Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-01

sin Association of Local Fire lusur-
ance Agents at the closing session Of
the convention in Oshkosh.
The delegates, in closing, adopted
resolutions condemning the proposed
constitutional amendments to the in
surance laws and pledging themselves
to work against them.
Superior was chosen as the city for
the next convention.
Other officers elected we're:
First vice-presideNt-Wa Harris
horn, Waukesha.
Second vicepresident-F. J. Meyer.
Third vice-president-Ch Err
hart, Superior.
Fourth vicepresident-A. G. Dana
Fond du Lac
Fifth epresident-Don Won Wart
Beloit
Sixth vice-president-Mrs John
West, Oshkosh.
Seventh vicepresident- Joseph Kof
fend, Appleton.
Secretary treasurer-G. Y. Wilkin.
son, Milwaukee, reelected.
Executive committee-D. D. Har
mon, Oshkosh; j. D. Rowland Racine;
j. n Manson, Wausau.
Delegates to national convention
A H. Zimmerman, Wausau; G. Y. Will
kinson, Milwaukee; ]. n Manscn
Wausau; w. E. Hartshorn, Waukesha;
J. B. Leedom, Milwaukee; r. ].
Shields. Superior; J. w. Day. Beloit;
Fl. J. BOland, Green Bay; J. A. Smith
Eau Claire; ], D. Carr. Oshkosh.
Alternately r. Crumpton. su
perior; John Shepeck, Green Bay; d
p. Steinberg, Appleton; Mrs. John
West. Oshkosh; George Heller, She
boygan; o S. Morse, GAINESVILLE; A j.
Vinegar, Beloit; Henry Johnson, Ed
gerton; A. NJ. Anderson, Milwaukee;
w. j. Hickisch, La Crosse.
A resolution, unanimously adopted
held for a definite and determined
stand in opposition to overhead insur
ance writing Included in this class Is
the writing of overhead policies over
the countersignature Of special agents
in all cases where there is local agency
representation. The resolution also
deprecated the stand taken by com.
pany managers who lend their aid to
foreign brokers by accepting risks
through reinsurance in territories
where such companies have duly IL
censed agents.
A question brought before the dele
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local casualty insurance agents into
the association was referred to the ex-
ecutiye committee.
Thursdays addresses and discus
sions much resvmbled those OF the
previous day The tenor was to con
denim the proposed constitutional
amendments.
A paper by 0. B. Ryon, Chicago,
counsel for the National Board of In
derwriters, received special attention
Mr.. Ryon characterized the condition
of the people under such laws as sub
iects Of state paternalism.
He declared that with the state mo-
nopolizlng businesses there would come
time when citizens would look to
the state to provide their food and
clothing.
This, he said. would tend to take
away that strength of character and
individualism of the American. and
would mean the degenerating of his in
dependence.
Then. instead OF the citizen being
the strong individual he ought to be, :"
said Mr.. Ryon, he will be back into
government swaddling clothes without
thought for the morrow and with 70
occasion to think"
In talk on Fire Insurance From a
Business Mans Point of View" d. l..
Sawyer of the Milwaukee Credit Men
association declared that the business
man is beginning TO realize the neces-
sity of fire prevention and that with
consequent smaller losses. lower rates
would be gained. Legislation in at
tempt TO force insurance companies to
lower their rates would be disastrous,
said MIR Sawyer. because many com
panies would be forced from business
and. unable to secure insurance, great
losses would occur to the individual
and world at large from fire.