The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
ADVERTISEMENTS,
y ..,,......,..............s 1872, 2s3 AZ
pts over disbursements :. .$123, 1853 AZ

tables that are here furnished by
latistical branch of this department,
the direction of the chief clerk, will
/ complete account of all transactions
4 various companies reporting to the
|ment of life, IRE, marine, accident
Fsualty companies, as well as the fra
societies coming under the juris-
OF this department.
/ reports OF these various forms Of
~ snow q substantial Increase In
an oil the kinds of business reported.
MARINE AND TORNADO IN
SURANCE.
total Increase in risks written on
Parlne and tornado business amounts
l9s965.72. The Increase In the ma
BUSINESS alone In this State during
y year, as eompared~to the previous
amounts. 10 S57.77S,s3 The large
p IN thls business Is accounted for
ehtirely Ivy the increased value OF
non mat was shipped from Texas
out while this increase is crafty
gan ne easily seen that this does
ount Tor anything like the value OF
,a non product OF the State and the
LUIS " cotton which were shipped
PeAas pNrts, all of which were Ger.
insured. Even with this increase.
kd. amouAt OF marine insurance
Nv 70 tss' office fell far short of the
ne cotton crop alone, without re-
Inc, value Of the hy-products of
" OF The value of the cotton of
Mates that found shipment from
H. me value Of the cotton crop pro
,eNas last year, estimated upon
ra VII. nas!s for the sale of tho crop,
MIN a reasonable estimate for the
Z the by-prodncts of this crop. II is
~ asSe cry that II would not fall short
|s'muN which is 500. 100000 more
trnrnnrted III the total amonnt of
Insurance reported to this office
sear ending December 81, 1000.
,hat great deal of the croD
III ieXas ports before the close
hsW hnt II Is MISC true that
Inn OF the old crop of The year he
included In tte amount Of hnsl-
kav''eu by the marine companies Of
70 the vast amount If business
passSd through Texas ports, and
sured some Mace. must he t,ken
n"unt the wheat corn and Other
,ssai products. Of tho state. which
y,so shipped from Texas ports. and
insured. We are therefore forced
mr mat n very large amount Of
ue insurance was wrlten npon
~cated In Texas and shipped
AS ports by companies not arr
20 tr1nsact business In the state.
s,maoiding the payment of the tax
law MW could be SO amended that the
'uolng and shipping this Gotten. In.
,somnanies not authorized to do
IL mo. State, could he held re-
kn inr the nnymert Of the snine
me premium recclnts OF this
'uus insured, II would add very
|hrnhH revenues collected bv the
',lnugh this dennrtment. Some law
~ p,ssaFaeter should he enacted by the
eo, nre risks written In the state
hnapahlcs renoFtinC to the denart-
3r,,, Taip of SOS. 500. ia. ~. as com
Enn,t me nrevlous wear. This shows
spr eatn IN business hy the FIRE
npt not greater than the In
ygdsniues Of property covered hy In
snv thN same period Of time.
rSNl ~ Premium recoipts nv com
II ~, ,tng hrc risks shosrs an 10
aohpsn 81 over the nrevlous year.
fshsnn maid hr are Ire.sran~e -o,n.
"a decreare OF s46o 16i IS ms
WIN the prevIons ve,r. The
nrrd. MS cor,pnr-d WITS the losses
ns the year, show that OF the