The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-20
FINE SHOWING
IN INSURANCE
n
MADE N ANNUAL REPORT OK 1AS
AcrUARY INDUSTRIAL
CONCESSION
Propr1etor Of Most Famous Country
store to Tell About It At meeuns
Of Merchants.

of Merchants.
,cOLES1BUS. O. Feb. l9.--Wtih total
net earned premiums aSgrcgatinS Sle.-
GT5.3S7 and total losses lawardS and
bending claims). Sln.UIi.00>. the state
Insurance fund has premium surplus
81 S2l379. according to d report or T..
e Watson. actuary "i N" tncustri'tl
commission. The report is OF November
rs. 1916.
In addition to this surplus. however.
Is sl.04n.7N4 in the fund I" guarantee
perpetual so!vencF OF the state !nSuT-
ance fund.
trial ACCIDENTS in Ohio last year fully
so per cent wer" prsventable. Proven
zion OF half the accidents. h. says.
would have saved Ohio employers S.
100000 In the cost OF their w"rknen s
compensation.
Merchants front throughout Ohio by
the Hundreds VIII gather in Columbus
On Thursday Of :hs week. Washing
toms birthday. in the FIRST Annual Con-
uun;ty Conference to extend their nc
ouaintance. and consider plans anu
methods OF mark sting and merchandiS-
ing under the auspices OF III" Manufac-
lures and JobberS Association or tue
Columbus Chamber Ut Commerce.
Business men numbering $4,000 from
practically every community IN the
state have been invited {" atteno 1hlS
community conference which IS deci2rs4
ever held IN this city. 1t is hoped by
officers OF the Manufacturers AMI JOB"
bers Association that the conference
will mark o step toward making Noiunl-
bus a greater shipping and marketing
Senter Forty per cent Of the frSt mum
dred replies to Invitations have been
accepted and II Is expected that hun
6reds more will be received IN me re-
manning days preceding the conference
Addresses OF welcome by Mayor
o,h nd President Martin J.
saples OF the Chamber OF Commerce
xiii be delivered at the opening session
at. ten o'clock THURSDAY morning. AZ
<his session President J. NJ. Boob or the
will speak on service and Co-opera-
ton All OF the sessions will De at
1he Deshler hotel. ,,
Among the speakers at the compll-
mentary luncheon ~ 1880 Will Dc Gov
ernor Cox and President ". q. Thomp-
son of Ohio State University. Presi-
dent Caples will preside At the lunch
con.
BROTHERS store at Strasburg. Ohio. Will
relate AZ $40 p. m. the story ~ this
widely known concern whose stock oc-
cuples Ave warehouses. The 'ltveSt
mailing Its in captivity. IS the term
applied TO the Carver St,cT By the SAT-
urday Evening Post. This store con-
tains 81 departments. mailing list OF
135O0 names and oyer "2.nOu feet OF
floor space Mr.. Carver VIII answer
question which anyone wishes 10 ask
him regarding the success Of his coun-
try store. ,
An added intcres. Will b. given to tn"
conference, by the fac; thai Il comes
on Washinrton's birthday. Vairto,lSm
will NATURALLY b" N" Keynote. Ok the
meeting. Mcrchapts from rs far away
as SnndIlsky. t'nsh"cton. Dayton. Ports
mouth and Wilmington have alEsauE
sent in acceptanceS showing that Sta;S
wide interest IL RI" conference mas
been created .t.
we're mailed cut have brought numerous
injuries cnrccrnirG products handed
bv local jobbcrs. Previous attempts
made by thc manufacturers and JoobeES
Association 10 make COLUMBUS 4 eIHatci
marketing and shipping center were &C
\complish..d through trad. extension ana
\cnualntanc,. tours. tn" Columbus build
Cs at tine last state Fair and other
A,hods.
There - ~ rush 20 hatha this week
upon the lart 81 c!;iZ'"S OF Co!un ouS.
due TO III" fac; that supply o. s"uts
ash has just been receive" ana p!acru
in n. water supply at the filtration
nlant There has been 4 dearth OF SOFA
ASH in Columbus Of and on for four
months. arL ~ a result residents nave
had To contend with hard water. Inc
presen; supply will last only Il few DAYS
AL
WASH ua Will. che washing is Sood.
Tn Columbus Railway X Light com
,,r1y 49, $3.50. SOS 900 S.'r!,'S y STOCK
and ;n. h7,4ur. III NV per cent bonds OF
The aor.n. company il the public until
ties co:r:!i$S!u,. ,iIcS PERMISSION TOT
N. :Ss,aac,. 0: Zoo. Nna. Nor" t'an
81 OFF ,G, wi! D.. used for the ERECTION
and ea"iug,ou; 0: The now power house
six r!l:.s Sui.h OF Columbus on The
TInc>trr VALLEY !'a". When this power
house = cor? 7!";ad. III" company will
be aol: - supply w:an: manufacturing
plants -hnr cannot a0w BE- furnlSnc"
with electricity.
Contractors .! thH STAT" have formed
the Ohio S;a;: Association OF COutrac-
tors WIKI y. l.. CU!o""tSon or Cleveland.
as president. ana William +. N:nsha!l
~ Fas:. Cleveland. general counsel.
Headquarters VIII b.. opened in this ctty.
Uniform contracts and methods OF
building ar: among n" objects sought
by the new organization.
More than 100 men in the business
and professional .lit. of this city. have
1oined in 4 muveEIen: 20 stamp out vice.
a recent repor; by experts from Mex.