Show THE MIDLAND INSURANCE MATTER SOMETHING THAT HAS A DIRECTLY INTEREST As our readers are aware we have made reference lately to what is known as the midland fire in aurance company of bait balt lake city cig in reply to statements reflecting upon the budden standing of its ita 1 president prebi denti mr A T wood published in two insurance lour Jour journals nars naps that gentleman in defense merely published certificates given him by five gentlemen of detroit these documents two are dated the ath of august augusty 1882 the defense la Is exceeding exceedingly Jy meagre merely consisting of the opinions of certain persons liable like all others to be mia mistaken taken even their views have no reference to any thing anat may have transpired subsequent to the time they were expressed what the public want are facts that would show the tho genuine genuina character 0 of f the midland enter prise and in view of giving the information a we auve made some inquiries upon the subject from erom the articles of incorporation of the Udland midland fire insurance company we learn the following tho capital stock la Is paid up and subject to the tha call of the directors and to be secured by notes or other property y or stocks to be approved by the board of directors the following named persons have subscribed for the amount of said stock namely john J smyth shares A T wood share bhare david jackson snares abarge george 0 morriss morris shares JR wood 0 fl hao hae shares A T wood david jackson B R wood and G ii H bnell snell are reside residents ants of utah john J smyth and geo 0 morris of colorado the tho affairs of the company bhail shall bo be managed by the tha DIr directors ectore all of whom shall be stock stockholders hoders the in corp orators shall be the directors for tho the first year or until their successors are elected and qualified we failed to find any record of bonds except those filed by A T wood as aa president D jackson as secretary and B R wood as vice president Pre aident these theise gentlemen have given bonds for aou ea each and have signed each others etherd bonds irwill it will be observed that bonds amounting to 1500 are given by the officers thein thern helves belveg to larh laUh faithful fully Y handle and manage a capital of paid up and secured the gentlemen out glde side of the officers who sho are accrued cited with having taken of the stock must mast certainly hove have an unusual degree of confidence in the officers of the concern to be satisfied with 1500 bonds to secure the tho honest handling of so BO large an amount of their personal property this feature is all the moro more con in view of the following taken aken from july number of the spectator an amerlean american weekly review of insurance published to in new york f we recently warned insurers against putting their trust in the tha realm insurance company of lon don of which A T woods of den mr woods cods reputation in insurance ma aters matters is not of the most savory nature and ho he was endeavoring toi do an ten underground and illegitimate business for the realm the ther recently enacted insurance of colorado inter erred with the little game mr wood sought bought to pla pia yand yand being unable to comply with the lawful requirements he hablas a correspondent informs us up removed to salt lake city there he has had organized an alleged insurance company any which he calls the midland pire dire fire flye insurance ranco company of balt bait lake city with himself as prebi dent and one D jackson as aa secretary hia his prospectuses prospect uses announce an Incorporate incorporated a capital amounting to and claim paid up it would bo be interesting to know in what manner this sum has been paid and of what it consists at AC denver mr wood claimed to represent the queen city and realm companies but owing to the interference of the insurance officials of that state he be was obliged to abandon these agencies the insurance press as well as the denver papera papers pretty thoroughly exposed both wood and jacksons jackson and there Is ia but little likelihood cf their meeting with much encouragement with their new now venture the midland it Is reported that x citizen of pueblo colorado who felt bon eon brought suit bult against him but that wily individual interposed his wire wiro as a temporary breastwork to cove coven his retreat to salt lake from which city ho is ia fighting the suit at long range ane the midland may do a little business of a local nature but where wood and jackson are known it la ia not likely to meet lueit with success should they venture to renew their underground transactions there will be troubie trouble in store for them insurers in this section are cautioned against accepting policies ol 01 in the midland should any broker have the temerity to offer them |