Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22

to be doubled or the order goes to the
wall
Host Refers to Reports.
Commissioner Host is in favor of
law or set of laws which will require
fraternal orders to charge adequate
rates and build up a reserve fund
When called upon by the committee
Monday afternoon he frankly stated
that he had been working alone for
years, and invited the committee to
examine the suggestions made in his
departmental reports and he predict
ed that the investigation about to be
made would show his suggestions to
be correct in large measure. 1t is
also understood that most of the
grievances of insurad people relate to-
their treatment by fraternal orders.
1t has come to the knowledge of mem
bers of the committee that people have
joined these orders under representa-
tons that turned out to be unreliable
and also that after joining the orders,
have been so changed as to amount
to the amendment of the contract of
insurance without the knowledge or
consent of the insured. A report was
prevalent yesterday that the commit
tee had practically determined to in
clude in it's Investigation the fraternal
life INSURANCE. companies, but no such
definite action was taken yesterday.
For the purpose of getting at the
things which are most Objectionable
in the minds of the people at large,
Assemblyman Potter was appointed
at the b-committee on grievances,
To him people are invited to send
whatever objections they may have
against any insurance companies or
fraternal orders. He will have this
work in charge and it is expected that
the receipt and assortment of letters
Of grievances will keep him busy while
the other members of the committee
are investigating the New York inves-
tigation and ascertaining whether or
not it is dsirable to extend the probe
TO the fraternal orders.
Anderson Already Busy.
L. A. Anderson, consulting actuary
and assistant secretary of the commits
sion, has already been loaded with a
number of large and important tasks.
He will have a great deal of work
during the entire time that the inves-
tigation is in progress.
Senator Frear, chairman of the COM
mittee, said after the adjournment
1yoc+ordov that tho Investigation bod
already begun. Each member of the
committee has been given one or more
specific tasks to perform, a good deal
in the way of preparation for the in
vestigation proper, and part of the
work to which the committee was set
companies in Wisconsin-The Wiscon-
sin Life of Madison and the Northwest
ern Mutual Life of Milwaukee-have
already been asked to prepare GER
tain statistical and other matter for
the information of the committee.
Madison Company First.
1t was determined yesterday that
the examination and investigation Of
the Madison company would take
place before that of the larger insti-
tuition in Milwaukee This smaller
company in Madison has been asked to
prepare a schedule Of its securities
and have the documents ready for ex-
animation by appraisers. The inves-
tigation Of the Madison company is eX-
pected to be a brief one and no sensa-
tons whatever are limited at, but it is
thought that the committee will profit
~ investigating a smaller company
first before going into the records OF
the large institution in Milwauee.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held in Madison, and the
change to Milwaukee will not be made
until near the time tor the investiga-
ton of the Northwestern Mutual Life
there