Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-25
INSURANCE TARIFFS.
THE EsoUrHEAsTERH ASSOCIATION HERE
TO DISCUSS THEM.
Proceedings OF Their Session at the Ex-
change Hotel Yssterday-Dele-
gates Present

The Southeastern Tariff Association met
at the Exchange Hotel in annual session
yesterday morning At 10 O'Clock.
The ORGANIZATION.
This ASSOCIATION IL composed OF the re-
presentatves Of insurance companies doing
business in the states OF North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama,
and the annual convention is held in
different city each year.
The object OF the association is to arrange
tarih rates and commissions to local agents.
TWO SESSIONS.
There were two sessions yeslerday-one
at 10 O'Clock in the morning and the other
pt O'Clock In the aiternoon-snd the daY
was nanly occupied in hearing the reports
OF the president, Livingston Minis, Secfe-
tary Charles {. Fleming. aud ComT act
Manager W. ID. Deane-all OF Atlanta
Committees were appointed for the work
to come before the association.
TODAY.
A meeting will be held again this morning
at 10 o'clock, and II IL not likely that the as
sociatiou will adjourn before tomorrow.
DELEGATES.
Tbsre are foriy-one companies repre-
sented, some having several delegates.
Mr.. ". ID. Deane, a former citizen Of
Richmond but now Of Atlanta, is an officer
OF tn. association.
Several OF the delegates drove around the
city TO the places OF interest yesterday.
DELEGATES.
The following gentlemen are In attend
ance upon the meeting:
John ". Price. Atlanta. Ga. William A. Buck.
Mobile; Charles +. Pendergsst, Savannah; j.
:. Middleton, Charleston ). d. Bradford. Allan
"a ; Edward A. Swain, New YORK Undervriters'
Agency II. W. COok, Orient Insurance Compa-
ny, Hartford, Conn j. B. Ezell, Columbia; :.
\. Tuiicr, Charleston: Charles f. DON,
Atlanta; william c. Coast Columbus, Ga: II.
q. Stockdell. Atlanta; j. a. kaines. Atlanta;
Edward :. Gay, Atlanta J. Monroe ogden, Ma
con William A. Cooke, Atlanta A. @. Nell
waine. Atlanta D. G. Campbell. Atlanta Id
gar :. Wilson nacou Kstford hrcih, Atlanta
j. c. Hunter, Atlanta; W. +. Proleau.
Selma: Clarence Knowles, Atlanta; George
". Dewey, GOdsboroi; George h. MGrEs,
New ork: z. b. Boyd. louisville; Colonel j.
o. Young. Louisville: ICung y. Allison, Louis
Vile. Thomas +. Goofgtch. Now York; r. j.
Watson, Providence, u. l. ; L. iitrhhold. New
York William i. Kelley. Philadeph phia: Thomas
| II. Montgomery, Philadelphia G. G. Little.
| New York John e. Whuner Atlanta: ". II.
Daniel, Savannah ; tnomas tRieston. A.
! lsnta Hutsou Ice, Charleston; William WADE,
Savannah Henry T.. koos, Marietta, "a. J.. NJ.
| Tucker, Colum bus. Miss; Livingston Wins,
| Atlanta; Clarence +. Low, New Orleans; W. y.
| DangaiX, Birmingham N. Lewis hewcs, Balti-
| more 4 W. Dold. Toronto l.. II. Jones, Sell
ma W. T. Chapin and W. d. Deane, Atlanta !:
| l.. X Warren, Augusta T.. c. Brush. Richmond (;
Garrett Brown. New Orleans: l.. T. Gchlort, Bod-
! ton J. y. Moore. Baltimore; colonel Thomas g.
! Poyton, Richmond: {. IT, Pcs.. Horny Douglass.
George +. Sheldeu. and J.iiroy Bsayan. hew
! York. John T. Dudley and i. H. Mitcael, Hart
| iori: W q. Hawks. Atlanta James \. thomas,
Nashville; j. 4. POlak, Dallas, Texas; a. b. An
| dreEs. Ailnnta: VI. Franklin, New York;
| Simeon Faby. Nov Orleans: Jalnes a. an
| Cloves. New YORK: =. Y. Weed. New hork; i. O.
| Aheld. New York; George q. Bodwen. Boston
| william p. BauRham. Washington. y. g.; j. W.
| j. Churchill, Richmond; l.. y. Clarke, New
| York stephenson II. Walsh, New YORK Henry
I W Alley, Petersburg; Charles Z. WORKMAN,
Richmond: Kdwin G.. Sieceis Columbia; ]. l.
| Hay, kaleigh; John p. kennoy, Raleigh; ID. y.
| Walker. Richmond; K. +. opsncer, Columbus,
| Ca. 4: Alfred Bowel, Philadelphia; James ii.
Southgate, Durham, and Charles c. Fleming,
Atlanta
LEGIsLA ALTON AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The following is an extract from the ad-
| dress VI President Livingston Minis:
| should be happy . report that since your
| last meeting there mad been an ahat mcnt IN
the hostility Of state legislatures against insu-
! rance companies, AMI that nethihs 10 your
Il
| sessions. There Is no improvement H7'p'e'
An effort was made in Alabama to increase
tho license TO y2)J as Tor foreign companiea, but
sont6 Carolina declined 70 pass tho valued
| poii.v law but made tho Ncene0 $50 for the on
ire State In liou Of fee Of s. for each agent ~
| before.
! North Carolina gives outside companies no.
| cOmplying with her lave. with which her citi-
zsas may deal privilege OF sendiHe their adjust
| ers into tho state 10 adjust Losses unframed.
| While Georgia. always dilufding e8ciiemeht, Z,
| has pending D,fore her Legislature the fol-
! lowing:
4 Bill 10 b, cniiled an Actto PrSrcnt Pools or COM
| bindft0ns by or among Insurance C0mpdhcs, d"d
10 Prorids a ReHafdy Iherstor.
Section l. +, ii e1dcted bV The General AssSfnbiy
Of the Sfa,s n Georgia That from and after the
passage Of this act, Whenever 10 shall appear 10
! the COmptrolef-Gen et-occi0 Insurance
| Commissioner that any insurance company
/ doing business Ia this state has made or entsted
| into any contract agreement, ccmbinalOu, pool.
| or other arrangement with any ono or more
| other insurance companies Tor tho purpose or
! that may have the enec: 70 prevent Or lesse n
! free competition in the business OF lneusnce
/ within this state, thcn and ia that event the
! ComptrOlier-Ge neral Aforesaid shall revoke the
license OF such company. and the same snail not
] be again Issued until such contract. agreement.
| combination. pool, or other arrangement shall
! be cAncelle dissolved, or made null aud void,
and this fact made 70 appear by the sworn state
ment Of the president or chief officer Of such in
surauce company and hlod with the Comptroller
| General
Section repesls conflicting laws.
WHO BEAR THE BURDENS.
| Ihad the honor TO appear before the Judiciary
| Committee, TO which IL is referred, prepared, !
| thought. with facts and arguments 20 convince
! then not only that the bill should not become
| n law but to call forth their united condemnE-
! ton against the hard-heart0i party who intro
/ I mink m nile Of Irrgs and Ugper9
! Of reference formidable. not 10 mention sug-
| gestYe roll Of manuscript induced tho commit
! tee 10 postpone consideration untll me adjourn
| ed term in July. Ny speech IS a the service OF
| nv successOr unless. as doubt not will be the
case, no should feel able 10 make a much better
| one.
Though so papAble, the fact will not be &c
| cepted by legislatures that all burdens imposed
! on insurance companies are indirectly taxes GU
| the people that each additional charge or IL
| cense. whether BY stAta. county. or muncipal-
! ity, must necessarily euter into and increase the
! prerniuns Ot insurance, and Ia tho cnd % borne
/ by them. The bill. though aiming 10 abolish
! this association within the State OF Georgia, Is
| one that for many reasons, indeed on every nc-
| count and especially as concerns me pubic,
| even as apart from any Interest TO Insurance
companies. should-as doubt not u will be-de-
| ieated.
COTTON INSURANCE.
An argument fsyoring this early annual meet
! ing was that any required legislation IN regard
! to cotton insurance might DO had sufficiently
| soon 10 give full notice 70 cotton operators anl
warehousemeu before the opening OF tho market
| season. Apart from a com plant Of the compa-
| ME. doing the largest business OF this
! character, that the rates OF so-called best
! risks, on account OF hazard Intrinsic In
the cotton Itself. we're too low, no special COM
| plant or request for change OF policy forms -
! rates has come 10 us. You are aware, however,
! % the action Of the Executive Committee Az
thorizug companies that desire TO do so 10 issue
! policies without the marine clause 10 railroads
! and COMPRESS companies for account OF rail-
| roads covering the liability OF the railroads as
! common carriers on cotton held by them boi
| shipment or COMPRISING.
| Nh cOUp0<sy NANCHfsTFR