History of Milwaukee, city and county . NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYHome ollice building on Wisconsin Street. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL FIRE LNSURANCE COMPANY LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE 375 it weathered the many storms and soon won an enviable reputation amongthe citizens of Milwaukee and vicinity. After the close of the Civil war the company made astounding progressand its growth from that time was steady and largely exceeded all expecta-tions of its founders. When the desire for greater expansion of the companywas handicapped by the many failings of mutual companies, the doors of many


History of Milwaukee, city and county . NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYHome ollice building on Wisconsin Street. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL FIRE LNSURANCE COMPANY LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE 375 it weathered the many storms and soon won an enviable reputation amongthe citizens of Milwaukee and vicinity. After the close of the Civil war the company made astounding progressand its growth from that time was steady and largely exceeded all expecta-tions of its founders. When the desire for greater expansion of the companywas handicapped by the many failings of mutual companies, the doors of manystates barring its entrance into new and profitable territory, the company wasreorganized, the change having been resolved upon by a general vote of themembers, at the annual meeting in January, 1884, under a special act of theLegislature and became a stock company with a capital stock of $200,000paid into the treasury, and the company took a place among the millionaires. This reorganization vested the company with new power and it immedi-ately branched out in every direction, adding to its territory from time totime


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