Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-03
CIR ANGE 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,O0O in in
surance
Cortland County Fire Relief associa-
ton has 1927 policies in force, carry
ing 81, 734, 215.
The Patrons Fire Insurance COM
pany of Cayuga county carries nearly
$3,000,00Q insurance.
Clinton and Essex Patrons Insur-
ance company reports over 1000 poll
cies, carrying $3,O75,000 in insurance.
The Patrons Fire Relief association
of Tompkins county carries nearly 3d.
100000 and is working to the satisfac-
ton of its patrons.
The Patrons Fire Insurance COM
pany of Otsego county carries $410,
900 in risks at about half the cost of
the old line companies.
st. Lawrence county has member
ship of over $500 in thirty-fve
oranges. Their fire relief association
carries $1O000,OO0 of insurance.
Genesee County Patrons Relief as
sociation is carrying over LOO poll
cies, representing $3,900,00o. 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 a 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
$3,00000O, and the cost of insurance
is about $2.75 per thousand, of which
only so 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 2,700 policies in force Jan. /, car
rying $6,705, $50 of insurance
Out of the thirty-three oranges in
Steuben county ten own their own
grange halls. The Patrons Fire Insur-
anee company, including also Living
ston, carries $3,SO0.00O, and the rate
last year was S1.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 business in Lewis
county. On Jan. it reported risks
amounting to $14.10S,99 Of which
over $10.O00,000 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,S40 mem
bers in the county in subordinate
oranges, reports insurance business
amounting to $7,90S,316 on 1926 poll
cies. The losses last year were very
large, being $16,24S. The greatest
trouble was the small boy with the
match.
In Orange county the Ulster and Or
ange County Fire Relief association
carries 100000 insurance. In the
seven years of its existence only one
assessment of ST 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
the past year.
cooperation For Rural Improvement.
A personal letter to the writer from
j. Horace Mcfarland, president of the
American Civic association, with head
quarters at Harrisburg, Pa, conveys
the information that this association
will be glad to cooperate with the
grange on matters pertaining to rural
improvement, The association has a
section on rural improvement, headed
by Dean Davenport of the University
of Illinois. Mr.. Mcfarland says,
There are many ways in which sug-
gestions going through the grange
would be effective, and the association
will be glad to cooperate with you
heartily and in detailed effort
Grange Trophy Cup.
At the last session of the Ohio state
grange a resolution was adopted in
structing the executive committee to
offer trophy cup to the grange max
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