The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
News of the Insurance World

Tho chief promoter OF the western"
WAS an Individual namc1 B. II. Cannon
now said 10 have left the state Can
! non came out with faro Of truGpeis
| and for awhile it was thought he would
| control the bulk of the states fire busi-
ness. He told a plausible story and sue
| cceded IN getting numerous business men
| In the Junction City nDd elsewhere 10
| buy stock I'm the now company. Sus-
pecting that all was Got WELL Willard
| Done of the insurance department made
| Il trip to Ogden for the PURPOSE OF In
| vcatigating the concerns financial sIatus.
| The result Of The investigation was the
prohibiting OF the company from doing
| any further business In the state.
Cannon's right hand man, o. o. Old
| ham. who WIS the firo companys ac-
| credited secretary, Is at present in the
| Weber county jail awaiting trial the
| charge OF passing fraudulent checks.
water Hog" in Pocatello.
Salt Lake City is not the only place
| whore the water r-hoe abouncS. Poca-
tello Idaho. is similarly affected; SO
| much so OF late that the waterworks de-
| city from O'Clock at night until
O'Clock the following morning. The sit.
uation got SO bad from fire hazard
| point OF view that Ito required the pres
ence OF District Manager George V. Law
| ry Of the Pacific fire board to straighten
things out Mr.. Lawry left for PocatelIo
on Wednesday last and upon arrival there
found men stationed at the city water
works valves ready to turn the force on
when the fire alarm sounded which, by
tho way. consists OF huge whistle,
fog horn. that can be heard for q. con-
siderable distance. Even with this
rangement, II was felt that there was
more or less danger In case n fire should
break out. So Mr.. Iawry got busy with
the powers that be. The waterworks sys-
tenn Of Pocatello is controlled by pro-
vate corporation. Early In the summer
warnings were given that If the people
did not stop wasting the water the de-
UnnII H1tnDnthcr
during the night time. No heed seem
ingly was paid 10 these warnings. con-
sequentiy the water was ordered turned
off, Mr.. Lawry succeeded In getting II
turned on again upon the promise OF the
mayor of Pocatello that he would aid the
waterworks department In seeing to it
that the "water-hog" was annihiatcd.
Responsibility Of Sureties.
Judge Remstcr of the indianapolis cir
cult court has decided that two surety
companies must pay for the material
purchased for the construction of a sewer
by a contractor for whom they became
surety, Notwithstanding the specifications
required the board OF public works should
satisfy Itself that the contractor had !
paid all bills before the sewer was ac
cepted
The court held It to be the duty OF the
sDreties to make an investigation OF this |
kind on their own account.
Insurance Notes.
large number OF insurance COM
panies. writing accident and health, are
Withdrawing from Louisiana as tho re-
suit OF the enactment Of tho Wimberly
bill requiring that companies must pay
claims within thirty days. and weekly In
demnity claims monthly instead OF at
the end OF disability. The bill became
IL law over the vigorous protest OF COM
pany representatives.
The records show that a majority of
the automobile accidents that occur
throughout the country is due 10 the
rccklcssness or carelessness OF the chauf-
feurs. and many of the cities in conse
qucnce are passing ordinances providing
for expert examiners, whose duties are
to see that none but fully qualified driv
familiarity with the mechanism OF an
automobile. shall be placed In charge OF
car, There are many OF the opinion
that Salt Lake City. Judging from the |
from such q law.
AT Monday nights meeting OF the Utah |
Association OF Life Underwriters five new
members were admitted. as follows: c. |
New York Life); William Egard CPhila-
delphia Lifel, Il. r. Perrine Capitol Life,
was given out at the meeting that the
present initiation fee will be increased
after this year. so all who intend identi- |
flying themselves with the organization
would do well to avail themselves of the |
present rates.
Il. e. Matthews. inspecting engineer
for the Pacific Board of Fire Underwrit |
crS of San Francisco. Is in Salt Lake
City. inspecting the sprinkler risks Mr..
Matthews is interested In the electrical
ordinance now in the hands OF the mu
nicipal laws committee and hopes to see
the measure become law,
G. NJ. Brown, field superintendent for
the Aetna Life Insurance company, OF
Hartford, Conn, announces that l.. w.
Taylor. heretofore In charge Of the entire
business Of the company in Utah has,
owing TO increasing duties resigned the
management OF the life department. CON
tinulnG. however. as general agent Of
the accident and health and liability de-
partments. w. L. Conovcr, formerly con-
nected with the compapy's life agency in
Los Angeles, succeeds Mr.. Taylor as gem
cral agent OF the life department for
Utah and Idaho, with headquarters In
Salt Lake City.