The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-04-14
missioner's office, this statement

| missioner S ONCE, LuiS STATEMENT
made:
81 beg TO state that Secretar!us in.
formation is absolutely untrue. The
State warehouse office does not owe
the association companies one cen
for preiums. and has never owe(
them a cent
This is an undignifed quibble.
did not state that the State warehouse
office owed or owes "a Y premiums or
the policies referred to. | stated that
policies were cancelled for non pay
ment of premiums, and that there re
mains a balance u2paid, and, appar,
emily, uncollectible. 1 reiterate ny
statement.
This Insurance Of which I speal
was placed by Mr.. a. W. Bollin, OF
Columbia. S. c., who had been appoint
ed by the State warehouse commits
sioner as his official State warehouse
insurance inspector, in which position
he was bonded. When these policies
were written On. cotton IN various
warehouses which had been taken un-
der the State warehouse system. 1t
was understood that the premiums
were to be paid by such warehouses,
or BY the managers or persons IN
charge of them. The policies, how
ever, were written in the name Of the
State of South Carolina, and they were
delivered into the custody of the
State warehouse commissioner, Of
fee. 1t was assumed that the State
Of South Carolina was at least NOR
ally responsible for the payment Of
the premiums. and would enforce such
payment by the various warehouses.
After some of the premiums, most
of them. in fact, were long past due
and u paid the State warehouse COM
missioner gave to Mr.. "A. w. Bollin. to
assist him in collecting the premiums.
the following letter:
q have been informed by your Mr..
A. W Bollin. who is in charge Of the
insurance inspection department Of
the State warehouse, that he has been
unable to collect for his firm the prem
iur,@ duo fc~ the cotton written N tho
name OF the State Of South Carolina.
on pae majority OF the warehouses UNI
der nv control. The cotton is writ
ten in the name Of the State, and it Is
aDso. .utely necessary that these prem
iums be paid, as they are Len on the
cotton, and for them not to be paid is
p violation of the law These prem
iums will have to be paid within ten
days. or | will be forced to take action
to collect same out Of the cotton. This
is especially important, as you Will see
in the public prints that l have made
arrangements to finance the State
warehouse receipts at a low rate OF
i-terest and l must have every detail
in proper shape. Your immediate at
tention is requested.
Yours truly.
JNO /. McLAURIN,
State Warehouse Commissioner"
think it is entirely plain from the
above letter, and particularly the
parts which l have emphasized, that
there was a matter Of unpaid prem
;ums on the policies which | referred
to. and it strikes me quite forcibly
that the commissio1 1er, when he wrote
that letter. recognized the existence
of at least a moral responsibility on
the part of the State with reference
to their payment, and added that ne
would be forced to take action to
collect same out of the cotton"
think it is pitiful piece OF esuivo-
cation for the commissioner to at
tempt to discredit my facts by any
such statement as he permitted to is
sue from his office.
with regard to the personal animal
versions in the remainder Of the COM
munication, think I may be pardon
ed for paying no further attention 10
them.
SECRETARIUS.
Ito the Editor of The Record:
have read the foregoing statement
Of Secretarius with regard to my con-
nectio.. with the office of the State
warehouse commissioner. and with re-
gard to the non-payment OF certain
insurance premiums and the efforts
put forth by myself to collect them,