, 1876-10-04

raniya hr'1ngcd to the National boas,.: Thh
w. M wa. nt oho.c !" s i1usl cantv t ts t"
o'1t tlsf,se ytti turned OUT" This response
ercattd great laughter, a,,d t,lEne'. the tah1c.
comn!ctely upon tue ehin.'Husirian who Ind
provoked the retort. B"wkee followed up llis
eoR o aspeet s es xo"i m
no ent olI, nht W han t'lc satislaetion q khow
ing that no coulu liye longer without head
tHan tsa, son!e Mlcn eorM Mi5h ohG; WHEN eaueea
1res nerfimeilt Itie ehd OF inc % ncnate was @
posal, nnt inc Incident 10 significant a. showing
AoW tne representative OF the Rfcst homo 8ot
"o'stea a1n 1n9nagn an oaeess ~ s o. ze... zeai.
whG fsenS II IN: fty ;ye a1 anopE s5 i
noatM cosiinpa,!est =, L.as .ilo nnly in'na Will
cnn sIvc Lne noarn ilniti niefNpLion 10 Su.npat-
asve inaStioh, feaust'on III tne M0skis II * *
H' QUESTION I of rates M To- t'o local boafs 10 citcs Of
paes direetly to deal win tue sGss' H. and &C.
"s e4e l 8a aome. 4 saai"e t eenaIes
like the Etna Of Hartford, Home u New York,
and tic EnElah companies believe that t|eirr
crotnanntc,. hnt thrv nro eirewi enough to reo
ti1at they ennnot git their own price unless tho
smaller companies arc proh1!eited from "sespt-
i,g risks At lower pTice. IL is clearly their III
teFest to prcysnt smaller companies from eyer
rates, and practically this 10 tho opera.
tiun ~ tke Nnt1onnl Eonrd IN ia
relations t. tho paIl:l p 4. 1hs ., e' e sonpsnic. ny an,
ot ,1n io Sy v way syoaar e seers se
rate ls y tle tHe !tauu5 .. tho huA!!eE coinna-
nlcs. lHl6 u lhcL tllat INC latter hro Fapttlv
learning, dthcy hrc Qc1'iRca win lcttcf4 from
aGenss eScrywacie, e0mpaiTning 81 5hG ioss ..
business IL Is thc bottom ~ ,,l laet W,ca te nffa
is thc Gauge si when prodnees tne Widespread &c,
morailzat;13n among board soh'pahics Gna
agents. Inc question q,,, u OF Inc il'Ehcst r. .
gftaee e1o 70 'ne Rapc a. fge M ma m lragot
AZ oriNioA or An E&rKNT.
whether lhc National boarti can outlast this
ts Sat to IS III p.asSnl M pFnnle p opo9
sMrnnco !!, te1tnooks an,i veteran uhdefwrltcr,
Will 10 interesting. lie writes:
~. rue National board "a s!mny attempted TO 90
besye w. ssaS sS bys ;s 'e to 9sa We
nsdn thn Natonnt ,onrd c Ky G;s nsxnr iain
ths present ornanizatjon but woni e lflnd 10
unite In truly national association. wlose p!ans
shond - simple. and whosc object. slioa'd ii.
c!uds only common interests, All companies nre
Interested in securing equitable taxat!on and cgts:
as ~ e te oran ii e tes n an
- 'sS s%;
s9s s9s I'll S II ss &c e sse 5
cft ri ti,jrra
on which thc comnanicb viii moi acrcc. GntlI tho
Hoard viii mike iii It's policies Of equal goolnots.
It cannot expect permanent snccess in selling them
st an eyon price, and this should bo tho work Of
separate anu als'i1st organl&atlon ., !tls.,,.
TUE NkW YORK huslSEss:
ing encet r.; ol the decrease IN rates Is hcsin-
1; nin9 10 oe !elt IN INC premium feselptg OF tue
!caulng eity anu agency co1hpahlee. lug ss9-
lieas @ ioE ING ifst six months tenulng July ],
le7o) nave 1ast ocen printed, and nitord an III
lcfestinE stuuy. ~ OIL the pfofl'f@Smt @ tSaoinpa-
mes t~llose pfeH'lums exceet1, Fay, $tU,ooo per
annum), only ono, Tue dcrman-A American. shows
~ iin,srease, anu thls exceptional experience is
attrib1ted 70 INC hcrculcnn c1ertlons made ny
TINT company 70 secure dwelling, Louise bqsi-
hess oy feanelhg TUG fatss. x tllc torstgn l1
aEcncy companies, lhc noyal q Eng!ana, Brit
.o.. ~ 49, Y 80 . @ ~ SS.' ~ oAuNus4, ~
ase tHe oniJ ones WHICH hloW ~ u,ercastt LUZ