Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-02
WHAT THE STATE PAPERS
ARE TALKINGA BOUT.
Grafton Wants a College.

Grafton Sentinel.
4 number of our enterprising citizens
are engaged in canvassing to ascertain
whether the people OF Grafton desire
the location OF the proposed college 10
be established by the Methodist Eplsco-
nal Church in West Virginia. At the
last session OF the West Virginia An
nual Conference of that church, that
conference determined to establlsn
college in West Virginia, at such point
as would be most desirable on the con-
dition that the place selected would con-
tribute twenty-five thousand dollars,
the church to furnish seventy-five thou
sand dollars. -,
The town of Grafton, on account OF its
accessibility, central location, health
and other advantages, can in those re-
spects offer greater inducements than
any other place in the State.
He Ought to Have all he Wants.
Hancock Courier.
A man down in Wheeling wants the
Legislature, at its next session, 10 amend
the school law. He wants one board OF
education for each county, member
from each magisterial district, the county
superinteaoent to be president &c o1tcto;
the county board to perform all the duties
now assigned to the district boards. lie
wants only one trustee for each school
district lie also wants the salaries OF
teachers made uniform. He ought to
have all he wants.
A Big Fuss About the Solid South.
| Shepherdstown Register.
HIVES and the administration are
making a big fuss about the 'Solid
South, ;" but they have never said word
about the Solid North. There has been
as much fraud up North as there has
been in the South, i'll the late elections.
Because the colored people i'll the South
have found out that the Democrats are
| their best friends, and voted the Demo-
cratic ticket almost to man, with per-
| suasion or force, then the devil is to
play among the radicals.
What Should be Required OF Insurance
Companies.
HuRtingtOa AdrertiSer
The laws relating to the regulation OF
! insurance companies, need amendment
so as to protect the public from unscru-
pulous spectators who pretend to do a
! legitimate business, but III fact have no
capital to back them up. They should
be so amended as to prohibit any com.
panv from carrying on the business OF
insurance unless it has at least 100000
of actual paid up capital invested in
| United States bonds or other safe Sc
| curities. This amount is necessary as
security to policy holders in case OF
large fires, which otherwise would
break the companies and cause the en-
tire loss to fall upon those who have
| paid Tor insurance. This Is
the law now so iar as foreign companies
! or those from other States are con-
cerned, and it ought to be made appli-
cable to domestic companies as well.
Another amendment is needed so as
to require insurance companies to pay
the full amount OF any policy issued by
! if. in case OF total destruction OF the
property insured, and to pay proper
Tomato part in accordance with the
| degree OF loss, regardless OF whether or
! no, it is worth the sum insured for. This
would prevent over-insurance on the
part OF both insurers and insured, and
| Withdraw temptation to incendlarlsm on
the part of such as Over-insure with a
view to disposing OF their property,
| otherwise unstable, at good rates.