The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-01
That Insurance Business
To THE EDITOR:


That Insurance Business
To THE EDITOR:
In todsys Morning Herald appears an
article ''InsueaSce Rates Go Up. An
attempt 10 add is per cent TO the already
high rates" In answer to which ! ask
the fnrbearance OF the re .ders OF your
valuable jnurnal to the following:
In the article referred 10 this tate
ment is INDUCED in: "The action OF the
city council in requiring insurance agents
to pay an annual License is undoubtedly
the excuse for this raiee, but as the re-
quest tor the new ordinance came from
the insurance agents themselves il looke
like job on the part oil the insurance
companies"
Who in the name OF common sense
land horse senss will answer in this
easel introduced and rushed through TO
its final passage this ordinance in ques.
ton? In the article referred 10. the
statement is made that the reques." came
from the agents themselves. How
many agents of insurance companies OF
Albany were ever consulted in regard to
the matter at all. The fact Of the whole
Q1cAb4SE6 10 tlllcs Nc uAG L<Gu
Gated In Q former article in your Journal
by one, OF about three of .he prime NOV
ers OF the conspiracy, that il was for
nothing else than to "wipe off the face
Of the earth" certain insurance agents
80 that the Favored few" might live in
luxury. will give the Herald credit
for saying one thing in its article before
mentioned that will bear investigation
and that is this: Rates are already too
high" But will we ever lower them By
such actions as those recorded by our
honorable city dads in the enactment OF
such city laws as that covering the in-
surlnce agent. Liceuie2 No. the very
opposite, as 10 nos qui.e wildly demon
strated, will be the outcome.
The Herald says"The assurance agents
Of Albany eeld q meeting and will de-
mand q withdrawal of the ORDER" A
very proper thing(?l | must say, when
those agents, after securing the enact
CenI of this license Law, informed their
various companies that they must "put
up or shut up" ami as Q matter OF bust
ness they "put up." aud now on the
same business principle the insurance
companies are going to .'even up." which
is only carrying out the proposition on
correct business lines
The Herald further states that only
abou. ten per cent of premiums had
ever been returned 70 the city to cover
losses, etc, all of which spsAks well ior
the fire protection for the city OF Albany.
which is greatly strengthened by the
proficiency and good management OF the
Albany Fire Department. But on the
9th hsnd should we be visited By 9
coLnAgratiou such as would destroy the
business portion OF our fair city, then
who would stttle our loseos? Could
come from no other source than our pro-
tectors under such circumstances-.he
insurance companies
In conclusion, and expressly to those
councilmen who are trying 10 represent
| the best interests OF the clrizens OF Albany
in the nsme OF humanity. guard with
diligence your sacred trust, and when
such evils as this ordinance, which can
well be termed insurance monopoly"
escapes your vigilence and enters into
our midst. then at your awakening, give
it such just rebuke as the future rem
eratlons may truly say Of your actions
"well done good and faithful servant"
KNOCKED orr ISs. AGENT
w. F. Reid is out after an illness OF
several weeks.
John Kantx, William Couch, ID NJ.
Cooper and Jas. Hale went TO McMinn.
vile this morning on the boat.
Ex-mayor Sutro, OF San Francisco. is
rapidly failing. and it is reported his
. death may occur at any time.
Harry Cameron, recent graduate oil
the high school, is lying dangerously i'll
with rheumatism OF the heart.
Mr. J. A. Williamson, OF Parsons
Kansas, after q visit in Linn county the
guest OF his daughter Mrs. ]. R. Doug
Las, returned home about q month ago
He was taken i'll and died about weei
ago. He left Albany in good health.
Senator S. III. Holt, OF Jackson county
8 was in the CITY last night on his wa
home. The senator has been telliu
some Of the papers how easily the fusiol
a ticket 10 going to be defeated. Not .
very easily judging from the herculeai
eff.rt he made against it.
Rex Allingham, the little boy who wa
lost on the Metoies, was found beside
bis dog fast asleep, after having travele
., twelve or fifteen miles. The faithfuins. =.
!, Of his dog undoubtedly saved his life
y large searching party had been organ re
= to hunt for the child, including abou
u twenty from 2rineville.
~ Mr.. Henry Maine, OF Yaquina, hes
painter for the Corvallis & Eastern, bi
been in the city several days for the fir
time ia eight years. About fifteen yea
ago Henry was one OF Albany's editor
running the Register for awhile. I'll
ry time he scorched Brother Pottinger the
Of the Herald, is etill fresh in the mir
OF the DEMOCRAT man. Mr.. Maine is OF
OF the ex-supefintendents Of the NJ.
s. s.
Another insurance license was issu
Yesterday, this one to the new firm
n- Freerksen q Hill.
to The William n. Hoag went down [
y, river this morning in place Of the Alban
NJ Judge Brink is at the head of NOV
ment for telephone system for Prinevil
ith 22,o00 pounds OF provisions were shi
ped from Eugene yesterday 10 Cuba,
thestarving Cubans.
..,F Several car loads CT Pioneer stone bs
NIL passed through Albany from Toledo /
,cs Eugene to be used in the new court hous
Miss Maud Wagnon was tried at Sal,
yesterday afternoon for stealing the bo,
aud buggy taken through Albany seye
days ago and the decision of the inst
was reserved.
Ing The Eugene Transfer Co. has been
MY ganized and incorporated with w
ing Haines, Isaac Gray aud and A @ Wot
len cock as incorporators. Capital stock s40l
object the running of river steamer
the Willamette.
Yesterday afternoon several pieces
property, belonging to the estate of Mr.
Conser, deceased, Of Eugene, were sold
public sale by the executor, T G Hendric
TO the highest bidder The one story br
building and ground. 40xl6U feet. oc