Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-01

and Dartmouth colleges were
present. The diplomas were presented
oy Hon. Theodore N. Vail.-W Waterbury
Record.
Reciprocity.
Not long ago two citizens of Essex
county, this state, were fined approx
nately $500 for illegal trout catching
in New Hampshire, and a citizen of
Lyndonville had to pay $500 in that
state for similar offense The fish
and game wardens Of Vermont have
had opportunity this week to fully
Two residents of Grove
town. N. H., have just paid in NUM-
cipal court at Island Pond S453 for
having in their possession 1s1 under
sized trout. AS far as is recorded,
this is the largest penalty imposed in
any such case in this state. 1t GER
tainly should be an effective deterrent |
to any one else who imagines that he |
can disregard the fishing laws of Yer
mont.-Rutland News.
Vermonter Honored.
T. J. Boynton, late of Westfeld and
J Johnson, is one of the Vermonters who
have moved from the state and
achieved greatness. Taking up his
residence in Everett, Mass, he was
elected mayor Of the city and served
for several terms and at the recent
cratic ticket, Attorney General of
Massachusetts Now the Democratic
state committee has sent on to Wash
ington an Endorsement of Mr.. Boynton
for the position of assistant secretary
of the treasury, the place to be vacated
when Charles S. Hamlln goes to the
Federal reserve board. The Worcester
Post speaks approvingly of the candi
dacy as follows: "This would be a
deserved honor for Mr.. Boynton. VINO
is understood to have been an aspirant
when Hamlin was appointed. The
only objection is in this present post of
attorney general for Massachusetts.
Burlington News. -
Insurance Rates.
The fire insurance business of New
England, so far as the very important
rate matter is concerned. is in the
hands of trust whose power is ab-
solute. 1t can make such rates as it
pleases, on whatever grounds it
pleases. and the insured must stand it
whether he pleases or not. The rates
are in the hands of an exchange, which
is pool arrangement serving all the
companies. There is absolutely no
competition as to rates and when the
New England Insurance Exchange
fixes them they stand as the rates of
all the companies. If the property
holder does not like them he has no
recourse but to give up Insurance
protection. and many holders will
submit to what they deem rank
gouging before they will go without
insurance. while other holders who are
mortgaged or otherwise involved are
compelled to insure at whatever cost
One can easily see the possibilities Of
oppression here. That it is not more
pronounced is rather to the credit of
good judgment and discretion in
fixing the rates. But there are
instances that appear otherwise, with
no appeal open except to the somewhat
hardened sense of mercy of bunch Of
men who are following set rules. Here
is an illustration Under what is
called term policy, certain kinds of
property may be insured for three or
five years at quite saving over the
annual policy plan. Real estate used
solely for a printing Office is excluded
from this advantage. A building in
Bethel occupied jointly by a printing
office, business Office and tenement
can be carried under the term policy.
A building in Randolph of almost the
same description devoted wholly to a
newspaper plant cannot. If a corner
in one room should be rented for a
desk Office. it would remove the BAN
| An appeal to the Exchange produces
no results. 1t is rule and cannot be
departed from. Another example -
The Exchange orders electric wiring to
be done in certain ways and it is done
at the owners. expense. Later the
Exchange finds some safer way and it
orders the change to be made-also at
the owners expense-announcin that
increased rates will apply if it is not
done; instead of offering a reduced
rate for the lessened hazard to COM
pensate for the extra cost put upon
the owner. Fire insurance companies
like to have property owners install
hand chemical extinguishers, but they
make no concession in their rates if it
is done. Considering the practical
necessity of fire insurance and be-
llevlng that rates should be fair, Just
and reasonable, and that it is not
enough to depend on the mercy OF
business judgment of an unrestrained
trust to deal rightly with the question,
we ask why insurance rates and
methods are not open to the same kind
OF regulation by independent, impartial
; authority that railroad. telephone
electric and other charges of public
service corporations are?-Randolpk
| Herald.
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