The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . mous power for conserving the ])n])lic health \vhich islying dormant in the vast business and professional organizations controlled bythe life companies of this country. This is clearly set out in the following extracts from a i)am])hlct issued b\- iheexhibitor referred to: T
The first exposition of conservation and its builders; an official history of the National conservation exposition, held at Knoxville, Tenn., in 1913 and of its forerunners, the Appalachian expositions of 1910-11, embracing a review of the conservation movement in the United States from its inception to the present time . mous power for conserving the ])n])lic health \vhich islying dormant in the vast business and professional organizations controlled bythe life companies of this country. This is clearly set out in the following extracts from a i)am])hlct issued b\- iheexhibitor referred to: This new, or rather, neglected source of ]iower for human lietterment, isfound in a business, the magnitude of which may well appeal even to the .scientificimagination. More than 25, old-line ]wlicyholders, paying over $600,000,-000 in ])remiums, have intrusted to the life companies of iliis country $4,000,000,-000 in assets, to protect $18,000,000,000 of insurance in force. An army of and medical examiners, in addition to home-office and branch-officeem])loyees, banks of collection and deposit, widely distributed inxestments, andmore than $400,000,000 rmnually distributed to policylioldrrs in claims, endow-ments, etc., show how closely interwoven with the social structure is this wonder-. o o ul zO1-a:ul z ou_i<zo < O(J uluz <a: D < HcnOa. (-?3 IX Ul IHJ< Ul I HU Ul THE FIRST EXPOSITION OP CONSERVATION 247 fill system of less than 7S years .^Towth in America. If we i^ranl. as has heenestimated, that in reaching one policyholder we reach a group of at least threeindividuals, it becomes evident that the life-insurance companies have available andconstantly open channels of communication with three-fourths of the ]) can almost literally feel the pulse of the nation. Now it is just as obvious that this aggregation of men, money and machin-ery can render a mucli broader service to society than tlie collection of premiums,th
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