, 1874-11-07
Tho National Board Companies About
to Return TO Chicago,
Tho Boston Companies Refuse to Join
the New York Ones in
Staying Out.
Committee Appointed to Visit
This City.


paniea that Withdrew from this olty on the ast oa
Ocsober will como back ngan next waok, and tako
r,ska o,, pool nroror,y NJ, cood locations. Tlts
to.,o.s,,,e us..1. r.. rao,, hr,,,ht about by tho
Boston and tho foro'gn lnautauco eon,p".s1'
which from The outset were opposed 10 tuo POI.
icY of tho New York companies, and advocated
tho giving Of moro ti,no to Tho city authori-
Ties boforo witNFa~'pe; Ill.,, r' ~ D1ssoa hssa
Company deserted us,-'ney ~, ,el'a'noo none, ~,
md continued to do profitable ousinoaa. The
Royal. of London, also refused to
60, and tho General Agent OF this company,
Ms: G. u. ease, nas 1as' 1,. poon to"araea a,aea
with tho Aldcr'nanRh1p Of tue Ih1rtoehah ward
for his tllmncsB. Tho New York companies,
which had expected that oil the prominent onos
IN tho National Board would follow their o1an-
~ 'ne I,"s =. .,,o na.,a,, -, .,,sae ,r.
PIC. wore 0o1aseu IT. 1no ael'on u shese so1a'o'e
companies, anu notnfhg WAS 1oft andono 10 BRING
them to tor1ns. But Ill their efforts werc i'll
win. ThoRe companiea ftood firm as roci,
and refused to leave ChicAEo at the bidding OF
Now York. Even tho foreign and pcnnsylvanta
companies that Ind been induced to leave have
ever since been sorry they followed the National
Boards adyico, md threatened to como back
ing company. returned about two weeks
ago. the Imperial, Of London, has
bccn writing on dwelling property during
the last two wcoka. III Wow OF all those facts,
quickly, or oIgo they stood III eroat danger Of
being Loft out in tho cold nlone.
THE DosroS MEETING.
The Executive Committee OF tho National
wools ago last Thursday to mako flnal effort to
Induce Tho Boston companies to join those TINT
had withdrawn from this city. There wero pres-
ent At tho meeting tho following gentlemen
Gtepl,en Crowell, President, OF the Ihenix,
Brooklyn; II. a. Oakley, President Of tho How
ard. Nav York, and also President Of tho National
Board; D. 4. IIenld Second Vice-President
Homo, Now York Il. A. Walton, Secretary
Citzens, New York; q. !. Chnso. presi.
dent Hartford h. Bonnett, Jr., President
Connecticut L. J. uendee, proHidens Etna.
Hartford A. @. Baker, President Eranklin !;
Charles Platt, Vico- President Insurance Com
pany North America. philadelphia; 9. II. Bige~
low, Secretary st. Paul Firo aud Marine; E. @.
Rouse, Secretary Bun Cleveland; D. II. Smith,
prcridopt Springheld Fire and Marine aud T.
II. Montgomery, General Agent of tho National
Board. 4 largo delegation from tho Under
writer's Union Of Boston wero also prosopt,
Tic Now York eompanles trlotl hard to con-
vince tho other companiea that they vera justi-
fed in their action, mud that tho reforms do
mautcd by the National Board had not yet been
complied With. They. also rroa"eca some letters
from prominent citizeuB of this city requesting
thozn to remain away, as thor absence was doing
he cty much goott.
Thereupon, Mr.. Rogers, Of Boston, tn strong
a1,d tynl athletic speech, denounced t1lo action
had bocn treasod iu similar way By New York,
aad thar it hN'3 consequently aost mucn OF rs
trade. Chicago was now trcatsd iu the san,o
way because OF b,1siuesB tealounioB. and nothing
uut sid tbs New York merchants III such a
scheme, but would t,ay By their sitter city Chi
cago to the Inst. THIS speech created pro-
found sensatiou., and the meetinnE adjourned to
meet again, In Now York, the following IAurA-
day.
THE SEw-yoRK MEETING.
Accordingly another meeting wns bold, the day
before yesterday. aud Chicago affairs were again
discussed. The New York companies soon became
cunvnccd that tho other companies wcro Hrn in
their determination to como back n1ld give CHI
rago another trial.
1t was claimed that 1t was unjust to deprive the
catizens OF Chicago Of good insurance whon thoy
were doing all in their power 70 carry out tho
requirements Of the National Doard. a Com.
uttco wab tnally appointed to visit this city aud
Investigate thoroughly what improvements had
been made, aud what were going on, or Wero in
sonsmato ana Iey the n bn
to lecomnand that the companies mny como
back.
THE COMMITTEE
oonalsss oi tue following gentlemen: Il. a.
company, kow iork, and Presldont OF TIC Nj
t!onnl Board; l.. J. Acn1es, pIosident OF tho
Istna Of Hartford; Mr. Di6sol. President OF tho
uartford OF Hartford; stephen Crowell, ProH'"
don't OF tile Phanl1 ol Biook!yn; anu AR. LocH-
wood, General Agent Of tho London Assurance
OF London.
When tho information OF tho action OF tito
National Doar4 waa received ny tho insurance
IEontn III thle Guy yestefaay evening, 1t czeateo
ruuBlucfanle excltaMohI. and 6eVefa! private
nioctinGA OF tho most prominent agentB werc
held. These meetings we're hcld for the pus-
pose ct securing aomo Of tue ageneloa ot leading
rompauies that gre known to desire change OF
tho Rgents loy had heretofore.
Shortly aftDr tAG rcCGlnt OF the above diHrAtCl