, 1874-09-28
THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
Address to Business Men and
Property.0wners Of
Chicago,
Serious Consequences OF the
Withdrawal of the lnsur-
ance Companies.
Injury to the Credit Of Mer-
chants --- Looming Of
Money Checked.
Necessity for Immediate Protection
Against Fire.
ImpcratiYo DUTY Of Citizens to Attend
Primary Elections.
Increase Of the Water"Suppiy at
: Private Expense.
Accomplishment Of Reform by Indi-
vidual Effort.
Necessity for Immediate Protection
Against Fire.
imperative UutY Of Citizens to Attend
Primary Elections.
Increase of the Water"Supply at
Private Expense.
Accomplishment Of Reform BY Indi-
vidual Effort.

Annnrunffd11n,aut nf Rafnrno tv Tr1;
-
Vldual Effort.
Thu fo,Ior5r, .1aros. H., h,., ,u,..,>.
r-.,ut,vn Cons,,;..an ~ H.. n,.", 4''Io' ~ .u0
49,. ~ s 0'""'''o 1Ao'oS''-
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r.',os"."ss;.. NV 1 4."Ds''y-o'e"e''V ~ ~ e"'e"qo:
ouue'1'anui"k part ol our dasy to consist
ID Gaining LILO Attention Of tho community from
time to tiue. as occasion may require, to mat
tors winch demand tho action of citizens. md
s -, s.'s. s.o 4o1u"1 eme'beooy' Gfo"'ne out
~ ~ oo1 poi'ocs p1o'eet'on aRa'iiHs nfo cal'6 LOT
tho mort energetic and untirng effort on the
part Of every individual Identified With Chicago's
interests. wo acgiro tn n,aco bofors vou .om.
fn,ts ho,r;n, ~, t,,o ,,1,nat 49,, - es,,. 49,.
-nsH' ', ooa'."h W. 'ao auoloo' "no 'o poll.' oa'
"hat We CONCEIVE 10 be eomo OF our dutioa as
cltizons. in tho hope OF inducing speedy adop-
tion of oil possible safoguardB, It ls roll known
thai rrn,bor NJ b,o,tv roun,c4.,1o o,a ,,,5,r,,-
t;a, a.:st1o..s. .; A"~ 1''"oA
LII 6ontlonlon composing
THE y NATIONAL HOARD OF uNDER"R1fEHa.
have recommended the withdrawal from this city
OF all tho insurance oompauioB undor thojr con-
+r,f ~ u1,,torn- ao,,rao ,to;n ~,...,a,....
49, 49," ~ , "nSso'o' uo!co 'n'" p'oeipta1o w.
stoA 1n"5 w otoa ~ cttlclstu' anu Ao"e7or ILL.,
dgnantly Our pride may rovolt ut their Beomug
dictatIon. tho alarming fact remaina Tint those
peuttamat1 Hnc1tnn tn tnnrrr fr1n9art htt4ir nna
thia city Va cSaractorizo It ~ m n,nrn,,aa
s1' su.' w. W. ou"4aosoll1o !. ~ an Mns'nlns
1act, pccauao they represent by far tho largest
nnu most roilabio insurance Interests OF this
country together with Ill the. foreign capital
ss.e', ~ 80 .,.,' ....-. ~ W 4 ,- ~. Va w.
@alloa u VI auen n"tu1o 5hat no ,larRo CITY Gnu
conduct lts busness without insurance. 1t il
the foundation Btono upon which our common
rial enuorstr,,ct,ro atandu Tako II .wov md
@''"
NV ~. - 0A"''t.o w 'o"uu o'oo'
gaa1eo tnae8' 1ne 4uoSt1on as 70 "notnof 6ya-
tenn thus organized Is tho hest that can bo adopsoa
forpromoting tho commercial prosperity Of tho ago
m cnnnot dincuna. Ra II m ~ mt tho ,sct
tt,,t 0h;o,oo ~ ~ .;t;os .as, 1..at ra", sas.
.'.' ou'o"bo' VI III e"Ao'' e"n icas' anoso uo"
20 1nau6arato nc" sshtom must DO apparent to
oil. From the sad experiences of the last throo
starn,jpr noazibil,tca ~ corG orrat;nn ] W rho o
scaa.a - IT, r"..anas sa~,:'.a1 ~ as.uu '. a1
oNee'o " w 4"f"hee eo'i!.aas'eo W t1te Rleas
firo OF 1871. notwithstanding our wonderful
recuporation. aro still apparont in various
directions, and wil! DO for yoars to conc. Tic
aro of 1ast 1ulv c,r.od ~ ,Io rac,,,;.r ,,,
~ ~ ~ 49,, s- 80 sao poo"''a. o'.uaso
o. aoSo'utoly u''set'nt'e connueuco IN our secur-
ity as city in tho minds OF the people at u did,
tnnco although sc of Chicago breathed moro
freely after It. knowing it to bave awsnt awny
tho 3snror t,,ot nost threo torot1 rs Cort;do,oa
w., 10 ~; ~. ;.ss;.., s'',. 49, w. ~ .,'s'!t..
not On " III lts 1ntc6rty ous also ID LIB Ability TO
protect property, is essential to tho commercial
exlstonce OF any community. Tho ouly way In
vb;ch lila conadcuco ran ho rcatorcd In M ia
H. 49, ,.o,,,,,t ,,,.,.,,xo. =. ~o,an H., ,u.
ns .aA4"s F'o'"'~ '''ca'o'e' ~ Aes"i' .t!o P'o"
lection these insurance man havo withdrawn
from us.
It may not he superauous to poiut ont in d.
tai annin nf The iniurjos that vii; ros1t 70 th;a
city. elould Tic Sction Of tie Uudorwrltors bo
porai stod in for any iougth Of time.
T,fr c,,Enir or f,1;n ,tEUcuAsrs
I'll, H., ,-s,;nI nr3 lin fcron uton,n ~ ,,,3,