Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

from the exorbitant charges incurred by them for insurance, large number of the lumber manufacturers of the south determined early in 1895 on the formation of mutual insurance organization. On the 18th of February. 1895. an act was passed by the general assembly of Ala bama and approved. entitled "an act to incorporate the Southern Lumber Fire association of Birmingham, Ala, and to define its rights, and powers and fran chises," the ninth section of said act pro- viding that no organization shall be had under this charter by the members there of until they have secured, bona fide. in writing contracts for insurance to the amount of not less than $200,0O0."
 The following concerns accordingly agreed and pledged themselves to make contracts with the company upon its or ganization for a period of twelve months for the amounts set opposite their names and bound themselves to pay for such in- surance at the rate of premium fixed by the Southeastern Tariff association:
 McMillan Cypress Co. Mobile. Ala $2 300 Mobile Spoke and Handle Factory, Mo -oo F. C. Turner & Co.,, Mobile. Ala =. 250O Yellow Pine Lumber Co.,. Mobile, Ala. E. 25oo Yellow Pine Lumber Co., Yellow Pine. Q -oo Stewart & Butt. Mobile Ala. =. ..... l,50o Savage & Morris, Mobile, Ala. ..... ...... 2,500 Gull. City Shingle Manufacturing O., -oo Mobile Lumber Co, Mobile, Ala ........ 25OO Dixie Mill Co.,. Mobile, Ala. ............. 2500 Hicronymus Bros, Mobile. Ala. 2500 The Gilbert Manufacturing Co, Mobile, .ao Hubbard Bros, Mobile. Ala. ......... S5SS 25SS Jordan Lumber Co.,. Mobile, Ala. 2500 Geist & Co., Pollard Ala. 1000 Pollard Mil CO. Pollard. Ala: ........... l,5oO Escambia Lumber Co, Pollard. Ala. .... 2,500 The Peters Lumber Co, Alec, Ala; 25oo Dunham Lumber Co.,. Durham. Ala. .... 2,500 Milner, Caldwell & Flowers Lumber -oo Tallapoosa Lumber Co., Macon county,
 vesaVius Lumber O.. Montgomery. -'O'0 Tallapoosa Lumber Co. Fillmore county, . sistnunk Jordan Taiiassee. Ala. 2 2SoO George L. Smith Manufacturing Co.,,
 WadSw9Tth M C9 M9ntdg0meftgy Ala SS Louis V. Clark x Co., Birmingham, Ala. 2,500 Southern Supply Co. Birmingham, Ala. 2.5O0 Dean & King. Birmingham, Ala. 1000 Hawkins Lumber Co.,, Birmingham,
 carbolineum Wood Preserving & Man. -''0'
 ufacturng Co.,, Handsboro, Miss. 1000 New Venice Manufacturing Co.,, Scran- o. Farnsworth s1; f' Lumber Co., Scranton, -'0'' Moss Point Lumber Co.. C. Moss Point, ' ~. Lake Miiis, Moss Point. Miss 2soS Gulf Red Cedar O., Greenville, Ala. 2eoo Brdewell & Co, Ponchatoula, La....... 1,500 Jarnette & Co.,, Hyde, La............... 1,500 East Union Mills Independence, La. :. 1000
 La.............. ...s.... ................ 25OO c. E. Dunn, saw mill, Tickfaw, La. 2000
 Miss. s.......,... .......... .............. 2,5OO J. J. White, saw mill, Lumberton, Miss 2500
 Miss. ~ .s....... ................ 25oO J. J. White, blaming mill. McComb City,
 Hickson X Co., Poplarsviile, Miss. .... 25OO J. J. Newman Lumber Co.,. lumber, Hat
 tiesburg. Miss. ...... .......: .:......:. 2.5OO J. J. Newman Lumber Go, saw mill
 Hattiesburg. Miss. ............ 2500 J. S. Blackburn, Hattiesburg, Miss. 25O0 B, l.. Lowery, saw mill, Ellisville, Miss 250o B. L. Lowery blaming mill. Ellsville,
 II. Weston Lumber Co., store and stock. H. Weston Lumber Co., lumber Log. -''' H. Weston Lumber Co, saw mil, Log -. H 1Swn; %eston Mss Lumber Co., blaming mil 2'oo
 Logtown, Miss ....... ................ 250O R. W Perry Dundee, Miss. ............... l5OO The D. l.. Moore Land and Lumber Co.,. Dan j. Bein Maregoid, Miss. 2SOo R. F. Lee Lumber Co., Memphis, Tenn 25oo l. V. Boyle & Co.,. Boyle, Miss. :......... 2,50o Cole. Manufacturing O.. Memphis, Memphis Barrel and Hdg. Co. Mem. .'' Hazeihurst Lumber O., Hazeihurst, w Marshal Lumber CO. Brookhaven,
 Lathrop-Hatton Lumber Co, Riverside. .'0 '0 Collins & Chandler, Jasper, Ala. ........ 1,500 J; R. Milligan. Amory; Miss. ..:...;;;.. l,90o George T. Houston & Co, Amory, Miss. 2,5OO George T. Houston & Co.,, Nettleton. NettIeton Hardwood Co, Nettieton, -'''' s. spengier Manufacturing Co, vickiss. -'''' curphey- ns; Lumber O.. vicEs: -O'' curphey Mundy, vicksburg Miss. =. 1000 Meridian Sash and Blind Factory, Me
 Miss. ss.......'........... :..............., 2,5OO RushvilIe Hardwood Lumber CO. indi- -. W ino,e; m carney Mlss Aimorc, Ala SSS SSS w. B. Wright & Co.,. Pensacola, Fla. 2,500 J. A. Chaiiin < co, Milton, Fla. S'5SS Sanford Lumber CO. Caryville, Fla. 2,50O Sanford Lumber Co.,. Caryville. Fla. .... 2.500 Skinner Manufacturing Co.,, Escambia.
 Skinner Manufacturing Co.,. Escambia,
 The total subscription was in excess of the amount required by the charter, and much greater than is demanded by the requirements of safe and conservative underwriting. In October last blank ap- plications were mailed. to all prospective insurers, with requests for diagrams of plants, blue prints, policy forms giving former rates of insurance. etc, together with the announcement that meeting of the policy holders would be held at the associations office at Birmingham, Ala, on November 2, 1895, for the purpose of organizing under the charter.
 The meeting was held on the 7th ultimo according to programme, and the tempo Iary organization was completed, with the incorporators as board of directors, the charter expressly providing that the incorporators act as directors until the first annual meeting of the association. Accordingly. no election of directors was