The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-09
SALVAGE CORPS AFFAIRS.
st. Paul Is All Right, Minneapolis
ReOrganizes.

ReOrganizes.
The supreme court decision filed Mon
day, which upset the legal standing
of both of the Minneapolis salvage
corps will not effect the st. Paul Sal
wage corps. The letter is not confined
in its membership to either board or
non-board companies. and while it's
membership does not include all the
underwriters in the city, 1t has al
ways been open to any agent who de-
/ sired to take any stock in it. For that
reason it is believed that it comes with
In those requirements which the court
laid down as necessary in the organiz-
alton Of a legally constituted salvage
corps. When the ST. Paul Salvage
corps was organized, everybody was
given an equal show to come in, the
stock being originally divided in pro-
portion to the amount the company
was required to pay towards the MAIN
teEance Of the corps. The idea that the
salvage corps is in any way connected
with the compact office is incorrect,
and whatever may be the troubles Of
the compact Office, they cut no figure
whatever with the salvage corps COM
pany. No line was drawn in the or
ganization of the corps between the
beard and non-board agents, and hence
any little difficulties that may have
arisen in the method Of writing insur-
1AASO 14co 11Ol OulSlOO 1IllO l1lG IudIIdSe-
ment of the corps or the distribution
of its stock. For that reason it Is be-
lieyed that the salvage corps is in
no way effected by the decision
The st. Paul Salvage corps has only
been organized a few months, but in
that time its value has been demon
strated over and over again 1t is
said that in the time that the organiz-
alton has been working, it has saved
in salvage at fires more than three
times what it cost to maintain it. Or,
that it has saved more than it would
cost to pay the expenses of the corps
for three years. This saving is not
only good thing for the insurance
companies, but a good thing for the
assurers. 1t is a benefit to any man
whose house or business catches fire,
because the patrol doesn't stop to find
out whether or not the goods that
are being destroyed are insured in some
company that is contributing to its
support or not, when there is a fire,
. the question of insurance doesn't enter
in to the work. AS a matter Of fact,
the first service it did was in connec-
ton with a fire where the agent who
placed the insurance had declined to
become a member of the organization,
The salvage corps runs to every fire
that it can possibly reach before the
department can throw a stream Of
been made whereby if fire broke OUT
in any of the houses on ST. Anthony
hill, where valuable household goods
might be saved, Chief Jackson will i'm
emediately notify the salvage corps and
they will respond. Capt Whitemore
has trained his men SO that they are
considered by insurance men as one of
the best corps in the country. But it
has cost money. 1t took $4,000 to equip
the organization before it had made a
start, all of which was paid by insur-
ance companies. 1t Is therefore con-
sidered fortunate for the city that the
supreme courts decision will not effect
the organization in any way. In view
of the facts that the cost of the main
teEance of the patrol is borne by the
Insurance companies, while the exis-
tence of a thoroughly equipped and
trained patrol, adds materially to the
protection of the city.
The Minneapolis Corps, No. l, or
the Insurance Mems corps, had hardly
heard of the decision Monday when it
was called in special session in Mime
apolis and adopted amendments to
its articles of incorporation folloWins
the lines of the suggestions made in
the decision. These were as promptly
forwarded to the office of the secretary
of state yesterday. They are in sub
stance as follows:
1.-THE name of this corporation shall he the
Minneapolis Board of Fire Underwriters The
general nature of its business shall be the
promotion of just and suitable principles in
the business Of fire insurance in Hennepin
county, Minn,; the promotion of harmony and
good practices among the various companies
and agents engaged in said business; the
dissemination of valuable information relative
to said business, and the organization equip
ment and maintenance of salvage corps
and fire patrol, which shall operate in Mime
apols and which shall attend fires in said city
and shall enter any building that is on fire
or about to take fire from any-other building
and proceed to protect and save property at
and after said fire fires; and this corpora
ton shall do such other business as may be
incidental and usual to the business Of boards
of fire underwriters
The clause relating to stock is amended,
making it $40, and limiting its ownership to
persons engaged in the fire insurance bust
ness, any Of whom shall be entitled to hold
stock.
The first board of directors under the new
scheme consists of c. B. Shove president:
Alexander Campbell vice president; Jacob
Stone, secretary; Charles w. Sexton, treas
urer, and Fred H. Wagner