Litchfield enquirer., 1842-01-06
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, JAN'Y 6, Is42.

once in three months they happen to belong to the ygAG ai. been in the habit of advertising lists fst. ters remaining on hand in some neghborng post off. ces where their papers have pretty extended circu. ;aion. For this service the printers have received compensation nearly equal to what they receive for other advertisements. This has been'th practice, or less, for long period of tifne-back to the time when our "memory rnnneh not to the contra ry. It has been supposed by both printers and post masters, that it mode of advertising letters con ducive we'll to the revenue of the F. O. Department os to the pockets oE the printer and the convenience of the postmasiers. It gave publicity 10 letters mainina on hand not be attained in my other way at SO small on expense to the government. The whole amount paid in tho state of Connecticut excu sive of the largo cities, where it Is con,nued) did not probably ex seed from s9o0 to $500 per year. which we conceive more than repaid by the quonli:y of letters called for which would otherwise have been sent to the Head Department as dsad lettsrs'
 Weu-,na,.ers remained In .his way un, inc pre- sest Postmaster General assumed the reins of the de- pertinent. In all the means devised for curlang the expenses, and bringing the reVeune within the expep- dure, the insignificant, item of advertising was never thought of-es, if thought of believed to be 100 advantageous 10 be cuY,eiled. But now VIC under stand the edc' has gone forth-psinters eEe not yet sufficiently under the ban of executive prescription aud private circular has been issued, forbidding Posfmastcra, aniess newspaper be pubItsAed R eir sIlage, advertise letters in their offices, except thoir own expense Now make no complaint on the of the of pay which would fall to our sheres would be perhaps l2 to le dollars per yeas, which can live without. os ha 70 done for the last thirteen years-bu do protest against such ngaardy parsnony-such sa ving of the slight pit. tnnce do!e the country printers by the.P. o. Department. Why not Grs, strike nearer home l- why Gus down bis ond his four or 6vo Assist an:s' salary why not cut down some of his almost innumerabe army of clerks. and make the remainder work many hours clerks in ordinary mercantile establishments, ns prinseFe do By tbs alone enough might be saved wo have DO doubt so pay ev- cry printers bi fos rhis etoG i,esn in the United S,atea.
 We wsnt to see refo~R commence at ihe fountain head-anong lts larger fish, insead of the little min nows, We always dis.ked tic policy. in state and nation, ni striking down the ncuu,bents of tho ofecs which yielded conpn ratvely nothing, and letting the big remain. Witness for instance, as an exern- p'fcatnn, our own town. The poet office at Bsnum Fala, which yields perhaps N2o year, is given to ~hig, while that a, Lch6ed cea,re, worth escO, re. mains in the hands of loco foco. Tho smallest of- fee fora whe, the (1~e lsreea. for enemies! Bu, wa will no, extend GIT remarks upon ,hs letter sub jcct q, prcsent-we should shnk 1t had been often enough "srred up of late to induce our Congress- mnn to-&o soDaethiaY'
 Al tho rsia election Ia the Bedford district, Pen Tuesday of lnst week, Mr Russell. the whig caa- Gilate for Congress, chosen by 77 majority. In lsiO. this ds.ric, gave Gen. Harrison majority Of abou. 5000. 70 1'ylesism!''
 T1 IA Board of Directors ef she Ltchfed Ma-
 l"al Insuronce Conapany:
 Gsstlymes-The undersigned having been appoint ed. with tho la'e Secretary. committee to inves' gate tho hooks of tho Company from it's organization Aug l9, 1893, to thls time, for the purpose of ascer taining the amount of property insured-,he numbc. ef policies issued. and the number concsllsd-,ho prnses and ioases sustaned-and the present capital of Ihe Iieh6ed Mu.ual Insurance Company. beg leave 10 report the following results of the examine ton:
 That the whole nnmher of policies ispued froaa Aug l9. 1883. sn Juv l64i. is l2S6-The number selin- qnished ,o July g. ls4l. is 366-eavng in force, o2o The whole amount of property insured, sl.ll6434 Amount Of property Teiinquished, SoSl9s Rcmainina insnrsd. 76I. I.sl3 Amount of cush received during the above period. being 18th part
 Wlole amount of cash received. 6,o75 2e Interest receiv cd by Treasurer on loans, 63o Fl Mnkns the receipts in cash, 5,7os s7 Amount of property pledged on the hooks,
 heinz the remaining four ports. 90 meet
 lossea, SO.9 .9S0 6l Amount re!in9uisaed @, tho expiration of
 ii,e policies, 6.3l4 o2 Annun, still charged on the co.'s books, l3.634 S9 Making the whole amount of capital el9,5io 56- From which deduct.
 The losses during .hs first five yeorsI R.s4o %
 do. last three, l3I 90
 2,66l 60 Expenses durinH tho Syears. incidental.
 printing. sigIiH, &c. 3O3 SA Cenpeusalion Co agents, 4i8 S9
 -79l G3 Whole aHrDnnt expenses, - Making the tueses 6 expenees to July, 1891. 3Sa3 l2
 em l6,I5a d Making the capital of 'he con,pany nt s:s 'ue. 50 meet losses, the above sum of sixteen thousand hundred and ffty.eeven dollars and forty. cents. From the above ssasewent will be sesn the aocura- cy of this mode of insIrSnce boing a saving to the members oi this company of more than sixteen thou eand dollars-the actual saving to the members ma Aing capital large enough to render them perfectly safe and responsible 10 the assured. The principal loss which the company has sustained, being s2Ooo of the S266l 20, s description Of property which the company refuses to insure aI any premium; and had lhe came cautious policy been observed from the oe o,, maya sha whola ac0re.