The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-18
The Egis and Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, January Is, 1884.
HARTFORD GAMERS.
The Insurance Question Warehouses
to be Built.

The Insurance Question Warehouses
to be Built.
An adjourned meeting of Hartford county can
ners and of others interested In the business was
held ut the Court House. Bel Air, on Saturday,
diver President of the former meeting, MIR. John
Il. kutledge, Vice President, presided, with w.
The chairman asked if any dele cations from the
Gamers associations OF the county were present,
but no response was made nor were any of the
Baltimore city Gamers at the meeting.
The reports of committees on canning house
insurance and warehouses were called for. Mr.
surance committee present. He had no formal
report to make, but stated that the committee
tuition, which had been published.
Mr.. Geo. Il. Silver said the committee had
advised all the Gamers who are insured in the
Hartford company to withdraw from it and place
their insurance elsewhere. The Executive Com
mittee of the Hartford company had ordered all
LIST of January The members of the company
al their annual meeting revoked the action of the
executive committee and placed Gamers on the
same basis they are in foreign companies
Gamers however, still have cause to protest.
The mutual company should give us lower rates
than stock company, as the latter is organized
tn make money and the mutual company is not.
He did not think the rates of insurance just. He
admitted that the risk on canning houses in
tive operation is greater than ordinary, and can
ners are willing to pay sufficient premium to
cover the risk, but after work ceases canning
houses and canned goods are safer than ordinary
farm property. The insurance companies are not
sufficiently acquainted with the nature of canning
hou.e risks, and the agents of first class compan-
les ought to be invited TO make personal inspec-
ton. He thought they would then be willing to
Insure canning properly s a. lower rates NJ
ford and the Baltimore county companies is
that they will only insure canning property to the
amount OF $1,000, when Gamers sometimes wan t.
ell S20,0O0 insurance. TO effect this they are obg-
cd to go into foreign companies. He was oppos-
ed to paying a high rate of insurance in mutual
company and giving note liable to assessment.
Tn motion OF Mr.. Silver the resolution of the
insurance committee, recommending Gamers to
withdraw from the Hartford company was endors-
ed. On his motion, also, Messrs. Geo. Il. Silver,
Jas. s. Chenworth and DIR. G.. A. Rutledge were
appointed a committee to invite insurance agents
to examine canning house risks and endeavor to
mike some terms with them.
Mr.. }. Fred. Crew said Gamers should insure in
the Hartford company, if possible, and asked that
its officers be included in the invitation. 1t was
replied that the action of that company could not
he changed until 1885.
REPORT OF THE WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE.
Mr. John K. hutledge, chairman of the ware
that warehouses be established at central points
along the lines Of railroads in Hartford county
The report was adopted.
Mr. Janney said he had visited Mr. Roberts Pre-
sdent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. but he was
sick and could not be seen. He had written him
on the subject but the reply was full of railroad
talk, and nothing was said on the subject of his
communication. He was assured, however, that
satisfactory terms could be made with the rail-
roads
Mr. P. l.. Hopper said he had seen Vice. Presi-
dent Spencer, of the Baltimore and Ohio, who
Spencer said the Baltimore and Ohio would at
least give the land at its stations for the ware
houses and put in the necessary switches. Mr..
Spencer said he considered the canned goods
traffic of Hartford county desirable, and the Ball
timore and Ohio meant to have 1t.
The committee was declared to be too large
for effective work and was discharged. A
committee consisting of George L. Silver, Murray
Vandiver, Major A. M. Hancock, j.. II. Janney
and J. X. Rutledge, was appointed to take the
warehouse matter in hand procure charter for
company and receive subscriptions to the capt.
tai stock.
Mr.. Janney said the committee had adopted the
Baltimore Warehouse Companys charter, with
offered to build all the warehouses needed, but
he would prefer to see the management of the
company in the hands of the packers. The stock
he guaranteed would pay 20 per cent. ware
house that will hold 600 cases will cost So 900 TO
build: The image and outage alone, he claimed,
would bring in 5000 a year. In year like the
past the warehouses would be filled zen times Mr..
Janney produced subscription paper and invit-
ed the Gamers present to take stock. A num-
Der of them signed their names
Mr.. Janney urged packers to take the stock
not they must not afterwards say it was gobbed
thought, would give lower rates on canned goods
stored In warehouses;, and packers could raise
money on them if they wanted to.
discussion ensued as to where the warehouses
Chenworth, Chas. A. McCiaw and John W Car
ter participated. Mr.. Janney said that matters
would have to be left to the directors. but pack
ers might rest assured they would be built at the
most convenient points.
rupr,pIrp oNr,N
Tba chairman stated that tho Cannaa cooas
Exchange Of Roltimore had annointnd n commit
tee To- ask Congress to allow rebate on ali fin
used in the manufactIIre Of cans FOR food and
SUGGESTED the appointment Of committee Nv thus
meeting to co-operate with that committee ''
MIR Ghenworth Thought REDUCTION of the dutv
IN lin now would still fnrthar rIanraoiata ~
nrices If canned goods on hand Alter he n ,o
sent stock ia sold he would favor the nroiect
Mr.. j. Fred Crew favored the appointment of
the committee Mr. Janney wanted The rnhote
made to the canmakers. who would then be en-
abled to sell cans cheaper.
Mr. =. L. Hopper said he had received n circular
from the Pittsburg Tin Plate Association, urging
Gamers o oppose reduction of duty on tin. He
had replied asking If they would cooperate with
Gamers in getting a rebate on tin used for cans
and keeping the duty on other kinds of tin, but
the association had declined the proposition.
1t was resolved to cooperate with the Bati-
more Canned Goods Exchange in securinga re-
bate on tin. The following committee was APP