Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
THE CONVENTION ENDED
Now Officers Elected by Southeastern
Tariff Association.
The Presidents Address IndOrsed-
The Executive COmmittee-A
Pleasant Banquet.

The annual convention of the Southeastern
Tariff Association. which began at the
Shoreham Wednesday, completed Its bus1-
ness last evening, and adjourned to meet
next year ut some place to be designated by
the executive committee.
After the close of the report in The Star
of last evening the special committee, Gen.
John B. Castleman, chairman. to whom was
referred the annual address Of President
Egleston, made their report, indorsing all
the recommendations made by the presi-
dent, the principal of which was the con-
domination of incorporated companies who
act in the capacity of resident agents. In
referring to this matter President Egleston
said: THE practice of appointing incor-
porated companies as agents Is rapidly ex-
tending. The executive committee has been
petition ed to protect the agents against this
competition, which, it is claimed, Is viola
ton of law, at least, of its spirit. The stock
of these insurance agencies or limited COM
panies is placed with persons actively en-
gagged In mercantile and manufacturing
business, and large property owners
THE object is to control the business of its
stockholders, through rebates, in the shape
of dividends. Unless remedy can be de-
Vised. much generalization will result. The
agents contend that in order to meet this
competition 1t will be necessary to trans
fer their agencies into limited companies
placing the stock in the hands Of all classes
Of property owners. l suggest that all
agencies in conflict with this rule be dis
continued
The question of rates was only incidental
ly referred to, and the tariff adopted a year
ago was not changed, and all the legisla
ton enacted was in the direction of trying
to adapt themselves to the new conditions
imposed by the legislatures Of several of
the states.
Officers Elected.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President, S. Y.
Topper Of Atlanta, Ga; vice president
Charles Janner of New Africans; secretary
Charles C. Fleming of Atlanta; executive
committee, E. S. Gay, B. H. Abrams,
Stephen French, c. E. Dox, ]. D. Young, J.
of Atlanta; K Fl. Hancock, Georgia; Kali
ford kreth, Florida; George II. Frost, Mis-
sissippi w. F. Patio, Louisiana; ]. S.
Goldsmith, South Carolina; w. e. Chaplin,
Washington, d. c.; J. b. Ezell, Virginia;
j. b. kimball, North Carolina.
The following were appointed members of
the compact committee: Messrs. j. b. Here
ford Dallas. Tex; George Laraux, Clarence
F. Low and w. II. Byrnes, New Orleans;
Charles H. Coffin, Dallas; w. F. Patillo, At
lanta, and Milton Dargan, Atlanta.
The executive committee was constituted
as follows: E. S. Gay, II. H. Abrams,
Stephen French, Charles E. Dox, John d.
Young, J: c. Ruse, a. b. Andrews, Milton
Dargan w. E. Chaplin, J. B. Ezell, j. S.
Goldsmith. j. b. Kimball, George H. Frost,
W. F. Patillo, K. H. Hancock and Kalford.
kreth.
A Banquet.
Previous to assembling for the final ses-
sion, the delegates to the convention were
entertained at a banquet at the Hotel
Page by the Insurance Journalists Asso-
citation of America. About fifty members
OF the latter and fully twice as many of
those attending the convention were pres
ent. Addresses were made by Col c. NJ.
Ransom, president of the Journalists AS
ISOLATION; Mr. Thomas Egleston of At
lanta, Gen. John b. CastIeman of Ken
lucky. President Wright of the Washing
ton Fire Underwriters Association, Presi-
dent hendricks of the Washington Life In
surance Association, and others.