreamed
and theorized on the possibility of
fire insurance operated and controlled
for the benefit of his people as they
were denied the advantages of the
old line companies; but it was not
enough to dream, not enough to the
oriZe, If success must come, 1t must
come through something definite and
tangible, so the dream and theory
are put into practice and realization
by organizing the Western Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Texas
with headquarters at San Antonio.
That organization marks a new day
is commercial relation in business
circles protected By more than a
dozen underwriters for the safety
of the new company, and the mutual
benefit for the insured. Shall we
wait for others to think for us, to
act for us, when we are able to dc
some of the thinking and some of
the acting? We have waited too long
already, waited for some strong
financial center of activity, waiting
is snare and delusion. the longer
we wait the weaker we become.
Actions bespeak life, life means man
Hesitation and in business and COM
MERGE means the opening up the
high way to independence and wealth.
Mr.. A. X. Leonard whose ripe ex-
perience of fifteen years as real
estate dealer and contractor, fitted
him for the position as the president
of the Western Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, and he is still a young
man of ripe experience, and we may
expect much of his effort along the
line as an insurance adept, judged
by the success which his company
has already achieved in meeting
their obligations in this state with
promptness and business like math-
eds. No doubt but that Mr.. w. H.
Leonard and also Mr.. G. H. Long.
have been of much service in making
the company success that it has
deserved
This company, 1t is claimed, gives
employment to nearly two hundred
persons who are kept busy in its
employ No one has said that one
ulttlI Db ln6 SniplOySl anu dhOlhSi
the employee, this is left to the in
dividual himself This further means
that we shall do more by doing some
thing for ourselves, if we never
start, we never get anywhere. We
want more young men like Mr. A.
X. Leonard who will find way or
make one. We are not to desp'se
the day of little things Necessity
is the mother of invention, and all
realize that stern necessity has been
npr lot for fiftv wears.
Two Million Dollars Insurance In
force.
The Western Mutual Fire insurance
Company claims to have two mil
lion dollars insurance inforce, a
crediiable showing for this new en-
terprise. and this is step in the
right direction IA this new and much