Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-09-16
HAIL. SEASON over
AS Far as Policies Of Insurance
Issued by Alliance Hail Co.
Are Concerned.

The officers and directors, rs well
as the policy holders, of the Alliance
Hail Association are all breathing.
easier now days since the hail season
that annually. damages crops has pass
ed. The season on the whole has
been one Of heavy hail, throughout
the entire state, the storms showing
the usual eccentricities of hail
storms. In counties where hail was
light last year the damage was heavy
this season and in numerous counties
that were hit hard last year the dam
age was less this.
In Ward and Williams counties the
farmers suffered heavily last year and
this year the losses were light in
comparison. In Burleigh and Nc
Lean counties the damage this year
was much heavier than last and the
same may be said Of Barnes and
Stutsman counties.
West of the Missouri some new To-
calities are this year included In the
hail district. Light losses as rule
prevailed in Adams and Hettinger
counties, but considerable damage
was done in Billings county where
new crops have appeared.
In the Bed river valley the losses
were generally light this year, except
in Pembina county where there was
considerable hail. Last year the losses
In that county were light, but in 1907
were heavy.
The officers and directors of the as.
ISOLATION held a meeting Tuesday and
policy holders will be pleased to learn
that, Notwithstanding the large ag-
gregate amount of losses, the assess
ment has, been fixed by the directors
at per cent. Last year 1t was 81
per cent and the year before 81 per
cent. In other words there will be
no extra sum to pay over the face Of
the notes due Oct. l. 1909, given for
policies, of insurance in the associa-
tion, nor will there be any sum de-
Quoted from the face Of the note.
All notes will be payable at their
face value, and without interest. It
has never Eeen the plan Of the asso-
citation to charge interest on prem
ium notes, although other associa-
tions and companies do SO in this
state. (
Practically all of the adjusting Of
losses has been completed only about
q half a dozen remaining to adjust.
Greater difficulty than usual has. been
experienced in this part of the work
this year owing to the rust and Grim
kled condition of the straw. Sincere
efforts have been made to give fair
and liberal adjustments in every case
of actual damage and SO far few COM
plants have arisen. The policy hold
ers have learned by experienced that
the intention Of the officers Of the
association are to be square and fair
in all dealings, and this has been seen
in the scarcity Of complaints Of un-
fair adjustments In prior years.
The officers and directors feel like
congratulating the policy holders on
the fact that the assessment can be
placed at 8 per cent and all losses
and expenses paid.
The losses were over twice the
amount incurred last year and the
volume of business was NOT double
that Of last year. In 1908 policies
were issued to the amount of %, 1855, :
600 and the losses were @lOl, 500. This
year the polices aggregate IS, ,27s, 600
and losses, s244, 900. There were IL
457 losses this year, many Of them
increased by wind and heat, and 9TH
ser conditions than hail alone. The
losses were, generally speaking, scat
tered all over the state, and not .
single county escaped some damage.
Notices of the assessment and other
information will soon be sent out to
policy holders. The association year
closes Sept. Is.
TWO FARM HANDS Killed
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