Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-19
SAME OLD RATES.

| WHICH IL Is not
| SAME OLD RATES.
ATCHISoN, KAS., Sept. 1S.-(specialJ
During State Insurance Commissioner
Webb McNalrs recent speech in this city.
he assumed tragic attitude, and said:
MY heavens! they say i haven't reduced
| the rates on insurance in Kansas! Does
anyone in the audience know whether or
not the rates have been reduced in Atchi-
SOM Someone rose and replied that rates
had been reduced 20 per cent. Il always
ask this question, and find the same reply
| Wherever / CO." said Mr. McNalI
| Inc journal representative made brief
| touI OF Atchison, and interviewed the most
| prominent business men, taking them as
| IN 1ney came without regard to politics. May
OF donald, OF Donald Bros, general mer-
| chants. said his firm carried about $4,000
| insurance. About year ago We secured
| a reduction from Sl.I0 rate to 81, or, rath-
| er had the old rate restored: but we did
| II after a long siege directly with the COM
| panies that had carried us for years. They
| made The concession merely to hold US.
| NO Inere mas been no general reduction" !"
| j. w walker, Democratic candidate for
rePpesfntatiye; ratqe haEa We, general merchantIM
| duced"
II H, c: Bush, Hotel Byram-"My rates are
| the same as they have been"
j c. Fox, Howard overall factory
There has been no reduction in our rates
ana We carry all kinds-fire tornado etc -
| Douglas Cain, of the Cain FIGURING Mills
We have secured a reduction of q of
| per cent. but 1t was purely concession
OF our own securing direct from the East
were too high. The rating was mutual
| between all the companies"
a; J. Harwi, hardware and implements
we have a lower rate, and l think IL is
| due TO Webb McNall driving out the
Ciarkson ratebook.''
a A. Hooper. jeweler.-"There has been no
IN
John kaffer, grocer-"My insurance rates
are the same as they have been for wears"
>. Walenstein, general dealer-"Same old
| w. Q. Park, vice president of the Atch-
ison savings bank-.'There has been no re-
duction of rates with US. The same rate
Valry and quietly knock off some of their
commissions. The Clarkson ratebook is still
used used by all companies, but his name has
Glenn Rohr, harness and leather goods
lhere mas been no change of rates except
in few cases coming under my observa-
made"
A. Newman. boots and shoes-"My rates
are excessively high; but there has been
of one"
A: ]. .Bendure, superintendent of the
Efectrlc Light, Street Railway and Power
Company-'We have never been able to
get any reduction in rates. If anyone can
hnd where the insurance commissioner has
L
| to see the man. Rates are so high that we
| are carrying the most of our own insur-
ance"
John Perkins-"The rates stand right
where they have for five years"
J. J. lntfen, grocer-"My rates are the
same sa seo0Li old thing. and | have been unable
j. w. Allen, druggist-"My rates have
been reduced. but am not going to help
you out by saying how much.'
Mrs. A. B. Porter, wholesale and retail
cigars-"Same old rates"
James McCord, furnishing goods-'I have
heard of no reduction in rates.
]. L. Bliss. Bliss Jewelry Company-"I
have been paying the same rates for the
past five years"
furniture-'There has been no change in
A. Mangelsdorf. wholesale seed house-"I
got reduction, because was paying more
than l should. II was a voluntary reduc-
ton. after / had insisted ed, long time"
same as ffss they saHe rates are the
f. G. Burgess, boots and shoes-'I got
agents to bidding and cut followed, one
agent cutting his commission.
o. Steiner, cigar factory-"Just the same
rates as heretofore
c. D. Osborne, of the Blish, Mize 6, Sill
man Hardware and General Merchandise
Company-"our rates are the same as they
have been for years"
D. E. FarnswortH, OF the Home Printing
Company-"No reduction here"
Cliff Hetherington. Atchison Exchange
bank-"We have had no reduction on our
insurance rates, and / don't think you
| will find any. except. perhaps, in case
of readjustment by the raters."
Norman Barratt, Atchison National bank
The same rate book is used and there is
the same mutual understanding, have no
doubt. between companies as to rates.
b. o. Running, steam laundry and Turk
ish baths-'I am paying the same rate now
as did when the risk was much greater
that is. when We used stoves, whereas We
now use nothing but gas
George Weber, clothier-"We secured n
reduction through the rerating of the block
by the travelling rater-
Charles F. Kaffer, grocer-"No reduc-
ton"
l.. Schwartz general merchant-"I have
had no reduction"
Mr.. Miller, of Miller's hotel-"No reduc-
ton
reduction some time ago, but 1 had to do
ii through Clarkson, the rater. A number
of letters passed between us before he con-
sented to the reduction
H. B. Sahler. hardware and furniture
mo reduction.
D. C. Newcomb. general merchant-"No
change of rates either up or down
NJ. NolI. druggist-"Rates same"
A. L. Devote. wholesale liquors-"I have
received a slight reduction within the past
two years. Insure in several companies and
the rate was lowered mutually the same in
each company"
John Kaffer. druggist-'My rates are the
same as in the past for number OF years.
Charles Bosanko. meats-"No reduction"
Sam Mcclellan. real estate-"I have not
caught sight of any reduction, and / carry
insurance on considerable property"
S. F. Stoll. druggist-"The rate on fix
lures and stock at the store are precisely
the same as they have been, but they are
lower on my residence. Think you will find
a general reduction in the rating in my
entire neighborhood on residence property"
Theodore Intfen. furniture-''No one has
suggested a reduction to me-
w J.. Johnson books and stationery
MY rate has been reduced, and / think
driving out the rate book caused the re-
duction." All insurance in the block-be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, on CONNER
cial South side. in which Mr.. johnson does
business-has been reduced on a regular
rating.
The Journal representative interviewed
number who claimed they had received
cut in rates on pledge of secrecy, so that
rival companies would not find 1t out.
These parties refused to be named or quot
ed. lest they give away the companies that
had befrended them. Not one could he
found who was willing to say he could
trace any. reduction to interference from
the state insurance department.
M'NALL'S INSURANCE REDUCED.
TOPEKA, Sept. 1S.-(Special.) McNalrs
decreased rate on fire insurance has not yet