, 1881-05-14
NJ. Brokers and the Enormous
'"' Lines They Control. :"
,.,,,oato officials Opposing Com
' s0litlntton.
.,un Marine 0ompetition-A Varie-
ty Of Topics.

a., II H. clover, WHO l1ls oee1' 4eot"c.a' "
~ .,act company, atld Is now ngeht OF INC
, .'ssrlcan ssv Of I1osto,,, md Air. +. D. Ar'n-
au .,uonv. Of Cincinnati, who Inns atlhcredt TO
sn'S .hs Sisterminatlon 10 orgat'tze s''csl con1-
sans ~; With perseverance, worthy OF I. hetter
ss".e. ss". These gentlemen have rakcsl up M
eaa'I, -, sIortrr uuder which t,oy bolteye com.
o"ny om y ran be organized without tho ironclntt
Sans Sgs,,,Irrneuts Of Tho present State Inws. IT
~. f. true, they Will probably succeed In
s1 "a,,Inv s,ch co,lpa,y started. ~ there aro
numerous PARTIES; esSe5 s',N I'M 55rEni2"to r1' vy l
aIssv aSar NV rrsrrctnblc n.,spcca Will Join IN tho
naar. napamrnt. n They hive Issued circular which
rOnpond q xat!s!'ss ny c,,,,,rsY ansns ~ % HIT
ly1 hs.,a -. in ibis city, and Gf promises which can
nna.i,r Va. ie performed. Tho cstlmhto 4f per
III ss1ff'ttSh tSolr mutual company over ets
% Its ieet the experiment VIII eo worth wa'ea-
rjtE 0ESF:KAI SITUATION.
gh,, Is ho'pcrod Of the year when tho
,smuanIes begn 10 feel TINT tho worst Is over
un,Ii toward colder weather. Tho effect OF
ho cessation of coal md wood fires III slwQll-
ings w churches, and factories for warming
onrnoscs ts Witnessed III the diminished |
nnnbpr Of fire ls,sscs. THUS far tho total
numbcr of losses thIs year Is Il, excess Of tho |
.,n,o perlod for last yeaT, and the loss tables
also show thAt tho aggregate aholint OF iGsaca ~
.,., t,x, ycnr In snltp tf this dIscot,r.
t'sa". ts, h,,,,ay,r t,,o cononrp IN thu rcs,tlt
"oor,. h,snc,, IA mt shnkcn. as tho prc.
" aus ,oa"o,, h,vc Increased In larger uronur-
ton shan 1as losses nrts far ,.,,'a an,uo
baye incrcasct! their net Euilis beyond lAstychrs.
o,hets hive fallen behind. The bnslncss in tho
aEef e,.ses a s1naia ,ontry tow,,s stnt9 n H.
crease. Ihn eMy o. ~" W 9'rnt'sni,in ;;nII rnr
taken an nas",.EG bsIs u ,,o,,turiv ,r,tifv1n ~
sns ra,n,es wRlen hava shcSc IL Strictly
@ai ouse .,r1s ~ ~ tnsnces "f thts tv tt,M
ttx Ionns otSs tG1 ~. n nr, ,,,",n
nnv Roy "iI'' IN ~" pr,nnrrt of iluimtninu thpjr
Ygahs
THE li!.0KEsAnE QUESTION,
Its still Insisted by some OF the companies
that tho greas obstacle to the success OF re-
form movement III t'Iis city IL tho presence
oftho hrokers, This mems that sotme ot the
cor'panit4tlo not fnvor,hrokofs, wflllo otiiofs
dotayor tienl. 1t Is admitted TINT many OF
tho compallles derive ','ne-tcntlis OF tlsclr
business tran the brokers. They can no
,nore sRtot4 Or get ritl OF them tllMi oIIlce-
holders call "a, rid If their tOattles. Tho
nsas,os,,~, tn.s, ~ frc ,,1.,,sL ,,r tha nrn.
ioeo'peta'al ah1o tho itamo%u.A .. tnp wy.
insurance business Of ti1o city that tho Home'
oyrt, A,uerIcnt,, md other COMPANIES maintain
h,otcrnve rra,t1n 1ncnts m honI,in thnIr s,,rnIns
business. They en,or into to Competition fur husi.
rets with brokers and outviu with tho1n In tho
competition for orcra. Nut lnng ago tho !,-
tbnc tntnpany nv was i, fhe n,"skot md uor"e
MytSslo tooK pIncS between 4 broksr,,9o. iir,n
luds dsey cu,lpnny TO nct.urb tt. Tho broker
ms,l III ,rh.". Ia, s - ~ $50 sh~ ,..,s,