The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-22

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hoSes ,semrat lcasv, rsp,lSd, - fel.|
lows: .esr ysss s1
Il have your latter Of March Is
asking me how ars insurance oAA b
obtained under the sxistine iaws,' stc.
and ! be- TO nv that 4 agree with
yos thar 'ths public u deeply inter.
esssd ana entitled to any assistance
that can b. given.' A. I felt that the
peopis were In some measure looking
to me In the crisis which was pre-
cip3tated by the insarance lsgisla-
don Of the lhst seszion of the 6. neral
aspsmbly. ] went north. accompanied
BY Senator J. Arthur BaAks, to SEQ
the insurance p,,opls with whom I had
placed State wsrshouss, insurance ct
very srsatly reduced rates In order TO
have some chaansl through which.
other classes Of property In South
Carolina could be protected if tho
threatened withdrawal Of the insur-
ancs companies took place. Ny deal-
inss in New York have bssn. through
the arm Of Samusls. Cornwall, q
Stsvens. one Of the largsse and most
responsible firms % insurance men In
New York. In my dealings with this
firm I have found the senior member
Ar. George C. Stevens. q most ele-
giant SsAtlsman, yanA our relations
have erown to b very cordial. I sx-
plainsd the situation to Mr.. Stevens.
ana he asrssd ts.cosns - South Caro-
lima for the pu,yoss Of advising me
how TO handle. the stuation from an
insurance standruint. flis nrm savs
me assurNn0osr -of their ability to
handle the entire altuation in South
Carolina, if nscsssafy. but they did
not wish to invsds the territory Of
the agents e Il could b sSstdsd.-
Nsithsr did wish ia. do this which
would have put. many of thsSS men
out Of business. ana a Samusns Curn.'
wail = stevens t,ouia ~ mts,g cheap
81 ratss than any assnt in eotau Car.
onrA ! wss maa.ing my srrsagSfntnts
for agents In the various counties 10
place insurance through samuslt,
cDrnwan ststsns rkhs Snahuns
these agsnte ~ .coatihrs " DO sbusl-
nssA After Mr.. Stevens rot here
ana rsAifssd tho MAGNITUDE Of the
Proposition ana my. inexperiencs In
insuranos mNsterA hs consented 20
ssnd for his chisf clerk, Mr.. Phil La
Touretts. whomI know very well.
and let~ Kim st,ly here In my once
untn We could sst ghs situation we'll
IN hand. Before Mr.. IAT,ourstte ar
sivsd \ called llK. McEastsr. the In
susancs sonn1asioner, over the phone
and told him that Mr.. stevens was
asN enA ssUgsstsd tAas 8 hEinU them
tegeehsr n order 70 ~ the benefit Of
he Sxossasnos ana aivtes OF Mr.. stew
ens n handing this matter. Mr.. Nc
Aestsr seemed to think IL would bs
better FOR him not ID meet Mr.. stew.
en-. ana :old NE to handle IL in my
own way. yrT'
IL - Mr.. 4eeress and Mr.. IATouret-
II hspdle . large part Of our insur-
anca I eppointAtt them stats ware
heuee tnaNec&?rlt with special refer
ence to insurance. In order to give
them some onicial standing In South
caroasna sAdhto yrotscs them against
intsrfsrsnes.. s.. ~
"on' lest Friday afternoon. having
been away from horne for three wsskA
I wAs scbj1gsd o. account OF businea
sffaArs % bsavs fos Bsnnsttsyiiis aon
+tAs seaboard train at ESQ. Th1 ua-
derstsnding vas. that Asssrs.. 0esvsns
and xATeuretts would 60 to Chaflesl
IN 3ps the weekend ana nssst me
y Columbia again on Tuesday. I. Sslt
- little uSeasy over the situa&ion ana
suspsnd OF rsm=inius over untli TUES.
-, 3 came back to nCoiumbia ON
usaAnvsnishs 1nstsaa .os returning
81 Colanbie tAess ssntlssasn Ieft
usarlo11ea Ter New York. ~ ~ ~
x: whats they were IN columbia we
AAA applications from III over the
STATE. and they continue to arrivs to
piaos iinsasance' wAich had been can.
cslisd OF was endangered. Htass ware
house No.. .. In coaumhia. II In one
~eeSen OF the old sfats dispensary
building. owned by Mr.. q. A. 0uis-