, 1876-10-04
.,.,ca Ground Of Non.Board compa-
Vsn"s Travail Of the.Nanonal
~ Board.
4a N Face the Muslc-'.Snubbfng tho
~ ~ mno,ol Agents" -. Claims Of
hartford and Now York.
..,,eo or the New York City
Businoss---English Gem
eral Agencies.

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Faeips F,ss,,rance fraternity OF this country the
to'as =, .'",I thc meeting Is severe dtsaproint-
ru.s W ,ll INT eelcc. few, who had evidently
Gu. ne,s,srnincd that nothing to alter tho atatus
pfea,ssh p,s hc done. Tho professional reader
'hou'a mi need to bc Informed that
"" /, nh extensive md widespread
!Ius,,,,,iac,lon among tho agents md companies
s.,.,,r. 10 tho condition Of vasaala0e to which
Is" ,,c,l boards mud agents l1aye been reduced
WV sN,,a centraxirg Tendencies OF tile National
~, Tho whole sum and substance Of tho
t,,,,ude O, .he central organization to tho local
..a.,1cncles ,.sl is that Of 1nastcr md servant.
~. 1asalagc not only controls tile rates which
Nv w. ,c,uts shall charge {for which there may be
.sse -, c1r,,c, as the companies In the end foot
.9'.s s,., hut descend to the restriction Of the
W. ussI,", s rights OF the agents. The latter are
'ua, n4n n,erented from placing thur customcss'
.s.,us,. IN non.1}oartl companies at less than
..sH r,te,, and In many cities aro prohibited
,.,,. ,. nayfnr commissions to brokers. There
.'. ~. o,hcr petty annoyances which tho locnl
.1.,,, obirtt TO- mud, In spite OF their loud pro-
,..,llons Of loyalty to the National Board,
M.ro /, amo)c testimony oaustaln the assertion
M,, Inc oudcst hurrala, IN caso Of tho dssruD-
.t"n M ~ the National Board, wut1ld 10 sent up by
+. t..T nrctent enforced htiEcrcntB.
,isns GAINS or THE NoN-DoAnD oPFicEs,
11 I ScrY singular fact Is presented IN the histo-
nj liz National board, which bcnrs evidence
.t tIero has been either too much or too little
Isd,'stIon upon tho details Of tho business. AT
H. o,taet Of the organization Of the cCntrnl
tn,,tn,ion Il consisted Of acvcHty-two compa-
,is. iut from various causcs the number Inns
isSn rci]uced 10 forty, and It is a very cxtsAor-
Sinay circumstance tliat, with the Single cxcep
ton Il Hartford }sle!re Insurance compan'cts
in,urng other peoples property, large 1n9jor-
iT ot lie local companies IN every city whcro
,ae board opcrates arc opposed To that organi-
tstIop. In boston and New York originally the
ixa] companies belonged mainly to The Nation
,k.n but seres t Gf ren1e,ssmive , m end e -, repul-
Ivn, @ lhst Tho Doston and New York eotnpa..
r!ts M could not stny in tho locals Of
Philadelphia, Baltimore, g.. Louis, Memphis,
iinriouatt, Pittsburg, Richmond, md New
t)rlsan, would not jon; TIle anti.board
isnsl bJ thc agencies OF run.Board companies
ir,n he East until the rcsult achieved is, that
everywhere the outslders outnumbcr the
National Board companies, aud are too rcapcct-
ablt to be iguorcd. BY writing policies at .
companies have acqurcl thousands OF the
cAots1t hsks In tue land, and y Il. G. truisin
Which i everywhere recognized tf,nt but for the
National Board these outside agencies would
Lave l!a,ved to DEATH, Havlng by their
own ,agity Lest, lost thousands a. q che best risks,
s P.ousIm .naNNin. MI soap.s Luz oonFI IT, so, ~
g,iSa g,i las su In stl1c S,,sness ' '' 0" ~
rusNArtoNAL HOARD SESSION.
II wn under thesc circumstances TINT the
aEeI t",ss ~ 1 ~ sa11nt @ WI
."m,s no,."ros waro t1,,..ien, ~ t,ot a., "a"
Tie ApHl meeting special committee Of
aneeu, composed Of sonnc Of the strongest
nna as y ne 1e oara IT. W. fa!aeu 70 euggest neaa
uteN .ae., upon tA'a Comi'1ttGe tue leauiaF
,'nm ',n,,,t.saS MaS non,liK eh'STMgonm TIg tuat
Csnip p''sn Gensro, a"q aa"n, tha o!t E;ss,r;:
FunG tn.rrnnrc cansnnMv ~ AN asn Frana;sno
ino.Nsurh ino. euu'.go ans SsYes Ieeomnenua,
R,snl XIII ,on,;,,,s1 ~. te uI 10 sns i! ~ ny
,oaa osi1 .uu sel.a1!1luai sessions 70 give Ma-
T Isnr y S1asa ,~ toesa eeohnpanes Vq!re IN Tug
Cl4ao @ say+n M in a1Sa S rat I i'r ~ yr ritys ~
,a. ao'a nI pareau 10 ingesttgate alleged oeya.
om,,,.a nn sna pelmanehtly cstao!sen ati Auslsory
Gnorsnt n.tnsa thuse VET" auuEscI, tMo noss IT.
f"mr =, ates' sasn g. tle aoonsoh Of tho
n,nes 'Is " rc.,9ns uaIs resoaution 70 hoia COM
sgents coipncnsation o on I1 tha oranniy"tIan
e,sn. a%s',srn 1a branch With heaquaftcrs at Chi
.ss,, unu lae exception o1 large cities from
sraiest n ,attihtssmtnese th!s saG1ects, whlch go
sljrS tbs ~ ill., Nn,x neaow ol ane it9nnles hnaeT
lahornt, u.o,, .,.1..1-s ~ y
eamm;y;.S s, %tie qu!etly shlolnered 6y being rc-
onn.rtni.s ~ Mnolner committee. Ilis was the
rrIabeTs bay Gc,. =, lac noafa, ana many OF ts
,rso1vai .saossa WIN more zeal than wisdom, had
i'm. M, ~ ~ .u auuVance that nothing shoulu be
~'''' v,.x a,,u VI I'm ans tNey were successful.
twill liz, .ntn,i.o 7nE 'osAL s9s.. was 49,, "saohnEp
Ror,i ~ f,rpu p.se many OF tue agents OF the
n In V.aneaP Mat,eaP9oi, Wlaeh 10 strong supporter
e.srh1as aS hnas'oaai noar1 tarltt IN YOUR city aud
txn.lia1 li1st, t .nat thc COMPANY hns actually been
dne. d's9 ~, Lloi! t'!o loaru for noH'pnYmcnt Of
s,tn,. NV trouble Is very simple, aud from its
r,,.h unavoidable. Unlike mnst OF tile En-
T.. ~ prap pv"panles doing buannss In this country,
,s, "Sa n0s lnslead Of being managed BY CEN
States eGs.es Faa, Sith headquarters tn different
eTn Isr,i.a Easa GencFal Agent y supreme ln his
tb.h5'!oty, N. hsa5 a'ld owes his allegiance only to
Xr,nts ~ si., uAee N England. All these General
fmhnIunash tash tilas they are as dstlnetivoly tho
talten. tasy s1a :,n o. the Company-!n other words,
1sss, 1s? W ing Company itscli-As II thGy Wero
tItn.u1 uu1sahizations. Thus, Mr.. G. II. Case, ot
St.,as St,1 says Tint he operatcs etght or ten
4 ',.;u.;s I'1hy states "a II he werc the head OF
ot thytJ ths, T., local concern like the Traders
Ko,e1.s Iss o oeaty. TAe consequence Is that the
w.. H. "snGsai =, Agents clalm fifteen ur more
vi; itSs IN N ile Board, and as tho other members
fr"s WI allow IT, they refuse to pay the Royal'e
IT,, aGe. Accordingly, there was nothing clsu ID
~ Wyeu' utop the Couuanv from the rnlls ond