New-York tribune., 1900-03-11
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
,,osPERoUs SHOWING OF LIFE rNsUR-
.xcE BUsINEss-BUsINEss MEN Or
rsHTzE ASPHALT FRAUDS
CHARGED N HARTFORD.
CHARGED N HARTFORD.

s''- =, sss,,as the second volume OF the an
H. -. which Is devoted entirely 10 life
&C 7. is largely occupied. aside from
-....-.,-s which are contained in il, with
z,scr,ssiou q assessment insurance He
- .ha. no new companies Of this sort have
- admitted 70 90 business in the State, and
=. ss,-ar have abandoned the State altogether
= -,ra oY,t of business, one being the National
-... sssarta;for. 0f this city. and another the
-.-,ec-;-ut Life Insurance Company. OF Water
.,-,o-at.ons whose business affairs are in
= ,.,5s of receivers. after having been under
e-e for some wears
=. s-ss that the business Of life insurance
~ ,,s last wear has been gra1ifyingly prosper
s and the condition q the legal reserves Of the
.--,,snies appears 70 5e good The statements
= so-,a ~ the companies he says. are con-
A...,r and there should be more uniformity in
= -.,,,,-er1errs of the companies IN this mat
= -r,e laws governing Insurance companies
: ,bts state are. IN his opinion, defective IN
--.-v WAYS and need general revision Since
- enactment many species u other than Life
- Sc Insurance have developed. and there
=. 10 laws applicable 10 them. The Commits
-.,-s- proposes in MS next report which VIII
zs- during the session OF the Legislature Of
Toa7 n make rec0mnendattons with view
: .s--,o-szing the statutes and making them
,--l,-able 10 al species u insurance not now
-.vtses 4o-. The companies Of the State show
= increase n premium receipts Of Sl.36o'Oo
o.s- those y 1895. while the receipts from in
.s-ssr On mortgages and collateral loans have
dse-eased S=53-oo0
-o~AI, BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATIONS
new 6eveloprnent II the State is the organi-
-s-ua q business mems associations. made UP
vbollv Of local dealers. who unite 70 protect
.ss--sslves from bad credits and 70 give general
s.-s--,o- 10 sI,ch matters as closing hours and
,-ba- features that interest the whole body OF
-,s-charrs q any city o. town. The first an
-rsI hsn-ue- 0f the association II this city was
hst5 e. -he Auvr House Thursday evening, ana
e,esrs were present from all the other assoeia-
-,ous of business men n the state The gather
.us vas he most representative that has ever
sar held IN -ne city OF state. and the toast list
had exceptionally strong speakers. Il ls The
,-,s,-,o- ~ these associations 70 work through
The Legislature. during lis coming session, upon
M much vexed question Of the ittnerant ven
dor. whose .ncursions into the cities and towns
with bankrupt stocks" FOR q few days only
5,ssr-znge business and detraud purchasers. be-
SIDES doing business without paying any tax or
aosuse that IS equivalent 70 make them fair
competitors with regular merchants.
PROTESTING AGAINST ASPHALT
The var against sheet asphalt IN this city has
opened I'd with much vigo- his spring, and
some three hundred citizens were II attendance
a. street board nearing On the paving Of
Asylurn-ave- with il, demonstrating seriously
against any further use q The pavement in this
c.ty upon ne clay soil which underlies its
streets The city charter compels the Street
Board 70 ley a least half a nile Of improved
40l yo@~
Last year i laid Two miles and three-eighths
and this year tbs streets selected make up q
stretch q TWO miles ard z little over. Intirna-
t.o1E -hzt the Street Board and the asphalt
company were in league we're frequently ex-
pressed ar5 & looks as Il there would be q
lively zine before any new work is laid. The
method o assessing property owners for pay
-e1t OF --e paving bills was declared to bs
illegal and i Is probable that the courts viii
have 70 pass upon II.
TOBACCO CROP PROSPECTS.
TIE sou.rg Of tobacco beds Cor plants has
begua II The Connecticut Valley. and the indi-
cations ara that the acreage IN tobacco will be
considerably larger than Il has been for the last
tEo or three years. The crop last year was The
largest for some years. and the farmers have
been remarkably successful in selling al good
prices The condition e the land for raising
tobacco e 1ot as good as usual this season be-
cause q The open winter and recent foods, the
sld having been left bare SJr the period when II
& uEus-ly STOW covered. and the foods having
washed much Of irs substance away L VIII re-
--ls greater amount or 1eTItllZsr than usual 10
nsC-e g0oo crops. blt al the prices received last
year the growers can well afford il There has
a5el some complaint from growers who sold
TAer crops II the field last season that the com
tsnles taking then. have dOcked from the con-
trsct prlce. and that they have been losers BY
= Ials Is -r'le where the tobacco was not cured
p-o5eriy, out wzll cured leaf has held the high
al agures known for 2 long tine.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
Governor Lounsbury has made TWO vacation
spDoi1tnenrs during the week which VIII be
oo1hr11ed BY The Senate when II meets next
~'ate-. 10 doubt There was but one vacancy,
ihat q Bank Commissioner. made by the selec-
mn o. Bank Commissioner Crofut as an officer
q ne Society FOR Savings of this city. The
sofernor appointed George T. Kendall who has
- - @1an -1-T-rltssio oDer, 70 the vacancy made
- :. a. -ro1urs resignation and selected Ed
~%ro I. Fuller. OF T0lland. 70 be Building and
-0sn Commissioner 70 succeed Mr. Kenda1I
- - laen have been members Cf the State Sen
= aao are interested IN thriving business an
- - Ltlses n The section of the State IL which
- Lge The salary for the places Is the
s-l1s lS<.ysJ). but The Bank Commissioner has
-1f --1f year term. while the Building and Loan
-'niissioner has a term Of TWO years only.
MISS PORTER's WILL.
@As vii q Miss Sarah Porter. Of Farming
''a- provides that her executors. Robert P. Keen
ss-a wallace s AIiis Of Norwich. shall continue
1s school for young ladies'. which she con
-1ciee fo- ffty-six years so long as IL shall
: - 70 theEn desirable and she desiguates MS
--sfg Z Dow as her choice for the head of the
-I'1- with one-CusrCer Of its net income as
- ohs Decueaths 10 servants and 10 the
-. q tarrning-Cu and the church over which
-1l1ef -e'l1ef was pastor t0T sixty years SUMS OF
'sy tor specific purposes. The estate VIII be
g.. = ~ tne support q her TWO sisters. and
-.ss are dead + Is 70 60 70 her nephew
1efl r Keep. 0f Norwich. and Mrs Elizabeth
q this city. her niece tvvo-thiris and