Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-10
STATE HOUSE.
Commissioner Carr Says 1895 Fire
Loss Were Large.
I"e Companies Did Paying Bu.iness-No
Pardon Petitions Filed.

| we nave Deen rather unfortunate i,
starting the new year" said Insuranc
Commissioner Carr, Tuesday. $50
INC uiSastrous fires that have openo,
~ ne year. One in Portland reach
ms almost 100000. while another owe
III Tresque Isle with several thousands
BESIDES this there are the usual nun
Der of smaller ones. 1t does NOT Iool
| Well 80
And by the way, did you know tina
i"St year was bad one for the fir,
insurance companies? New Enelane
VIII not be in the lead in fire losses
though she suffered the greatest i,
years. The states of Pcnnsvlvan:a
New York and Illinois will be wen i,
the lead in losses. | am sorry to sa>
that Maine will show a great loss As
compared with previous years and VET
the other states have in proportion
suffered worse than we. | believe.
our tables are not complete for TIL
year. as you understand the municipal
ofhcers OF the different cities and
towns nave TWO weeks in which to in
Vestgate the fires. Then others are as
matter of course behind and We are
hurrylng them by sending letters every
few days. When all the reports are in
| think the fire loss will be larger than
we like to see it. but we can console
ourselves with the thought that other
states have the same thing in their
cups of SORROW
How will the loss of life and acct
dent companies show up?" asked the
Journal
IT will show up finely. The death
rate was exceedingly light. All over
the country it was the same The life
companies made money last year while
the fire companies lost. 1t is one Of
the fates of the business
will not the beneficiaries of the lif7
insurance become discouraged if We
persist in living?" asked 4 man who
always sees everything in the pessi-
mistic light. Are We not doing wrong
by insuring our lives? Will not our
families think less of US. if they have
the idea in their heads that in case
We die they Will make money by it,"
1t is no use to put such Il question
to the commissioner or Deputy
Fletcher for they always have an
answer.
NO" said Mr.. Carr. 1T makes ones
family or his beneficiaries. whoever
they may be. think more Of one to
think he is sacrificing something from
his own life and pleasures for the sake
of providing for them after he is dead.
And then another argument in favo"
of the life insurance is the fact that
it increases and sustains life
No one could see through that ana
the commissioner went on to explain.
DR.. Gordon of Portland. actually
made the statement not long ago that
he knew of men whose lives had been
saved by their life insurance policies.
You know when man is i'll, apparent
" unto death. he worries for the future
of his wife and family in case he IS
not rich. and he wonders how they Will
get a living. We'll. the man without
this worriment and who knows his
family will have ample to live upon
has not this worry to injure him. The
doctor said these men were sustained
by the thought that their famlllrS
would be all right. In case they had
worried in the least their lives would
have gone out, but as it was they We're
at peace and rested, saving them
II have known of such cases. su--
rested q bystand"r. Il hay" heard "i
men who went into accidents and on
out would tell that Their only
thought vas Wei. my wife ana t+r''F
are provided for and guess the lllH
policy is some good here.
Thus far there have been n" = ttl'nS
for parduns received ut tn secretary
of states office for the next m'"llhG 81
me council. Such a petition has u
have three weeks notice in the papers
and as less than three weeks no" ~
main before the next Council nc'tlh5
if is likely that no hearing vii! be as
signed.
The ,,ilroad commissioners were in Sos
sian At their Office Tuesday. taking acton
an some Of the hearings which they nave
held during the past month. None - ''ie
decisions We're made public.
The four following companies. lu"F'aH'
filed certificates uf Incorporation:
The Beacon CONSTRUCTION Sc. nrganizfd
AZ kittery. for the purp'sg ~ u
building material with S''"W" PM M.
stock. III which nothing II rald III. h'
ntfcrrs are: President. w. II. NlthtIGt
II Melrose Mass; treasurer. +. y. hlnn?
IF IIuIl. Mass. certificate approved jan
:. 1900.
The Porter Humane Bride co., orsan-
lied AT kittery. for the purpose p maui
facturing a patent bride. with MWIu"'
aanital stock of which nothing i pald II.
.rht. officers are: President. d; X FIr Emr
If Chelsea Mass: treasurer. ". -. Eli
.ry III East Boston. Crrtifcat" approved
Jan. ). 1000.
II u Quincy 90. organized at Port
~ t,r Tho nurDose of dealing in coal
and wood. with $iooo9 Gapi'TrI Az S'' "tice 2
80. President Lizzie A. Gurney q n"rt.
land: treasurer. l.. ID. GurneN ol I,Ut
Ind Certificate approved. Jan. > IT,
The National Power CO.,. organized ~
Ilittcry. for the purpose # manui ac,u!-
NJ an1 distributing electrical p"WGf'
Win 3. o00. oao capital stock. Of when ho't
ins il pad H. Th1 eo officers MIS- aFe ire
MIN, /, +, Rowel of Kittery. Ne Ceru-
G,ata approved. Jan. >. 1900.
Annual Elections Of Bank Officials.