, 1874-10-04

will be stationed midway between Canal and the
Battery, on the North River. 1t is probsble an
| other will Do constructed fur the east sdo. The
| only vessel now Used is the property OF the
| marine underwriters,- tho John Fu!ton,-but 4
force for conveyance Of ens1ues and men, as
| well ~ for towing yesstls on tire or In dagger
thereof, is easily lmprovsed from tugs and ferry
boats. r. I. H.
PRESS COMMENTS.
, The New York Eueniag Post Of the 1st says:
Chicago property is probably more heavily nnrg4g
ed than that u .uy other city in this country sud
tie mortgages win look upon the Unprotected condl-
uon IN which t'er security is now left A sudden
and general foreclosure Of these mortgages would
work ruin, the effect Ut which is hard 10 estimate.
Nor is it probable that the misfortune will be delayed
because many Of the policies already written have
some time to run. The great fire Of 1871 occurred in
October, and the majority Of annual policies III
existence there expire with that month
The abstr4ct Question Of tho right Of the companies
70 force these reforms chisso resolves itself Into
| the Question Of the right Of the companies
| to conduct their business where they pisase.
decide to withdraw sncir .aeneies from sny
city on any trivial pretext with view to secure
would bo kind Of persecution which would nett WITH
general condemnation but attomp: Of this kind
would havs any hsaihotd Of -, ;e'.. Al We have
ssd shove, the companies not bound to obey the
recommendations ol the N7t1ona Board. The SUCCESS
OF each company telends on he amount of ssfo busi
it can do. If good 1i=ks not taken By ono
company they will b by riYA. It II only reason-
able, therefore, to assne that when such unaninty
Of action is secured ~ is sparent in tie zceent
tho COMPANIES are only uaytng PROPER Attention to
their own interests. We informed that thorough
Investigation Is making OF thu inaIzance business
III Chicago By EASTERN companies, during ps; years,
aud ths, result will show that the wers
actual oetEs the lolcies there even before
the da,s Of extensive conaasrations-
When these demands first male the toue Of the
Clicago pecss vas one OF open defiance of the ill.,
suranco companies aud denuacdatou of their action.
TIE Chicsgo Itrek, see tng the l-nguass u tie r,f
t5an told the Underwriters g Go and 10 damned
Tue InteT-Ortau pronounced tho action Of the B,ard
'.an unproyok1d and w.u.ou assault On tbs .reslit,
business and prosperity Of the city," and TnIut
said: VIZ do not i'eEere it ttae Buaru} coutro
its own members in the premises; hut, whether il
EIodHsdi HIT q sf2nc1ned lnoranee and ]szuslsm
tbsr ad hWh1 ,% NV, -. rs ~ r et Tx As
aud d1sassonae discussion have changed al shs aud
tho extracts from these Of tIk week.
Rhllh PRINT N another column, chow that they rs
giu to Sec thcir orn interests more clearly. Let
hope that out OF the Present situation, unpleasant it
L. such reforms nay come II will frea Chicago from
the control Of the petty politicians enable her to reap
the benefit Of long e1erienee in the East aad add to
her reI'ut7tiun for enterprise aca,owe lged fo.e-
sight and l,7ulenee, from the want Of which she haz
already suffered so severely. "
THk WORLD,
in IN editorial. says:
Tho Whole .ring hinges on The third aensna--thrt
sskins complete reorHanizatior o! tie Fire Dsrar-
meat. THIS The City Of Chicago viii not con-ede Or
r4tler the knot Of politicians who et, Aurr!u In
cutus. the breast u the city and falsely claim to
represent it. Tbs whole story Of nct1ltncy aud iu-
auborlinston has been repeatedly told in Western
correspondence. Tie Couua1ssioners Aaxs refused
remove the officers; whoer appointments uotor
oualJ matters Of political bargaining: uay. have re-
Gently declared their trarcit onddeucs II them aud
their conviction that heter men can nowhere else be
found Gen. Shaler hss been Invited to arsis In the
"reorgsntzattou,n and the Commissioners have
stated that they will not object to his appointment
hgura-he1d. it being stipulated that the underwriters
shall pay his salary tbs. none OF the present force
shall bs removed, and that this Commissioners shall
continue to uork thetr lrnte ant corrupt viii in Le
a. their II hA-
ing clipped convenient haten for ward politicians
aud deea:ed relatves il bs gi7en up without
struggle and powerful the resources Of the
Chicago, e1ld unscrpllous they their ,sc.
that almost cerain that such struggle would rc-
in the perpeuAtlon o. their rule. Until tie PEG
pls Of Chicago prepared Prt guarantee for
the protection Of capital their city Ly making its
name less corspicuousIy suonytne for municipal
t0EtOn and ines plcty they cannot expect to 4tact
Tue people Of Chicago hare been pleased to nstter
their pride by asserting that sls is bat plot Of the
New York merchants to c1'sh their fornaalln inland
rivals in the distributing trade. This charge will
har oesr serSua ,3s Tns Nex fo,k and
tkgnEpJ Qther class and they are leading in
Ecn wAoee ultimate effect, Unless change be brought
their property. IT, Us tbs local press constantly
Informs. theriiizens refuse 70 lsa1n ~sdon from
1wa oas F aFa and
dro niunersv through municipal d:.ho.-
esty and demoraizauou, ths stockholders not
they have jutt ta8et. >'
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saER7DaN's RRnP6sfT1oN.
The st. Louis, Globe ,compan:a follows On
Police Commissioned sierdana idea that tho
city sfeA ao,isapsr ipeun9{s snG,l cO[
In dfasih% 81 tne afi5h Il tIs National Board Of
2as g.: IN f9 IT, e. &
qqfs ,tmssbi 3 i, chease = 81; .es !h,a
eoca:cd in that position By tie rc:en. aovt and
/ traoriinnr, rI71rt&AsnlA. one Of
W t7ord,nsry ,orre ensraces snd 7eriiy 81 r.
saB.7tf s%. f ns, II! e
81 o s S3'Ea q y. IL s GsSe
from that quarter, and il ro tiles i'll yer.
asf aa' h =: fns tnS 81 fS5 e5 sss Ssc
to- hi. taldiity TO sign his :halno 7nhi14fas'lafi6
GAsrs 31 " Sa5ssA Z b p n = !oosntpn
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r6ti:s snd ii fox isx ians ~ {.
secs a:y, deYo,ing aoIuc4ye eitterrrisca i
ara:i viii II VIA onee @-5od Jy 551IiE% iis,;1an:e
on the one hand aud by throwing eers insurance
prdear thehougut taat bfrs 1t ?sstis cE Ii Whfcn
the pior mai, orfrrssa. br bthtag %noaui,oles cni
a5a aE1S iT sea S,rr9s o1 ~
mznd y: tn nsds,ts issa5 t. 4pierc1y4s;tbie s*E4
regulating bfncs. but may u:cre!y burn doxu his
humble tersaeIt.nd o&t2u 1rre:,,rnt from tie
citrzf be his prertocx11 .o:Ga tho tight ticket
candidate lacking funds to carry hls campaign the
douleended journ4- teakanE III win for rpue waIs Iii
who Ire sore:y iurdened would merely hara1a euilxr
ffcrn Of <as h{snena a61 {hcJ vould be
'es on the'r feet. a = -
4 ffc1nnrikablc Family.
A recent numSar; OF the !Bu1ao Go77,i,n4rrciol ,n
coutaue the followir,; 80 There: is "a hcred At
the 1es1dohea' Of, ht.i oHns' UeFo; .5k IN thiar