Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-31
INSURANCE MEN ENJOY DAY
After Interesting Business Ses-
sion They Take Boatride.
agents md Their Qualifications the
subject of Observation-Disclosures
sioner Merrill Pleads for
Higher Standards.

place to clear skies and moderate sum- !
NOR heat, with light breeze and seldom
could better day have boon found for
the lake trip which the commissioners
took in the afternoon. The morning /
business. too, was pleasure, and was
disposed of with snap and dispatch
In fact, the business session called forth
manifest interest from the entire gather
ing, the commissioners, almost to man. !
remaining in their seats up to the minute
of closing, soon after high noon.
Throughout there was an atmosphere of
good spirits and good fellowship that
made the hours pass swiftly. But it call
cd for Commissioner T. NJ. Henry OF.
~ ssissippi to bring down the house-he
established his right Yesterday, if never
before. to the title of the Mark Twain
Of the convention.
Mr. Henry is from Jackson, tall, well
built, with whitening hair and mustachc
the type of man that one would expect
to meet ruling over some fine old southern
estate and to whom one would turn for
tales of regiments and brigadcs When,
clad in a hot weather suit of shade
nearly white, he addr, sscd the convention
yesterday morning for a few minutes, h"
won his audience In an instant Sumnar-
ling the Mississippi State laws in respect
to supervisory control over Insurance
agents, he said that when he took office
as commissioner he looked up the insur-
aucc laws OF the various states, finding
weakness where ne sought strength, in
the statutes of every state but Connec-
ticut
"And So" he continued, when I decid-
ed a thing had to be done, why, l just did
it,-and looked up our law afterwards.
~ had an applicant for license as in
suIancc agent whose record, I found,
showed that he was bad a S a man. bad as
a citizen and bad in every other way. SO
refused to issue him a license.
THE company that intended to employ
him said he was satisfactory to them, and
told him to 80 and patch up his differ
cuces with mo OF course there We're no
personal differences between us. but the
company thought there must be some.
well, the man wrote to mo | didn't
answer I wanted TO patch up my law
by rulings. Then his attorneys wrote me I
didn't answer them. | thought perhaps
they would weary Of the matter and it
would he dropped. But they were per-
s'stcnt and finally began to talk about
the law. l answered by telephone
Haven't YOU read this law de-
mandod to know
Yes they replied we've been study
ing this law ever since the trouble start
cd
Then they started a damage suit They
struck me with damage suit for $4,000.
That suit is still pending. 1t comes up in
September | think / shall win that suit.
You see. my brother is the circuit Judge"
Laughter).
"Howover," resumed the speaker he
won't bc eligible to sit in my case. Fut
then. the governor is my friend-he APP
pointed mo" (Roars of laughteD.
Pm going to win that suit in the
circuit court, hclicve-and in the
supreme court too, If I'm not mistaken,
for the supreme court has said It is not
mandatory upon commissioner to
license company and this applies, L
/ think. to an agent also # | win I'll
/ let you know and maybe the fact will
give you some backbone to stand on"
| Commissioners Appleton Of New York.
/ Mansfield OF Connecticut, Iardison OF
/ Massachusetts. Young of North Carolina,
+ McMastcr of South Carolina. Button of
Virginia and Darst of West Virginia
! summarized the insurance laws of their
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sionor Blcakley of Iowa
THE ACIENOl FIELD
The PRINCIPAL address of agents day
was delivered M tho oponing of the scs-
sion Yesterday nv Commissioner Robert
I'm mart.
.Tt is sometimes CHARGED that the
,rro,virr octivi.ios Of the denertmcnts
and tbo CONSTANTLY increasing ninutencss
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