, 1874-07-17
THE INSURANCE MEN

III A mi
nu ,.".~s.. AA's ~ ,.'.,.-. -
tAo 'noutu tnoa na'o alnlos' teoofereo
their unaua' serenity, and, In tho excitement OF
being busy adjusting, appraiBing, and settling
lnasca, are los;nr sonotb,ur of the feelinp ri
j,,a;an,tio, tho', ~ Hx.t oxnroa.aa .,,;oat w..
tno'"''on $"os ~ nIs' oAt,nosaea "s"1"s. '"e
infringement OF tno ire. lucy are lrm, how
ever, III their
DEMANDS FOR A GRANGE
IN Tho rcner,} confuct nf i,,o Donortn,aut and
49, ,s' ~ ~ Ns,;.s1 ~ 49,, ~ ~ I,"'.'s'.,.:..' a"
10 nooa 10 slle Na'loi"t noatu VI onuof"l'ers
mike their appearance and Investigate matters,
thcy expect that they will iasuo an ultimatum to
mt a,,bacr1ho ton tho oitr nav ,ro,,oro i..n,,
T1 F~t $685. -,
10 tahe Ns own llskss anu tne companies VIII
Nlthafaw, anu with their Withdrawal, security,
upon whcl! rests atl vnlues will be gone. They be-
Hevo that tAoro is no further 1Ao mineing mattors
iu rclation to this subject Either tho city must
ne made a eato city, with o Fire department. that
Jan control iiros, aud which has for its mnin OBJ
Loot the control OF tires. or eBo 1t will not pay
hem to put their capital ut rick, anl tAoy will
aot do 1t. They say TINT Eometling must be
done, and it is no time to cover up or look away
from tho lnevitable. Not only in tho matter Of
Insurance, but III everything elHe. the whole flu
turo Of Chicago depends upon just one thing
r. hor.o,. a,.u. SECURITY e FIFTY -.
% encourage settlers, to uphold business Of any
kind, we must havo securlty. We have had
70 haso had another which again sooma clearly
Tho result Of careless1leaH, ignorance, and poor
goyernmcut; what pedge are We going to give
.hat th's IL tue oi,d9 This WIS tho spirit OF the
tenling nmouE insurance mon yesterday.
LONG CONVERSATION
vas hold with Mr. Charles Il. Case, who repre-
senth several OF tue prominent companies doing
business nero, and, as it aeoms to present, tho
aspect or The case III its cloatest light, it Is bore
given. The questions, OF contBo, wero asked by
tho reporter Of The TRIBUNE, and the replies
arc substantially al Mr. Case n,ado them. The
question lTss asked was ia relation to tho CON-
pStoncy Of Chicl Benner, to which the reply was
given that ho lad probably done ~ veil ~ lo
could undDr tho circumstances.
'''lo what circumstances do you a1lude7'
10 the fact that the Fire Department Ia in
wrotcaod shape tudor tho management Of
ltcal purpose to .ubserye, to tho ruin OF elli-
cienoy and responsibility Mr.. homer has no
power to control lis mon. and thoy aro appointed
aud retained not because they are sober, clear
headed. aud good worAMen, but because tliey eau
control co1tain numbor Of Irish or German
votes: When they commit an ofronao they aro
tried by the Commissioners aud are condemned
or declared innocent according to how they
worked for their superlors in tile eloction."
" But In regard to tue late tro. waB not that
we'll managed p
, II think Ink, pot. laaw four engines working on
should have beeu iu front OF tho fire, and not
behind it; And yet do not blame Bonner 10
much. lIo should haye hgd more euyiuoy. Laak
March, yon will romombor, he aslted for twenty
moro engines. He should have them. The ei-
gneB 10 hAe ato not powerful enough, and tAon
the hose is bad. We should hnyo
s1x NEW ENGINES
nt onco. Of tho leayiest poHer and plenty of
hose g for n hlgh buildings, Huppose for Instance.
time, -somotling not improbable, for n,a,,y reu-
6opB chief among which IL the fnct thnt incen