Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-12

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ear mmaimans Interests. Past and
Rreaeat, VITA = sIIght Glance
1nao the FataSe.
Ii order 70 give q reiiable reflex Of the
staaus Of business IN eeneEal IN Seattle,
. reporter waited a numher Of reliable
oitisens engaged IL various branches Of
tfads, and obtained statements from
than regarding their respective lines,
The fiFst place visited was The Insurance.
olies Of MsmEa. Taylor & Burns. Dur.
ine ne interview.
CAPTAINS v. q. TAYLOR
Said The insurance business a bet.
tsr than iasi yeAf or two years ago, bus
not 10 Rood In proportion "a three years
aRo. iaeooani for Il lie this cay. The
improved ofioisnoy Of our fna, excel
lens water works. increased namber Of
hyaxAnla and general appliances for
sxlln1uiahing IRE, together with the
email number q hroa and tiQht LOSSES,
al send % give oar people q feeling Of
aesaEil3, and hence they DO not carry
ne amouni o. insurance they otherwise
wuuiA.@
RepoEtes = Thsn, Captain, with An
these facilities yoa speak II. Why have
noe ne rates Of insurance bsea de-
Captain Taylor-The rates have baen
eQaaIiHod under the Pacific Uaion CON.
pact. lowered ea the better class az
rlak1 And raised 90 the poorer o. uaors
dAna0Foua class. There "a not reputa.
Die rempany on tbe coast not Ia the
oampace which regulates The rates Tor
NE taolhc Coast, and enahraaine pa.
kuea, New &exieo. Colorado, Montana.
Utah, oahfofaaa, Washington and
uteaeIt. Ihe hherAlily OF oar laws Ia
ne NaEIitorY regulating Ore insnraaeo
eompanies brings al the best oanpanies
IA he uofld here 10 do basinsas. Many
~ tnase ecmpanina. ewing 10 the nfoi
tfarY Laws 81 Oregon, ere not rspre
aoased ID that stats. We represent
tWtatY-tWo companiea, American and
tcreiRn. A are wouid hart seattle veFy
1eff9UalY, owing 30 The liaht tnsuranae
eaxtisd By most oitiaeaa and Business
stcoa Euuxa.
CasAieE Of Ne Puget sound National
hank, uas next called apon.s He said
buslneN generally during the past an
mnnt1e 6as Increased faily 30 per cens.
and she outlook is good Tor continued
pEeapesity. Thera are varioas causes
Tor Tbs cAAnge for tha better, amons
whtch l miRht mentian good errors.
eeoa nafeela. greater ocnfiaeuoe ~
Easlpln Reapie IL tha fasare q seattle.
ana the eeuaeqanul infiax pg Eastern
men and kAsteFn capital Basinesa &
81 = mere stable basis than formerly.
Oar merchants arr ell doing better
n1slnem eeneraiiy 4 hsiag eondnclsa
On : nrasr ba4is than ever BEFORE, and
business = n heaithisr state than Al
nny pegtea sinee TIE hoom. Capital 4
here nos eeekina iaVastmsa2 wAile
hefesetore inveslmeat was saekine can.
ilAA tbs present order % thinaa "a
reaeeed intefese and tie banks always
81 . better onslaaas uhsn tatsrsst i
lev than when q h kieh. A Low rate
q taaeEesf inefeasea sAe valuuae al
tfade. and the larEer TIE trsaa sha be-
W NE pralta. Ga the Whala, masl
nag ne peapss e seattle aFs = - oon'
nteill.,sd on he bright psoepees.
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esiAta haaineas 90 tina eitv. wea eaitsi
uuon for eama infafusliar II sfmt ffns
81 eoalaNss. Heaaid;
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tha oeaA Investments = peraan ean
make, provided e hays dsSifsbIa rrsrs-
efty and aesa noa pay to uaasa tor a
kakt1G my exg4FteRca faF the casa s{shs
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have desigahle paece q propertV ven
can AiUayA Feait2a o. a. IAe hsow
dugtne tHc2 Was Il . nas4safe 4 aisasles
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