News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-06-09
c R AN GE BUSINESS.
Fire Insurance an Important
Consideration.

| Property Insured In Grange Mutua
Companies at Small Cost-Sonse 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 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-P Putnam Fire Relief
association carries over $450,00O in in
surance.
Cortland County Fire Relief associa-
ton has 1887 policies in force, carry
ing $2,734,275.
i The Patrons Fire Insurance COM
pany of Cayuga county carries nearly
100000 insurance.
Clinton and Essex Patrons Insur-
ance company reports over 1,600 poll
cies, carrying $3,075,O0O in insurance.
The Patrons Fire Relief association
of Tompkins county carries nearly 49,
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.
ship of over $500 in thirty-five
oranges. Their fire relief association
carries S1O,OOO,OOO of insurance.
Genesee County Patrons Relief as
ISOLATION is carrying over LOO poll
cies, representing $3,900,000. The as
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
100000, and the cost of insurance
is about 1915 per thousand, of which
only so cents per thousand was for
expenses.
In Columbia county one grange Ger
mantowD did a purchasing business
of over $4,000 last year. The Colum-
bia and Duchess Insurance company
had 2,700 policies in force Jan. 1, car
rying $6,705,750 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,sOO,OO0, and the rate
last year was $1S1 per thousand.
The Wayne County Fire Relief asso-
citation is a strong feature of the Or
der in that county. The company now
carries $685. 37 in insurance in that
county. The Pomona grange Of Wayne
has 800 members. Palmyra grange Of
that county has a $4,000 grange build
ing.
The largest fire insurance association |
in the state is that Of Jefferson county, |
county. On Jan. 1 it reported risks
amounting to $14,10S,992, of which |
over 100000 is in Jefferson county. |
The assessment is only about 81 per
thousand per year.
Monroe county, with membership
Of S44 in its Pomona and 4,S40 mem
bers in the county in subordinate
reports insurance business
to $7,90S,316 on 1925 poll
lies. The losses last year were very
arge. being S16,24S. The greatest
.rouble was the small boy with the
match.
In Orange county the Ulster and Or
lnge County Fire Relief association
carries 100000 insurance. In the
seven years of it's existence only one
Of 81 per thousand has
been necessary. The subordinate
in Orange county own real
state assessed at $4,000 and did a
commercial business Of over 100000
he past year.