Show hundred A hundred Billions Modern business figures have reached such large proportions that the human mind can not b be- be begin begin gin to grasp them Who for C e- e ample can can forman form Intelligent ie kea icea a of what billion dollars really means Yet that is the amount of c life insurance now in force in the United States inthis The growth of life insurance in inthis n this country since the war has been one of or the outstanding busine business phenomena of the period When the government provided war risk ir in- in insurance insurance for its soldiers and sail sail- sailors sailors ors the war some migI that the private companies mi might mig ht I be injured but it appears that the t reverse has been n the case In any event the fi figures fires res speak for themselves The amount of or life insurance in force in 1916 was about 25 billion By 1922 ft t ha had reached 50 billion Th Tho billion now in force represents therefore an increase inc ase of or per cent in 16 years ears I Even this staggering total only an average of about for every person in the Un Uni- Uni United United ted States Hundreds of or thousands of or families are still without insurance l ance anee and the ne neglect lect of this im- im important important in matter is the cause of I widows much suffering on the part of wi- wi w i dows and orphans who are left un- un Every man owes it 1 to his family to carry a reasonable amount of life insurance |