Jasper County Democrat, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1902 — Page 7

TERRE HAUTE BREWING CO.’S Rottled Reers Contain nothin* but the very beet ingredients which the market afford*. Manufactured by the moat approved methods which experience haa taught, to which haa been brought the assistance ot the beat machinery In the world. Filtered, pasteurized and properly aged, lifter undergoing every known procee* which could In any way add to their sterling qualities, these beer* are offered to the public with the fullest confidence that they are the very beat on the market. Salvator, Champagne Velvet And Velvet The Leading Brands.

THE & Kingston 17 N, Illinois St, Much the Finest and Best Equipped ooo SALOON IN INDIANA. ' OLD STRAIGHT WHISKIES are sold by the bottle at wholesale prices. Exclusive bottlers in this city of Cedar Brook ( W, H. Mcßryer) Whisky, When you desire the best that money can buy, come in. WE TRON, Prop,

Hv;eia Manufacturing Co. Manufacturer leading brands of . . . Damiara Benedictine, Wild Cherry, Sector and Kola Celery and Pepsin For bar trade. . . . The Best and Purest Made . . , 7IJ Massachusetts Are. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

JACOB METZGER G CO. Bottler* and dealer* In foreign and domeitlo Wines, Champagnes. Whiskies, Bi er., Ales, Porters, and Mineral Waters. Berliner WVlss Beer. Agt. Letup* Extra Pale famous Malt Marrow. : : : : : : i SO (3 32 E. Maryland St., Indianapolis, Ind M. HARNETT, Dealer In all kinds of Champagne, Brandy. Amber, Wine. Claret, Appoltnaris. Ale. Porter and all kinds of miscellaneous Bottles. All Order* by Moil Promptly Attended ta silft* West New "Vox-Ik Mt,

WORLD'S BEST BEER

INDIANAPOLIB AND AMERICAN BREWING COMPANIES. Highest Grade of Product Known to *■' the Business—Progressive Methods Win. Always noted for the superior quality of her brewery products. Indianapolis Just now bears the proud distinction of having been awarded, by a Jury of International experts the highest honors of the Paris exposition for beer. This pre-eminence was not won In competition with American brewera merely, but In a severe contest wfth all the noted beer brewers of •he world. The award meant In platn English that. In the unanimous opinion of the Judges, after subjecting the various beers exhibited to all the prescribed tests, the Indianapolis beer proved to be the superior product There la a significance In this verdict for which this city should be given the keenest credit. The brewring Interest is very great la this country. It engages an enormous capital. It* la a tremendous force in varied employments and one of the greatest wage-paying industries There is no Interest In this country that haa had a mere steady and continuous development than that of brewing. In the processes of social evolution th* question of food and drink, like every other problem, has Its solution In the survival of the fittest. Through the ages It hjs been true that the Germanic and Norse race# have always preferred malt to ail other kinds of liquor*. In Germany. In England and In the Scandinavian countries It has. from the dawn of civilisation, been true that the brewer waa as necessary to social welfare aa the baker. In our own country we are a nation of beer drinkers. Beer t* universally known to be the popular American beverage. The greatest breweries of the world are here, and we export every year almost as many barrels as any other nation makes. 80, we s*r. there is a rare and notable significance In the pronouncement by a Jury of award of a great international exposition that the best beer In th* world la made la Indianapolis. The beer of this Hty thus being widely famed aad noted for Ita superior quality

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INDIANAPOLIS RECOGNIZED AS THE GREAT RAILWAY CENTER OF THE MIDDLE WEST

Indiana poll* la becoming recognised aa the chief railroad center of the middle West. Its great distributive resource* have been utilised by all The leading railroads until Its transportaUon facilities are exceptional In their completeness. The early years of Indiana preceded the railroad era, and during those first years the towns that were located on the Ohio river and the lower Wabash had a great advantage over any other settlements In the state. Soon afterward came the canal-bulldlng era, when American enterprise manifested itself all over the country In an endeavor to give convenient outlets for the products of the various sections through the medium of arUflclal waterways, which wars constructed upon a most extensive scale, Indiana especially participating in the extensive canal-build-ing acUvity and constructing the Wabash A Erie canal from Toledo to Evansville, 471 miles, which was the longest In the United States. The Whitewater canal from Lawreneeburg on the Ohio to Hagerstown was also constructed, and tbeee waterways for many years constituted the principal features, apart from the Ohio river. In the transportation facilities of th* state. The canals are sUll in use to a considerable extent, although th* section of the Wabash A Erie canal between Ft. Wayne and Lafayette has not been used for many years and will soon be paralleled with slectrlo railways, the former towpath being utilised as a roadbed. Great Facilities. The transportation faclllUes of Indianapolis have conUnued to Increase unUl at th* present time there are sixteen completed Unas running lnt* the city, connecting in the state with many other llnea which all bring their passengers to Indianapolis's magnificent Union staUon. Over 150 paaaenger trains enter and depart every twenty-four hours, so that the advantages of the city for reaching any point in the country are unsurpassed. The lines that center here radiate like the epokee of a wheel In every direction, and the equipment and service of the various roads represent the very highest quality of convenience, luxury and comfort. The Belt Railroad. It Is proper In this connection to first refer to the Indianapolis Union railway company, commonly known aa th# Belt railroad, because It Is the connecting link for all railroad lines entering the city. This company succeeded In 1883 to the enterprise Inaugurated In 1853 by the Union railway company. It operates fifteen mile# of track, extending entirely around the city, and also owns the splendid Union station. This Is considered one of the finest In the United States, has a train shed 300x660 feet In else, and 1# a handsome three-story brick building, surmounted by a lofty tower. It la a beautiful structure on the Romanesque order of architecture. The business done by this company Is very large and Indicates somewhat the extent of the commerce snd general traffic of Indianapolis. In 1900 the company moved 964.234 care over the Belt. In addition to 61.288 cars of live stock and 47.858 cars switched for private industries In the city. While the official figures are not yet available for 1901, It is understood that they will be at least ft) per cent, higher. The company has twelve heavy switch engines and gives employment to 300 persona. Mr. James McCrea. president of the company, resides at Pittsburg and Is first vice-presl-

and Indianapolis being the home of establishments whlcn. In the character of their equipment and the excellence of their output, need fear no comparison from any brewing center In the entire country, there Is cause for special pride In this particular ono of our Industries. The Indianapolis Brewing Company. Leading th* brewing Industry of Indianapolis Is the compesy which bears th# city's name and which haa earned th# distinction mentioned above. It Is a corporation organized In 1889. under the laws of the state of Indiana, as a consolidation of the C. F. Schmidt. P. Lleber and C. Maus breweries. The general office# and bottling department are located at the Schmidt breweries, on' Hlgh-st, the other plants being situated In different parts of the city. All are flrat-claa# brewing plant*, supplied with the very best accessories and device# for th# brewing of beer by the most approved processes The three plants have a present combined outp-1 of 600,000 barrels yearly. In the various plants employment Is given to 1,000 hands, the products being excellent qualities of beer, specially noteworthy brands being their I "Progress'' bottled beer .and their and "Duaoeldorfer" beer, which are both keg and bottled beer*. These are th# beers that were awarded th# gold medal at the Paris exposition of 1900. The bottling department Is especially notable. It was referred to as a model by th* American academy of science %t Its first meeting In New Tork In u discussion of the art of brewing. The botUlng Is done by the agency of compressed air direct from the brewery and in place of the old method of taking the beer from caaka It goes direct from the vats to the bottle and Is at once hermetically sealed. The company, in .addition to controlling a large trade locally, which Is supplied by many wagons, has also a very large shipping and export trade. Its beers being shipped to all parts of the United State# and also the Philippine Islands. Cuba, Porto Rico, Chlnla, South America and Africa. The officers of the company are: Albert Lleber, president and general manager; Fred brancke. vice-president: John P. Frenzel, secretary, and Otto N. Frenzel, treasurer. Mr. Albert Lleber, the president of the company, is a native of Indianapolis and a eon of Peter Lleber, founder of the Lleber brewery. He make# frequent visits to Europe and Is at all times thoroughly Informed on the most advanced method# of beer brewing. He Is a business man of remarkable acumen and a most genial friend and companion, whose warm admirers are numberless The American Brewing Company. This Institution has gained the highest reputation by th* excellent quality of Its brew. It Is unique In one particular—all 1U officer* and stockholders are Indianapolis business men of the highest standing, and the Impress of their reputations goes with the products of this brewery. Th# company was incorporated In 1897. with $100.(00 capital, the officers being Joseph C. Bchaf, president; Anthony J. Krass, vice-president, and Herman Habich. secretary and treasurer. The plant covers a quarter of a block on W. Ohiost.. with substantial modern buildings. This Is In every respect a model brewery. In which beer Is scientifically produced and the highest percentage of purity Is undoubtedly attained. A noteworthy feature Is an absorption ice machine of forty tons ice capacity and sixty tons refrigerator capacity. The productive capacity of the brewery amounts to 50,000 barrels yearly, and the product is "Bohemian" and standard lager beer of the very beet quality. The dally shipments are very large throughout Indiana and easier a IlHnols. Employment is given to forty men. and sixteen teams and wagons are used In the city delivery. Mr. Joseph C. Schaf, the president Is a director of the American national bank and of the Indiana hotel association, now building the most magnificent hotel In the West, th* new “Claypool." in Indianapolis. He Is a member of the board of trade and the Commercial club and a highly Influential citizen In all hi* associations.

dent of the Pennsylvania lines wset ot Pittsburg. Mr. E. F. Osborne, vice-presi-dent, Uvea In Cincinnati and is secretary ot th# Big Four system. Mr. W. T. Cannon. secretary and treasurer. Is a native of Indianapolis and a member of the Columbia, Commercial, Marlon and other clubs He has been identified with th* company for a long time. Mr. C. A. Vlnnedge, auditor, and Mr. A. A. Zion, superintendent. have also both served th# company for many years. Present Railroads. It may be stated In very truth that no capital city In any of th# states Is more advantageously situated with reference to convenience of access by the citizen* of th# stats. There are but few county ■eat* from which it li not possible to reach Indianapolis and return th# same day. In the early years of railroad building In this country there was not much expectation that th# roads would be Important for long distances, and those first projected from Indianapolis confined their operations within th# stats These first railways were not only locally projected but locally named, as will be seen by enumeration of the titles of the first eight railroads built to thla city, which were the Madison A Indianapolis, the Bellefontalne railway, th# Indianapolis A Lafayette, tho Indiana Central, the Indianapolis Initial, the Peru A Indianapolis arid the Indianapolis A Vincennes. Thee* roads, or as much of them as was ever built, are now parts of larger systems and the various lines which enter in the city at the present time are as follows: Ohio. Indiana A Western, from Indianapolis to Peoria. 111,, 212 miles; Indianapolis to Springfield, 0., 149 tulle*. Cincinnati. Hamilton A Dayton, Indianapolis to Cincinnati, 123 miles. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Loqls A Chicago, Cincinnati to Indianapolis, 110 miles; Indianapolis to .Kankakee, 139 miles; Kankakee to Chicago, fifty-three miles v Lake Erie A Western, Indianapolis to Michigan City. 161 miles. Indianapolis A Vincennes,. Indianapolis to Vincennes. Ind., 117 miles. Chicago. Bt. Louts A Pittsburg. Columbus to Indianapolis. 188 miles; Indianapolis to Chicago, 194 miles Indianapolis. Decatur A Western, Indianapolis to Decatur. 111., 153 miles. Chicago, Indianapolis A Louisville. Indianapolis to Chicago, 183 miles; to Cincinnati, 123 miles; to Michigan City, 154 miles. “Cleveland. Columbus. Cincinnati A Indianapolis, Indiai apolls to Cleveland. 253 miles. _ .. Cincinnati, Wabash A Michigan. Indianapolis to Benton Harbor, Mich.. 201 miles. Jeffersonville. Madison A Indianapolis, to Louisville. Ky., 110 miles. Indianapolis A St. Louis, to St. Louis, *6l miles. Terre Haute A Indianapolis, to St Ixmls, 240 miles. Other roads, notably the Indianapolis Southern and the Illinois Centrnl. are seeking terminal facilities here, and will add largely to this Immense system in both freight and passenger business. No city In the country has a more complete net-worn or roads and few can boast the same amount of mileage. They are the avant courier of an enormous community of commerce that will eventually outstrip the cities of this entire region and make Indianapolis the chief distributing center of the middle West.

COLUMBIAN RELIEF FUND ASSOCIATION.

The Largest and Strongest Health and Accident Insurance Organization In Indiana. Th# Columbian Relief Fund Association was chartered In October, 1896, and has grown to be one of the largest institutions of th# kind In the country. Ita Insurance la especially designed for th# benefit of those who are dependent upon a salary or wages; it pays for time lost on account of sickness or accident and provides a funeral benefit for death from any cause. The Columbian conducts its business on scientific Insurance principle# and Insures only select risks, which pass a regular medical examination; thus it Is ab:» to give indemnity for all diseases except those which directly result from dissipation. Therein it manifests its great superiority over other so-called health insurance companies, which pay only for certain specified, and generally uncommon, aliments In the course of It# five years’ existence the Columbian has paid over $130,000 In claims, and now has on hand to guarantee the payment of Just claims cash assets of $16,500, with no claims due end unpaid. Undoubtedly, Its success is due to the safety and liberality of Its policy, Us careful management and Its record tor fair dealing. Not only is Its high standing appreciated by Individuals who want the kind of Insurance the Columbian gives, but other companies have come to recognize it. Since January of this year four different companies, desiring to close their business, and yet auord their pol-icy-holders the best have reinsured them in t(jH7olumbiap Relief Fund Association. The secretary and manager of the association is Charles H. Brackett and the home office is In the Stevenson building, IndlanapoUa.

The Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis.

Amonj the growing financial Institutions of this state we may reckon The Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company, which is Incorporated under the compulsory reserve deposit law of Indiana, act of 6199—a distinctively "old line” Insurance law. In Its energetio and aggressive canvass for business the management Is attracting especial attention, expressing the push and progress of western activity. Under the provisions of the 1899 law It Is making Its Investments altogether in first mortgages on Indiana real estate and depositing Its securities with the auditor of state for the protection of all of Its pol-icy-holders to the full reserve liability on all of its policies. Little can be added to what has already been said In praise of the wisdom of our law-makers In enacting the compulsory reserve deposit law. As stated before, It Is an "old line” law, with the addition that greater security It given to policy-holders under It than Is given by the “old line" laws of other states, the state of Indiana, under such law, holding in trust In approved securities an amount at all times equal to the entire reserve liabilities of the company. The enactment of this law further gives general notice that the state of Indiana Is looking sharply to developing and fostering financial Institutions equal to those of her sister states by putting her life Insurance companies on an absolutely secure foundation, beyond successful attack by the companies of other states tor their agents. Every one who will read Intelligently the provisions of the law referred to will not question the absolute sedNrity of his Investment when taking a Alley In a company organized under this Big. The management of The Reserve! lAan Life Insurance Company Is well Itnowo, not only In Indiana, but all ovir the country, having organized and developed the largest accident insurance association In the United States. The success ofc that enterprise, as Is the case with all suN?esaful enterprises, was due to Intelligence and well-directed energy, and these qualities dominate the management of Tlie Reserve Loan Life Insuranoe Company, with the ripened experience of years n the conduct of insurance affairs. Tbs company's officers are: Chalmers Brown, president; W. K. Beilis, secretary; Ch*s-

Stanchest financial City Of Its Class in Country

The bank ia the inception, th* Inspiration and th* developing Influence of modern commerce. It la a vital factor in th* prosperity of any commercial city. Nearly all the transactions in all branches of th# trade of the United States are. In their financial features, carried On through banks. To such a degree la this true that the bank clearances of the commercial cltlee of the country are reorganised aa the most accurate barometers of their success and stability. The banking Interests of Indiana have developed with the material progress of the state. In various communities the early history of banking In Indiana was not unlike that of other western states, where crude and unscientific banking methods resulted In disaster. But so far as the state Itself Is concerned. It has deserved and bear* an excellent reputation for general soundness. Th# banking business of the state is largely carried on under national charters. There are, however, numerous state banks that rank among the beet and strongest Institutions of th* state and transact a large business, aa Is shown by the fact that the resources of the ninety-seven banks of discount Incorporated under the stat* law were, In 1*99. 121,485,753.37; In IJOO, 322,927.467.66, and of the 104 banks in 1901, 326,898,518.39. At th* end of 1901 there were thirtythree trust companies operating under the laws of Indiana. The resources of these companies (only twenty-seven previous to th* present year) were, in 1899, 37.188,120.40; In 1900, 310,648.044.32, and in 1901, 315.244.916. The third clane of banking Institutions under th# eupervlslon of the state Is th# savings banks of which there are five located, respectively, at Evansville. Lafayette, Laporte, South Bend and Terre Haute. Their prosperous condition is Indicated by their resources, which were. In 1899, 36,274.528.80; In 1900, 3L01G.606.55; In 1901, *7.728.787.86. Throughout the state the financial story Is of the same tenor, that money Is plentiful and In good demand at low rates; and. while the profits In Individual transactions are not so great as formerly, the Increased volume and growing activity of business more than compensate for the reduced rates of Interest. (Besides the figures given in regard to the resources of etate banks are still larger figures for the national banks.) Altogether the state Is to be congratulated on the completeness and solidity of its banking advantages at the beginning of the twentieth century. Bome History. The history of banking In Indianapolis dates back to the earliest day* of th# city when a small private bank was started, but the first chartered bank was the State bank of Indiana, which was chartered In 1834 with a capital of 81.800,000. The charter waa to run twenty-five years and half of the capital stock was to be taken by the state, which raised the money by th# sale of bonds The state’s share of the dividends, after paying the bonds was to go to the establishment of s general school fund, and this waa the foundation of th* present splendid endowment of Indiana’s public school*. The Investment ultimately yielded to the state 33.700,000 after payment of the bank bonds. The main bank and on# of Its branches w r ere located In Indianapolis, beginning business Nov 26. 1835. In a building on the Governor's Circle, which had been Intended as a residence for the governor, but waa afterward removed to Waahlngton-at. The first president of the bank waa Samuel Merrill, with whom were associated Calvin Fletcher. Seaton W. Norris,' Robert Morrison and Thomas R. Scott as directors In 1840 the bank removed to a new building at Kentucky-ave. and Illlnole-at. The Indianapolis branch was organized with Hervey Bate* president and B. F. Morris cashier. After the charter expired the Bank of the State of Indiana waa chartered, the Interest of the state being

ter J McPherson, actuary and assistant aecretary; M. M. Crabili, assistant superintendent of agents; Hon. W. A. Ketcham, general counsel; Guilford A. Deltch, general attorney, and Dr. J. L Larway, medical director. The offices of the company occupy a good part of the third floor of the Tngails building, one of our large office buildings, on the corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets, a visit to which st any time discloses an active and busy scene. Accident Insurance. Indiana has an association doing accident insurance that Is worthy of the patronage of its citizens. We refer to the Commercial travelers’ mutual accident association, which has its offices at 710 Stevenson building, Indianapolis. The association was organized in 1892 and has since carried on the accident Insurance business with steady success. The assessments, when made, are only $2 and the cost per member, annually, has never exceeded $lO, while all Just claims have been promptly and fully paid. There were at the time of filing the last annual report no outstanding liabilities, and the association had on hand In the Indianapolis banks $6,601.73.- The association has paid since its organization up to July 1, 1901, 640 claims, amounting to $41,246.47. The association is composed ol commercial travelers in all parts of the United States. The president, Mr. Robert R. Walden. Is a native Hoosier, and has been a successful traveling salesman for the Layman-Carey hardware company of Indianapolis for thirty-one years past. Mr. John A. Dugan is vicepresident, and for more than twenty years has represented Hollweg & Reese, the veteran queensware dealers. Carey McPherson, secretary-treasurer, was a traveler in the grocery line for thirty years. The directors are James H. Newman, with Hlbben, Hollweg & Co., wholesale dry goods; Lew W. Cooper of W. D. Cooper shoe company; George W. Barth, representing Samuel Ach & Co., wholesale milliners, Cincinnati, O.; W. D. Harvey, manager Webber, Burton company, manufacturer* of lodge regalia; J, 11. Stubbs of the Indianapolis shoe company; C. A. Ross of the Grocers’ supply company: Jefferson Caylor, with the W. D. Cooper ahoe company, and W. H. Nicolea, .with the Creacent paper company. Tho standing In this community of these gentlemen Is sufficient to guarantee fair treatment to the members of the association, and every commercial * traveler and business man in the state should encourage It by-taking out a membership certificate, as ita object Is to give accident Insurance at actual coat.

The Old Wayne Mutual Life

Presents to the insuring public nearly a fifth of a century of successful and conaervatlva business management It waa incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana, March 22, 1883, and since Ita incorporation has paid every Just claim aggregating more than one million dollars and has never had a valid Judgment rendered agalnat It during that entire period. There are, perhaps, aomo insurance companies that promise more than It does, yet there are none which have paid a* much in proportion to the cost as the Old Wayne during its nineteen years of uninterrupted and successful growth. Its policies are attractive for the reason that they aro based on scientific principles and equitably adjusted

f Columbia National Bank INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Capital $300,000.00 MORTIMER LEVERING, Preside at W. P. C. GOLT, CasMer A. A. BARNES, Vice-President W. K. SPROULE, JR/ Ass’t Cashier

withdrawn and Hugh McCuloch, who waa later aecretary of the treasury of th* United States became president of the bank, which remained In business. With seventeen branches until the Inauguration of th* national bonking system, when the various branches were merged Into different national banka In their respective localities. The Institution known aa Fletcher* a bank datee back to the thirties, and oontlued In auoceasful business as a private bank until Its reorganization as one of the strongest national banks of the country. Panic of 1837. The disastrous panto of 1837 ’greatly hampered the development of enterprise# In Indianapolis, the State bank being compelled to suspend specie payment and th* legislature adopting various measure# Intended to relieve debtor# a# much as possible. One provision made at that time was that property sold on execution could not bo sold for less than two-thlrdi Its appraised value and another that a certain amount of household property should be exempt from execution. These measures, together with a disposition on th# part of th# creditor# to be liberal In the extension of time of payment of debts tended to relieve the distress to a great extent and averted a calamity that would otherwise have left a blight upon the activities of the stat# for many years. The Stat# bank resumed specie payment In 1842, but It was a year or more after that before thero was any general revival of business The banking faclutlee of the state have grown rapidly since that time. Some of the most recent panics since seriously affected, for a time, the banking system of Indiana, but It was not permanently crippled, ana 1* now stronger, better equipped, better conducted and in every way a grater Instrumentality of commerce than ever before. , _ , Condition of Local Banka. The banking facilities of Indianapolis are afforded by alx national banks—th# Columbia national, organized in 1901, having succeeded the State bank of Indiana, which went out of business; and six trust companies—the Security, also, having been organized in 1901, 4n addition to private banks, most of which are devoted more especially to Investment banking and the loaning of money on mortgages for clients. The subjoined figure* show the bank clearings In Indianapolis for each year from 1890 „ 1901 (estimate) 346,000.000 00 Condition of Bank*. The following figures show the condition and business of the city banks for the last ten years, those for the year Just closed being based on the most authoritative estimates as to deposits and loans: Capital. Surplus. Deposits. Loans. ism . it.soo.wo ti.seo.sa? ns.m,i&3 oc n.noj.sso w ISS3 .. i.fWO.OOO 1.1«7.9ft> 7.1P4.453 00 S. 173.974 00 1894 ..3.000.000 9*0.000 11.119.909 00 7.19V45S 00 ]B9S t *OO 000 907.481 9.740,542 00 4,951,003 00 1590 \ 2.300.000 *53.600 8.047.973 00 6.319.487 00 1897 .. 2.300.000 9*2.500 8.231.33! 00 6.527.854 00 1598 » 800.900 914,000 9.140.907 00 T. 417,510 00 1899 XJOOOOO 1.ia.000 11.2*3.393 00 9.511.654 00 ,900 ! 900 ono 1,152,000 22,554,857 00 9.481.103 00 1901 7 3!450,000 953,000 18.503.319 29 1.7,566.452 IT The six trust companies have a combined capital of 23.300.000. The five which were In existence In 1900 bad an aggregate capital of 22,700,000; surplus and undivided profits, 2244,134.12; total assets, $7,068.110.90.

mortality rates for all nge* from twrntone to eighty-five years. The number of premiums and the amounts of each ore guaranteed In every policy. It offers straight life Insurance without banking or speculative features, and as 75 per cent, of all premiums are set aside for the purpose of paying losses its policies commend themselves to those who are seeking Insurance strictly for protection. It offers the best plan for safely insuring people of advanced agfcg. at a low cost, thus affording those who would otherw.se be barred from protection In other companies a means of securing absolutely safe and reliable insurance. The Home office of the Old Wayne Mutual Life is located on the eighth floor of the Commercial club building. The officers are L. C. Stewart, president; C. C. Gilmore, secretary; John Furnace, treasurer, and Charles E. Averlil, legal adviser. The total business written by the company aggregate* over $105,000,000. Total losses paid over $1,000,000. There are hut few mutual associations in the United States who have received as much in premiums, ($173,161). paid* as much In death claims ($129,794.13), and written as much new business ($2,G31,600) during the year 1900, and have as much insurance in force at the present time, ($10,853,200) as the Old Wayne. . Does not this showing speak volumes In favor of home insurance? Why send money to foreign companies when better insurance can be had in your own state?

The Meridian Life and Trust Company.

Is one of the leading Indiana life Insurance companies operating under the legal reserve compulsory deposit law of 1899. This company writes every form of term and endowment policies. The company will loan to policy holders the entire legal reserve at 6 per cent, per annum, according to table stated In tho policy. Conditions in policies also provide for extended Insurance thus protecting the Insured against loss or lapse after three years. In fact every feature offered by the oldest companies in the country are provided in the policies of the Meridian Life and Trust Company. Prominent business men throughout the state recognize the advantages of insuring In home companies. and are familiar with the safeguards thrown about Indiana life Insurance which guarantee# to the people insurance that Insures. The officers of the company are well and favorably known throughout the state. The officers are: Arthur Jordan, president: W. C. Hall, vice-president; Charles C. Pierce, Jr., secretary; Orlando B. lies, treasurer; Everett Wagner, general nu nager. The home offices of the company are suite 1127 Stevenson building, Indianapolis, : Ind.

...THE... CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Capital Surplus - - - $420,000.00 Resources • - - - $4 100,000.00 Solicits accounts of Banks, Merchants, Manufacturers and Individuals. M. B. Wilson President O. M. Packard Vice-President W. P, Churchman Cashier Chas. L. Farrell Assistant Cashier

INTER-STATE LIFE Assurance Company INDIANAPOLIS, IND. = Incorporated Under the Compulsory Reserve Deposit Law of the State of Indiana aa an “Old Line” Legal Reserve insurance Company. OFFICERS 2 CHAS. A. FUDLOW, President. 5 H. B. HOLLOWAY, Treasurer. F. E. MARSH, Vice-President. ) H. W. BUTTOLPH, Actuary.' R. L. DOUGLAS, Second Vice-President. > E. F. HODGES, M. D., Med. Director. F. B. DAVENPORT, Secretary. ( H. J. MILLIGAN, General Couneel. A. P. BIMMONDS, Supt. Agencies. i H. R. STAUFFER. M. D.. Med. Inspes. BOARD OF DIRECTORS a

D. P. Erwin, Indianapolis, Capitalist. J Thos. H. Spann, Indianapolis, Real Estate and } Insurance. ? Wm. E. Kutrs, Indianapolis, Capitalist and ) Manufacturer. S Cortland Van Camp, Indianapolis, Capitalist 5 and Pros. Van Camp Hardware Ji Iron Co. ) Harry J. Milligan, Indianapolis, Capitalist, ( Lawyer. ( William Fortune, Indianapolis, Pres. Indiana 1 State Board of Commerce. 5 E. I. Fisher, Indianapolis, Banker, i Aqullla Q. Jones, Indianapolis, Lawyer. Dr. E. F. Hodges, Indlanapoli.-.. -! O', ) rector of Company. George Brown, Indianapolis, Rear Admiral V. ; 8. N. John B. Cookrum, Indianapolis, Lawyer, Gen. ' Counsel L. E. A W. R. R., President Co- < lumbla Club. < August M. Kuhn, Indianapolis, Pres. Consott- ) dated Coal A Lime Company. Dr. O. B. Runnels, Indianapolis, Burgeon. ) E. C. De Horlty, Elwood, Cashier First If a- ) tlonal Bank. j Charles W. Miner, Goshen, Lawyer, Pres, 5 State Bank and Pres. Elkhart County Tnut Co. S. J. Straus, Llgonler, Pres. Citizens' Bank. ) Dr. Albert Q. Craig, Vevay, Cashier First Ms- ! tlonal Bank. * < Harry I. Miller, Terre Haute. General Man- < agar Vandalla System. ( Henry Terstegge, New Albany, Manufacturer ( Stoves and Tinware, < Judge Azro Dyer, Evansville, Lawyer. <

ANDREW M. SWEENEY. SAMUEL QUINN, WELBUR 8. WYNN, President. Vice-Prea. and Supt. of Agent* Secy, and Actuary, THE MOST SL’CCESSa'L COMPANY FOR ITS ACE EVER ORGANIZED

The State Life Insurance Co. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. UNrPA.RAIvrvI£IvEI> RECORD s ore max era nr anxrrrxn bssxbvx and all admittip roaca ASBKTB OTXXB LIABILITIX* SURPLUS. 1800.... $3,548,500 $18,300 $15,818. $2,432 1806 $7,859,500 $58,770 $45,483 $13,287 1 C07 511,885,500 $150,891 $88,276 $62,615 1808 $17,049,000 $259,645 $152,037 $107,608 1889 ... $22,208,470 $417,781 $256,246 $161,534 .boo $28,339,877 $671,370 $409,594 $261,775 Deposited with State of Indiana for Protection of All its Policyholders, $500,000. Every policy Is secured by a deposit of tta entire reserve value with the State of Indiana. In accordance with the provisions ol the Legal Reserve Compulsory Deposit Law of Indiana. No other company con offer in sound indemnity, large dividends or anv other feature, better contract# of life insurance than are furnished by THE STATE LIFE. The insuring public of Indiana, in the exercise of an intelligent self-interest and State pride, should first patronize this Bterlin* home Institution. fj ome office—The Sixth Floor Newton Claypool Buildin;, Indianapolis, Ind.

The Hartford Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. LEADS SEVENTEEN of the Companies Doing Business In Indiana. LARGEST GAINS IN INSURANCE IN FORCE. GREATEST AMOUNT OF NEW BUSINESS WRITTEN. COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL FIGURES IN OFFICE OF STATE AUDITOK. BEGAN MAY 1. 1900. THIS GOES ONLY TO NOV. 1, 1900. READ THE RECORD OF 1900. Ams. In force Amt. Written Amt. In force Dec. 31. 1699. An 1900. Dec. 81. 1900. Gain. HARTFORD $1,098,500 $460,700 $1,341,700 $243,200 Berkshire L Connecticut Mutual . av. 500 B,4ft 860 W-600 . Equitable of lowa «643Wr- m * ***» f fSI.JW K.SSf Fidelity 1,260.277 265.000 L2£..'.fi43 9.366 Germania 701.390 69,736 391.747 9,613 Home Life 612.745 66,570 *1.396 88,661 Life Insurance Co. of Virginia...., 1,266.512 457,595 1,243.877 12,635 Manhattan * 656.992 45.758 6K.366 21,627 Michigan Mutual 1,6i9.635 293.926 Mutual Life, Kentucky 958,793 253.450 645143 13.650 Phoenix Mutual 934,298 166,100 1,015,760 81,462 Provident Life and Trust 1,234.061 178.325 1,327.186 98.825 State Mutual 365.300 232.842 464,714 129,424 Travelers 729.358 269.398 911.4*1 182,193 Union Mutual 1 876.487 27,452 358.622 17,905 United State* 803.935 136,500 830,675 26.640 Washington *61.304 255.696 773,282 112,078 RFDWINE & BREWSTER, State Managers, 803-5 Stevenson Building, Indianapolis, Ind.

UIGHT POINTERS a per 1. The INDIANA OIL COMPANY owns 1,040 acres of land in the famous oil districts cf California. > rw~ 2 The INDIANA OIL COMPANY has one well down 1,000 feet, 510 feet In oil sand, end will 6tnrt another well In a few days, ty 2. The INDIANA OIL COMPANY will be on a dividend paying basis when It has four wolls drilled. They will drill at least 25 wells on the same tract 4. The INDIANA OIL COMPANY exists for the benefit of those who own Its stock. v Hr fc. The INDIANA OIL COMPANY guarantees to return the entire rmount of your investment money oefore other dividends are paid. pp~ 8 The INDIANA OIL COMPANY stock la full paid and non-aaseasable. It Is a safe, profitable and ptjr.-i.nent Investment. rr 7. The INDIANA OIL COMPA.NT3 stock is not speculative, and you cannot afford to mips being a stockholder. VT 8. The INDIANA OIL COMPANY'S officers are well known business men cf Indianapolis. _ , The stock can be bought now t 25 rents per share. The price will, be edvaneed soon. WRITE FOR ,'ROSPECTUS. INDIANA OIL COMPANY, 322 and 324 Law Building.

Incorporated Under the Laws of Indiana, THE LIBERAL Life Insurance Comp’y Of Indiana, Ainleraon, Indiana, OFFICERS: Hon. J. H. Terhun*... President R P Orlmes .Vice-President C. K.’ McCullough Secretary Oeorse W. Shreeve..... Treasurer M V Hunt Medical Director Hon. W. A. Klttinger 4 General Attorney C. M. Greenlee Counsel J. F. Klght Superintendent of Agencies DIRECTORS: Hon. J. H. Terhune. R. P. Grimes, C. K. McCullough, Geo. W. Shreeve. M. V. Hunt, Hon. V A. Klttinger, R. F. Schenck, Daniel Goehler, 8. L. VanPetten, Thomas Nlchol, James Wellington. VOLUNTARY GUARANTEES. THE LIBERAL LIFR INSURANCE COM. PANT OF INDIANA is the ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY that VOLUNTARILY GUARANTEES In Its constitution and bylaws and policy contract that the full reserve shall be on depoalt with the Auditor of State. The Company la organized under the act of I**7, THE ONLY INSURANCE LAW THAT GUARANTEES the face of the policy. Under this act there can positively be NO SHAVING DOWN OF POLICIES and Its consequent burden upon the beneficiary. By operating under this law. and placing the reserve on deposit with the State Auditor, THE LIBERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANA offers you GREATER SECURITY than can be obtained Under any other system of life Insurance in force and reduces th# possibilities of a receivership to a minimum. Consult your own Interest* and take advantage of this liberal law by placing your Insurance In thla liberal company. The Liberal Life Insurance Comp’y of Indiana Positively Insures.

The American Central Use Insurance Company Organized under the Legal Reserve Deposit Law of the State ot Indiana, February. I*9*. with a capital stock ot $134,000.00 paid up. Over sixty b&tikmrs In th® St&t® of IndlftiUK are Interested as stockholder*, whoa* aggregate wealth 1* over $50,000,000.00. The company has on deposit over $100,000.00 with the Auditor of the State of Indiana for the protection of its policy-holders. Cash assets over $200,000.00. Liabilities, $60,000 00. Assets Invested In government bonds and first mortgage real estate, loans. Insurance in force In Indiana about $5,000,000.00. Officers and Directors E B. MARTINDALE, President. CHAS. E. DARK, V.-P , Supt. Agencies. LYNN B. MARTINDALE, Secretary-Tiwaa. AUGUSTIN BOICK, Gen. Counsel. PIERRE OP-AY. A. H. NORDTKB, i D. A. COULTER, f Finance Committee. JOHN M. KITCHEN, M. P- Med. Dir, W. A. CRAIG, General Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agency. Office in New Craig Block, LINTON, IND. Business communication* given careful and prompt attention.

IM. B. Wilson, Indianapolis, Prss. Capital National Bank. Charles E. Coffin, Indianapolis, Pro. Contra! Trust Co. Charles A. Sudlow, Indianapolis. President of Company. F. E. Marsh. Indianapolis, Vice-President of Company. John C. Nelson, Logansport, Lawyer. John R. Johnston, Hartford City, Glass Manufaoturar. Griffith D. Dean, Marlon, Lawyer. T. F. Moorman, Winohetser, Retired Banker. Frederick Blmel. Portland, Manufacturer Spokes and Hebe. R. C. Davis, Washington, Cashier People's National Bank. J. J. Rumely, La ports, Manufacturer Threshers. . James 8. Barcue, Terre Hants, Lawyer. S Hon. Newton W. Gilbert. Angola, Lawyer, S Lleut-Gov. of Indiana. ) Mortimer Levering, IndlanapoUa, President ) Columbia National Bank. ) Capt. E. J. Howard, Jsffsreonvlll* Bhlp- > builder. ) W. W. Wicks, Bloomington, Capitalist. ) Marland R. Gardner, Wabaah, Secretary Wa- ) bash Cabinet Co. / Col. D. N. Foster, Ft, Wayne, Lawyer. ? Judge Wm. J. Veeey, Ft. Wayne, Lawyer. ( Henry I. Park, Kendallvllle, Secretary Flint ? A Walling Mfg. Co. c MaJ. A. C. Roeencmns. Evansville, Praa Vnl- < can Plow Co. < H. C. Starr, Richmond, Ind.. Attorney. < W. Q. Irwin, Banker. Pre. I. G. A F. R. R-, \ Columbus, Ind.

The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company Capital Stock, $200,000.00 Surplus, . . . $100,000.00 DIRECTORS: JOHN H HOLLIDAY. President. CHARLES, E. COFFIN. First Vlce-Pres't. CHARLES N. THOMPSON, Attorney. EDWARD B. PORTER, Treasurer. A. A. BARNES, GEORGE KOTHH, CHARLES LATHAM. ALFRED E. POTTS, H. C. MARTIN. O. A. BCHNULL. WINFIELD MILLER, JOSEPH T. ELLIOTT, JOHN M. SPANN. Secretary. Home Office, 148 E. Market Street INDIANAPOLIS, IND. THE MODEL ISAVES ALL OF THE MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE POLICIES. GOOD CONTRACTS POOR GOOD MEN WHO CAN AND WILL PRODUCE GOOD BUSINESS. R. P. BLODAU. President. F. BOVSTAO, Vice-President. J. H. BEACHAM, -6ecr’y and Gen. Manager. Conservative in the Construction of Its Rates. Conservative In the Selection of Risks. Conservatlvs and Economical In Managed mem. Expense absolutely limited In tbs contract. Call On or Address ths Home Office, Lemck < Bid*., Indianapolis, Ind 111 • Our Loans to Farmers are a little better than other people can * give*. Any amount from S3OQ to $30,000 FIVE TO TEN YEARS' TIME. Come and see us or writs about the loan you would like. We have thvee or four very desirable 'farms to sell at a low price. THOS. C. DAY A CO. 80S, 812 Law Building, / 138 £. Market INDIANAPOLIS, INK

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