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Nero Fiddled While Rome 
_Was Burning. 
“Criminal indifference’? you say. And you are right. But how much” 
worse is it than what you are aoing every day? You have read these” 
advertisements of the HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY © 
for a year or more, telling you that you ought to know all about the com: 
pany that carries your fire insurance, but have you done anything about — 
it? Many have, but the majority of policy holders have aone nothing” 
about the selection of acompany. They are still ‘‘fiddling.”’ 
In the history of fire insurance in America, a large majority of tb’ 
insurance companies organized have failed or retired from busine’ 
be insured in a company like the HARTFORD, that has beer 
ness a hundred years and will be in business a hundred year* 
costs no more than to be insured in one that may go out of © 
week. | 
It’s your property which is to pe insured. It’s yov 
the premium. You are to get the indemnity in case ‘gee 
"it’s your business and this matter is up to you. Why t , dont you 
DO something? And here’s what to do. At the bottom of this adver 
tisement isa coupon. Cut it out, write in the name of your insuranc 
agent or broker, sign your name and mail it to him. 
Any agent or broker can get you a policy in the HARTFORD ify i 
tell himto doso. Don’t be a “‘1iddler” in the face of fire. Cut ov! 
in and mail the coupon. DO IT NOW. 
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STATEMENT JANUARY 1 1910 
Capital, * eee = ‘ 5 - ; 
Cap $2,000,000.00 Name ee a 
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Surplus for Policy Holders, . . _8,713,747.50 
