The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17

The Jennings g. Game company yes
terday affixed their signatures to the
roll of membership of the Salt Lake
Board of Underwriters of which
Henry W Lawrence is president. This
practically makes the matter unani-
nous, as only one agency representing
board companies now remains outside
the local board, and it is confidently
expected that this agency will join the
"loyalS' on Monday. AT the meeting
of the board yesterday. MIR. Tyson
who is one among the several specials
who have been engaged in the pleasant
task Of turning down the cuts made
by the local agents in Ogden during
the recent war in rates there, made a,
brief address, stating the dissatisfac-
ton With which the companies viewed
the ruinous rates given by the Ogden
agents, and the decided measures be-
ing taken to take up the policies is
be the result Of cutting here or else
where, he said, and any sort of
guarantee" that the cuts would be
allowed to stand, was a manifest alb
Surdity. as the policies themselves
state that the companies reserve the
right to cancel at five days notice. and
further add that no officer or agent
can make any deviation in the terms
Of the policies.
The full list Of membership of the
Salt Lake organization is now as fol-
lows: Hugh Anderson. H. P G.
Coates, Conway & Donnellan. Chris
topher Delhi g. Co.. W. S Ferris & Co,
Heber j. Grant & Co., Harris 81 VIII
son, a. L. Jacobs & Co., Jennings &.
Game Co, H. w Lawrence, Moore &
Thomas. Rogers. Walker & Co, nv. e.
Smedley & Co., M. B. SoWles. Sprague.
Sharp q, Co., the ]. Q. Taylor corpora-
ton, Whittemore, Cooke & Co.. Wind
scr 81 Hudson. 3. s. Young and Young
& Fowler.
There vas no change in the local
insurance situation during the day and
the board agencies continue to meet
whatever cuts are made bv the out
siders. with the result that certain peo-
pie are already pretty sick of the
original bargain and would now very
| willingly cease all cutting and return
to the old rates of the Pacific Insur-
ance union if the loyal agencies would
only withdraw the non-intercourse
clause. This the latter are powerless
to do, however, inasmuch as the orders
are received from the coast and the
clause is being enforced throughout
the entire district, regardless of whom
it catches As was confidently ex-
pected would be the case. the enforce
ment of the non-intercour5e provision
Of the new constitution is having a
very great effect upon the business in
this city and it is but the question Of q
short time when the nom board com
panies will reach their limits and be
forced to do some tall hedging.
A circular was received by Ogder
agents Yesterday, from the Board OF
Underwriters at San Francisco, Civ,
ing authority to meet any reduction
that might be made by non-boarG
companies. This is as anticipated If
the Ogden column a few days ago
BY this order. the agents are prac
tieally authorized to cut rates indis
crimtnately, so as TO enable them tt
compete in every instance with non
board companies. This may mean E
lively rate war, should the non-boart
. companies remain steadfast In theiI
present status, and doubtless the con
flict for supremacy will be bitter
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