The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-12

Mann d Wilson, general agents of the
Lancashire, Glrard, st. Paul, Agricultural
and Teutonia companies, all of which are
in the compact, had parted company with
their city agents, Louis Hagan & Co., in
compliance with a rule of the board. But
the Hagans would not be outdone, so they
made arrangements with the Phoenix Com
pany of Hartford, powerful non-union
corporation and retaliated by cutting for
mer business 60 per cent.
at is not fight of the Phoenix Com
pany," said Louis Hagan. 1--WE will write
dwelling-houses at so per cent.
Some time since Mr. Mann, of Mann &
w llson, informed US we had no right to
leave their office and associate ourselves
with other union companies without his
consent, which he would not give. A rule
OF the compact fOrbids one member from
employing man from another members
office without mutual consent. Owing to
the unsettled condition of things we did
not want to bind ourselves to any one
office. We had been city agents many
years for Mann d Wilson's companies, and
when informed we were not at liberty to
withdraw our business, we tried to make
arrangements with the Phoenix Company
and found that Mann had forestalled US by
requesting the agent of that company not
to arrange with US.
Last Thursday he told US he wanted a
reply to proposition to take our business
and make US salaried canvassers. This we
refused to give. Upon returning to the
office we were notified that our registers,
which give a synopsis Of our business had
been removed by Mann & Wilson on the
plea that they belonged to them after per-
hitting US to make our entries and put our
business secrets in the books for years On
al i
celved circular from Mann d Wilson
stating we were no longer connected with
them, and next day this circular fol-
lowed
Referring to policies of insurance of the Ian
cashire ms. Co., st. Paul ms. Co., Girard
T ms +on Co. AGRICULTURAL o,d ms Co. and
issued by Louis Hagan & Co, formerly
city agents, please be good enough to call upon
US or await call from representative from
this office before taking any action whatever
regarding such policies, as Louis Hagan & Co
are nolonger connected with these companies
Yours very truly, MANN d WILSON,
General Agents.
reply:
To Our Customers: We have retired as city
agents of Mann 81 Wilson's companies, and
from this day on become member of the firm
OF Hagan Bros. This Will enable US 10 give you
any and all advantages that NAV present them
selves. Under the old auspices we were unable
to properly protect our customers. All out
standing accounts must be paid to US. We
thank you for the good will you have always
extended US and hope TO merit your confidence
in the future. Yours respectfully,
LOUIS HAGAN & Co.
GAS an interesting sequel Mann & Will
son forced brother of this firm to leave
his desk in their Office and go after all our
business at any rates. They even gave
him authority to make a cut of rs per
cent on the Blythe estate frame buildings,
and to take Baldwin Hotel risks at 1 per
cent, where it used to be 81 to 5 per cent
When told by friends of this action we
decided to cut on residence property 90 per
cent, but recognized the fact that the other
class of risks is not worth such desperate
efforts"
Mann & Wilson stated that they had to
give Hagan 81 Co. the option of coming
into their office as Salaried men on an in
come equivalent to commission made as
city agents. This was in accordance with
rule of the board abolishing city agents
and making them salaried employees.
"Messrs Hagan & Co. declined to give
up their agency and had to withdraw
said Mr.. Mann. THE registers did not be-
long to them nor to US either, but to the
companies we represent, and it has been
decided by courts repeatedly that agents
have no claim upon the registers.
AS for cutting rates we shall protect our
business against their opposition, no mat
ter how low the CUT