The Glenwood post., 1913-05-24
INSURANCE IS
GIVEN AIRll,e
Local Propery Owners Fire
Questions at Representa-.
tves Of Underwriters
THEY FIND lOoPnoE

Two meetings were held here last
week between Mr.. Canada Of H. In
surance Underwritss and business nsa
and property owasrs Of this city. Ths
first was interrupted BY tAs sounding
of the fire alarm whea the .8ehwsRs
store was discovered aflane. Bat ths
second was not ended until some point.
ed questions had been fired at M.
Canada and he had attempted to An
|swer them.
Senator B. T. Napier was present at
the meeting held Saturday morning.
Now Mr.. Napier's store is in build
j ing which was erected in 1883. For
years there was a small frame struc-
ture at the north of the store. At that
time and for twenty years the rate Of
insurance on the brick store building
was $l.30. The frame was replaced
by brick structure and the rate went
up, according to Mr.. Napier, to tl.Sl.
1t was later lowered . few cents. Mr..
Napier wanted to know Why that ar-
6itrary raise. He was told that he
did not have wire glass Window in
metal frames, his wiring WAS bad All
his building was exposed to livery
stable at the rear. These things existed
during the time Of the life Of the
franc structure and Mr.. Napier was
Fisse h The dark regarding the raise in
Ais satsa
tDAef buildings were brought to the
| laf1Uoioa of the underwrikers and every
fs1161t-ws 0ads - explain away The
raise in each instance. 1t was 4 livery
STABLE here or bakery there or bad
wiring in all cases. Mr.. Canada did
not mention names, but it was evident
that he thought some recent wiring
should be changed.
After several minutes of arguing,
Mr.. Emery, who was with Mr.. Canada.
turned to Mr.. Napier with "Why don Il
you tell tine truth, Mr.. Nspiery" TINS
aroused the senator to the fighting
point and the way he went after Mr..
Emery was not slow. He caused tina;
gentleman to sink into his chair with
a. appropriate apology flowing from
his tongue.
As . finale to the meeting Mr.. Cana,
d stated that the rates would be low
cred here if certain conditions de-
naaded by the underwriters were met.
He was asked regarding their nature
He sid, Charger water mains in the
hsart of the city; = paid fire depart
nsat; IN auto truck with an abundance
Of hose" and several other things. He
alss suggested . new ordinance cover
ing firs protection and it is more than
possible that such an ordnance will be
ready for presentation to the council
1t the June meeting.
Many Of the property owners who At
tsnasd the meeting were convinced
tAat Glenwood has been and il still q
esat in the hands Of the insurance
pssple. They cannot understand why
the removal Of . frame structure and
tAs building Of . brick to replace il
win cause . raise in insurance rates
Bat this condition exists in several
places in the city. The Post was eek
pssed" On the east by frame strue.
tars for years. It was removed and .
handsome brick building substituted
Ths rates were not lowered although
~ wsfs told such reduction should b<
nade. The exposure" is now On the
north instead of the east, but il Is still
hsss.
This insurance agitation d sure 70 r.
sslt IN sosd for the people Of tie town
twAs carry protection On their homo,
and business houses II We are being
adiserimalsted against Is is eiainsd by
many, the wrong should be righted
II We have been negligent in ordi
naAcsA they should be passed 1t once
3Ay tAs city council and when passed,
lsAsald be ENFORCED to the letter
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