The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-15
Stunrt Harrison,
j. s. Gr9ce,
!. NJ. Cotton,
I ". Hays.
VIM. l.. Stiles.
Ennlmittee

The report was adopted by unanimous
vote
The chair appointed as the committee
suggested the committee making the re- {
port
The committee appointed to formulate
A request to Commissioner Johnson to re-
woke his ruling as to local insurance law
made the following report
We your committee appointed 10 mem
orialize The insurance commissioner. HON.
jefferson Johnson, to rescind section OF
his ruling upon the resident agent ia"'
beg to report the following;
Hon jefferson Johnson Insurance Commis
sioner, Austin, Texas
Dear sir The local insurance agents oil
/ Texas assembled in convention alter nav
ing discussed fully the ruling promulgated
by you January >, 1893, upon the re'id7nl
agent law. have appointed us to can yo "
attention to its second paragraph, read
ing az follows:
"A licensed local agent in any part of
tho county Of his residence is restricted to
this territory.
The local agents feel assured that you
desire to grant the fullest protection 10
local insurance agents under the proVl-
sion OF the resident agents law ara tna VA,
YOUR ruling was promulgated Win that
idea in view The Local Underwriters as
ISOLATION therefore respectfully request you
TO rescind section for the reason that the
restrictions provided IN section amply
nrotect the State as well a. the local
agents, as contemplated by the law
c. T Heisig.
e W. G. Bell,
+ Z Raphael,
"a j. Lovenberg,
a Committee.
ID The election of officers was announce
j. as tho next order of business and resulte'
"a
~ Antonio; first, second and third vice presi
Pr dents. stuart Harrison of Fort worth
n | Toyenberg Of Galveston and a, Regen
= brecht. In the order named secretary an
ID treasurer. w. G. Bell OF Austin; assist
ot at secretary, y. C. Dulling OF San An
e. tonic: executive committee r. Raphael
ly houston. chairman; 7, l. Conroy Of ga
antonio. J. s Groce of Dallas, Walter V
Fort of Waco, NJ. S. Florian OF San AT
Waiter V. Fort was unanimously electe
j. az one of the delegates to the Nauon
in Are insurance convention to be held
n Baltimore.
&c condemned multiple agencies In the 10
n lowing resolution offered by Stuart Hel
pa derson; 80, ,.s
Texas in convention assembled. Ihat q
no companies doing business In Texas ma
ne great number OF new agents that tn
oe' have in the last year or Two; that sa
es, multiplicity OF agents has demoralized I
business. discouraged the older agents
creased the fire loss and is rapidly q
~ strovine the genuine local agents and bull
ing M the policy peddler, whose want
ioyalty and greed for business furnish
AZ Austin during the recent session
the legislature the only argument again
Inc insurance companies that could not
w. met by the representatives, on the grou
IT. to-yit. That the action OF the compan
IN having SO many agents and their To-
s"9 manner al doing business was the cause
rise me tremendous fire losses IN the sta
in and be it further
HID Resolved. That the president OF this
Tor ISOLATION. together with the executive CO
day mittee. be requested to gather all d
sol- hearing ON this subject and lay same
. in lore the companies, their general and s
rue eial agents and request such relief as
airy remedy tire situation.
rial THE association adjourned this aftern
rped 90 meet In san Antonio during the
week in June l9oo.