Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-06-25
CIR ANCE BUSINESS,
Fire Insurance an important
Consideration.


Thousands Of Dollars Worth of Farm
Property Insured In Grange Mutual
Companies at Small Cost-some In
teresting Facts.
The reports from the various coun-
ties at the state grange meeting show
that many oranges In New York are
doing considerable In a business way
for the benefit Of their members, par
ticularly in insurance. We CLEAN the
following facts from the reports of
the delegates which appear in the pub
lished proceedings recently issued:
The Westchester- Putnam Fire Relief
association carries over $450,OO0 In In
| surance.
Cortland County Fire Relief associa-
ton has 1,237 policies in force, carry
ing $2,734,275.
The Patrons Fire Insurance COM
pany Of Cayuga county carries nearly
s., OO0,0 900 insurance.
Clinton and Essex Patrons Insur-
ance company reports over 1000 poll
cies, carrying $3.O75,OOO in insurance.
The Patrons Fire Relief association
Of Tompkins county carries nearly 3d.
900 1000 and is working to the satisfac-
ton Of its patrons.
The Patrons Fire Insurance COM
pany Of Otsego county carries $410,-
600 In risks at about half the cost Of
the old line companies
T
| ship of over $500 In thirty-five
oranges. Their fire relief association
carries $1O,OOO,OOO OF insurance.
Genesee County Patrons Relief as
ISOLATION Is carrying over LOO poll
cies. representing $3.9OOOOO. The as
sessment last year was 81 on the thou
sand.
Broome county has two grange
stores, doing a business Of $4,000 to
$4,000 year Binghamton grange.
In that county, did a $4,000 business
in coal, feed and grass seed last year.
In Clinton county the Patrons Fire
Insurance company carries risks Of over
50, 0OO, 900, and the cost Of insurance
is about $2.75 per thousand, Of which
only 80 cents per thousand was for
expenses.
In Columbia county one grange Ger
mantown) did a purchasing business
Of over $4,000 last year. The Column
bia and Duchess Insurance company
had 200 policies in force Jan. 1, car
rying $8,705,75O of insurance.
Out Of the thirty-three oranges in
Steuben county ten own their own
grange halls. The Patrons Fire Insur-
ance company. including also Living
ston, carries $3,SO0,0OO, and the rate
last year was $1.S1 per thousand.
The Wayne County Fire Relief asso-
citation Is a strong feature Of the Or
der in that county. The company now
carries $S,253, 437 In insurance in that
county. The Pomona grange of Wayne
has 800 members. Palmyra grange of
that county has $4,000 grange build
ing.
The largest fire insurance association
in the state is that of Jefferson county,
which also does a business in Lewis
county. On Jan. 1t reported risks
amounting to S14 1OS,992, Of which
over $10,OOO,OOO Is in Jefferson county.
The assessment Is only about 81 per
thousand per year.
Monroe county, with a membership
Of S44 In its Pomona and 4,S4O men,
bers in the county in subordinate
oranges, reports insurance business
amounting to $7.9OS.316 on 1925 poll
cies. The losses last year were very
large. being $16,248. The greatest
trouble was the small boy with the
match.
In Orange county the Ulster and Or
ange County Fire Relief association
carries $4.OOO,OOO insurance. In the
seven years Of its existence only one
assessment Of 81 per thousand has
been necessary. The subordinate
oranges in Orange county own real
estate assessed at $4,000 and did a
commercial business Of over 100000
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