, 1881-09-15
Twelfth Annual Meeting of the
Northwestern Association of
Underwriters.
\ Very Largo Attendance from
All tho Fire Companies In
tlte Country.
President Dresser's Annual Ad-
dress on Legislative
Hostility.
Interesting and Instructive Essays on
Underwriting.

LuV %WttAku ktkNbNf H4EOksNA VI tAV INV Su~
'terwrstors Association Ut tho Northwest WIS
called to ortlor yesterday morning Mt il o'clnck,
In tho iatcs' oe1inary of tho Grand Pacific
ttotcl, by tho President, Mr.. Juspor NJ. Drcssor,
Of Lafayette. 1ut'., lcnertl Agent Of tho MI.
tsonn 1nsuranc0 Company Of Hartford. Mr..
0eorgc ". Hayes, ot Milwaukee. General Agent
or tho Western Assurance Company. Of Toronto,
Cnr., tho popular an. efficient, occupied hls old
sent at tho Bocrotnry's table. Thu roll.cull
showed TINT tho following members wcro pros.
cut:
a. J:l. Abbey, Chicago, sporial Agent Contt-
mental Of New York; GoorRe ". Adusus, Chi.
cnEu, Gencrnl Agont Connecticut of Hartford;
4. ftatcs, Dubuque, ill.,. Special Agent Contl-
nontnl nf Now Ynrk; j. r. lsauk, Chicago, Al.
jnstcr Flremen's Fund, California; |. s. nncs-
tnoldcr, Ch1cngo, Assistant ucnc4ti Agent, i,nt1-
Gnshrc; Charles Il. Jillvun, Toledo, GUnErnl
Agent Howard Of New York; A. c., Doagott,
Philadelphia. General Agent Franklin ot rhIln-
,9olphla; Henry N. lsrooks, ClovclunJ, tl0ncral
Agent London Assurance; Eugene Cnry. Chi
cnKo, Manager German. AMerican of Now York;
W. Il. Clnrkc, Dcs Mones. it,, SpGcinl Agent
Fnnklln Of Philadelphia; H. OlarkBon To-
pok0 Kns.. Special Agent Connecticut
Ut Hartford; IL. G. Cicnvelauu, 1tnck
Island, Ill.,, Special Agent Norwich unton
of England; Martin Collus, st. Louis. Gonerul
Agent FrD Association ur Philadelphia ind
Peoples OF Trenton, N. j.. G. +. q. Coosllyo st.
Louis, Special Agent Queen Insurance Company
Of 1toi,don; ". Il. Cornell. Chicago superintcnd-
cut Western Department North british 4 stur-
| eantte; J. 4. Cunningham, Ulens Falls, N. y,
Secretary Gtgns Falls insurance Cunlnnily: II0I.
Fer DO l,oode, Chicago. Manager Clinton Fire
OF Now York; W. ". Dudley, Chlcngo.
Special Agent 0ornn,,.Ancrlcan Of Now York;
n. =. Eaton, st. Paul, 0uncrnl Agent North
western Department Manhattan Of Now York;
". u. Ferguson, Chicugs, General Agent Inn
casllro; a. g. Flnck, Titlln, O., ncnornl Nd
ssv So, "s 1ssss + ase 5sss
,..a,.. i9..",,, ~ ,artr.,r, s,nzx"m J,o,', @,,.
oun, 1,sna1on " ae ,,o,,r"n,o w"an M" r,,a, ".
ars ossaao sa,e naent one IF
Agent uirnfa II rhiiadcpha; ~ !. i. ilait, 'C' CO.
snrxo '''.,p W. ui Yanto enT d. f. o uonS A
1,,stcr: Etiwln it!iIyrr Ghicl,ro. i;cncrai Arout
Nor, STHn .;H,,G q Il i III S1s P Ha. @
cs1s fas e htpn q " E0M os mSss
vaula Fire; Frank ii. Tlo,snor, ChicaSo,
ssSss ssss ac cS@r esxS was Manssr a. # s1s
s"Kierg; dwis, Z. IuSs, "iHsa GhicaRo, peu
HXoat Ma%!,taeturers i Ii.;sioii; VII; IIttlo;
AuCs Wew oEx II h,nnsn III ' ceas snrs h5caa %Gnoal
@ @AsS1t S;S A%Sfsn Sds Si @5sasS g
fnril. H. Ne,yhasrnr, t' In Tnr,r M 1ins inI.
SPssa' sl Aso@s dsE!a'Am R;!t n;;, os; NM
Adia:,or: Wcstcrn Iascouc.h It, "iuun. i,Uuis.
nistrics Agont plccn i1Yi ins,,rnico e comnany;; ;;
+ M u1sk! GseS HSs;M n ARSn; 1ns i t
ti1t11wa. In.. ant,oinl Ayunt EionR Tais uf New
Xork; Frsa na5t, DStro!t, spes!sI ATens EiMx-
Nj" isiire Fife; il. D. c%rso Z GSeago, liz @
i:rir,nIf t.9In, mi. nn"er, Ay",1t 1anra N T. n1 r.
Cap GiGru iGxt gearai ss HMt SaSs Iycrbuo RI nj.
9 , 'nnSraj GjlS9o; SnSi Il Nafann T. oH or ts'gt9
Fi,iti!o, Louisville. Stntu Agent Uot,Io Or Now
York; ". +: Fax, Chcsao, ,sreaia! Xxent Queen
npeSit AKont ACME ioD S Il X NV Ns! Yske o, ,
sprtnsiic T. Fro Sass; f. W. f.fosa iioslcr tSae Ghi
ofaefe T. r. as ASSt 'SFsnnti!o xn ay Msyaq n Fl
paes Mwa,R;sv MHS soea Asoas "'9; orons u
nst unser IL jim M Nrf GlnS. ar
!nH, ln sGrrs'ay iri!nstn naan isrso nsi,
,icnt Mnunnur sIetropt'S 4: iisass,,rauUsy
IeHsE"las !Isy Il p1gs; + ns!i"'gS, r!asts;
Mnw ynrp:' ,rnp'I!"' r,1rssoMs ulnp"Io,ui
Hsnesal Asaat a Merohai,ts Tsop!os t; i NsW:
Ynrk: Rtvnrs Ia @ rMrt"s tIennI,. spaoIoi AHs,t
German. american Of Now y1rk i. ". Potter,
slIlwna,keS. state Agent A.!na, Of Hartford;
y. J.. lteil!tea!. ChltAYot SpgcI4l Agent London
Ahsnraios: 1iourEe II N9uilui ChleaE9. Gen
yHls S ''sas % ety. pecl4 ' xsegt wsstsSstsr ID @
Etrs My y1rk y + MlcS ,,acl,I1 ,GncIn4, AZ.
uCherat Agent Cunillln..weNltho Or llostnn: s!nl.
ssnrM M ee IL n thSsR ASsRs css stsps'py q
Traders d Ghicnxn; =; e. n,nlth. CnioaEn, Hro.
n!al Agent North llrit!Bh q Mercantile; OcotEo
| r. Hntaor. Clncihl,t!tf hAhaKer C1ntral De-
t,NrtmcHt NtAENrn VI NUW York; a. W. Spah.
!nKt Vt. lt1l!a. e3Gn9rat Ad5,tater Franklt'l "
l'GIladelphIn; Jncob Sinne, ChIcnK0. 5pcc!al
Axont ilvurpool, London & Globp: II. H. Straight,
GhlsaKo; General Axunt Now York :Alliaho9:
Tinkhan i;awroaes. % kss., snsoia! Assai Goi,: Il:
tIncntnl Of New York; A.. !. Trvmhull. Y: l'anl.
5t"Aerw9oa. u Fay9tts, lnd ueneral ;&dj,,s!Ss
Nnrt. 1!rtisu s; Mercantile; II. u. Wulkus, IN,
d!anapolIs' Atatn Axen. I!o i!1no e N My York;
Northwestern Natlonal; I. Q: WhYeler, ,,Ch-
pai,y ii New York ind UI,nn Ut
Philadelphia; j. N. Whtehond,. ChfcnEo. MINI.
a2er Farnors' OF York. lu.; J. \. Wh!tluck.
ChlcnEa, Apoant A9Ont ltoyal OF L!verpool;. 4.