ALLEMANNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 316 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Organized April 1, 1868. OFFICERS.-Pres., William Steinmeyer; Sec., C. B. Reiter; Treas., Charles F. DIRECTORS.-Charles F. Wells, William Steinmeyer, George Sheppard, L. F. Demmler, James R. Sterrett, William M. Bell, John W. Lloyd, H. W. Ludebuehl, W. A. Steinmeyer, J. H. Hillman, Jr., Oscar H. Babcock, Chas. B. Reiter.

Wells.

WRITÉS.-Fire Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Cal., Col., Conn., Ill., Ind., La., Md., Mass., Mich., N. J., N. Y., Ohio, Okla., Pa., Tex, Utah, Wis.

ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, 232 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa. Or. ganized December 5, 1904.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Benjamin Rush; V. Prests., John O. Platt, Sheldon Catlin, Galloway C. Morris; Sec.-Treas., T. Houard Wright; Asst. Sec., John Kremer; Marine Sec., T. L. Smith.

DIRECTORS.-William D. Winsor, J. Levering Jones, Bayard Henry W. Biddle, Arthur E. Newbold, John Gribbel, C. Hartman Kuhn, Benjamin Rush, C. S. W. Packard.

NEW ENGLAND DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Charles E. Parker.
SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Dan B. Harris.
WESTERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Charles R. Tuttle.

CANADIAN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Robert Hampson & Son, Ltd. PACIFIC COAST GENERAL AGENT.-J. C. Johnston, San Francisco, Cal. WRITES.-Fire, Marine, Inland, Tourist, Automobile, Parcel Post, Rent, Leasehold, Perpetual and Use and Occupancy Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-United States, except Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Pierce Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. Organized December 22, 1911.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Charles W. Disbrow; V. Pres., H. Blakesly Collins; Sec.-Treas., S. S. Williams; Asst. Sec., P. R. Ryan.

DIRECTORS.-Joseph R. Barroll, Paul Brown, P. Taylor Bryan, Roy F. Britton, D. K. Catlin, H. B. Collins, Samuel C. Davis, Charles W. Disbrow, W. K. Stanard, Henry Ittleson, Isaac H. Orr, L. B. Pierce, A. L. Shapleigh.

WRITES.-Automobile, Fire, Theft, Collision, Liability and Property Damage

Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Texas, Árkansas, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, California, Washington.

AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, New York, N. Y. Organized December, 1896.

OFFICERS. Pres., W. L. H. Simpson; V. Pres., W. A. W. Burnett; Sec.-Treas., J. E. Hoffman.

DIRECTORS.-E. F. Beddall, W. A. W. Burnett, John E. Hoffman, W. A. Jamison, Frank Gair Macomber, Chas. E. Mather, Walter B. Pollock, James H. Post, W. L. H. Simpson, F. G. Steinert, A. G. Thacher, Cecil F. Shallcross.

WRITES.-Automobile and Marine Insurance.

AMERICAN CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 816 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Organized February, 1853.

OFFICERS.-V. Pres. and Sec., B. G. Chapman, Jr.; Asst. Secs., D. E. Monroe, Conrad Roeder.

DIRECTORS.-John F. Lee, O. H. Peckham, A. H. Wray, B. G. Chapman, Jr., D. E. Monroe, Robert McKittrick Jones, Thomas Wright, A. H. Reller.

NEW ENGLAND DEPARTMENT.-Simpson, Campbell & Company., Mgrs.; 111 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Georgia.

SOUTHEASTERN DEPARTMENT.-C. H. Godfrey, Mgr.; Hurt Building, Atlanta, PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT.-Christensen & Goodwin, Mgrs.; 241 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Cal. WRITES.-Fire, Lightning, Windstorm and Tornado, and Automobile Insurance. TERRITORY COVERED.-Operates all States of the United States and in Canada.

AMERICAN DRUGGISTS' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1004-1005 Mercantile Library Building, Cincinnati, O. Organized February, 1906.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Charles H. Avery; V. Pres., L. G. Heinritz; Sec., Frank H. Freericks; Treas., George B. Kauffman.

DIRECTORS.-Charles H. Avery, L. G. Heinritz, J. H. Beal, Edw. W. Stucky, William C. Anderson, G. O. Young, A. O. Zwick, Lewis C. Hopp, Simon N. Jones, John D. Muir, Walter Rothwell, George B. Kauffman, M. S. Kahn, E. B. Heimstreet, Frank H. Freericks.

TERRITORY.-California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

AMERICAN EAGLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 80 Maiden Lane, New York. Organized August 2, 1915.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Henry Evans; V. Pres., George E. Kline; 2nd V. Pres. and Sec., J. E. Lopez; 2nd V. Pres. and Counsel, David Rumsey; Secs., J. A. Swinnerton, F. R. Millard, Ernest Sturm, J. W. Robb; Auditor, Edward Randall.

DIRECTORS.-Sumner Ballard, George W. Davison, Henry Evans, Walter R. Herrick, Melville E. Ingalls, George E. Kline, J. E. Lopez, F. R. Millard, Albert Rathbone, John J. Riker, John W. Robb, David Rumsey, Ernest Sturm.

WRITES-Fire, Tornado, Automobile, Tourists' Baggage, Hail, Explosion, Use and Occupancy and Sprinkler Leakage Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-All of Continental United States, except Arkansas, Missis sippi, Nevada, New Mexico and Iowa.

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, 70 Park Place, Newark, N. J. Organized February 20, 1846.

OFFICERS. Pres., P. L. Hoadley; V. Prests., Charles E. Sheldon, C. Weston Bailey; Sec., Frederick Hoadley; Treas., A. C. Cyphers; Asst. Sec., R. C. Vanderhoof; Supt. of Agencies, Jas. W. Shirley (Southern Dept.).

DIRECTORS.-George W. Ketcham, John O. H. Pitney, Philemon L. Hoadley, J. William Clark, Samual S. Dennis, Wynant D. Vanderpool, John R. Hardin, William T. Carter, Benjamin Atha, William E. Stewart, Forrest F. Dryden.

Cal.

WESTERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-C. E. Sheldon, Rockford, Ill. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT MANAGER. Geo. O. Hoadley, San Francisco,

WRITES.-Fire, Lightning, Tornado, Automobile and Hail Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED. All of the United States except Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont, South Carolina and Wyoming; portion of the Dominion of Canada.

AMERICAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, New York. Organized, 1916. OFFICERS.-Pres., C. P. Stewart; V. Pres., G. A. Gaston.

AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Columbus, Ohio. OFFICERS.-Pres., John W. Zuber; V. Pres., W. V. Baker; Sec., John A. Dodd; Treas., Paul A. Schenck.

ARIZONA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Walker Bldg., Phoenix, Ariz. Organized June 4, 1910.

OFFICERS. Pres., E. B. O'Neill; V. Prests., E. M. Davis, Epes Randolph, J. G. Spangler; Man. Undr. and Purchasing Agt., E. M. Davis; Sec., A. G. Halm; Treas., George H. Taylor.

DIRECTORS. David Babbitt, John R. Hampton, C. M. Scott, Louis Melczer, T. G. Norris, E. B. O'Neill, Epes Randolph, J. G. Spangler, E. A. Sawyer, A. H. Matthew, H. W. Asbury, F. T. La Prade, A. G. Halm, E. M. Davis, T. A. Pascoe.

EASTERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Wm. B. Kelly, 325 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.

CENTRAL DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-A. J. Davis, Insurance Exchange, Chicago. WRITES.-Fire, Lightning and Tornado Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED. Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl vania, Wisconsin.

ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 175 W. Jackson Boulvd., Chicago, Ill. Organized 1915.

OFFICERS.-Pres., W. J. Rushton; V. Prests., John Heist, John P. Boyle; Sec., Harold O. McLain; Treas., F. W. Pilsbry; Managing Underwriter, James W. Going.

DIRECTORS.-W. J. Rushton, John Heist, John P. Boyle, John C. Haegele, K. E. Morgan, F. W. Pilsbry, A. O. McLain, H. S. Wilcox, James W. Parker, Theodore O. Vilter, E. C. Balzhiser, Henry L. Dithmer, Frank O. Rettig, Henry Meyer, Henry Gund. WRITES.-Fire Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-All States.

ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, 80 Maiden Lane, New York, N. Y. Organized February 25, 1897.

S. Conklin.

OFFICERS.-Pres., R. Bleecker Rathbone; V. Pres., Albert R. Ledoux; Sec., Charles DIRECTORS.-Kimball C. Atwood, Charles S. Conklin, Jose M. Diaz,,Edward E. Hall, Albert R. Ledoux, John W. Masury, Frederick H. Pouch, R. Bleecker Rathbone, Robert C. Rathbone, 2d; William G. Willcox, Rathbone Williams.

WRITES.-Fire and Automobile Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Conn., Ill., Mass., Minn., Mo., N. J., N. Y., Ohio, Pa., R. I., Wis.

ATLANTIC CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Atlantic City, N. J. (Second National Bank Bldg.) Organized July 8, 1902. OFFICERS.-Pres., William Riddle; V. Pres., Amos Batemen; Sec., Edward E. Seeler; Treas., James T. Bew; Managing Underwriter, Edward E. Seeler.

DIRECTORS.-George F. Currie, Amos Batemen, M. B. Woodruff, S. Shoemaker, James T. Bew, D. Fitzsimmons, W. J. Black, Theo. W. Schimpf, William Riddle, L. Kuehule, Joseph Thomson, Samuel Jackson, É. N. Corson, I. G. Ádams, Thomas G. Sheen, A. Cella, E. E. Seeler, M. E. Keffer.

TERRITORY COVERED.-New Jersey.

ATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 204 Fayetteville street, Raleigh, N. C. Organized Fall of 1905. OFFICERS.-Pres., Charles E. Johnson; V. Pres., Joseph G. Brown; Sec., R. S. Busbee; Treas., Alfred A. Thompson; Managing Underwriter, R. S. Busbee.

DIRECTORS.-I. M. Proctor, C. B. Edwards, A. B. Andrews, W. G. Wilson, C. W. Horne, Westcott Roberson, C. E. Johnson, Jr.; H. T. Hicks, R. H. Ricks, N. A. Dunn, S. B. Shepherd, W. N. Jones, W. B. Barrow, E. C. Hilyer, W. M. Sanders, D. H. Hill, C. K. Durfey, Joseph G. Brown, Charles E. Johnson, A. A. Thompson, R. S. Busbee, W. J. Young, R. E. Royall, Graham H. Andrews, Charles B. Park.

WRITES.-Fire Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-North Carolina.

AUSTIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 3504 Gillon street, Dallas, Texas. Or. ganized June 21, 1902.

OFFICERS.-Pres., George W. Jalonick; V. Prests., J. B. Adoue, C. C. Slaughter, J. Faust, I. Jalonick; Sec., A. F. Pillet; Asst. Secs., J. H. Hines, W. P. Andersen; Managing Underwriter, George W. Jalonick.

DIRECTORS.-J. B. Adoue, Alexander Coke, Alexander Sanger, George W. Jalonick, I. Jalonick, M. A. Joy, C. C. Slaughter, S. D. Heard, F. C. Callier, R. S. Tinnin, Joseph Faust, Louis Lipsitz, Geo. W. Jalonick, Jr.

WRITES.-Fire, Tornado and Hail Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Texas, California, New York, Utah.

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, 650 Main street, Hartford, Conn. Incorporated June 13, 1907. Commenced business April, 1913.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Morgan G. Bulkeley; V. Pres., M. B. Brainard; Sec., J. Scofield Rowe; Asst. Secs., H. R. Clough and J. C. Barden; Treas., C. H. Remington; Asst. Treas., M. G. Bulkeley, Jr.; Supt. of Agencies, Wm. L. Mooney.

DIRECTORS.-M. G. Bulkeley, S. G. Dunham, J. O. Enders, M. B. Brainard, J. L. English, J. Scofield Rowe, Walter C. Faxon.

WRITES.-Fire, Inland and Marine, Motor Vehicles, Tourists' Baggage, Registered Mail, Windstorm and Tornadoes, Hail, Sprinkler Leakage, Explosion and Earthquake Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-New England States, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin.

BANKERS AND MERCHANTS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. Organized 1911. Began_business, June 30, 1913.

Plymouth

OFFICERS. Pres., J. G. Swan; V. Prests., Lafayette Dodds, H. E. Sox; Sec., H. F. Thompson; Treas., J. G. Gebhard.

DIRECTORS.-J. G. Swan, J. G. Gebhard, C. W. Gebhard, T. A. Hagen, H. E. Sox, C. A. Carlson, E. J. W. Kohlhase, Aug. Plachta, Wm. Cleveringa, H. F. Thompson,

GERMANIA

Fire Insurance Company

Robt. Olson, Lafayette Dodds, C. S. Atkinson, Chas. Koonze, M. Bullis, M. E. Lewis, W. C. Thom.

WRITES.-Fire, Tornado and Hail Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.

BIRMINGHAM FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 1812 Carson street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Organized May 17, 1871.

OFFICERS.-Pres., Charles Melling; V. Pres., Frederick Buehler; Sec., A. J. Henning; Asst. Sec., A. G. Kaufmann; Managing Underwriter, A. J. Henning.

DIRECTORS.-Charles Melling, Louis G. Knoepp, Leonhard Kaufmann, John C. Rudolph, Frederick Buehler, George Holfmeister, William Henning, John Seiferth, George L. Sutter, J. E. Roth, Jos. F. Ploeger, John A. Bleichner.

WRITES.-Fire Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-Pennsylvania and Illinois.

BOSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, 87 Kilby street, Boston, Mass. Organized December 23, 1873. OFFICERS.-Pres., R. B. Fuller; V. Prests., Herbert Fuller, W. R. Hedge, Henry R. Hedge, Ward Williams; Sec., Freeman Nickerson; Asst. Secs., Ward Williams, W. J. Chisholm; Man. Fire Dept., Edmund Winchester.

DIRECTORS.-Ransom B. Fuller, Donald M. Hill, William H. Lincoln, Frank B. Dole, Israel E. Decrow, Calvin Austin, Herbert Fuller, Eugene P. Carver, James W. Dunphy, Frank B. McQuesten, William R. Hedge, Edward E. Blodgett, Nathanial J. Rust, Ward Williams.

Fla.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-J. H. Norton & Company, Jacksonville, SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Geo. M. Easley & Co., Dallas, WESTERN DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-A. D. Baker & Company, Lansing, Mich. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Curtis & Bailey, San Francisco,

Texas.

Cal.

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-A. H. Harris, Richmond, Va. COLORADO DEPARTMENT MANAGER.-Lyons & Johnson, Denver, Col. WRITES.-Fire, Hail, Marine and Inland, Sprinkler Leakage, Tornado, Tourists' Baggage, Registered Mail, Automobile Insurance.

TERRITORY COVERED.-All States and Territories except Ala., Ariz., Ark., Idaho, N. M., S. C. and Wyo.

The Boston was originally incorporated to write a marine business exclusively, and its name was the Boston Marine Insurance Company. It had an authorized capital of $300,000, which was increased in 1876 to $500,000, and in 1881 to $1,000,000, at which it stands to-day. In 1886 authorization was received to write fire insurance, but the Company did not enter upon this line until April, 1896. The name, as we have it now, was adopted in April, 1896. The Boston has had a successful career, selecting its business with care, meeting its losses promptly and fairly, treating agents and the public generously, and realizing a highly satisfactory profit on its business. It has backing of the strongest, averages about a quarter of a million dollars a year in dividends, its loss ratio is very low, and it is operated with exceptional economy. The fire premiums and the marine premiums are about equal in volume. The Old Colony Insurance Company, of Boston, is controlled by this Company. The strong position occupied by the Boston appears from an inspection of the figures of December 31 last, and its aggressiveness is shown in a comparison of the 1915 data; thus: Admitted assets, at the close of 1916, $8,184,479-at the close of 1915 they were $7,103,608; surplus to policyholders, 1916, $3,682,288-1915, $3,549,563; net premium income, 1916, $5,169,192-1915, $4,065,462; total income, 1916, $5,475,404-1915, $4,342,718; reinsurance reserve, 1916, $2,916,242-1915, $2,542,638; cash dividends of $240,000 per annum have been paid for the past four years. The Company has been managed with constant regard to economy, as is evidenced in the low ratio last year of but 31.6% in management expenses to premiums. Throughout the territory covered the Boston has firmly entrenched itself in the confidence and favorable opinion of the insuring public by the excellent character of its service and acceptableness of its financial strength.

BUCKEYE NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 337 The Spitzer, Toledo, Ohio. Commenced business October 1, 1914.

OFFICERS.-Pres., H. M. Barfield; V. Prests., Charles Fielbach, D. L. Durbin; Sec., H. S. Bassett; Treas., J. M. Spencer; Man. Underwriter, Melvin Barclay.

DIRECTORS.-J. M. Spencer, Chas. Fielbach, C. H. Voegele, H. M. Barfield, A. R. Chandler, G. H. Nettleman, Chas. S. Turner, Sherman Bond, O. D. Tiffany, R. A. Landers, U. G. Denman, O. W. Holmes, D. L. Durbin, W. J. Lisiakowski, F. A. Lutz, F. P. Clark, Geo. Altenbubger, H. S. Bassett, C. B. Johnson, J. H. Pickard, C. L. Barnett.