Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-23
ORDER MAY CAUSE
BIG LEGAL BATTLE
REDUCTION or FIRE INSURANCE
RATES SUBJECT or CON-
FERENCE IN cksCAaO.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
sofa Condensed and Revised for
Toe Greater csnvsnienos
OF Husy Readers,

Et. Paul,
Insurance. mel ana state officials
saw omens OF legal battle between
the two In the trip oil State Insurance
Commissioner Samuel g. Works and
Walter l. Fisher, manager OF the Gen
eral Inspection company, which dxss
IRE insurance rates for the entire
stata. To Chicage, 4 conference II said
to have taken place there In which
there was an effort 10 effect 4 compro-
mise on \ situation that has grown
out OF an order by the commissiensr.
reducing the IRE rates Tor northern
and northwestern Minnesota.
The order causes q reduction Of ~
much as 20 per cen. On some classes Or
property and the companies are said
to be preparing 10 resist the order IN
the court.
When the order reducing rates IN
northern and northeastern Minnesota
followed another order reducing the
rates ON grain elevator insurance.
thers were rumors Of = war. Many
said that the companies we're prspar>
Ing to hight.
Then, after Mr.. Works and Mr.. Fish
or had left for Chicago. Il was said
that representative OF Insurance. com
panies were to meet tAsrs and talk
over the Situation.
Il = -
state Fair eis success.
Every dollar the state has Dut II
its great fair has heen returned with
better than compound interest. $2,6e
for every n being the exact ratio. 40
cording to John c. Simpson. secretary
oe the Minnesota State Agricultural
society, who uses the figures In his an
nual report to Governor w. .. Ham
mond
The fairgrounds q Hamlins repre-
sent value OF st.gis,7so, OF which
$929,ss7 represents the value OF the
land, covering more than 500 acres:
ST2i,S56 the value OF the buildings.
$26,II7 the electrical plant and $685. 100
| the personal property. Included II
the assets should be the $16.S27 on
| deposit with the state treasurer, rep
resenting the net proceeds OF the 1915
| fair.
The greatest educational institution
| In the state az Mr.. Simpson calls the
! fair, In 1916 was the most successful
| the state ever has managed, having
more new features and more exhibits
! than any OF It's predecessors
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| Treasurer Handles Miillons.
! The business handled In the once d
Walter j. Smith, state treasurer, dur
! Ing the year ending July 81, 1915, waa
| the largest In amount In the history
Of the state. Receipts and disburss
| ments have been mounting slowly year
by year until they have grown In the
! last forty years from s2.o14,i12.s4 dur.
ing 1875 to s45,43a. eso.S3.
The largest single account handled
by the state is the general revenue
fund. During the last fiscal year thera
was a total Of $I2.l07. s5S,04 turned into
the fund. This large amount was paid
out about as quickly as II came In.
During the year the total disburse.
| ments from the revenue fund were
| Sil, e0s, slS.42. OF this amount S2,0is.-
| 1854 was paid out as special aid To
the public schools and for administer.
ing the special school aid. The 70
| mainder of the revenue fund was used
| TO meet the expenses OF state govern
ment.
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| State Giaddens Wards
Ten thousand wards OF the state 81
Minnesota were gladdened at Christ
| mas time, as the state board of con
| troll placed this order for Christmas
| goodies;
Two and a half tons OF candies, q