Insurance at Piney Woods© 1896
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INSURANCE AT PINEY WOODS 37

meat. Jim Argo in front of his saloon was passionately
arguing in favor of a united country and he said that
when the first shot was fired the intended to take his
shot-gun and hunt for Webb Mandeville, the English
watch-maker, who owes a bar bill unpaid. He argued
he would do the country a service and get satisfaction
besides. That night Bro. Ben Logsden, of the harmers
Mutual Life, come to our house and pointed out that if
Mandeville was killed the harmers would have to pay
his wife his policy and it would break the company, as
it had not yet entirely recovered from the assessment
to pay Jolly’s loss last August. He will take out an in-
junction against Argo if things looks squally at Wash –
ington. It only shows how our great insurance interests
are bound up with our national life. Upon an English-
man’s life depends the life of a great Piney Woods
enterprise ! Business says protect Mandeville ; patriot-
ism says give Jim Argo leeway. Between the two we
counsel patience and caution at Washington. If the
adjusters of the British insurance companies are to
stop coining here the Alvarado hotel bar will quit heavy
loser.

REINSURANCE FIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE
ASSURED.
Outs contention that there ought to be a profit for
everybody in the insurance business still goes, and the
nearer it gets to that the better all will be satisfied.
There is never any kicking when all are prospering and
making money. We was much interested day before
yesterday by the particulars of a new fire insurance
company which was given to us by a gentleman whose

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