Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-29

Is there any good reason why insurance
should cost the business men OF Bur Instoh
tB-ss inns what it does the men of Boston
and New York? We find from statement
=, the last issue Of the Commercial ballsi'H
# BOSTON. that the rates for insurance have
heep about the same IN Boston as II Ne"
York. DRY goods jobbers generally paying ~
n IS cents wool 50 cents TO 81 clothing
manufacturers 90 cents to 81 boot ana
shoe dealers from 81 70 IS cents and haru-
ware about the same
Here IN Burlington the dry goods men
nav sl.a5 and upwards. hardware mer-
chants $50 and upwards one Of the
clo.binr dealers pays $3.50. The highest
-sta mentioned II the Billa,r's paragraph
i.ops- cent. on drug and paint mills IN
New York and Boston. Here our manuiac-
turers are asked four and five per cent and
even higher rates.
Nov We are Of o los 70 see why rates
should be any higher here than II Boston oT
New York We have no tai block winch
csDno, be reached by water The splendid
head ia our mains viii throw q stream
FINN the ground clear over any store
er block .n our city Our fire de
ps-rnent j. efficient hydranr- album
6snt. fire. are generally very quickly put
,r- and the losses By fire. here. have aver
are5 very low for wears. Yet the Insurance
ComDanie- ar missing instead Of lowering
their rate ID this CITY
Il seems r. u-. tAat au unjust dl~erlmlna-
ti7- is made against our City. that the rates
Of insurance here ar- already oppressive
and that 10 attempting 10 eztort still higher
rate. the e.upaui-- ara taking short
sighted ee--e They probably think they
know their business. and need no help in
.5.kinr oat .orthe.- own interest,". ON tae
other band we know that many OF OILY
ba-.as-- men think the screws have been
turned Cd them Till endurance has ceased
fsa s.--ae. and taat the time has come
f.- .ren. g. look after thar interests. They
are pretty generally agreed that that as long
a. insurance oa average risks III the large
cities /. f.-g cents and les. there is no good
reason wins .- should be- q dollar and my
cents here. especially a.. III view Of the long
list. IF broken insurance companies. II i-
marre-af doub, with every policy holder
whether insurance worth anything The
Vernon, Mutual. while c5nteSsei-y di-'r----
mating a-aiu-. business property III favor
ofnruiu- ana household rlsks. asks ou al
average MOI over third as much for ln--I-
anee a. ths stock companie- Does any man
doubt THAI j 0ur merchants and man-iae-
turers should form q good Mutua. AsSoeia
.ion. they could take half Of the present
amount Of insurance Oh The property IN our
ci,y.aud give e3ua. security al an enormous
saving N COST We d. not.
The ~. Military Institute and the VI Militia
The military measures now before the Leg
is.ature are certainly very important
Whether al are vel advised j. Not 81
c.ea-
The chief Of these. which has a-rea is
passed the senate. and awaits action IN the
House. j. that relating e. Norwich Jni-
vers.,y ], il efe-, take the Mortified
institution into tne charge Of the state F.
change IL title z. The Norwich Jnirer-
sity and Vermont Military Institute. De-
clares that It's government snail be Dc mill
tary IL form and administration, create
board Of STATE visitors 90. and provides ior
the support az the expense of the state iar
room rent. tuition. fuel etc of thirty cadets.
t. be allotted among the counties, together
with an unlimited number Of othcers o
the State militia. VINO may re- assigned
as temporary students. f7- from week q.
ten months apiece. For the expense o,
the thirty cadets. the sum Of three thousand
seven hundred and fifty $3.50 dollar
Der auuum. is appropriated, which I- eer-
tainly not an exrravagant outlay t5- the
amount Of service required. t. this must
be added. we suppose. whatever wou.d be q
fair compensation fo- the tuition and other
college ha-se- Of the militia officers. -el-
there ty the STATE as temporary students
Coupled with this. in effect. though ua-
II form. Is O bill for recognizing tns militia
cutting of the batteries and one Of the IN
fnutry regiments. and reducing 1he organ
Ized militia force Of the STATE & o body "'
l,eoo men. il Two regiments OF 800 each.
The objects of these measures are. 9'''-
ols.y. a-st ~ aid Norwich University b.
taking i under the wing Of the state B.
seoEe. 70 promote military education I'D
our STATE ana ttird, 10 substitute O.
smaller militia force. with better tr4ii7l
ofhcers. Tor the existing militia u l- Oh.
course doubtful. now lar the House Wall 't
disposed o. comm, tie state . me mamie
nance OF q Vermont West POINT. MANY -
We think WALL iear that the nodes sum
Aske1 10y annually wall De Only me e''e'
ing wedge Tor o much larger outlay ln iu-
tlr- AND D, Is % oe considered whether
81 out and oui appropriation Oh ROUND
sum SAY $4,000, by the state To- the ianl-
OF NorWlch Dni7e1Siiy Wou4a not De prefer
able i "ol-l DE les Dur1en-ome u 'Ar
State as The annual Interest on IL Wou'-
be less inan Inc annual sum appropriated
by the bill, and II might be much more
80. ,.L.- en-. .-,;,.-- ,,bl. -,s,,- would
h. -ia5 p. -,-,-,ots military eiucs nor. the
man NOW mos sctirelv enuare5 in the
s,n,,o-- .r the miri-i, will he AGREED that
IN rriIi.is .s.. d. has, si5a4 bv e,-s,r an
,.o-,-io.;,,. r.- IT, be.,e- sr,-o-, Give
H. g.. ,,sy .or sorsrbinr r,wa-s
,bs;- hes svnsnsa- and nav the r-irare.
l;.,le bs,re- f-- tho -in,s ,bsv snend in
d-;Ils and ,,rs-e-s and r. will 5o nors ~
snstsir the ,niri-is Than any number If
.. STATE cadets
Fo- oB- MARI We .soBI5 he :, glad 70 see
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