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ATom Swift Adventure

The train shuddered to a halt. Tom Swift and his friend,

Ned Newton stared at the lightning-shattered tree trunks. "This is the worst weather I've ever seen." said Tom stormily. "We must clear the tracks."

He glanced at the men climbing off the cars. "Some of the boys may be hurt." he winced. "Good thing we have Midland's Workmen's Compensation coverage," he observed protectively. "First thing we got after we started this Short Line," replied Ned. "Midland did such a great job for our trucking, maritime and fast-food operations," agreed

Tom comprehensively. "It figures they would know all the angles here too," he concluded acutely. "They even took care of our Property coverage," he went on ex- pansively. "But let's clear the tracks. The weather is acting up," he said dramatically. "Those trees weren't so heavy," said Tom lightly once the job was done. "Now we must tally up the damage," he said appraisingly, "and get in touch with Midland right away." "Don't tell me they have squads of reps out here?" asked Ned rightly. "No. There's no safety in misplaced numbers," replied Tom tellingly. "What we need is help from very few, very expert generals. Not a legion of spear carriers like the other companies have," he said pointedly.

Our hero's latest adventure serves to prove that wisdom and virtue live on and speed and efficiency have more place than ever in the risk management field. If you know insurance, you know Midland deserves its repu- tation as "The Decisive People". If you don't know us you should.

Contact us. We'll show you why we're the most up-to- date company in the field . . . even if we cling to virtues like Tom's that some call old-fashioned.

Let's hear from you soon. We'll get back to you ... swiftly! • I

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