Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-11-10 | Page 2 | A Death Every Minute

A DEATH EVERY MINUTE I 1 growth of insurance business shown by metropolitan new york nov ajohn R biegi man president of the tUa life insurance company was the first witness before the insurance investigating committee today the expenses 0 the metropolitan life insurance company were asi taken up with mr hegeman and li was shown that in 1904 goolt lO Olt was paid for salaries of which officers received previous to 1893 tho president of the company received a salary and commissions bet in mr hagemans He gemans salary als fixed at without and in 1305 this wis raised to vice president haley foskea salm is no executive officer mr hegman said now received any compensation than his salary in detailing the growth of the com banys business mr hegeman saw that 35 years ago less than would have bought out the compaan xelle today would not Q it lie remembered the time when t company bad to go out and borrow p money to pay a death claim while no the company has a death claim ever of the twenty four hours w 18 able to pay them