Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-16
IocaI Fire Insurance Agents of
the State Meet at Waco
nuTGROWTH OF DALLAS CLUB.
n.,-:.sa Provoked by the Report Of the
Committee on Credentials.
wi, rcoIest That None bnt Strictly Local
agents be Admitted to Membership
Defeated Opposition to the
Dallas Club,


~. Waco board OF underwriters to form
- .,..-.- .l..rion for the mutual benefit and
''5-...-rraur Of the interests of the local
s-r-- throughout the state. The main
-. OBJ: The Gathering was the action of the
l,.r.....e alton formed ut Dallas on April 18th
off... INSURANCE club which is composed of
.a...r and General agentS.representiug fifty
r-..-. insurance companies doing business
f.. ale The Dallas club met and
.f.r... .u irou-cIad agreement that they
r,...I NOT r,av their local agents more than
r-...r....t commission on any business and
IL. ...f.tluu drew UD the following pledge
,,f.f. r Was intended to compel each local
..-.r.. ID. fi.,. state to sign or he would lose
lsrowfauE.
.H.uv give my assurance that | will
moi represent any company, either directly
~ indirectly. hat pays me higher rate of
rrmu-g-lfiUu. in any form. on any class of
frsg.-7. 'hau - per cent of the net
r.r..- INN Uf said company at my agency.
a.,. .... up- conduct business in any agency
rr.aaf... " mere any company paving more
.I.r. Do lrr cent commission IS represented.
T- giving tHis assurance / understand that
r ,u., uot require Inc 10 relinqliSh the
;-sn.. TO-. amy company ! now represent
.r..- heretofore may have paid me a higher
r..-..#. compensation than II per cent; pro
t.t.. the business of such company in my
..r. n-r after IS conducted strictly on
,4. ID r.r cent basis. ! also understand
flat r. would he Il violation of my honor to
T,..a.. .a directly or Indirectly. from any
rna.r uuw or hereafter to be repre-
s-r.r. me- I'm the form Of commission or
other neusation-whetber OF Office rent,
le.. hire. brokerage solicitors fees, or
valuable Gifts from amy such company, or
.r.. ag. Co.. is representatives, whether in
their personal or representative capacities
which. iu The aggregate, shall exceed l.
per cent commission, Us above specified; re
SERVING fur right to revoke this understand
ia- b. gIliug sixty days notice. in writing,
go rarl company represented by me. =
The .orH agents. TO a certain extent, re-
belief against this, out some of them were
forced 30 sign To retain their means of
livelihood The Waco board met, and
the following was adopted and embodied in
ara- .rat throughout the state, the re-
sui Of which is this meeting:
Whereas in a multitude of counSelS
lt.u $ WISDOM and
.Naere1S- We see on all sides around US
farmers. physicians, bankers, druggists,
travelling men ana others. meeting and
orr ling clubs. associations and other
similar bodies; and,
Whereas. we, the undersigned. local fire
INSURANCE.. agents of Waco. Tex. learn that
-.a"s S. desire on the part of Il majority
O. -.. .u..L agents of this state to organize
@ '.... opposed of members of that pro-
f>-l. which will provide for meetings
a.. g. general interchange of ideas and
/. ...r-. alt, comparison of experience in
matters prlaiuing TO the local fire insur-
-H.f' AGENCY business: therefore, be it
Resolved. that cordial invitation is
.alru, extended TO all local fire insurance
l-,.'- oi IeNas 10 meet IN convention in
ID. SIR, at Waco, on Monday, June 10, 1891,
'.r'H" purpose OF discussing and providing
...ls '..r q state association of local fire
.r."e agents: and. be it therefore fur
-.,- vrf. that a copy of this preamble
d. rr- ulions be sent 10 every local agent
.-"-a'H whose address is obtainable,
a.t 'nn the daily papers be requested TO
a.--,. same
ORGANIZATION.
On a--nmblmg this morning, Mr.. John G.
l'nar aas called TO the chair and Tom o.
5r.t -errrtary.
I.. following committees were APP
n. Du rrcdentials-C. NJ. Guinard
..-'ou. chairman; j. n. Morrow of
"a. IT, &. Hughes of Meridian, p. l..
MN"r DO. Temple. B. f. Weems of HOus-
'. I.t kngraff Of Denison.
%. ornament organiZation-A. 3. Nc
XIV. rop, chairman; J. G. Bate of
.. D. J.. Palmer Of Lockhart, W. V.
. NH'o, -. ID. Scudder Of San An
Il NOTION was made that none but local
p" reported as officers Of the organ
.- Ruled out of order
'n.H-- "a~ rhen taken for thirty min
nos ?" -anw he committee on credentials TO
..'..
CREDENTIALS.
OBJ resembling the committee IN cre-
....- r.uoIted siyty-three names as en-
.'. . ..ngr,ar1uaut t6ev also renrasen+inp |
,.-r... uraNfss Tho committee also .rrrnrn-
...r.. that none I'M strictIv Local auants |
e a.Ir. 'rI Ia membership.
d" ..mmendati-n caused considerable !
UT Ntuu9er OF Gan ANTONIO De-
ID, l- I!oeFai' ne dlu not want 10 |
Tug WIN closed doors. lie also
' "oulu ne barred from member
- I'Ioilllhehuatlon carried as ne
.''-Gr oil company as wen as a |
re .aid mat rs long as ms |
ftCos ized nm as a local agent |
1u "ih!Seh ehlllieu 10 MEMBER
- F. .'"fr onered an amendment 10 the |
ne committee STRIKING out the
~, .''4' ION. |
~. --1'A OF Bastrop onered an amend
.-' amendment ihilI no general OF
.-. "-.Ht VINO participated IN the IS
.... ' NJ Tie iron-cLad agreement drawn up !
'.-ds cluo, be admitted to member
---S pronoked More discussion: Inc
was called 10 form an organization |
.t.a. purposes Us well as TO light the
.i..' ana the time Tor the hght mad
"-'.Feu- The amendment was tabled.
.-''cuoergoi Galveston explained the
..>- GA that his local board had of the |