, 1874-10-02
Address Of tho Citizens Association
to tho National Board.
Criticism Of their Demands OIL tho
City Government.
The Board Of UnderWriters---Why They
Held No Meeting.
.,he Feeling in Now Eorls---TYith-
drawnl OF tho Hartford
Companies. "
Opinions OF a New York Insurance
Man,

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Man.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Tho notices Of withdrawal that woro received
hero yeatc:dny wore all from Buoh companies na
rore counted upon aB suro to 60, whilo Bomo
that 1t WAS Thought would withdraw gavo notice
that they would ROMAN. Out Of tho 100 COM
panies doing busineas hero, about forty hnve
thus far decided to withdraw. 1t Is not believed
That a1ly moro companion will withdraw for tho
prescut. There Is rnthcr probability that como
pf tloao who stopped yoaturdaJ will undcrwrito
pgnin in fow darrs. 1t cannot, however,, DO
denied tl,Gt tho companios thIt hayo Withdrawn
aro
tuE MOST RESPONSIBLE AND CONSERVATIVE oNEg,
and tho capital thoy roprcsout III moro than throo
limea no large as that Of ull the remaining COM
panioa combined. Still, as most of our mcr.
chanta have their goods insurcd for tho nozt
3car, the remaining onoB will bo sufficient for NIL
preaont demands. A TRIBUNE reporter COL
vorBed yesterday NTH several leading merchants,
and thoy say they can got all tho goods tloy
want, whether tboy aro ius,rcd or not. The
New York merchants were only too glad to sell
to them. They had, however, resolved not to buy
In NV Yotk M % long Long a. IT. tue companies remained
Tho morchants OF which woro not 80 iboral aa
tnoso Of Now York, whore they could purchase
thelr goods or equally favorable terms.
the PREVAILING OPINION
among tho merchants and ipgt1vanoo nSellts vos
t1at y majority Of tho withdrawing compsnicB
would como buck again in loss than two mouthB.
Mr. ]: B. Lyon, or the firm OF Ducnt Lyon, re-
ceiyed dispatch yesterday frou, Mr.. Ducat,
s ssor Is sou t esvs S~ fS Yo1 M sau2dsy se
aud would be hore Monday morning. Mir,
Ducas gives It al Ills opinion that
tho appointment Of Gcn. shalor to the head OF
mud tho companies that have withdraw wn would
nl1 como back. This opinion il saaroa by all tho
insulnnre s3cals i'll ths city.
GONE OFT.
Tic following sro tho companies that nro
Er,oS,s 10 llavo given ordors to tlloir agents to
c'a>o underwriting in this city for tho present.
The list comprises forty companies, aud it is not
believed That any othevH will hayo to DO added:
Arctic Ncn York d:ns, Hartford Atlantic Fire and
Sty
cut, Hartford; Continental, Avw York !: Commerce.,
New York Commercial union, London, Eug.; E1ut-
ahle fruytdcucc, X. I. Frcnln1ls Fund, Nnw York:
dernmI,- American. Ncw Yo:k oerinaliia. NOW York
Hanover, New York. Hamburg, Bremen. Hamburg;
Yort 1usnraeo ] 'tl1 COMPANY ny o. Of Nartn Anss mar
Ia, Phil r1hi.adelnh!a; InpSr,ai I,onaoa, Eng.;
dsa sGso Iso as ass e1sn aisps asrs s
Conn; Naticna, Hartford Mechanics, Providence
Il. =; Newport, Providence, Il. l.; New York l.
Bri.isi SIsreantil:, Liverpool; Irnnsylya,!a Fra
philadelphia; rL0nl1, Esooklyn; pAuniz, HMrtford;
COMMERCIAL, uhrsow: Springfield rss i.n sTsri.ia
York. Y"'>'' sN1@''' '~'''''' 1'S" ''N ''''' '''"
Tho cor,nnnies that will remain and continue
to do business III thig city na heretofore are III
follows. Those marked with a y nro National
Board Companies:
..arss!tc. !, xsw ysr'; t;Etns. Sew Yqlk; Agrtenl-
Eon, Cinciannti American usnlrll, 81 Louis Amer!-
san Fir, rl4i'aaenlsis American Mutual. sewnrh, n
nta, IittS,ars; Atlas Iiurtfots: Aurora, Cincinnati;
.n;ngo1 nar "ns9r ls no9 fnk!in A:Ehsn Pa
o osfan Dao aa
Citizens, Nowar, Nd; clltsenG', 81. Louis; Clay,
NeS,nGf! Sy cGnse1 81 Lq4is; bstsol'
Equitable, Nashs.fo xshanes. kew Io',s .its .Fsn
Gull Hall. Boston; Fame., raladolpa!a; Fairfield
lIochsulcs', Hamilton, g. Farnlers' Alatt,a YorE,
fiji Assoeis:s, rh.'ndsrls +n Ta ssi
sss!on Sc FfaaIa ST. G.as 81 tisnnn, us9aa,
s e1s Iii G:i @ Ssa S;r safy Ha9s oan IL seM os
Auuegl $. Boiler sna Inal'ccslon: *liome oolrnl-
W. e. 5:f stvss as:s Ss% sr X ka,a. nssPs
NV York Lysomina, M4ney, "a, !; ',1au haitian,
taCH 4Vlh AauA4AltA1Glut uuelpA 'AHCHaIuc9' Atu
Traders, Nov. York: +Alercantiic, Cleveland Nor
chants p1osidencs.K T.; Mcrchan.s' a1utaal, Newark,
ILL., ,vt f 4 &c. 81 w.tes A,a Y :..nIsi sys Mss s5
Hu"autco; sMariseilad yalsy, llonrhiy, Tenls.
S gs Yss y = Nai9 Rhss a
milwaukee,. New Hampshire, Manchester; !; Now
or!saps Or u,An1, AMstasl, hsy Orleans; IN pom!n
rsope asa 'eMs1a T4sl T.; Psnn rsono nhadSshi SarAEt
II. j.; reoplss Memphis, STsa Tqn,'. Fllu,ntx. @aax
s Lo'.js ' xa;e;r alen,g Toan 1rssc9 nas
isass. -; 93s!ios' tasSiDsd. i scr siii;. WI.
iliI'u, iroYaencc r. IL; noyu1, Liverpool; 'Rhoae
St. jossph, Mn. 's Paul iars nlsrl,,e 81. rsai;
Camdsn. N. !: Tralesnona. Now i lurE; Ualon llu.
tngmena Nalionnl, Ncw or4eul!s; Noyal Cansala,,
Doaidcs thoae, shcro aro about latf a dozen
othorn which have lately commenced doing BULL
ness In thta city. Iloro use also IL ion local
Companies not enumerated ii, tho aboye list.
THE NORTHWESTERN COOPERATIVE coMMIrrEE
nothing could be lcnrnel Of their prucccdiags.
Iii the afternoon. meeting Of tho Western |
Eire AEsoriatiun WAS held ut tho Graud Pacific |
uotol. Ih,a association consists OF Wcatcr,.
iugs aro hol for tho purpose Of committing with
each other in regard to general nsursnsu ,aat-
tors. Tho meeting, it IN assorted, has uot,iu.
to do with tho present troubles III this city,
TIE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION TO THE
NATIONAL BOARD.
Tho Citzons' Association prepared tho follow
ing address to tho National board of Under
writer's early this wcck, and forwarded It rues-
day.
GEnTLEuEn: Our great fire Of 1871 waa gurh rhc-
nomcual event that Il would bo ulifair ln uid tbs ill.,
srunrc tAture4t Responsible fur tEr fuiluru tu iuHt
at tlat tns, upon Casaga's need ct otlrr than ths
fow lire reforms then carrIca into object. ut II IL the
flct nevertheless, that insurance. are tho prcl-
expected that our citzsus would rely upon tia Gecur-
~ ut our cityH liz conditions wnrn allfrnytd by tie
Insurance interest. And sucA wAs this fact
Au,l titus peopls built ugain. The Anest busl-
nesI city ever aceu aroso with unprecedented quick
ness, anl tic world applaudc. III Tits applause the
Insurance men worn NJ GeN9ruuS AE Aty, aud tuHur-