Show WHERE THE MONEY GOES Tho The annual con contribution to to the Insurance funds of o otho the tho east cast and of Europe at last has ha be become become come como tho the subject of oC anxious thought by I r western business men tho the Chicago Association of oC Commerce having do elded to see If moro more than the present 1 per cent of or that total of f premiums cannot bo be retained in inthe the west where it will be more available for financing western projects The seeing prom promises to be b energetic The subject has been under tinder Investigation for fOl two months being forcibly brought under consideration by an address to tho the as association members by b Robert B D Armstrong foi formerly merly assistant secre secretary secretary tary tar of the tho treasury tre who cited figures to show why Now York has three fifths of all the toe actual money lone In the United States figures which he lie said prompted his company the Consoli Consolidated Consolidated dated Casualty Casually company com pan to decide on Chicago In the midwestern field rath rather er or than an eastern eastorn city cit All An this great healthy heart of America tho the middle west sends of each ench year ear to the east cast and foreign countries for Insurance he said a fact now to tobe tobe tobe be acted upon Hardly a drop remains for the tho sustenance premiums of oC tile the United States almost a billion dollars annually to be bo exact eight hundred and millions In 1907 less than 1 per pel cent was retained in tho the west assets of the tho great life In Insurance Insurance Insurance companies alone of this coun country country try amount to lo three billion dollars Ninety per cent of this is concentrated east ease of the Alleghany mountains Tho The Theother other 10 per cent Is scattered through throughout through throughout out the balance of the country countr |