The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-27

els.rsss ts far remote from the business
eeEt- Seattle is generally better protected
tran Portland. but the people u the ore
son city seem to have been favored IN
The matter Of insurance
y
J. r. Eiussson. OF Ssmsson Hros.-we have
been saying right along that TIE rates were
too h1xn, and for years aase held that
they ought to be- reduced mare La con-
formlty with the average u cities xlmIlaf-
BY situated. On our stock ws pay So per
1ld"e and IN the East. even ten or fifteen
sears ago under the same conditions the
rate would have been only ss.A.
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James Lee, OF Less pharmacy-Ths
rates are too high. On this stock we pay
81 a. per Si,0o and IL should be about Ns.
al II IL ia cities where tae sams r4sks on-
tain
r. w Andrews, president OF the Seattle
National bank-Ars injustice Is being done
TIE city by the insurance men In charging
such exorbltaai rates.
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Thomas W. Prosch secretary OF the Se-
attic Chamber Of Commerce. have never
seen such apparent Inconsistency and In
justice in the matter OF IRE insurance rates
as In found In Seattle. The charges are
altogether too higa., and at the same time
AAH OF S<fauEB AID InAES0GatdEiS lGSUfl-
sGstencies On my dwelling on keventn
avenue. which Ii a wooden building. the
charge IL Per cent. for three years. or
two-tnsrds OF per cent. per annnm But
On TIE adjoining building, the assay Once.
the rate is IL per cent a year. although
the latter IL solid brick structure and
practically safe from any fire. II may not
be saia fhat the assay business In the rea-
son fer ,his aided charge. for before the
akssay Office WAS Installed there the rate
was per cent per annam- Why the brick
building has not lower rate than ths
other Is a mystery 10 me. My father has
10 pay enormous Rates on his building
near the postoffice.
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l.. Cohen. proprietor of the fsoidstelu Hat
Ccmpany-The ability of insurance men 10
NOUS rates Is something marvellous. No
matter what argument you use against
their charges they have an answer ready
and 10 them salient excuse why the rates
goods. IL sis. when II should not be more
than 81 10 81 .. what IL Ii in San Francis
60. The insurance companies ind fault
with our fire department, but there Is not
a better ore In the country. There Is no
reason Why the rates should be So high.
Mr.. Thornton. OF the Treen Shoe Com
pany-Ne have TO pay Slsse per 81. 600
here. II was formerly. so. but the rate
was reduced % cents when the drug store
was moved away. Such q rate is aitogeth-
ar too high.
r. w, Merriek-I have TO pay 1850 per
sd,sn. which Is much higher than the con-
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H. +. Holmes. Of Stewart Il Holmes
The excuse the insurance men make that
The FIRE department Is not adequate To pro-
Is not a better department for city %
this size In the country. Il II a mere COM
ritment 20 The leca. Insurance men person.
ally that tho business snen do not 30 20
they weusd get rates that would knock the
rates charged here all 10 pieces.
II. Lewis. cothter-Are the rates too
hishf II is downright robbery. have to
Pay here In my establishment 1850 per
81 boe. when Il shoa,d be less than $40 such
rates are nothing but robbery
X Il
r Richtef proprietor Of the Washington
Rubber Company There Is not a Superior
w'e have have here In Seattle. and inSgr-
anee rates should be as low as they are
anywhere. Taeis charging Us SIS is rank
injustice.
Paul singesmar, az 1'okias. ssngerman
a eo.-We have 20 pay SIG per si.oa. whes
slsJ9 wouia BE sufficient | base this on
the rates that are charged IN Portland for
similar institutions to ours
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j. Rsdslshetmert agree with all the
business men ] have talked with that
something ought &c be done TO secure a
reduction In rho frs insurance rates We
have to pay here SIS per si.eoe. watch ~
unsagrantahly high
III, A. Chafwiek-I have heard general
complaints among the business men all
over the e4iy that the FIRE Insurance rates
are higher than IL iustiaable according
- the conditions for IRE protection exist
ing here. II seems AS Ii the Insurance.
companies were trying 20 ger even en- Us
fer t@e losses feey experienced from the
Ere OF ten years age Any reaSons BILE
man would think that rates ought "a be
based on present conditions. and rot 10
heal Up cd sores