Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
BY I. A. FLEMING,
(Resuming confederation of the history of
the Washington Stock Exchange by A. K.
Paris and William A. Mearns.l

tKesumlng considernoon Of the history q
Paris and William A. Mearns.1
CHAPTER v.
Fire insurance has always been ar
important factor in the business life
century there were IL companies &C.
lively engaged in writing policies.
They employed an aggregate capital
of s1,525, 900 with total assets OF
S2.S9S,965, liabilities of $I,751,650, net
year 1899 paid in dividends $159,?10.
36.5 per cent.
The Arlington and Potomac Com.
panies each had 100000 capital
while each of the other corporations
engaged in the line were capitalized
for 100000.
The former passed through liquida-
ton some time ago and most of the
others are not in existence.
Franklin Co. Oldest.
In point of years the Franklin Fire
Insurance Co., carried premier honors,
having been chartered by Congress in
1918 and the charter extended also by
Congress four times.
Looking through the list of the
officers and directors, one finds re-
peated names Of many Of the same
citizens who We're prominent In bank
management and investment. 1t is
also evident that there was no law
against interiocking directories.
The Firemen's Insurance Co., was
oflicered In 1899 by A. A. Wilson,
president f. G.. Davis, vice president;
G. w. Howard, secretary, and E. II.
Hazard, assistant secretary. Directors
were, A, A. Wilson. s. K. Wheatley,
H. C. McCauley, A. D. Addison, e. G..
Davis, c. c. Duncanson, F. c. Aims
worth, William H. Butler, G. w.
Moss, William J. Wilson. F. A. Lutz,
Edward Derrick and Frank Hume.
The old Franklin Insurance Co. was
presided over by DIR. Daniel B. Clark,
James L. Norris, vice president;
Charles 8. Bradley, treasurer: w. P.
Boteler, secretary, and r. c. Howard,
assistant secretary. Directors were
T. z. waggaman. Benjamin w. Guy.
A. P. Morse, George Wright, Fl. B.
Mcdonald, r. L. Gait. James f.
Oyster and George Ryneal.
National Metropolitan.
National Metropolitan Fire Insur-
ance Co., William A. Gordon, presi-
dent; James NJ. Green. vice president;
Samuel Gross, secretary. Directors,
William A. Gordon, Samuel Gross,
r. Droop. William F. Mat
tingly, James M. Green. w. HI. Hoek,
Edward H. Droop and Clarence F.
Norment.
Corcoran Fire Insurance CO.
Charles E. James, president; William
E. Edmonston, vice president; Louis
NJ. Peak, secretary.
Directors-Charles A. James, e. F.
Droop, James NJ. Orme, A. F. Marsh.
A. T. Coumbe, w. E. Edmonston,
John Joy Edison, Frank j. Lewis and
Edward r. Kaiser.
Potomac Insurance Co.--John It.
Arms, president: w. Riley Decide,
vice president; G.. w. Brown, second
vice president; e. N. Walters, sec.
-etary, and A. X. Philips. assistant
secretary.
Directors-H. Bradley Davidson.
John Taylor Arms, G. w. Brown, J..
L. HeiskeIl, G. Thomas Dunlop, w.
Riley Decide, Walter Heiston. Louis
P. Shoemaker, w. II. Acker, Clarence
;. Rheem. J. Fl. Wilson and John Joy
3dson.
Arlington Fire Insurance Cow.
J. Cox, president: II. A. Hill, vice
president; e. McJones secretary, and
:. B. Maury, assistant secretary.
Directors-S. Thomas Brown, w. s..
Cox, c. r. Edmonston. James S.
William Gait, Fl. A. Gill, A.
3. Graham, w. Bladen jackson, DIR.
w. Johnston, DIR. J. w. H. Lovejoy
md s. L. Philips.
American Insurance Co.
German.American (now American
Insurance Coz. j. Heiberger. presi-
lent; Herman Gasch, vice president;
7. A. Maedei. treasurer; H. II. Berg
man, secretary, and G.. M. Ememrich.
secretary.
Observation-Disclosures vice president
and treasurer and o. L. Wolfsteiner,
Conrad Schaffer, w. e. Edmonston,
g. B. Pierson, e. q. Schafer and +.
Schmidt.
"A. o. Towles. president: Albert f.
Fox, vice president; N. D. Larner, sec.
rotary, and p. r. Larner, assistant
Directors-H. o. Towles, G. Nc
Keever, Henry Ortiz, George Spranzy,
A. +. Fox, r. Miller. Charles Mades,
0. MeCabe. J. II. Watmough, c. b.
Bailey, Win O'Donneli, Walter A.
Brown and 3. r. Saul.
Columbia Fire Insurance Coz. B.
president; G. c. Glover, vice
president; A. T.. Pardon. second vice
president; Lemuel Towers. Jr., secre.
tary, and w. d. Quinter. assistant
secretary.
Directors---James A. Bates, Charles
]. Bell. II. Rozier Delaney, Robert /,
Fleming, c. c.. Glover, ]. Eakin
Gadsby. James N. Johnston, Thomas
M. Gale. Thomas X. Jones, John f.
Larcombe, r. B. MCGUIRE, M. M
Parker and w. II. Wilcox. This ID
Messrs. Glover. Bell, Dulany and
Parker are active today. Robert l.
Fleming, father of Robert V. Elem
ing, died about 20 years ago.
Riggs Co. Roster.
Riggs Fire Insurance Cow. s.
Thompson. president; e. J. Stell
wagon, vice president; Harry c.
Birge, secretary: Thomas Hyde
treasurer, and Oscar Schmidt, assist
ant secretary.
Directors-William 8. Thompson. E
J. Stellwagen. Thomas Hyde, T. F
Schneider, William Fl. Saunders. C.
w. Handy. A. X. Paris, John l.
Weaver, William Corcoran Hill, Robert
Portner, John c. Davidson, Herman
e. Gasch, II. w. Reed, J.. o. DE
Lashmutt. and Ward Thoron.
Peoples Fire Insurance Co.--Joll.
e. Herriil, president; b. r. leighton
vice president. and Fl. G. Simpson
secretary.
Directors--J. w. Alderton. Floyd E.
Davis. John E. Herrell. A. NJ. Nc
Lachlan, II. X. Simpson. A. 8. Cay
wood, John r. Donohue. b. II. Leigh
ton, G. r. Parker, Allen c. Clark, Fl
E. Getz, John Miller, George r
Repetti and M. l.. Weifley.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Co
w s. Hoge. president; r. A.
Walker, vice president John w
Schaffer, secretary, and William X
MnTsInGkv aHfafa nj Sarratary