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

city prOperty--"We have not had the good
fortune to get a reduction of insurance
rates, either on city or farm property. 1t is
extremely difficult for us to get insurance
on the farm property at the old rate"
A. w. Bronson, of the farm land mort
gage and debenture company which con-
trois an enormous amount of both city and
farm property in kansas-"Within the past
week We have renewed a number of poll
cleS on city risks at the same old rate
We have met with no reduction anywhere.
Nish we could. Farm insurance is hard to
get at the old price
Ex-Governor Samuel ]. Crawford. owner
OF Il lot OF Topeka property-'I renewed
some policies last week and paid the same
old rate
Charles S. Eagle. cigar manufacturer and
dealer-''lnsurance companies are charging
me the same old rate
o. +. keene. druggist-"Clarkson reduced
my my rate one year ago last March a trifie.
ana l renewed few days ago at the same
hgure. McNall had not begun his fight
until after that time.
DIR. II. X. Teft. leading physician. and
formerly owner of the Teft house, political
headquarters in times gone by paid Si5
premium for policy on building a few
days ago. That is the same rate that l
pa PAD Tn three years ago In all of my renew
IL. NJ Crawford. the we'll known theatri-
cal manager and owner of the Crawford
opera house-"My rate is the same, al
though the companies promised me a re-
duction when retitted my opera house and
lessened the hazard. / hope they will keep
their promise before l have to renew
NJ. ". Weightman, druggist-"No. wish
they had been
Harry OverhoIt. manager of Copeland
hotei-.'We are paying the same old rate
Ihere has been no reduction whatever"
j. y Henry, hardware merchan;-"The
local agent threw off a portion of his COM
made a difference of 30 cents thousand
Inc insurance company got the same
amount as of Old
Hindman & Co., grocers-"We are paving
the usual rate"
G. w. Stansfeld. druggist-"My insurance
TINS year was not penny cheaper"
j. Levi, merchant-'I happened to strike
EN- when the local agents were scrapping
and got the one who insured my stock to
throw off a portion Of his commission. 1t
was purely piece of luck on my part
A. Il: Woolverton, druggist-"I have had
no such good luck as that"
French Bakery. bakers-"This reduction
of rates must have hit somewhere else; it
did not strike u.s.
Creamerie restaurant proprietor-"There
has been no more change in insurance rates
with US than In the price we charge for a
cup of coffee"
Robbins Grocery Company-"We got re-
duction of 30 cents a thousand. Just who is
responsible 1 don't know. The local agent
may have been,'
Captain John Seaton of Atchison. who
owns big foundry building here-"If rates
have been decreased l have not yet learned
of it. My secretary attends to the insur-
ance and l am satisfied that if there had
been reduction he would have told me
about it,
George sharritt, clerk of the United
States court-"My insurance rates have not
been decreased single cent"
George Carpenter. big farmer and ex-
member of the legislature-"Farm rates
were increased a few years ago and have
never been decreased. 1 am paying just as
much as ever"
c.. P. Bolmer, agent for a vast number
of houses-"If there has been any de-
crease it has not struck me yet, and I
guess l would be about quick to catch
onto the fact as anyone, because that is
my business TO get as cheap rates as any
body"
w. w. Manspeaker. merchaDt-'I carry
about $4,000 in fire insurance and am pay
ing the same rate for 1t. 1 just had some
policies renewed last week at the old fig
ure.'
A. A. Rowley. druggist-"My rates are
the same and from what 1 can learn there
has been no reduction anywhere"
G. C. Clemens. supreme court reporter
Did you ask about my rates. Well, er,
hum-say, what is there in this talk any
how?"
1t can be seen that "the great reduction
of fire insurance rates in Topeka" spoken
of by McNall and other Pop orators in their
talks in other parts of the state is
delusion and snare.