The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-06
TO AM END TIL E RULE Els.
THE TARIFF ASSOCIATIONS RE-
PLY TO THE COTTON MEN.

General Manager Deane's Letter to
the Savannah Committee-The Stor-
age Restriction Adhered to, but a
Modification in the Receipt and De-
livery Feature of Policies-Further
Notifications Asked For.
The cotton mon are little nearer solu-
ton of their differences with the South
eastern Tariff Association. Last week
MesSrs. Deane and McIlwain were here on
behalf of the association to confer with a
committee of the cotton men, and as re-
suit of the conference the tariff association
has made some concessions. 1t has not
receded from it's restriction Of 1000 bales to
compartment, but it has modified its rule
somewhat as TO the receipt and delivery
feature, as the following letter to the cotton
committee, from General Manager Dean,
received yesterday, will show:
MANAGER DEANE's LETTER.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept g. 1885
MessrS. r. D. BlOodWorth, r. NJ Farley and
Malcolm Mdciedn Committee, Savannah,
Go.
DEAR SIRs: am instructed by the executive
committee of the Southeastern Tariff Associa-
ton to say to you gentlemen that the associa-
ton agrees TO amend Jn6 COTTON form OF
policies as per inclosed addition to go on the
present form of orders for the use of Savannah.
The committee could not see their way clear to
changing or modifying the guarantee clause,
but after full consideration concluded to grant
your request for what is known as
the vicinity clause" You will
notice that the clause has streets aud
platforms substituted in place of vicinity the
word vicinity" being held TOO indefinite in an
insurance contract, and that the storing of cot
ton on streets and~-en the platforms at night is
prohibited, although such cotton is under the
protection of separate insurance it would never
theless add additional risk to the warehouses,
which is not contemplated by the rate fixed by
the association for the warehouses
have notified Mr.. Screven to inform the local
underwriters, and that all existing policies can
be Endorsed to cover policies on streets and plat
forms.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for your many
General Manager.
THE MODIFIED CLAUSE.
The clause iuclosed in the above letter,
and to which the latter refers, is as follows:
Between the hours of O'Clock a. M and 8
o'clock p. m. daily this insurance covers cotton
while being received and delivered on the plat
forms and streets adjoining the above described
property. Warranted by the assured that no
cotton shall be placed on the platforms or
streets Immediately in front of any door or exit,
and that no cotton shall be left on the platforms
or streets between the hours of O'Clock p. IN.
and O'Clock a. IN.
In reply to the above ruling Mr. Blood
worth, chairman of the cotton committee,
said that he replied asking for a slight
modification of the above clause, 50 that the
last sentence will read as follows, the itali-
cised words containing the modification
asked:
Warranted by the assured that no cotton
shall be placed on the platforms or streets i'm
mediatey in front of any door or exit, and that
no cotton shall be left on the platforms or
streets ,oithin tloenty feet of a tearehotse be-
tween the hours of p m. and a. m.
Mr. Bloodworth said yesterday that this
is desirable as a protection for shippers
where cotton has been turned out for de-
livery, and if the buyer cannot reach it, it
has TO stay out all night. 1t is hoped by the
cotton men that the amendment will be
accepted by the Southeastern Tariff Asso-
citation.