The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-02
INSURANCE MEN FINISH
Convention OF Fire Agents
Completes Work.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
RESOLUTIONS ON VARIOUS SUB
JECTS ARE ADOPTED.

Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-The closing day of
the convention of the National Associa-
ton of Local Fire Insurance Agents was
occupied with reports of the resolutions
and nominating committees. The most
important resolution from the former
committee was on the restriction of brok-
erage- The convention adopted reSOlu-
lions asking companies to engage but one
agent in a territory containing a popuIa-
ton of 100000 or less. and providing for
general campaign in favor of equitable
legislation affecting both agents and
companies.
Conditions in each commonwealth were
discussed. w. s.. Fuss of West Virginia
said that his state was in need of legis-
lation, particularly resident management
law. w. H. Vaudeville said the New
York association had increased Is per
cent in the past year. He asked whether
II paid to have paid secretary or sOli-
been large.
Delegate Patton of Milwaukee favored
the paid secretaryship plan. a. L. Worth
ington of New Jersey spoke favorably of
insurance conditions in his state.
A w Neill, president of the Ohio asso-
ciation, spoke in favor OF the plan In
vogue in Ohio of having a salaried fire
marshal, who is state or county Of
fcer to investigate fires. just as the cor
oner investigates sudden deaths, and
whose report is part of the court rec
ords.
other delegates. and then President Wood
worth appealed to the convention to act
IN harmony, as there was some fear of a
split over the recommendations OF the re-
solutions committee
Officers Are Elected.
The report of the committee on nomina-
tons was then adopted, as follows:
President-GeOrge D. Markham, st.
Louis
land, O.: w. P. Patille, Atlanta, Ga; John
Q. North, New Haven, Conn; F. H Wag-
ner, Minneapolis; A II. Robinson, Louis
vile; w d. Stiles. San Antonio, Tex; H
D. GoOdale. WATERFOWL, N Y; E J.
Tappin, Milwaukee; Walter ]. Ball, Taco
Palmer, Omaha
Secretary and Treasurer-Frank f
Holmes, Chicago.
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Charles p. Whitney.
Jackson, Toledo.
Chairman Committee on Legislation
Meyer Colin, Washington, d. C
Chairman of Organization-H- NJ Pink
ham, Portland, Me.
Resolutions Adopted without Dissent
The report of the committee on reso-
buttons was then read and adopted unan-
imOusly- The report says:
I'VE recommend to agents, local Boards
and all other associations of agents that
they decline to write for nonresident
brokers upon the property of non-resi-
dents, they require that the broker offer
ing business be one recognized by the I'M
derWriting association having Jurisdiction
over the town in which he resides or does
business; that the rate and form of con-
tract conform in every respect with the
rules of the association having iurtsdic
ton over the risk; that no rebate will be
paid for business and that the entire line
is placed in accordance with tariff rates,
rules and regulations.
The convention reaffirmed its adher-
ence to the principle of sole agency rep
resentation at all points.
The place of holding the next conven-
ton was not decided upon today, but was
left to the executive committee. The con-
vention seemed to favor Louisville for
next October
The convention adjourned sine die