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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

The claim of TIE Masonic Iodoa of
Georgetown for damages from the
United States government for the de-
struction by fire of the Masonic tenn
pie Of Georgetown by soldiers of the
Union army dJricg the war between
the States hangs in the balances with
the lever inclined toward the mega
tive. The claim is for $S,400.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18
Mr.. F.. s. Wilcox nronr;etor 30 th

Mr.. F. S. Wilcox, proprietor Of the
Wilcox hotel, one of Aiken's leading
tourists hOtelricS, was tried in Magis-
tratcs Smoak's court charged with
violating the game law, by having
game stored on his premises. He was
hntd S5. Mr.. James Green, who scId
him the game, was fined S. al>o for
violation of the game law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

You are cordially invited to attend
my millinery opening. beginning We'd
nesd, 25th of March, and continuing
through the week. No. 8, upstairs.
next door to the Sumter Dry Goods
Store. South Main street. Yours to
please, Miss S. A. Murray. 3-18-2t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

10 the member OF the city pemo.
sssssc sxeestive committee can sit a,
. desak from Q TIN $50 sor four after.
nsens week for tho convenience OF
~ voting public II scsms that ever,
veesr IN Sumter could be able once
eurtns the time Of enrolment to 10
- she conmittee and put his name
= the roll Tomorrow Ia the last day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

, 8m nmz,A Fancy. 1s-ycar-oid
~ wss arrested at her home nes,
CDevon. Friday by Deputy United
ssAass MsrshaiA. Fischer and carried
= o~nseburg charged with Violating
- posfai regulsticns. The arrest wa.
sasssd BY Postofs'cs Inspector Einss.
nsr. who charged the young lady
I'M using cancelled stamps. The pre-.
1n'nary wAs held BY United states
cPmmissioner Robert IAds and the
sssesnee brought out was ,strons
s.suxh to bind Mas Yancy over. bu,
~ Inspector dld not ask that this bs
eoas. and the cass was dismissed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

Perfume manufacturers of Italy ev.
cry year consume 1890 tons of orange
blossoms. ESQ tons Of roses. $50 tons
each OF jasmine and violets and Is
tons os jonQulls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18
eREAr offosaUNlrv.

M cGer ee he department of ar.
uoon1>hrs - ssad " rosA buiidins ex-
ou>s~t? osn(sr eounsy shr the pur.
- &c building sss mile of mode.
opn1vAy - ~ object lesson q the
oursA ShiAg rsAs has essr hesn With
- eur sspch. Thors u already con-
esesls lnssrsst Of . Substantial and
nss ehsractss y the good roads
Dsvvr>Al and shs timc h rire for a
ngsesSive ceSnpaign The coming Of
pnveTpment rcad buitsers and the
cooseruesiea Of mile OF roadway by
UDsrn iwhs have had ths best scien.
- trs,ninG ana pears experience In
eooo pundine VII! givo. an impetus to
- soee reads movement that moth
- elS scuid. The cost to the coun.
- IN - merely nominal a tho
G1ln8ang viii f1rnish all the uoces-
- labSr and the ethw expenses viii
- - pnsn ~ 70 scarcely warrant
oooddesntto~.
A. ~ undcrstand II the ruve, nmen.
enns the beat road posibie with the
- and nns. ABUNDANT material that
socauy avHiiabls. II 10 not the pur-
- of ns government to puiid q
s0ad that ssrAot Be Duplicated except
q prchnsove cost owing to the lack
= r'stssdai In tho locality. TIE ex-
p~ss anpH snow how tn build the
- and most economical ROAD using
- 'Nafcrss's avaiiabls in each h,caii-
~ osy visit. THIS Is what Sumter
essrsy needs and the opportunity 10
nes'S The services Of the government
eSDsd1 sAouid 30 ssisod.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

1erome's reply to charges against
MIN embraces $4,000 words, and vet
ne probably has thought of several
things he forgot to say-Philadelphia
Ledger
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

Some American girls may feel that
they ha re just to take counts and
dukes. There are not enough star
baseball players to go around.-Chi-
cago News
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

News and Courier: Where ienor-
once is bliss It's folly" to advocate
compulsory education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

n psssnsss appsars 70 bs revivins ev-
esyohsry sscspt m congress --Phlla-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18

n SanIw watcAmas was founded In
o11o and Ne T~ss S0~sArow In lSe6. The
Uoo,Assas s~d SOstAroA now haa ths COM
ulne1 sisoulation and iaassacs of both of
- - pspssa and y nanifsstly the best
o1sH>islag medium In Sumter.
VIVA rsco'lsctions OF tho events of
- nincsaes Of the hast Gen.
vry sim liagerins In our
\ rnonsor,ss ss,-ator Tinman's biting
- ven founded denunciation OF ex.
e>pt1vs usurpotion Of tha functions
~ ~ Iselslstivs and judicial depart /.
|neas ss sovsrnmcns seem. passing
n1neor 1u,man's expression OF
Geeees cpatsmp< for Prssi-
n1 nsessvs,t's Appcai to the
ozrn11kteg And lsnorant" masses
eoon1g 4ks . rsmaek tina, might
o<e - aads ~ = pesky HASKELL
o o1eas ~wr a,bss leader som /,
1&p ysess ,AeA
H. oeote coavsasasa- Of the rravl
olDe9 rsS>sctlvs Asseesatfon win ~.
un9o>s ~ 'aaaual sssyion In ssmter
- NV >loeh aAt fse 'hrse DAYS the
@ngnp cpek Cv WIN AAvs = her
ncn = - nsisAboshooi oe three
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
MORTGAGES RECORDED.

Anna II. Crooks and husband to Sc
curity Savings Bank, north side Elwood
avenue, 80 feet east from Mt. Prospect
avenue, $4,000.
Jacob s.. Van Ness to Henrietta D
Howarth (guardian), south side Kearny
street, 2S2 feet west from Summer ave
nue., 81. 100.
Louis Marenus ct al. to Mayer Kras-
ner, west side Boyden street, 81 feet
north from James street, $3.50.
Mayer Krasner to Betty Schloss,
south side Avon avenue, 116 feet east
from South Fourteenth street, $1,000.
Jacob Frankel to Francis Child. Jr.i
east side Milford avenue, PIT feet north
from Bigelow street, $1,000.
Philip J. Zilllox to Ammo Norris, east
corner Franklin street, rs feet from
land A. B. Campbell, $4,000.
Mary F. McGee and husband to
Union Building Company, east side
Farley avenue, ia feet south from
Avon avenue, $4,000.
Karl Il. Graichen to same, north side
Rose terrace, 7S2 feet east from South
Tenth street. 81. 750.
Philip McEntec to Mutual Building
am Loan Association, west side South
Fifteenth street, 219 feet south from
Springfield avenue. $500.
Mary A. Summers to same. east side
Lock street, 276 feet south from New
street, $4,000.
Gustave Saunders to Fourteenth
Ward Building and Loan Association,
east side Hunterdon street, 1G3 feet
south from Bigelow street, $4,000.
william Grossman to Howard saw
ings Institution. south side Springfield
venue 80 feet west from South
Eleventh street, 5 $500.
Maria Caputo and husband to Mary
A. Day, southeast side Jefferson street.
$40 feet from corner Ferry street, 5000.
Thomas d. Smith to Edward M. Collie,
south side Sixth avknue, east side
North Fourteenth street, $1,000.
William c.. Nicoll to Lincoln Building
and Loan Association, west side South
Sixth street, 175 feet south from Four
tenth venue, $500.
Catharine L. Ecker and husband to
Sophie b.. Schenhing. north side Elm
street. 104 feet cas- from Mulberry
street, $4,000.
Union Building Company to Fidelity
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
Maltbie, Il. Orange, n s Carnegie
av, 394 IT Q fr Shepard av,

oN 30 ~ % PiiSHCia CIV
4Sxlb0
Modern Building Co. to Albert T.
Guenther, Verona, n s Pease
Av, 223 IT n fr Forest av, 75x23S
Henry Lott ct al to George Roeg-
ner, Bloomfield, 8 9 cor lot in
mid public road FIR John Van
Riper's to stone house, u acre
Edwin Daniel to Cooper N. Kir-
ton, E. Orange, Q s N. 18th st,
419 TT n fr Eaton pl, 32x100......
James P. O'Neill to Hannah e.
Harris, Montclair, s s Draper
ter, g fr Orange I'd, 41x151......
Hannah E. Harris to Ethel Cron-
well Scott, Montclair. same
property
Fidelity Trust Co., adm, to Carl
H. Sack, Glen Ridge, e s Sher-
man av, 1874 TT e fr N. Belle
Vile av, 50x121.
Ernest H. Cadmus ct al to
Francis M. Ballard, Montolair,
W 8 Park st, 286 It n fr Wat
chung av, 5ox242.................
Francis M. Ballard to Geneva
c. Cokefair, Montclair, same
property
George H. Banta to Charles
Krebs, Irvington, . 8 Lincoln
pl, 468 # 3 fr Park av, 25x17T..
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

$50 feet west from Grove street, s475.
Ida Reinig and husband to Preferred
Building and Loan Association, Irving
ton, north side Prospect avenue, zoo
feet west from Mt. Vernon avenue
$4,000.
James P. O'Neill to Essex Titls
Guarantee and Trust Company, Mont
clair, east side Orange road, 1874 feet
south from Draper terrace. $4,000.
Thomas b.. Hansen to Montclair Saw
ings Bank. Montclair, southwest side
Claremont avenue. 80 feet northwest
from Midland avenue, 5000.
Patrick f. Kirwin to Edwin B
Goodell, Montclair. north side Mon
tague place, AIS feet east from Valley
road, $1,000.
William Hanley to Fidelity Trust
Company, East Orange, west side
North Seventeenth street, 321 feet
northwest from Eaton place, $4,000.
John j.. Crappse to German Savings
Bank, Irvington, west side South
Twentieth street. 430 feet north from
Springfield avenue; and second tract,
$500.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

Trust Company, north side Rose ter
race, 1913 feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Same to same, north side Rose ter
race, 255 feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Same to same, north side Rose ter
race, 317 feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Same to same. north side Rose ter
race, 40 feet east from South Tenth
street, s3,250.
Same to same north side Rose ter
race, 472 feet east from South Tenth
street, 1920.
Sarle to same, north side Rose ter
race, 534 feet east from South Tenth
street, $3,250.
Same to same, north side Rose ter
street, 3d. $50.
Same to sarhe, north side Rose ter
race, 65S feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Same to same, north side Rose ter
race, 72o feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Same to same north side Rose ter
race, 7S2 feet east from South Tenth
street, $3.50.
Joseph Regain to Jusia Russell, south
side Astor street, $50 feet east from
Pennsylvania avenue, $1,000.
j. Richard elliott to August c.
Klenn (~executor), west side North
Fifth street, 260 feet northwest from
Seventh avenue, s4,7 700.
Isaac Neubart ct al. to Maria l..
Shower, east side Avon place, 822 feet
south from Waverly avenue, $500.
Joseph Regan to Hanna Schloss ct al,
east side Shipman street, 220 feet south
from William street, 1,400.
William Kirchner, jr., to Charles A.
F'eick, south side Finlay place, 450 feet
west from Vail street, 1900.
Gertrude NJ. Brogan and husband to
William w. Trump, west side Ridge
wood avenue, 800 feet north from Bige-
low street, $4,000.
Same to George Keller, same prop
erty, $500.
Morris Herbst ct al. to Centenary
Fund and Preachers Aid Society, east
side Union street, 10 feet south from
Lafayette street, $1,000.
Isaac r. Mansfield to Sarah Goldberg,
west side Ingraham place, GOA feet
south from Clinton avenue, 1920.
Elizabeth Rodgers to Parkview
Building and Loan Association, north
east corner Pennsylvania avenu and
Millet street, $4,000.
The Laiblin Company to Louisa
Flamme, north side Longworth street,
25 feet northwest from an alley. 5000.
Morris Mayerson to David Dreyfuss,
east side Broome street, 125 feet south
east from Montgomery street, $4,000.
Gustav p. Hoffman, to Franklin
Court, north side South Orange avenue,
west side Paramount avenue, 10000.
Union Building Company to Ffremen's
Insurance Company, north side Sussex
avenue. 95 feet west from Fourth
street, $4,000.
Same to same, north side SUSSEX
avenue, 1923 feet west from Fourth
street, $4,000.
George w. Tucker to Howard B.
Blanchard, east side North Ninth street,
south side Sixth avenue, $1,000.
TOWNSHIPS.
Lillian NJ. Grinnell and husband to
Harrison Corporation, Montclair, south
east corner land of NJ. H. Thomas, 25
feet from private road, S2,350.
Gustave Kunz to Marie Koeck, Or
ange, south side McChesney street,
east corner land of Heinrich Dahm,
81, 500.
Joseph Grigat to John J. Bonscher,
I~rvinston, north side Arverne terrace.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
REAL STATE
TRANSFERS.
NEWARK.

Jacob Mueller to John B. Foster.
3. 18th st. 21o II 3 IF 18th
av, 16x100.
Mayor and Common Council City
Of Newark to Association of
Exempt Firemen, s s Springfield
~, $50 It n fr Pierce st, 25xs4..
Hanna echloss ct al to Joseph
Regan, . . Shipman st, 220 IT
fr william st, sox163. ........
George Keller to Gertrude M.
Brogan, W 8 Ridgewood av, 300
It n fr B!gelow st, 25x10b. 49,.
Emile Mueller to Frank A.
Lamb, W cor 18th av and 21st
st, 1x100.
Fred W. Priester to Mary Gan
ming, 3 8 Morton st, w fr lands
Of Mary J. schlachter. 25x50....
Frederick w. Settle to Irene q.
B. Williams, Q 8 Ridgewood av,
$50 IT 9 fr Alpine st, 25x135......
Louisa Flamme and hus to The
Laiblin Co., n 8 Longworth st,
25 It n fr an alley, 17x100; and
other tract.
Albert A. Guigues to George j.
Haney, n s Holland av, SOL It
IF 8. Orange av, 33x102. ........
Same to same, W s Monroe st.
100 ft,n fr Lafayette st, 63x1o0..
Edna N. Selover ct al to Mary w.
Selover, w 8 Mt. Pleasant av, II
# n IF 4th av, 52x100.
Weequahio Park Land and IMP.
Co. to George w. Jagle, n 8
Sheppard av. 52s IT e fr Hunter
don st, 75x100.
George w. Jagle to William I'll.
Barnet ct al, same property.
George w. Jagle to Mary u.
Rigby, same property. ..........
Howard B. Blanchard to Geo. v.
Tucker, . s N. 7th ct, s fr
9Th av, 24x65.
Frank H. Sommer {Sheriff) to
VIM. c. Nicoll, W s s. 9Th st, It's
It fr 14th av, 25x100. .............
Chas. c. Zurich to Carrie E. Nell
son, . s N. 9Th st, 1873 # n fir
4th av. 33x12o.
Geo. w. Oracle to Daniel Daley,
cor Delavan and Grafton SITS,
27xl00 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Carlton G. w. Peck to Jennie l..
Ffske, n 8 Lanark av, 225 TT
. fr Vail st, 25x1o0.
Mary Ann Smith to Thos. Goldin-
gay, n b Tichenor st, 100 # 0
fr Orchard st, 25x102. ............
Edward o. Otto ct al to John J..
Craps, w S S. goth st, 433 1T
n fr Springfield av, 50x105......
Mayer Kpasner to Louis Marenus
ct al, w 8 Boyden st, 81 IT n fr
James st, 1Sxs7
Louis Marenus ct al to Mayer
Krasner. e S Littleton av, 437 1T
8 fr 18th av. 31x100. ...........
FraHklin A. Rigby ct al to Geo.
w. Jagle, e o Methodist Meet
ing House In Franklin st, 25x94
VIM. II. Burnet ct al to same,
same
Mary e. Rigby to same. same
Geo. ". Jagle to PhSip ]. zilliax,
same
Julia Scheer to julius Moroslni,
8 e, Kinney st, I'll TT fr JEFF
ferson st, 24x78..................
Union Bldg. Co. to Mary T. Nc
Gee and hus, Q 8 Farley av, TIA
It 3 r. Avon av. S7x110.........
Jnne to Karl T. Graichen, a :
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02
Rose ter, 7ss IT . IF s. 10th st.

31x119
James II. Cauneld to Edward M.
Waldron ct al, W 8 Littleton
av, 80 # n FIR Cabinet st, 25x100
Conrad Koffler to N. Edw. Bur
gesser n s Alpine st, 1913 IT .
fr Ridgewood av, 25xss; and
other tract
Charles herman to Mary Sum-
mers, n g o Lock st and Sum-
NIT pl, 25x139.
Solomon Spielman to Joseph
Huska, e s Charlton at, 100 TT
fr cor Spruce st, 26x1O0.
Laura Il. Bailey to Leopold Das-
sing, n Q 8 Hawthorne av, $50
IT n w fr Clinton pl, ~25x10o....
Bernhard Gluck ct al to William
Grossman, s s Springfield av,
80 IT w fr s. 18th st, 1Sx74...-..
The /Keasby Real Est. Assn to Ell
len L. Vandervoort, S s Central
av, so IT w fir s. 10th st, 50x1o0.
Jonas Yudizky to Samuel f.
Leber, w s S. 9Th st, 462 TT FIR
18th av, 37x100.
Samuel I1eber to Ella Yudizky,
same property .................
TOWNSHIPS.
Emeline Waldron to Susan Eliza
beth Waldron, ID. Orange. 9 8
Prospect st, 623 1t n g fir Park
av, 5Sx200 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| The Harrison Corp. to Lillian NJ.
Grinnell, Montclair, centre pri-
vate rd, S g Fl cor lands of
Mary NJ. H. Thomas, 25xf47....
| George II. Brown to Charles w.
Snyder, Nutley, 9 S Franklin
av, 299 # n fir Centre st, 50x1o5
Marie Koeck to Gustave Kunz,
Orange, 8 S McChesney st, e
o lands of Heinrich Damn,
25x99
Clinton Av. Land Co. to George
Weber, Irvington, W s Harri-
son pl, 26s IT S fr Springfield
av, 45x134
Bernard T. sHeslin to Sarah
Craig, w. Orange, 8 8 Condit
pl, 22S # e FIR Longview st, 30
x1OO
John N. Prout to Elizabeth
Rodgers, n e cor Pennsylvania
av and Miller st, 25x77.........
Nelson A. Kuder to Charles Fl.
Hampton, e. Orange, W $ Yer
non ter, 1893 IT n fr William st.
r0u1EO
Frances A. B, Grady and hus to
Orange Mountain Traction Co,
w. Orange, div line bet lands
LIST and I'd party, 7O3 ct w fr
Gregory av, 52x20O.
John J. Bonscher to Joseph Girl
gat, Irvington, n s Arverne ter,
$50 IT n W Fl Grove st, ~25x74...
George Walters to Ferdinand
Bartels. e. Orange, e S Sanford
st. 7S6 TT S FIR Central av, 30x150
| Eugene II. Cokefair to Erness III.
Cadmus, Bloomfield. n w $
Brookside pl, ATE 1T n W fir
Bloomfield av, 50x100..........
Edwin B. Goodell to Patrick II.
ISirwin, M%ontclair, n $ Mon
tague pl, 475l IT Q fr Valley I'd.
153x200 80.
Horton ID. Williams to Mary y.
Hurrop, Orange, s W o Co
gan av and N. Park st, 45x11o.
Ella N. Heath and hus to Annie
M. Powers, q. Orange, " 8
Whittlesey av, no IT 8 W fir
Central av, sOx100. ..............
Mayor and City Council Of East
Orange to Essex County Park
Commission. r. Orange. n $
Dodd ST, s Q cor lands Of Mahar
& Lighthife, 64x120.............1
Jennie p. Clarke to Emme b.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-02

Cooper N. Kirton to Edwin Daniel,
East Orange, east side North Sixteenth
street, 419 feet north from Eaton place.
1900.
Ethel C. Scott and husband to Ham
nah e. Harris, Montclair, south side
Draper terrace, asst side Orange road.
81, 200.
Charles Krehs to Minnie L. Kuell-
mar, I%rvington, east side Lincoln plaza.
46S feet south from Park avenue, $500.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-02-04

the high dignitaries OF state swore al
legiance TO the new king. and Portugal
still lived under a monarchy.
Returning from a sojourn al the king :
estate at villa Vicosa. accompanied
by the queen. the crown prince and
the Infant Manuel. the sovereign
seemingly was in happy ziood when
he stepped into the carriage in wait.
Ing at the railroad =tation.
The enti-S court. ministers and Ia
dies IL waiting and many army on.
ce<s were in the station when the
train drawing the royal family pulled
in The weather was glorious. almost
like summer. with warm. soft breezes
blowing In from the ocean
II was because OF the beautiful
weather that an open carriage was in
waiting for the royal family. and when
they took their places they were greet
ed with some lifting OF hats. but most
ly In silence. Then as the carriage
sharply turned into the Rua Do Ar
senal there was a cracking Of guns.
and shower OF bullets tore their way
into the bodies OF the king and crown
prince and the little prince. who proved
an easy target The assassIns, numb
ering six in all. boldly ran up TO the
sides Of the carriage and poured in a
hail OF lead before the stupefied escort
could intervene. The king and crown
prince. half rising. fell back into the
cushions. the blood gushing from many
wounds. The. coachman brought his
whip across the tanks OF his horses.
and with a bound they dashed away.
disappearing into the arsenal quad
rangie- The panic stricken people.
who had fed on all sides. could see the
queen leaning over the crown prince
and her younger son. who also was
bleeding from wounds made by the
assassins bullets.
How many shots were fired no one
can say. but 1t was a veritable fusilIade
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-02-04
TIE PRIMARY

We notice that in some quarters
there lie developing strong opposi-
tion to the present primary plan
for the nomination OF congressional
and State officers within the Demo
cratic party. The two strongest
arguments and reasons advanced
for this abolition are that it is too
expensive and that it practically
shuts out and prevents a poor man
from becoming candidate, no mat
ter how able, available and worthy
he may be. Well, II we are to Judge
the future by the past, it is true
that the expenses incurred by a
candidate have been enormous and
some means should be devised to
decrease them. The second argu-
ment advanced against the primary
lie that after an exciting contest and
campaign In the primary for noml-
nation the voters are apt to be luke
warm and careless on election
day. In other words, many say
1t looks like two election the same
year for the same office. 1t is
harder to change plans once formed
shan it is to formulate them. We
remembsr the old convention plan
had many ensmies; frequently we
have heard them denounced as sent
and dried" So as no human efforts
for any purpose are without faults,
30 ID Is In political matters. We do
say, however, that some method
should be adopted so the poor man
may be given an equal chance in the
battle Of politics.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-02-04
THE WHARTON LAW

We hope that the General Assem-.
bly, Of Virginia will notinterfere with
tbepresent Tariff Association system
Of fixing Gre insurance rates by re-
enecting some such measure as the
Wharton law, which has been here
tofore tried in Virginia and found
wanting. as Is evidenced by its re-
peal We feel certain that n a ma
iority OF the representatives in the
House and Senate understood the
working and method o. the Tariff As
sociation they could not be induced
to pass any msasureagainst its con-
tinuance. Under the present rate
making plan insurance rates have
materially decreased In Virginia,
and only recently there las been a
decrease OF 10 per cent in the rate
on country dwellings aud OF 3 per
cent ca barns and outbuildings in
the country in this section. Under
the present system ali risks are
rated by fixed rules and on scientific
principles, without any costs what
ever to the assured. and any person
owning q hazardous risk can hive
same rated and receive instructions
az 70 construction and equipment
with view to decreasing the rate
without any cost whatever. Under
the old system risks arerated in
haphaEard fashion, being much too
high In some instances and too low
10 Others, with no advantage to the
party who has a comparatively safe
risk over the one who has danger
Gus one.
Some people have an idea, that
putting the Tariff Association out OF
business win result in a cutting oil
rates by the various companies do
Ing business in the State and con
sequently q reduction OF rates, but
safe and conservative companies are
not going to allow any rate cutting,
and il Ii 10 done by wild cat compa-
mics to such an extent that the safe
and secure companies cannot do q
profitable business in the State, these
latter win unquestionably withdraw
from the State and leave our people
without any real insurance. The
T~rfH Ao~oo,.4s<. - -
oppressive in making rates. On the
contrary. whenever it could safely
30 30 it has reduced -rasss- sn sry
community where conditions iusti-
1ed is. This is an Important matter
TO tho people OF Virginia and we very
much hope that the Legislature is
not going to be led estray by a false
hue and cry that somebody has dis
covered a great trust or monopoly
In Virginia.