The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-11
INSURANCE MEN s
SECOND SESSION.
Major James r. Young Delivers
An Interesting Address TO
Delegates.
MANY FIRMS REPRESENTED +
Association Will Not Separate
From Southern Tariff Associa
tion-lmportant Session.
MANY FIRMS REPRESENTED

The eighth annual convention Of the
Virginia Association of Local Fire In
slrAnce Agents was in session again yes
terday morning at Murphy's Annex.
81 The meeting was taken up with the
election of officers and the accomplish
n,ent Of much important business me
following officers were elected:
Nv. RI Paxton. Buena Vista. president.
3. F. kirkpatrick, Lynchburg, hrst
Nv. b. Chcsnoy, Staunton, second wee
@p1 Samuel i. pullam, Richmond, secre-
~ All Of the old officers were reelected
except Mr. II. Fl. Trice, tho former iirst
vice president.
Major James Il. Young, the Insurance ,,lan
cd tho body on the benefits OF having
fire marshals and inspectors lie mace
4 the statement that the North Carollnil
agents and companies save Saoo,ooV NOR
4 money annually than the Virginia H'soi
u ance people do. ,
In speaking Of the san FRANCISCO dis..s,
5ter most people had thought the Chltas 60
Y and Baltimore fires were tho eSteut ~
what Is the $Ss,O0o,O0O of loss to Insurance
companies In the Baltimore fire to the
losses at San Francisco within the p i.s
few days, running an%Wnere s aGco GEo a
NE are told. and it is startling, that IN
this great conhugration that has swept
over The Golden Gate City Of the WEST
the insurance companies VIII DC caIicd
p lpon to pay, In losses more than the total
Il amount Of their capital and surplus.
Stag in S. E. t. A.
Tha question whether or not tho Vir
4 GINA Association should separate from
Y the Southeastern Tariff Association was
s then taken up and it was decided that the
two would stay together. ,;,
5Whether or not Il contingent coIlii'ils
sion should be received by local ageiHs
from all not profits OF the company was
them taken up, but no maj action WIS
taken in the ma tier. II IS KNOWN ,,,, w w,
several companies are now. paying TINS
commission. and 1t Is desired thht al
other companies do the same
Both Richmond and Norfolk arc trying
to get the convention for next year. ntl
Norfolk seems. to be. the city for all the
next year, aud will probably get this one.
Companies Represented.
The State insurance companies, repre-
scnted ut the convention here was us
follows.
& Co, Richmond; r. s. Brooks, Ports
mouth; Bryson & Pritchctt, South liiil;
Bryarly & Bro, Winchester; J.. e. Bnrcll'
Nlnrtinsyille; Capital Savings (, Bank. iae IN
sIG8Folk. Sinithhcld; Frey, Jordan y Eas-
ley. South Boston; George ~ Gibson,
Richmond; L. L; Goodwin, Emporia;
Harper & West Suffolk; \. NJ. lilgNlnis
L &. Co, Norfolk: w. w. Hodges. South
Boston; Hoge & McChesney, Stnunton;
j,Ivey & Kirkpatrick, Lynchbutg; George
8C Jefferson, Richmond; r. y. Johnson
& Co.. Norfolk: j. y. Lyons. Bristol: Z.
y 4 Co. Buena Vista; W, l.. Pierce, Chris,
t1iansburg; w. Lee Powell, OF Powell
b Bros. Newport News: Sampson s How
ard. Culpeper; Taylor d Perry, Sltunton
Wake & Son, Norfolk; ]. u, Warren q
CO, Newport News; John l. Watson,
!, Portsmouth; Charles r, Welton, Ports
! mouth Withcrs & Co., Lexington; MOOD
Inward & Elan, Suffolk, ana workman ~
9lIatke Richmond.
"a TIE session was adjourned ut oclock