The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-13
SECRETARY TUPPER's LETTER.
He Writes to the Savannah Committee
in a ConciIiatorv Mannar.

in Conci1iatory Manner.
Mr. S Y. Upper. secretary Of the
Southeastern Tariff Association. has re-
piled to the letter of Mr.. W. G. Cam.
chairman of the citizens committeeon in
surance investigation, of a few days since.
Chairman Cams letter which was
published in full in the MORNING News.
requisite a conference with the ofcers
of the Southeastern Tariff Association on
the sub ect of insurance conditions in Sa-
vannah
Secretary Tupper's letter is in very
pleasant and COncillatOry spirit He ex-
presses himself as desiring to reach an
amicable and early solution of the diner
ence between the Tariff Association and
the citizens as to the relative risk and
cost of insurance at this point The re-
quest for conference, he SAYS. will be
brought before the executive board of the
association as soon as d quorum can be
got together, a majority of the members
OF the board, at present, being absent
from Atlanta.
1T is noted with interest and satisfac-
ton, says Mr.. Topper that such rep
resentative and intelligent committee has
been appointed, and we share with YOU
the belief that the interest represented by
us IS Identical with that of Che city gov
eminent"
On the subject of the position of the
business men of the city in regard to the
increased rates and the cause ALLEGED
Tor the increase referred to in Mr.. Cams
letter, Secretary Upper says
With view of correcting some Of the mis-
apprehenSiOns which your committee seem
70 e laJorlng under, we Cesire to say that il
Is lmpossi lie for US to judge Of the values of
hre DEL ailments except by the result ofthe
work they perform. We have made no IDLE
charges against any one connected with your
department, but have simply weighed It's
inefficient.
1t is not our province to point out wherein
It's management is defective but when we
can snow from our experience during the
past decade that the losses have been abpor.
mally high, we claim the companies repre-.
scented by us, at least. entitled to a better
tarit than at other points where the record
has been good. Insurance COMPANIES make
more money in cities rated upon a standard
laSlS than they do at Savannah Norfolk and
jacksonville, rated upon d higher classified
tlon ana with Tad record against them.
Every member of our committee would
gladly see removed the additional 25 cents if
the Department. efficiency is demonstrat d.
AS Tar back as March, 1889, our records
snow that the fire department and water sup
ply OF YOUR city was considered inefficient,
and although the water supply has leeu in
Creased since then and the department con
sideraDly augmented by the purchase of ad-
dtlonal apparatus the fact remains that the
small mains haTe not been increased in size,
ana the department, for ONE cause has not
Deen aDle TO successfully cope with many
hreS which have SUI sequently occurred.
While not anticipating action of the meet
ing OF our committee, we can assure YOU that
there is no prejudice whatever In this matter
so Tar as we are concerned, and we are pre-.
pared al all times to meet the citizens of
savannah and your committee in a spirit Of
FAIRNESS ana upon such business plane as
VIII most promptly yield satista, tory results,