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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 267
Fraternal Societies.-(Continued.)
Mystic Workers. Fulton. 1ll . 374
National Benevolent Society. Kansas City, Io 813
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf. Chicago, Ill 229
l'olish National Alliance of the U. 8 , Chicago, Ill 303
Polishl R C Union of America, Chicago, Ill . .. . 222
Progressive Order of the Wept. St Louis Mo 558
Royal Neighbors of America, Rock Island, Ill 9.413
Security Benefit Association Topeka, Kan 9,754
Sons and Daughters of loer, y. Omaha, Neb 953
Sons of Zion, New York, N Y 3
Travelers Protective Ass'n of America, St TLous, 3Mo . 8,906
United Commercial Travelers, Columbus, Olhio. . 2,110
Women's Benefit Ass'n of Maccabees, P't Huron, Mich 14.376
WVoodmen Circle. Omaha, Neb . ... . 33,550
Woodmen of Union, Hot Springs, Ark . . 910
Woodmen of the World. Omaha. Neb ... . 84,467
Woodmen of the World (Ju enile Dept ) . . 3,176
Woikmen Circle, New York, N. Y .. 314
Total' .. ....... 283,244
304,370.91
24,125 00
248,751 00
204,930 00
180,830 00
291.500 00
9,414,000 00
11,403,093 00
88,200 00
2,000 00
10,550 000 00
14,200.693 33
36,178,633 00
331.430 00
117,664.570 00
700.717 00
86,400 00
$330,579,065 96
FIRE LOSSES IN TEXAS.,
Fire losses in Texas and causes as reported by
Texas State Fire Insurance Commission for year
ended Aug. 31, 1927.,
Number and Cause- Amt of loss
320 Dlefective chimniiey or flue $346,131 42
3 Fireworks, etc.... .44,550 10
109 Gas, natural and artificial 103,639 26
67 Hot ashe- and coals. open fires.
etc. .... 66.429 00
36 Ignition of hot greases, oil, etc 17.312 00
338 Matehes-smoking . 380,124 9
1 Open lights (including hot alshes.
coals, open fires) 300 00
100 Petroleum and its products 105,3.747 653
183 Rubbish, litter, etc.. ....... . 105.834 135
263 Sparks on roof ..... 115.422 09
417 Stoves, furnaces, boilers 55338,455 88
336 Electricity ...... ......... . 691.707 84
95 Explosions ... ....... 283,616 00
377 Explosions, including conflagia-
tions ....... ... ...... .. 559.73199
207 Incendiarism ......... ... 619 335 00
19 Lightning ...... ...... . 11.031.00
364 Miscellaneous known causes ... 723.907 70
3 Sparks from combustion ........ 111.00
67 Spontaneous combustion ...... 245,590 85
1,382 Unknown causes... .. . 4,717,961 22
4 Sparks from machinery. 58.06000
4 69 All causes . $9,95,019 01
LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE BY YEARS.
The table below shows of life insurance business
in Texas at approximate five-year intervals (with
certain interposed years) since 1880. The figures
ale for stock and legal reserve companies, and show
business done in Texas by Texas companies and
out-of-State companies operating in Texas:
Year-
1880 ... ..
188 .
1890
1893 .........
1898 .........
1903 ......
1906 .......
"1907 .......
1909 . .....
1914 .. ..
1919 .........
1922 . . .
1923 ....... .
1924 .. ..
1923 .........
1926 .. ...
Amount Premiums
in force received.
...... . $160,831
499,738
2,580,993
$107,590,986 3,346.608
116,253,121 3,325,229
218,785,318 6,909,255
262,818,591 8,643,886
96,334,206 3,300,903
125.517,839 4,456,363
341.333,510 9,929,213
628,901,504 19,651,976
1,111,925,305 30,730,870
1,328,361,158 48,523,623
1,550,915.630 .....
1,777,897,390 .......
1,979,311,100 .........
Losses
paid.
$110,211
203.205
63355,968
937.511
1,297,439
1.972,091
3,041,924
646,364
1.002,184
2,989,450
4,558,697
6,396.886
9,272,489
*Decline due to withdrawal of twenty-one large
out-of-State companies, because of enactment of
Robertson law.
Charters Granted, 1917=1927.
Table below shows number of, and capitalization of. new charters, increases of capitalization by
amendment of charters and number of foreign permits granted by Secretary of State of Texas. 1917-1927.
Compilation by Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
New Charters
Year - y -y a, a -
- . O C - - - w G'+-?i ..^ 0... am
1917 . . .......
1918 ..........
1920 ...... ....
1921 ............ .
1922 .. .. ..
1923 ............
1924 .. .. ....
1925 .. ... . ..
1926 ...........
1927-
January . . .....
February .....
March ...........
April .... .......
May ....... .....
June ............
July ...........
August ..........
September .......
October ..........
November ........
December ........
1,142
764
1,437
1,112
1,376
1,690
1,597
1,837
2,079
1927 Total ...2,44
$38,116,000
36,522,000
108,612.000
183,929,000
169,337,000
191,142.000
128,109,000
194,582,000
133,624,000
6,807,000
7,309,000
43,570,000
13,.938,000
16,136,000
34,094,000
38,314,000
36,039,000
4,626,000
5,449,000
7,574,000
33,268,000
$269,244,000
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$43,256,000
56,201,000
160,256,000
57,729,000
122,668,000
48,355,000
93,140,000
168,791.000
208,927,000
26,651,000
1,511,000
12,920,000
3,175.000
48,280,000
3,090.000
35,842,000
1,319,000
3,272,000
3,500,000
3,198,000
3,897,000
$146,755,000
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6,567.13
5,171.75
6,043.91
4,490 74
3,772.49
7,261.77
150.630.64
222,972 57
20,537 20
43 19
94,831 00
25,689.00
230,136.80
707,991 86
2,191,935 51
16,273.29
S 3,539 69
$6,299,341.24
2,741.50
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900 00
1,050.00
5,000.00
43,276.75
119,501.57
6,300 40
95,778.08
20,312.20
76,988.83
343,711 62
117.50
1,385,792.12
1,140.24
1,916.00
$3.627,234 63
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