The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-09

Private adviceS received in this city
yesterday from San Francisco indi-
cate that the differences between Ar
thur Il. Magill. general western agent
of the Home and Phoenix Insurance
companies. and the Pacific Insurance
union, to which was due the resigna-
ton of thai gentleman, submitted to
the directors of the union on Tuesday
afternoon, will be patched up on Mon
day. when another meeting of the
union will be held and a special COM
nlittee appointed to confer with Magill
will report. Should not such q move
be the case, however. it is highly prob
able that open warfare will be de-
clared and carried into the camp of
both factions. AS yet the local agen-
cieS of the Home and PHOENIX have
not received any further Instructions
than those already published in The
Herald and none will be forthcoming
until after the first of the week. Mean
while the business of the local branch
of the Pacific Insurance is carried on
as before and the policies of the Home
and Phoenix agencies pass through
his assessment for the quarter ending
with the year 1894, and as long as he
conforms with the rules of the union
his business will be received on the
same footing as that of the regular
members of the union. OF course,
should the .non-intercourse" clause go
into effect through a failure of the in
terested parties TO reach an agree
ment, then all connections between the
Home and Phoenix and the union
would be severed.
1t is said that one of the first moves
to be made by the union will be the
chastisement of Hugh Craig and Lam
ders, the pair which has laughed at
the fines imposed by the union and re-
fused to make any payments. The ar
raignment of these agents would evil
IDENTIFY placate Magill, for it would
mean that in the future the rules of
the organization were to be enforced
most thoroughly.
1.-The whole trouble with Magill,'
said a prominent underwater yester-
day, sis he is dissatisfied with the ac-
ton of the union in the cases of Lam
ders and Craig, who were fined for
breaking the rules, but whose fines
were suspended. He also accused
members of the union with treachery
in secretly giving higher commissions
than allowed by the rules. Again, 1
rules regarding branch agencies. The
rules allow such agencies only in GER
tain cities on the coast. At other
places a company's business is done
by a, broker. who is paid a salary or
fixed commission. The whole trouble
is that none of the insurance COM
panies are making any money and the
desire to get business is very keen.
There has been no money in the bust
ness in this country for the past fif-
teen years. OF all the British compan-
les doing business in the United
States only two made any money last
year. The Liverpool and London and
Globe, which does an immense bust
ness and has offices everywhere, made
less than 100000. 1 think a number
of companies will withdraw this year,
or change their general agencies so as
to reduce expenses. Some which now
have separate offices will place their
business with that of other companies
in the hands of a broker"
In his statements to the local agen-
cies, Mr.. Magill does not say that he
proposes to cut rates should the union
fail to enforce its rules, but he does
say that he proposes to maintain his
business against all opposition.
This rebating business is prevalent
all over the country, and in most Of
the western cities the agents are
taking measures of self-protection.
General Manager Stillman, of the
Pacific Insurance union has just as
sisted in the organization of a local
board Of underwriters at Portland.
This board will seek for the scalps of
all rebaterS.