Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1884 — Page 7

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS. Personal and Local* Tlie Vandnlia last week brought into this station 334 car loads of block coal, and 191 car loads of live stock. Saturday last, district passenger agent Denney, of the Wabash, moved into the new office at 69 South Illinois street. The Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg is now hauling empty cars from Chicago into this section, to load for the Bast E. B. Thomas, general manager of the Beeline system, who has been West on a ten-days’ pleasure trip, returned Saturday night. Commissioner Pierson is reported as saying that statistics for passenger pools are being prepared and the pools will be adjusted without delay. Walcott & Wright on Saturday last closed a contract with the Indianapolis Car Works to fiurnish the yellow pine for the construction of 2,000 cars. A suburb of Terre Haute is called White-line City. The streets are laid out regularly, and the residences, some two hundred in number, are condocnned White line car bodies. The last day or two business east bound over the Bee-line has assumed old-fashioned proportions. Saturday, thirteen freight trains Were sent out East, and yesterday eleven. A A. Talmage, general manager of the Wa bash, has sent a circular to employes requesting them, as a matter of self-protection, to take out policies with some reliable accident insurance company. The Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg road last week forwarded East, from this point, 822 loaded cars, the Bee-line 778, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis 262, the Indiana, Bloomington & Western 151. To conform to the raised grade of South East Street the Union Railway Company, the C., H. ift 1., the C., St. L. &P. and Wabash people are all obliged to raise the grade of their tracks eighteen inches for a considerable distance. One who is in a position to know says that SIO,OOO could be expended by the old 1., P. & C. company at this point to advantage in improving its terminal facilities. More track is needed in the city yard, and several thousand feet should be laid at the crossing of the L, P. & C. and Belt road. In fact, a roomy outer yard is needed in the vicinity of the Belt road crossing. W. J. Morden spent Saturday in the city mingling business with pleasure. He has just moved into their new building for the manufacture of the Morden frog and crossing at South Chicago, an establishment which should have been located at Indianapolis. The main building is 800 feet long by 100 feet wide, and the works now give employment to sixty-four men. TheC., 1., St. L. & C. is doing a good business in connection with the Chesapeake & Ohio road, and indications are that this is to be one of it* most important connections. The Chesapeake & Ohio road Is beginning to receive wheat freely at Newport News. A sample of 180,000 bushels new No. 2 red was offered at New York on Friday last for shipment from Newport News at $1.02, free on board. Frank Palmer spent Saturday in the city stirring up matters in his usual Style. Under the new deal he is made general agent of the Northwest and his salary has been pushed up a SI,OOO notch. He reports their new Chicago & Kansas -City line to be doing a rattling business, and from outside reports it is safe to say that Frank, as he is familiarly known, has caught on well at Chicago, his headquarters. S. K. Hooper, formerly the general passenger agent of the Hannibal & St. Joe road, and now with the Denver & Rio Grande, has been offered the position of general passenger agent of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road* and it is believed he will accept. General Manager Carson is gathering around him some first class railroad men. It is stated upon good authority that there are to be no further ehanges of importance. Patentees and owners of patent car-couplers of late are so numerous and persistent in their manner as to be annoying to railroad officials. •One offioial remarked, on Saturday, that he feared he would he obliged to place them on the list of book agents, whom he does not admit to his office. Two car-coupler men a day called on him last week, and he, as well, received six letters asking him if he would test on his cars the writers' couplers. Eden C. Hawes, one of the best known railroad men in this section, and who, for many years, was a conductor on the J., M. &I. road, died Friday last, after a brief illness. He was, at the time of his death, a conductor on the Southern Pacific railroad. If the body can be embalmed it will be brought to New Albany for burial; otherwise the burial will take place at Texarkana. The many friends of the deceased will regret to learn of his death, and will sympathize with the estimable wife who survives him.

The Indiana, Bloomington & Western. Notwithstanding the fact that the Indiana, Bloomington & Western road is managed with much ability and eeonomical, its earnings are not reaching a dividend-paying point as rapidly >as the friends of the property had anticipated in 1881, when the company extended its lines by leasing the C. S. & C. and the 1, D. & S. roads; yet President Corbin, and others interested in a financial way, have great confidence in its future. The company, however, has expended liberal sums in the improvement of its lines and facilities for traffic, and from the large grain crop of the territory covered by these roads, the earnings for the current year, to December 31. should show a round surplus over all expenses and charges. The roads operated by the company are as follows: Miles, Peoria division, Indianapolis, to Pekin, 1Q..,.,. 202.5 Peoria division, Pekin to Peoria, leased 0.0 Middle division. Indianapolis to Springfield, O. 142.0 St. Louis division (Indianapolis, Decatur tc Springfield), leased 152.5 Ohio division (Cincinnati, Sandusky A Cleveland), leased 100.0 Total 696.0 The Ohio division has been leased from May 1, 1881, and the St. Louis division from January 1, 1882. The Middle division was not completed until near the end of 1882. The operation of the road for the past three yearn has been with the following result: 1881. 1882! 1883. ' Gross earnings $1,826,066 $2,740,227 $3,023,366 Operating expenses 1,184,874 1,851,574 1,085,847 Operating expenses per cent 62.15 67.25 63.28 Met earnings 681,192 888,553 1,036,519 The capital stock is $10,000,000. The mortgage debt of the road is $14,137,300, of which $4,637,300 are incomes. The interest upon the first and second is scaled, and reaches its maximum rate of 6 per cent in 1887. The interest for the present year is 4 per cent., and for 1885'B6 5 per cent The first mortgage is for $3,500,000. Prior to this lie® there is a first preferred 7 per cent mortgage drawing full interest. This mortgage sells at about 116 to 118. The first mortgage for $3,500,000, which is a second lien, is selling for about 70, and the second mortgage for $1,500,000, which is a third lien, sells for about 50. There is also a first mortgage which is a first lien fipon the eastern division for $3,000,000, 6 per cent interest, that sells for less than par. A Handsome Increase in Business Over Indianapolis Beads. The train records show a handsome increase in the number of oars moved last week, as compared with that of the week ending July 12, and in comparison with the movement of the corresponding week, 1888, it is shown that but ninety- 1 four more loaded cars were moved last year than have been this year. The prospects for the coming week, however, are thought to be less favorable, as It is feared that iho advance in rates which takes effect to-day will check business temporarily, at least. West-bound traffic ia heavy for the summer reason, and in fact for months past has been heavier than in the first half of 1883, and the future of west-bound business is certainly promising. North and south roads are doing better, the improvement being largely local in character. While there is considerable grain beginning to move, there is a large moveiruuAaf lumber and building material of

all descriptions. Local business with all lines is quite satisfactory. Below is givea the number of chrs received and forwarded at this point in the week ending July 19, as compared with the movement of the week preceding: July 12. July 19. Name of Road. ' . Loaded.Bmp. Loaded F.mp. L., N. A. & C. Air line. 123 32 124 51 I. &v 364 56 473 138 C., H. & 1 404 240 508 137 Wabash 376 136) 471 144 ) St. Louis.. 161 53 146 66 1., B. &W. > Middle.... 344 109 400 113 ) Peoria... 441 10 L 397 105 r T UfT an |Laf... 1,616 304 1,618 296 L.,1.,5t.L. &C. 1,922 390 2,263 610 J., M. & 1 644 280 869 303 P <t e. i> iCohnnb 1,785 196 1,777 359 i l Chicago 291 31 240 127 VtftnWßa 1,702 580 1,844 660 1. & St. L 1,136 361 1,473 322 Bee-line 1,319 509 1,548 442 Total 12,528 8,380 14,151 3,873 The above table shows that 1,623 more loaded cars were received and forwarded at this point last week than in the week ending July 12, and 493 more empty cars, or an increase in total movement of 1,916 cars. The corresponding week 1883, there were handled at this point 14,245 loaded cars, 4,216 empty cars. East-Bound Pool Statistics. Below is given the tonnage and the per cents, carried by the seven roads in the Indianapolis east-bound pool in the three weeks ending July 15, the time the reorganized pool has been in operation: FORWARDED FROM INDIANAPOLIS PROPER. Roads. Tonnage. Per cent. Wabash IA9O .3 C., C., C. & 1 2,106.84 41.0 Panhandle 501.17 9.8 C., 1., St. L. &C 108.88 2.1 C., H. &I 1,678.12 32.6 1., &W * 701.56 13.6 Airline 33.25 .6 T0ta1....* 5,144.72 100.0 FROM POINTS BEYOND. Roads. Tonnage. Per cent. Wabash 8/36 .2 a, G.,C. A1 2.248.65 42.9 Panhandle 2,038 39 39.0 C., L, St. L. &C C., H. & I. 753.70 14.5 1., B. & W 173.71 3.0 Air-line Total The Expressmen’s Annual Convention. Several of the delegates to the National Expressmen’s Mutual Benefit Association, who met in convention at Boston last week, returned yesterday, and report having had a grand time. The report of Sutherland DeWitt, treasurer, was that the receipts of the year have been $93,033.75; that $84,000 have been paid on 51 claims; that $5,458.03 is in the treasury, and that the difference has been paid for incidentals. During the year 210 members have been added to class 1, 37 have died, and 108 by forfeitures, a net gain of 165. Sixty new members have become affiliated with class 2, 14 have died, and 53 have forfeited their connection wdth it; a loss of 7. The total receipts of the association since its organization have been 51,019,364.56. Mr. DeWitt stated that the association was never in better oondition; that all the divisions are paying expenses properly, and transacting ail their business with dispatch. The next biennial convention of the National Expressmen's Mutual Benefit Association will bo held in Chicago in July, 1886.

A Novel Regulation. The Utah & Nevada road is about to issue a set of rules applicable to passengers, and the Salt Lake City Harald says that among the rules is one prohibiting prostitutes from riding on the oars. The soiled doves have all been notified by the police that their patronage is no longer desired by the Utah & Nevada, but one of the “landladies” has signified her intention of contesting the matter. The road was compelled to exclude these women from the train by reason of the public clamor against them, many citizens having notified the road that unless something of this kind was done they would be compelled to refrain fram taking their families or lady friends to the lake. While some of the banished females may contest the matter, the company feels that it is better to have trouble in that way than to have its road ruined by proper patronage being withheld from it. More Money Wanted for the Narrow-Gauge. The southeastern division committee (T., C. & St. L.) has issued a call upon bondholders of 5 per cent,, payable July 26 at the International Trust Company. The call contains a resolve of the committee “that for this money certificates be issued drawing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and for which holders will be entitled to a first mortgage bond upon a reorganization of the property, with a proper adjustment of interest when such exchange shall be made; or, if the property shall be sold without a reorganization, the certificate will be redeemed, principal and interest, in cash." And the committee adds: “You are reminded that, under the trust agreement which you have signed, your receipts cannot be transferred or sold until this assessment is paid, and that you have empowered the committee to sell all your interest in the property, or receipts, on your failure to pay this assessment within ten days.” Don’t Want the €., H. & D. Upon authority of an officer of the Pennsylvavania, the Philadelphia Inquirer says that com pany does not contemplate the purchase of the stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, which it was reported that Erie would like to sell. The only ground for the story was the fact that negotiations are in progress for the right to run trains over a small portion of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton company’s lines. The Pennsylvania wants an arrangement by which it can run trains from Cincinnati to Richmond, Ind., to connect with the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago and the Grand Rapids & Indiana road. There is no desire, it is said, on the part of the Pennsylvania to acquire control of the Hamilton & Dayton road.

Tkain Order Mo. 8. The following train order is exhibited by Passenger Conductor Nixon, of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne railroad: “Wayne, 16. “Order No. 3. — “Conductor No. 2.—Blaine will run to the White House, Washington, regardless of Cleveland and carry red signals for Logan. Hendricks is abandoned. John Kelly, Sachem. “Correct, 7:25 P. m. “John Kelly, Sachem.” Tyranny of the Miners’ Unions. Cleveland, July 19.—1n conversation eonearning the aetion of the Hocking valley miners, Judge Burke, one of the most extensive operators of the valley, says: “I tell you that the tyranny of the Czar of Russia is mild and harmless as compared with the tyranny of these miners' unions. The mine owners had been paying them more than those of other districts aad asked them to accept a reduction. At the seventy cents per ton rate they make from SBO to $125 a month. Even at the rate of-thirty cents per ton, they could make as much per day as the laborers on the Bee-line. They not only refused to accept the reduced rate made necessary by the dullness of the coal traffic, but said: 'Here is a mule driver. You must pay him $2.05, for instance, a day, or we will strike. ’ If an operator had insisted that $2 per day was all that the mule-driver must be paid, the miners would have struck. In short, they dictated terms to operators until it was no longer endurable, and when it was announced that they should be paid but sixty cents a ton they struck to a man. We are done submitting te the tyranny of these men, and as fast as possible machinery will be introduced into the mines to take the plaoe of the miners.” If They Only Knew It, Eminent physicians say that a few thorough applications of St. Jacobs Oil will increase the circulation and save many a life.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1884.

THE STATE PRESS. The Democratic-Prohibition Game Understood—General Political Paragraphs. England’s Candidate. Terre Ilaute Mail. The English newspapers have expressed their satisfaction at the nomination of Mr. Cleveland. They are unanimous in their opinion that he is the right kind of a man to put into the White House. They believe that he would give a wise, conservative administration, which means, probably, when read between the lines, that the election of Cleveland would be an important step in the direction of free trade, the throwing open of our markets to English manufactures, and a guaranty that British interests generally in America should not be molested, As has often been the case with others, Mr. Cleveland may well ask to he delivered from his would-be friends. American working men Will not be likely to look with mueh favor upon a candidate who is championed by England. They will rather be disposed to go for the other man on general principles. Mr. M. E. Shiel’g Little Game. Brookville American. The Democratic editors of this State have suddenly become very much interested in booming the prohibition cause. They urge the nomination of a State ticket by the temperance men, knowing that every vote cast for such a ticket would be a loss to the Republican cause. M. E. Shiel, editor of the Monitor-Journal, is assisting in this effort to induce the friends of prohibition to become tools in the hands of a political party that is now and always has been in favor of the largest liberty in the manufacture and Sale of intoxicating liquors in this State. Sensible men won't be used in that way. Shiel, the crank, is just adapted to such base uses. He probably has his pay in his pocket. Theory Knocked Out by Fact. South Bend Tribune. There is so much theory about free trade that there is nothing practical. A free-trader professor in Yale College prepared a free-trade speech and delivered it the first, and only time, before an audience of farmers. He said: “Farmers, the manufacturer robs yon by making yon pay six cents tariff on your cotton cloth muslin.” A farmer in the audience asked: “How can that bo when we buy the cloth, tariff and all for five cents a yard?” If the free-trade professor had, instead of working a theory, gone into the first dry goods store and priced cotton cloth he would not have made such a ridiculous ass of himself.

A Place for the Greenbacker. Madison Star. As the Greenback dollar is now the best paper dollar in the world, there is nothing left for the Greenbacker’s opposition but monopolies. If he fights them from the Greenback camp his efforts are wasted, because in the Btruggle between the two prominent parties, a third, party stepping between them is lost sight of in the vastness of the two contending hosts, but the Greenbacker can show his strength and power by placing hix vote and influence against the party of monopolies and expediency—the Democratic—and in favor of the liberty-loving people's party—the Republican. Butler’s Exposure of the Democracy. Vincennes Commercial. Ben Butler injured the Democracy in the national convention to a degree that defeats it by three quarters of a million majority, and fifteen thousand majority in Indiana. The 97 did smash the 714 in a way that will be felt all Over the country by the Democratic party. The 714 were free traders—supporters of the infamous anti-protection policy of the Democratic party. The vote of 714 to 97 showed the sympathy of the Democratic party for the American laboring man. ______ The Acme of Silliness. New Castle Mercury. Hendricks made haste to ratify his own nomination the moment he reached home, and appealed to the crowd to know if thoy would not stand by the ticket, and yet he is around telling reporters that he has not made up his mind Whether to accept or not. For a man who could set on the platform and allow himself boomed for the presidency, and then allow his vote counted, to retire McDonald aud to substitute his own name, this is the very acme of silliness. Shiel’s Call for a Convention. Brazil Register. Shiel’s integrity of pnniose is seriously questioned by co-laborers, who believe him Salaried as editor of the prohibition organ by the Democratic party in Indiana. Shiel,- ra his call, has the indorsement of the Indianapolis Sentinel, which has never been known to Advocate temperance except when there was a show for dividing the Republican ranks by so doing. As They Always Have Done. Liberty Herald. The nomination of Cleveland and Hendricks inspires but little enthusiasm among the Union county Democrats, and as far as we are able to discern from the press reports, but little throughout the country. However, we suppose they will do as they always have done, fall in, r.fter a while, and howl themselves hoarse about nothing and for nothing. Cleveland's English Friends. Evansville Journal. Cleveland seems to have a great many friends over in England, and the papers there all express the hope that he may he elected. As it is a President of the United States that is to be eleeted, we presume our English friends will permit the voters of this country to settle the matter for themselves and in their own way. Cleveland’s Brothers. Greeucßstle primer. .. Captain Gelwielf says that about 1859 Richard Cleveland, a brother of Governor Grover Cleveland. came to Bedford, this State, in search of employment at his trade of house and sign painting. He worked there for several years, and subsequently died there. 4N>ther brother was a mate on an Ohm river steamer. Why the Independents Support Cleveland. Fort Wayne Gazette. Blaine was nominated at the will and dictation pf the people in spite of the politicians. The nomination of Cleveland was forced through by the bosses, with the machine iu full blast, and in spite of the people. This, no doubt, is the reason the independents are supporting Cleveland.

A Taking Way About Him. Plymouth Republican. Hendricks is like the man who went to President Jefferson asking a Cabinet appointment, but finding he could not get that, declared his willingness to take any office and finally compromised by taking an order for a pair of leather breeches. Hendricks will take anything that he can got. A Fine Candidate for Civil-Service Reform. Kentiand Gazette. Grover Cleveland, the Democratic nominee for President, is more clearly the candidate of a political machine than was ever that of any former nominee. His subordinate State officers wend at Chicago in force, and with this patronage Its nomination was forced. How It Happened. Lebanon Patriot. Anew afternoon daily—the Demoerat—is to be launched upon the journalistic sea of Indianapolis. The Sentinel having become absorbed in the welfare of the prohibition party, ia no longer the Democratic month-piece, and hence this new Democratic craft. Hendricks's Donation to Capital. Martinsville Republican. Hendrieks labored and voted for the grant of 54,000,000 acres of public land to the Northern Pacific railroad, a tract sufficient to give an acre of ground to every man, woman and child in the United States. He is a man after Cleveland's own heart. Please Explain. N'oblesville Ledger. “Wo turn pur back upon Die past* said Governor Hendricks a few years ago. Is it because you have a glorious or an inglorious record! Please explain, Governor. Atavism. Terre Hante Courier. Atavism is a medical term, used to express that trait of heredity by which the peculiarities

of mind or body reappear m the second generation, omittiag the first entirely. The most striking recent example of this is the case of Harper Brothers, the New York publishers. Their grandfather was a rank Tory in Revolutionary times, and his hatred of American policy and principles reappears in all its prestine vigor in his grandsons. A Little Lawyer. Madison Courier. The late Charles Reads once Wrote that a little lawyer was the greatest ass God ever made. Current public opinion in New York State indorses this opinion of the wise novelist, and points to Grover Cleveland as a living illustration of it Anxious Democrats. Petersburg Press. The Democrats are very anxious that the temSerance people put a ticket in the field in this tate. They have sold themselves body and soul to the Liquor League, aud now want,to dictate what the temperance people shall do. Hendricks’s Strength. Greonsbnrg Standard. No one can tell what aide of the fence he is on. Politicians of the dodging school claim that his strength lies in the obscurity of his economic faith, but this explanation is not satisfactory to the great mass of the people. One of the Things He Turned His Back On. Warsaw Times. Mr. Hendricks declared in a speech in the United States Senate that the people of the United States had no power to abolish slavery by an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. A Use for That Punch-Bowl. Muncie News. Ex-Senator McDonald <s&ri use the silver ‘■punch-bowl'' that was presented him some years ago, as a caldron in which to exorcise the witches' treachery, maliee and selfishness.

A Surplus Cheer. Greencuatle Banner. When Colonel Matson appeared upon the scene, his friend General Ratliff proposed “three cheers for our gallant representative.” Four men cheered, one more than lie asked for. Which Knocks Out Mr. Voorhees’s Charge. Terre Haute Express. Whatever the merits of McSweeney’s ease may have been, the fact is that the case did not originate until six months after Mr. Blaine had retired from the State Department. Monkeying with the Type-Writer. Greensburg Review. If Mr. Hendricks goes on using his type writer at the present rate all summer, he will furnish the Republican Dress with texts for a good deal of valuable campaign literature. Not that Kind of a Man. Wabash Courier. As Butler is not the kind of a man to kiss the hand that smites him, he may be depended upon to raise a Democratic scalp every time an opportunity is afforded him to do so. Please Take Time to Read It. Evansville Trlbnne-News :Dem.) Mr. Blaine is a shrewd man; but what in the world can he say, what good argument can he offer for his own or his party’s success in his letter of acceptance? _ Retaliation Is Sweet. Tipton Advocate. Hendricks and that other fellow are losing their grip on the Irish, Cleveland had a special debt to pay the Irish and he paid it, and now retaliation is sweet One Good Turn Deserves Another. Warren Republican. Mr. Hendricks tnade Mr. McDonald's nominating speech, now let the latter return the service and write the letter of acceptance for Mr. Hendrioks. An International Cemetery. Terre Haute GaSette. The arctie circle Is a sort of international cemetery, and the choicest lots are on the north side of it. America has pre-empted the northernmost claim. Keep Mr, Hendrioks Away from tlie Nest. Greensburg Standard. Jos. E. McDonald should keep the two votes he received on the second ballot for nest eggs. No telling what they may hatch out four years hence.

Walt for the Second Volume, Shelbyville Democrat. The great mistake of Blaine’s life is that he failed to put in the first volume of his book a few pages of taffy for John Kelly and Tammany Hall Will Not Awaken Hneh Enthusiasm. Anderson Herald. A hangman for first plaee and a peace Democrat for second will not be likely to awaken much enthusiasm among Die boys who wore the blue. Mr. Hendricks's Civil Service. Log&nsport Journal. The civil.service reform that will make room for the greatest number of 'Democrats is the reform that is mjst popular with that party. Thinking PrAliibitionlsts. Portland Commercial. The leading, solid, thinking prohibitionists of this State charge the differences in their ranks to designing Democratic politicians. [Treachery, TUy Name Is Thomas. Warsaw Time*. Since the Chicago senvention they cull him Treachery A- Hendricks- There is more in a mm one would think. A Very Bread Party, Martins rills Republican, The colored man was not iu the Chieago convention, and the soldier was given a back seat. : Great party. A Wise Democrat. Clinton Argue, It is a wise Democrat that knows his own platform. . Horsford’s Aoid Phosphate as a refrigerant prink in fevers. J| Dr. C. H. S. Davis, Meriden, Conn., says: “I have used it as a pleasant and cooling drink in fevers, and have been very much pleased with it’

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[OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE mmn hum life ikiimm mm On the 31st Day of December, 1883. Located at corner Broadway and Wisconsin streets, Milwaukee, Wis. THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in banks, including $57,603.18 of 1883. in transmission, received January 1-10 I $913,765.23 Real ©state, unincumbered , 1,274,352.40 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of —per cent., secured as follows (market value): United States registered bonds - 285,348.22 Missouri 6s 40,010.00 County, city and town bonds $62,630.79 Acerued interest and rent 277,442.38 Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance except as to eight loans aggregating $379,500, in which cases there are or are claimed to be comparatively small prior liene, bat against which the company has ample bonds of indemnity and other security 15,708,301.98 Ledger accounts and bills receivable ' 29,937.32 Deferred and unreported premiums (20 per cent, deducted) 326,466.70 Promium notes 1.383.066.41 Total assets $21,115,321.43 LIABILITIES. Premiums paid in advance ■„ $1,710.30 Aceruod commissions (estimated) 3,000.00 Unpaid dividends (estimated) 4,000.00 Losses adjusted and not due > 00 „qq o, Losses and endowments unadjusted j Reserve for paid-up insurance claimable 74.028.90 Reserve on policies outstanding (actuaries' 4 per cent.) 17,669,938.00 Total liabilities $1^53,075.51 The greatest amount insured in any one risk, except iu a few cases in which policies have bst% increased by dividend additions beyond $30,000, $30,000. State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the abdve is a correct copy of the statement of the oondition of the above-mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1883, asshown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 12th day of July, 1884. [seal.] JAS. H. RICE, Auditor of State.

[OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE iETNALIFE INSURANCE COMPANY On the 31st Day of December, 1883. Located at No. 228 Main street, Hartford, Conn. The amount of its capital is * $1,000,000 The amount of its capital paid up is 1,000,000 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand, in banks and in the hands of agents or other pfrsons $1,745,397.49 Real estate, unincumbered 447,200.70 Bonds owned by the company, as per schedule (market value) 9,424,993.78 Loans on bonds and mortgages, being first lien on unincumbered real estate, worth double the amount loaned 13,959,006.21 Debts otherwise secured 574,818.00 Debts for premiums 201.416.79 All other securities 2,727,717.92 Total assets ~ $29,080,555.99 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $261,259.00 Losses and matured endowments unadjusted * 111,238.00 All other claims against the oompany * 98,998.03 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks by 4 per cent, standard 23,861,332.40 Total liabilities $24,332,837.43 The greatest amount in any one risk, $20,000. The greatest amount allowed by the rules of the company to be insured in any one city, town or village: No rule. The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any one block: No rule. State of Indiana, Offioe of Auditor of State. I hereby certify the foregoing statement to be a true and correct copy of the original now on file in this office, and that evidence has been furnished showing that the assets of said company ate in as good condition bn the Ist day of July, 1884, as at the date of said statement. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 12th day of July, 1884. [seal.] JAS. H. RICK, Auditor of State.

[OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION —— OF THE .ZE T IST A. IN'S UR-A-ISrCE: CO* On the 31st Day of December, 1883. Located at Hartford. Conn. The amount of its capital snbscribed is - $4,000,000 Theamountof Its capital paid un is ASSETS (MARKET VALUE). Real estate, unincumbered $364,500.00 Loaned on bond and mortgage . 44.800.00 Loaned on collaterals * 20,100.00 Cash on hand and in bank - 1,081,117.34 Gross amount in the hands of agents and in transit 324,997.26 Uniied States stocks and bonds .* 349,750.00 State stooks and bonds 291.750.00 County, city and town stacks and bonds 1,614,957.22 Railroad bonds 1 2,754,740.00 Railroad stocks 782,450.00 New York city bank stocks 622.540.00 New York City Trust Company’s stocks. 204,500.00 Hartford bank stocks 658,870.00 Philadelphia bank stocks 33.790.00 St. Louis, Mo., bank stocks..., 26,250.00 New Britain, Conn., bank stocks 15,000.00 Albany, N. V., bank stocks 16,000,00 Atlantia Mutual Insurance Co.’s scrip -i ... 37,440.00 Accrued Interest 1,231.98 Total assets— ...$9,102,643.80 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $22,749.74 Losses unadjusted, iu suspense, waiting for further proof 153,836.69 All other claims against the company for return premiums, commissions, etc. 54,662.2© Amount necessary to reissue outstanding risks . 1,691,937.32 Total liabilities $1,923,185.95 Agents instructed to take no risk over $20,000, without special permission. The greatest amount insured in any one oity, town, village or block varies, and depends upon the construction, materials and the means of arresting fires. A copy of the charter, with recent amendments, is on file. State of Indiana. Offioe of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby qertlfy that the above is a coyreat Copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company on thg 31st day of December, 11)83, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. Ip testimony whoreot, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 12th day of July, 1884. [seal.] JAR. H. RICE, Auditor of State.

f OFFICIAL.) STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION QF THE BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY On the 31st Day ol December, 1883. . Located at .corner North and West streets, Pittsfield, Mass. The amount of its capital is 1 $25,500 The amount of its capital nid up is 25,500 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $54,743.48 Real estate, unincumbered.,, ; ‘ 434,825.12 Bonds owned by the company, healing interest at the rate of— per cent., secured as follows (market value): United States bonds, 4s, registered : 310,000.00 United States bonds, 3s, registered 25,250.00 Pittsfield National bank stock ....... 78,740.00 Agricultural National bank stock . ...... 72,000.00 Adams National bank stock - 36,250.00 North Adams, Mass., water bonds, 6 per cent... 1 47,300.00 Berkshire cdunty, Mass., loan. 5 per cent ... 40,250.00 Pittsfield town loan, 4it and 4*2 per cent ... lO’ooo.oo Hinsdale town loan, 4>a per cent. .................... 2,600,00 Cheshire town loan, 4 *2 per cent 1,000.55 Loans on bonds and mortgages ot real estate, worth double th* amount tor which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance 2,108,664.67 Debts otherwise secured 21L925!00 Debts for premiums 2ffff051.55 All other securities i..... 44,380.26 Total assets *3, _ . LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due ;. atjj 000 06 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof.. * 28 000 00 All ether claims against the company ..". 10 882 60 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 3,164,904!35 Total liabilities $3 234.876 OH The greatest amount in any one risk, $20,000. ’ *' ‘ w State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, “hereby certify that th* above Is a correct copy of the statement es the condition of the above-mentioned company on the 31st day of Debembber 1883 as shown by the original statement, and that the said origiuat statement is now on file in-tfals office ’ ’ 1884 te3tamony w “* raof > 1 hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 12th day of July, ONLY *I.OO PER YEAR. fie Indianapolis My Journal SEND FOR IT.

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