The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-19

General Manager MasiN, of the
Home and Phoenix, late last pight
notified Resident Agent Sinclair that
the Board of Fire Underwriters of the
Pacific had just suspended the non-in-
teEeourse clause of the new eonstitu-
tioAaS until further notice. Just how
tlIsy viii affect the local situation IS,
of course, for the future alone TO make
plain, but there are those who predict
that it means an early cessation of
hostilities. The virtual boycott has
been looked upon as the most Tor
nidable weapon in the hands of the
board and its suspension PROBABLY
means that OIagill is to be consolidated
and viii Join the membership of the
board. at any rate. it is looked upon
as an extremely fortunate thing for
the non-union companies as it viii per-
init Of a property owner holding poll
cisss in board and non-board companies
on the same risk. Under the nOn-in-
tercOurSe provision the outsiders We're
being pretty thoroughly squeezed
This change in front is looked upon by
many insurance people as handwriting
on the wall, meaning a, general adjust
tnent.
Members of the Salt Lake Board of
Fire Underwriters were feeling pretty
JubLant last evening, the cause being
the passing of AIessrs. Cannon
brothers within the fold Of the local
compact and their promise to refrain
from the fracture Of union rules in the
future. This makes the regular local
insurance agencies practically q unit
on the matter of rate cutting, there be
ing now out but four Salt Lake agents
and these are all representatives Of
non-bOard companies. At the regular
daily meeting held during the after
noon some very encourag ing reports
We're presented and it was fully shown
that the board companies have the
whip hand, although 1t is true some
VeEs freckless cuts are being made by
theFoutSideTs. These cuts are daily
growing less in volume, however. and
IT is generally conceded that the end is
very near
The Home and Phoenix combination
Is the only aggressive non-board con-
Germ doing business in the CITY. the
continental having practically retired
from the rate cutting field. The re-
fusal Of Cannon Brothers to accept the
agency OF the Home and Phoenix
makes the fifth local refusal which
those companies have received. 1t is
said in insurance circles that much of
the credit for the unionizing of Cannon
Brothers was due to Robert Tyson.
special agent Of the German American.
who is in the city for the purpose of
assisting in the adjustment of affairs
here.
All Of the stores on the northeast
corner OF Main and Second South
streets. at which point the fire Of sey-
eral nights ago ragged with extreme
ferceness. are now closed to the re-
ception Of business. on account of the
adjustment of the fire losses. Which is
now in progress. It is estimated by
the people On the inside that at least
The remainder of the present week viii
be consumed in the figuring and ne
gotiationS for a settlement although
II is possible that the CLASSIFY loss NAV
be adjusted within the next few days
and probably that of Sam Levy also,
but it will require considerable time to
make the calculations on the Lipman
& .NVallerstein stock. The four ad-
justers who have the matter of set
tlement in hand, went to work in earn
est yesterday morning and will push
the appraiSementS as fast as possible
h&Eiasby and Levy stocks are now
Undec appraisement, while that con-
tanned in the store of Lfpman & Wal
ierstein is being carefully checked
over
AT first there was some talk Of rails
Eng a question as to the origin of the
fire. for the purpose Of if possible, IN
earthinS the people who might have
held a grudge against any of the mer-
chants doing business on the corner
and been willing to play even by set
ting fire to one of the stores. But it
is very evident that the investigation,
q, eaade, would come to naught, and
the insurance companies which were
on the risks, will make no contest, hut
en the other hand, will make free pay
ment as soon as the amount of the
loss is ascertained. All Of the experts
who have examined the premises are
at sea regarding the location of the
seat of the conhasraion and its man
ner of starting. Some have suggested
combustion in the 5toreroom Of the
drug store, while others have the opin-
ion that either the gas or the electric
light was responsible for the blaze. 1t
is highly probable that the truth of
the matter viii remain in darkness.