, 1877-05-07
Revolution in Relation to Agents
and Companies.
The Alliance Sticks Together--Whole-
sale Cheating All Around.
A Free Fight in lsntes--.Dentll Of
Now Companies.
No Room for Ornamental Di-
rectors' Certificates.
Eighth Annual Report Of the Insurance
Department Of Iowa.

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NEW 1Olth.
9HA NATIONAL HUARD or UNDERWRITERS.
Setcfas CoF5rspondencs af Tas Tribune.
New ionH' May 2.-ono year ago this correspond.
ence c1pfessca ING opinion. taen hcid ny come OF
Tho leading afs-lnsarsaee oMeals tat tho National
Hoard OF undcf1Fltefs had ontIITcd lts usefuncas,
sad had ceated to be tho effective servant Of tho
compan!ca interestcd which ~ expensive r'aehin.
sV demanded. olhetS dlneeca WIN this opinion,
snd snsSsd that tho hoafd should be Kept MP, With
at tts pasaphcrnalsa, and pomp. and expense. for
sao!hcr yeAf. Thcy wcsc gfas'het. sad now they
aee shat u vas n'ietake. Tho recent annual scs-
sion Q! tne boasu was IN sho nature OF meeting os
eondolcnec, hnd, tnonRh an attempt has been Tado
10 preserve 1hc form' the substance is gone II is
unnecessary 10 fee1ta nefe tho long preamble Which
tesf 'of1u very m'la'y tho advantages ot
tas past, anu inc oci,et mat LUG Natlonai
Hoa1 h@ edncaica tne local boart's 10
that iHe5 Gun now DO sste'y lntFu"ca
Win inc business OF h1lhg rates. anu winning up
Win resoiatiosl fcmttlng INC rowerto make fhtcs
% sHeh oteshi1auons' ana acc'asna tnas upon ~.
feks MOI taleo tseso eao1l w tsesooa W tac paE'
tue eompao'es 70 o1esc'ee 'ne's ana'''aus' Jug
%e"'' n,.,, a~va.<-.,a
-. tI.,se',o -
ova ~ W.. a,,..,n nnss1 a.0suoas =.
,o. oaa.s - -. '.s"t.. snss Ahuas as.
eoi s,vso T., a"s a, .u' s,a's y.
no"o.su '''ns'. VI uoS o1a.s.s. 1nosss "
eated to tho agents. since is7a Tho compsn,es
decline risks Il. Hoard rates, but in no ca.e could
% ;hsg accept Of, ono =. ts.. than poara 1.se; The
!s1su '.t ~, u Nv, ''vs .sou.
Cd with all tae 1aet' and circumstances Aeont
u. point. Of IL from snd to ond % va. % ruaeiy tbross
:s s's q ss ssss ass .s ss's Ss ss :sss
,1sa Droadw.y. Probably Chicago merehanss arc 70
msy s.ss pass ts,os woen INC tep.e
dnced had they not been restrained BY t'cf pt'nc''
ss Now os 1 ho
tss, /. changed. Loca, Boards can mako their own
many companies, and II u had beeu aduptcl two
years ago nueh OF Tic so'callea non board oompo-
s'slon wonld have been ascrtcd snd as rule rates
nn7s ra 0s9n 'na' w.
,otn,., ,.,,e. .,,,.,o. ,,.. ,.ds ~ ~, r1.-
a a. .ulmsr .e'et a''"s'oIl was lnAoo 20 VI" on'
oet"htcFs' Alliance, "a accEot Organization, COM
sought by concerted action 10 obta,u an advantage
by reason Of ,hoir atrong financial condition and
uos.l o.r thtsss'. .hstt ptspondst.tins ,ai'u.aea
IN the National Executive Committed, The Al
;l.nee con,,nue.. thonvh tbs hoard ts conc. Tba
Asueo % n: viii cniraxor 10 m re.a,n msny % ar il, sd
.n,ngsis 9at Il" ,nemhcFs ar1 nos 1nea nor a.
asrin3n,ons n ~ p9ssapo. mnas sncJ o1noCt 70 &C.
eompl'an H. an aaaetshes 70 system 2. nln'mam
hMs eneI w!,a eounteaaes "! 'oSsu !oatos
sl.eThs;e opsratns through tho companies. % , TEo M
psaeteal opeLat'on ot tnsll new pnneS w! pe
emome,h'ng maa nKe tals: sapnoSo the =, chicago
DonFa scoueea ths sEo on - y. faf-
MMel q 20, 10 ~ cent?; Iho A..
Manse mesaTn!ls 10 hase q maas rug 70 st @ tao
nlnihlahl ~ Chicaso 70 % ceatH: IN aae t1tho
a;Iy Feport. sse reeotfed hy Alliance 6 companies %
81 rctea written or =: y; rhtWet1 y 70. st1ck
W centA-tne !ekn!9r tatin sase. 9hc e9mfah!eA
" snen communicate w'th saeh othef tebei aga!n.t
~ GEMS, anu snap laeit nn3osa ~ INC Mnn.
eonpanlca l1eEtn to receive letters from thclE
ehsit 9sderls,x ~ ~ 'Scnt poliGc. chncsled' an
nn5 o!as psR s cSsrascr 'on on
no.,,tr tn H. gt.s,s,, .M a"s e ,h.sn -.
P1sM,fo Pf5tara 70 W q@seYdfaed. a,a' IL o9eSe1 Me
n.nin. ~; VIE; IT, ~" "oa ~ ~ nm
t tkNu tne thths y! ta!nppttu; ntpt Hpo " isEM
IL Foc nos nefe g H. q M ana w.
tf!lso moro iof tneif 2oc,es !nah t9r .aoss o.
~. Sonseans aa4 se o9}eea .. .as A!aase isto
AAu AuVAutQkH uI kAht Willingness ~ PEAEs