Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1884 — Page 7

AFFAIRS OF TIIE RAILWAYS. Personal and local. 3. H. Devereux, president of the Bee-line system, is in New York. C. E. Henderson, general manager of the X.. B. & AY., has gone to New York. John X'. Miller, superintendent of the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg road, is in the city. The Bee-line people will this season build a new iron bridge near Sidney, at a cost of $35,000. T. A. Lewis, Western manager of the Erie fast-freight lines, leaves for New York this evening. M. Maxwell, superintendent of construction on the Indianapolis & St. Louis road, has obtained one month’s leave of absence and goes East to spend tho timo with old friends. D. B. Conroy, passenger conductor on the Vandalia, who lias been in Hot Springs several Weeks, returned yesterday, in exeel lent health, and will take his train in a day or two. The Chicago fast mail and express trains of the 0., 1., St. L. & C. yesterday commenced running between Indianapolis and Cincinnati over the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis road. Tho general manager of the Evansville & Terre Haute road has ordered a general reduction In salaries of 15 to 18 per cent, in all departments, only passenger conductors and engineers excepted. The Wabash people, who now run their trains between Logansport and the State lino over the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg road, have under consideration building a road of their own between these points, some sixty-one miles. The good people of Mattoon are greatly disturbed over a rumor that quite a number of the L & St. L. shopmen at Mattoon will he transferred to the Briglitwood shops, and that the Mattoon shops will be gradually abandoned, after the style of the Galion shops. Dave Grauman, of Kansas City, a ticket scalper of considerable note, and whom the Union Railway Company once froze out., has returned, and proposes to re-open a scalping office. He says he has $22,000 in cash to fight the Union Kailway Company if they choose to again tackle him. E. A. Ford, general ticket and passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, last evening, in stmoted the ticket agents at this point t.o sell no tickets for points east of Columbus. 0., until further orders. Both bridges and tunnels on tho P., C. & St. L. division are reported to be in bad shape. E. B. Taylor, superintendent of the Pitts- ’ burg & Columbus division of the Pennsylvania lines, at midnight telegraphed J. F. Miller, superintendent oY the 0., St. L. & P., that the breaks on that division would be so far repaired that trains would commence running through by 8:45 p. m. to-day. W. C. Irwin, engineer of bridges on the Beeline system, is in the city. He reports on the entire system streams _ receding and bridges and trestles all right. Bo common in the past has it been to have trouble on the I. & St. L. when waters were high that he is feeling good over the favorable reports. It Ls understood that D. J. Jennings, late assistant general freight agent of the L.. N. A. & C. road, has been offered and will probably accept the general managership of the Great Eastern fastfreight line. Although a young man, he is well posted In freight matters, aud fully competent to fill the position offered him. The Indianapolis & St. Louis management ; Lave already expended $37,000 on the bridge over the Wabash river at Terre Haute, and W. C. Irwin, engineer of bridges, says that they will tills season expend $52,000 additional on the improvement. It will then he’ the best railroad bridge, it is stated, in the .State. It is stated that one of the fast-freight lines nomine between Kansas City and the seaboard, via Indianapolis, is carrying property 18 cents per 100 pounds below tariff rates. The report gained currency in freight circles on yesterday and created considerable comment. It is further stated that the property is carried over a route which runs clear of the East St. Louis pool. Now that Murray Keller, the young man on th©L.. N. A. & C. road, has retired as general i ticket and passenger agent, the question arises, upon whom will the blame be placed when rates are cut in the Chicago and Ohio river pool. Os late, whenever rates were demoralized in the p®ol, whether innocent or not, competitors of the L., N. A. & C. charged that he was the first to break the rates. The temporary trestle-work on the Chicago & Indianapolis Air-line at Broad Ripple is not completed, and as White river is running high. General Agent Brecount, yesterday, us a precautionary measure, sent their trains over the Wabash road to Tipton, then west to their own road over the Lake Erie & Western. It is expected tlmt their trains can safely pass over the temporary trestle to-day. M. W. Mansfield, engineer of maintenance of way, and Harry Miller, superintendent of masonry oil the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg road, yesterday, on a special train, passed over the Indianapolis division, examining bridges and masonry, aud will make a return trip to-day, on the same errand. One of the rules of the Penntylvauia company is that bridges and trestles should be closely watched at all times. An employe in the pattern shop of the Indianapolis Car Works has patented a device under the name of a “sand molding machine” for molding oil boxes and draw bars for cars. It is claimed one man, with this invention, will do tho work of six experienced raolders, turning out a better character of castings than can be done by hand. Tho castings after coming from the sand, are so smooth that no chipping or filing is required. Superintendent Sherwood. Chief Engineer Morris and General lload-master McQuiston, arc at Cincinnati. All are of the opinion that the road will not suffer from the effects of the high water except in loss of business. The elovcn bridges on Tanner’s creek, where they experienced so much trouble last year, have gone through the Hood finely, and that such is the ease is a great relief to the officers of the road, so much have they expended to make these foundations and bridges flood-proof.

M’HENRY’S. VISIT. Tils Savage Denunciation of Railway Management in This Country. James McHenry, of London, England, and party, numbering eight, arrived in the city at midnight, traveling in President Devereux’s private car. His trip over the Bee-line has excited considerable speculation, and as yet his real object has not been made apparent. Mr. McHenry is tbe gentleman who thinks an honest man in railroad circles is seldom found. He says the workings of American railroads, with rare but brilliant exceptions, has ended in disappointment and disaster, while it is indisputable that the country has in it all the elements of railroad success beyond comparison with any other. It is unaccountable, on honest business principles, that the tonnage of the railroads is so small i.i the profits, in comparison with the sums at risk, are so infinitesimal. He states that lie is led to believe that there are many trains coming from the West to the East whose transit is not known at the head offices of the company. “I am told they are called ‘ghost trains.’ Be this as it may, the fact remains that there is some double dealing in the management of the freight departments. I have seen statements, coming from one of the ablest authorities! in the United States, that not one-tenth of the earnings of the American railroads, that is to say, not one-tenth of the amount paid by the people from whom these railroads receive*their franchises and to whom, after their proprietors, their first duties are due, reaches the treasury, and I unhesitatingly charge, from my personal knowledge, that notone-half of the amounts really paid to the railroads reach the treasuries of many important companies. The proprietors are deceived and the people are defrauded, through the machinery of rings, pools, and re liatefi, under the administration of autocratic presidents. These rings generally act with capital supplied by the railroads, and as generally consist of railroad managers and their friends.” THE TRUNK LINES. Adoption of a New Agreement of the Same Pattern as the Old. New York, Feb. 7.--Albert Fink furnishes the following: “At a meeting of presidents of trunk iines and their principal connections to-day, it bus agreed to restore .tariff rates at once, both

east and west bound. I was directed to request all roads represented on the joint executive committee, and all roads working in connection with them, to strictly maintain tariffs. The presidents have pledged themselves to be personally responsible for carrying out this agreement.” A resolution was adopted embodying the new agreement, which was signed by all the managers present. This agreement does not differ essentially from previous ones which have heen adopted for the same purpose, namely: to maintain rates. Commissioner Pink states, however, that in the present instance tho roads are thoroughly in earnest, and are resolved to unite firmly upon a sound basis. The new* agreement provides for a monthly settlement of balances, and contemplates the establishment of a kind of clearing-house for the railroads in the association, by which an adjustment of balances may be facilitated. The agreement also provides for the formation of interior pools, to bo established within the ensuing two months, wherever they may be thought necessary, in order to equitably distribute the business among the various lines. No penalties were imposed for past irregularities, aud, it is understood the trouble with the Peoria roads has been satisfactorily adjusted. Mr. Fink is authorized to use all means to carry out the terms of the agreement. GENERAL NEWS. Judge L>yer Gives His Final Decision in the Straiglit-Line Suits. Judge Dyer, of the Superior Court of Vandcrburg county, on Wednesday gave his final decision in the case involving the claims against the old Straight-line—the Indianapolis & Evansville Rail road Company. As to the claims of mechanics for building bridges, his opinion was that the mortgage under which the trustees held the property was superior to the mechanics’ claims. He held that each citizen of Indiana to whom the railroad was indebted had a lien to the amount of SIOO on the personal property of the company superior to the mortgage; that this lien in this case covered the rails, together with the other personal property, and they should be sold to discharge this lieu. He held that the weight of the was that the floating debt creditors were entitled to debentures. He would in the final decree, therefore, order that each citizen proving his claim shall receive SIOO thereon out of the proceeds of the persoual property and the balance in debentures. He would, after further consideration, fix in the final decree who should issue the debentures, and the timo during which they should be a valid claim against the railroad company, or the purchasers thereof. He held that the plaintiffs were entitled to the foreclosure and order of sale prayed for under the conditions and limitations above stated. Disreputable ISusiness. Early in January the auditors of the several Indianapolis roads came to the city for the purpose of checking up D. Donough, general ticket agent of the Union Railway Company, but did not proceed with the work, giving as a reason that the premature announcement in the Journal of their coming defeated their plans. On Wednesday they quietly slipped into the city aud pouueed down oh the Union ticket office in a manner which would lead one to believe that they expected to find some crookedness in the office. Mr. Donough is considered in business circles one of the most correct and honest men in the city. This secrecy of the movement of the auditors seems uncalled for. Further, Mr. Donough is uuder a $20,000 bond to keep matters straight, and he certainly does not deserve to thus have suspicion cast upon him. Indications Encouraging. There is a bettor feeling springing up in the iron and steel trade, and the management of the Indianapolis Steel rail mill are hoping that before many weeks the price of blooms and of steel rails will be so adjusted that they can start the new mill up and make a small margin on rails manufactured. Reports from other points show that steel rails are firmly held, the Edgar Thomson works refusing orders at less than $36.50 per ton, and $35 being now tho inside figures at Eastern works. Orders for at least 100.000 tons are expected to be placed before spring opens, and the mills already have contracts on hand which will keep them steadily employed for several months,

Miscellaneous Notes. The danger point of the New York, Buffalo & West Shore read passing into the hands of a receiver is said to havo been passed. The Northwestern Railway Company, of London, is having a number of coaches built at its works at Darlington, the frame-work of which is steel. Inventors of air-brakes are becoming as numerous as car-coupler inventors. The Westinghouse Air-brake Company liave got the cream on this invention. The Southern Pacific, Texas Pacific, aud Topeka & Santo Fe have perfected arrangements for a continuance of the pool on southern New Mexico and eastern Arizona business. The Southwestern freight pool has revoked its special rates on Memphis and Louisville business in consideration of the withdrawal of the Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis read from competition in New York business. The New York, West Shore & Buffalo read have just closed a contract for 1.000 standard box-cars, at a cost of $500,000. They are to be built by lhe Michigan City Car Works and are to be run in the interests of the now West Shore fast-freight line. The Paterson (N. J.) Daily Guardian gives the locomotive production in three locomotive works there for January to have been thirty-two locomotives—sixteen* from the Rogers Works, eight of which went to South America. The Cooke Works shipped ten, tho Grant Works six to the N. Y., P. & O. The cutting of freight rates from'Boston to Western points is active again. Tho Boston Journal says: “Commissioner Fink will, of course, deny the fact for a few months, as usual, and then we shall have the usual farce of a settlement. when tho commissioner will announce that all is serene in the pool once more.” The New York Central people are about to enlarge the Fortv-second-street station in New York city by building a large addition on the east side. The station, large as it is, has for some years been too small for Its purposes. Quite often the trains for this city are seriously delayed in leaving and in entering New York, simply because of the troubles at the station there. The St. Louis Railway Register says: It is humiliating to notice the present- disposition of many newspapers and politicians to curry popular favor by abusing the railways. Fair criticism and a just discussion of the questions in issue are never objectionable, but it is simply disgust ing to read the low flings and scurrilous accusations which are now so commonly found in the papers of the day. The Dickson Locomotive Works are building two of the largest locomotive fire-box boilers ever made, being 1,000 horse-power each. These boilers are made of steel plate 916 inch thick. Each boiler will contain 199 3 inch diameter lap welded tubes sixteen feet long. These boilers, when complete, will weigh sixty-one tons each, and will be used to work the mammoth mu chinery of the Calumet & llecla Mining Com pany. A patent was recently issued to George Westinghouse. jr., for an arrangement of tho hose pipes between the care in connection with the Wtstinghouse automatic brake, the use of which will prevent the application of the brakes by the bursting of any one hose. With this arrangement trains will never be stopped by the burst ing of hose, because it require* two pieces of hose between the cars to buret at the same time to empty the brake pipe. After March 1, the express trains of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will run Mann boudoir cars, and, after March 15, the limited express trains of the Pennsylvania railroad will do the same. These cars will bo attached to the trains in connection with the Pullman cars, the charge being 25 per cent, more on the Mann than the 1 Tillman. The Mann care have been tried on the Boston & Albany, in the New York service, iml they were recently withdrawn for lack of patronage. Use Hop Bitters once and you will use no otlier medicine. Test it. See advertisements.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1884.

THE OPINIONS OF EXPERTS Why the High-School Building Was Not Pronounced Absolutely Safe. A Structure That Was Built Piecemeal aud Cannot Receive the Unqualified Endorsement of the Architects. Rev. Henry Day: I came here in 1861 to remain. I think before I came there was a square, two-story brick building on what is now the High school property. I think before l came here a little ell had been added on the north. It was then a Baptist school. Prof. Hewes became the principal about 18G4, and another story was put on the principal building, but not, I think, on the oil. There was some sort of a frame building erected on the east. They called it an art room, aud music, painting, etc., were taught in it. Subsequently that frame building was torn away. The building ending on Pennsylvania street was put up in 1868 or 1861). Then the ligature or ell was built up higher. That is about all 1 now recall about the High school building. It was built piecemeal, and the whole thing is a botch.

R. P. Daggett, architect: I have been through the High-school building some four or five times with other architects, and each timo there would be some suggestions made about strengthening it. Last summer, Air. Bolilen and myself were called there, as Mr. Hendrickson, m making some repairs, had discovered that the girder was defective. Each time that we would be going through we would say it appears to he all right. When we came to see this girder, after the floor was taken up to make some repairs—not taken up to hunt defects in the girder—tho whole girder was exposed. Mr. Bolden and myself were sent fur, and after deciding what was best to be done, Mr. Bolden was selected to superintend tho repairing of it. This girder was in the ell on Pennsylvania street. The columns did not stand over each other aud the girder was defective to start with. Tho fact that column did not stand over column was also a serious defect. The girder was strengthened by timbers bolted together. Tnen, starting in tho cellar, eolumn was placed over column right straight up. Persons wonder why wo do not say the building is .absolutely safe. Wo pronounced the building safe several times, and all the timo there was this serious defect of the girder and columns that we could not see until tho floor had been taken up. Wa think it is now safe, but no man can say it is absolutely safe until it is all uncovered. As to tho other parts of the building; The part on the alley w e have just strengthened. Ingoing through that part we were told that the joists were 2 1-2x14 inches and two feet from centers. We usually make the joists in such a span 2 1-2x16, and eighteen inches from centers. We found that the joists were 2 1-2x14 originally, but that a gas-fitter had cut a?notch in each joist through the center, reducing the joist to 2 1-2x12 1-2 inches. We suggested that a girder be run under the center of the span, supported by columns, so that in case of any extra pressure put upon them they could bear the strain. We thought in caso of an alarm among the scholars, if a great weight is suddenly put upon them, something might give way. I think the building is safe, as now repaired, but still I cannot give it ray unqualified approval. I would not give any building unqualified approval and say it was absolutely safe, unless it had heen under my eye during the entire process of construction. On our last inspection, Mr. Hcherrer, the State house architect, accompanied Mr. Bolilen and myself. William A. Bell: The school board traded the property now known as Circle Hall for the James A. Ray property, on the northwest corner of Ohio and Meridian streets. That property was not considered quite large enough, So it was exchanged for the present site with the Baptist Institute people. The two trades were made in 1871, 1 think. The building fronting south (of the present High-school property) was erected as a residence, and was known as the old Underhill property. It was originally only two stories high, but when it was made a seminary, it was built to three stories. The walls were simply intended for a residence, and not intended for the extra story in height that was aftorward added, nor for the exti weight to which it would bo subjected by school use. The Baptist Institute people built the north building, fronting on Pennsylvania street. The building or addition furthest nortli lutd been built five or six years before the school board got the property and was regarded as new. It seems to me that the school hoard made tho connection between the two buildings a story higher, that connection being at first only two stories. The next addition was on the alley east of the Penn-sylvania-street building to the north and east of tho first and original building. That was erected eleven years ago this coming summer by Mr. Fatout. That building, after it was about completed burned. It was examined after the fire by experts and by agents of the insurance companies. The walls were condemned and it was decided that they must be torn down to tho ground and rebuilt. Mr. Fatout got his money From the insurance companies to pay for doing that thing but was afterwards allowed by the building committee, of which Mr. Bingham was chairman, to strengthen, and allow those old walls to stand. I understand Air. Fatout said afterwards that he made more money on that building than any contract he ever made in Indianapolis. Seven or eight years ago it was discovered that the floor in the audience room on the third floor of the oldest, the original building, was settling —the walls seemed to be falling apart. A com mittee of architects was appointed to inspect it. and they filled the whole roof of that room with braces and supports to relieve the walls of the weight of the roof as much as possible. They then pronounced it safe, and we continued to use it for three or four years, when the settling of the floor aud the ceiling caused new alarm, and the room was condemned for assembly purposes, neither the school children nor tho teachers being allowed to meet there after. Since that it has only been used for recitations of small classes in natural science, and that is tho only use made of it. The west building, or the large Pennsylvania-street building (the northern addition), had before, when the architects were there, been pronounced safe. But last sum mer the springing of the walls caused alarm, and a committee of architects was sent again to make an examination. They first proposed to put braces against the outer walls, but they changed their plan and run iron rods through them with taps on the outside. Upon taking up the floor the architects found that there had been criminal carelessness in the original constrm :ion, and expressed surprise that the building had stood so long. In their investigation of the east building they found that that had been very carelessly constructed; that the gasfitters had cut through the middle of the joists so as to weaken them very much, and that they had sprung so that the ends of the joists in many instances barely rested upon the walls. This defect has been remedied within the last two weeks by placing a girder and posts under them for support. Wherever they have uncovered they have ff.aud these defects, and the reason, I undarstand. that architects will certify to the substanliability of the building is that they fear there are other defects that have not yet come to light. Every one of those serious defects has boon brought to light by accident. H. C. Hendrickson: I have had my opinion for some time. Ido not think any man can say that tho High-school building is absolutely safe; neither can he say it is unsafe. I would not be responsible for the safety of the building nor its occupants in ease there was a rush from an alarm of fire to any part of it, or the putting of any latgoly-increased weight on any portion; but I consider the means of exit are ample. At the end of every school year there has been an overhauling, and, as a rule, we find on those occasions something to be done. It has been on these occasions that wo have found serious defects. During last vacation tho building was thoroughly overhauled and the interior repapered and repainted Since then tin? paper shows no defects. In the present condition of the Highschool hall, on the Michigan street front, it was used live years ago for assembly, but it has since been condemned and has not boon used, and there is no immediate danger of it s falling down. If the board had the money, I would like to see the building of a * new High-school. The present structure is uot at all satisfactory.

Tho fire in the new’ part took [dace eleveu years ago. The roof burned off, and injured the walls. It was afterwards repaired by the architect, Mr. Edwin May. The times at which the different repairs were made: The first thing done was to take off the flagstaff and tower, or cupola of the Michigan street front. The hall was strengthened by putting in long timbers and anchoring them, to keep the walls from spreading. The High-school hall was used after that for perhaps three years, and was considered safe for assembly purposes. Repairs to some extent have been going on each vacation, but no large sum was expended until last vacation, when about $1,200 was expended, under the supervision of architects. After these repairs, the North Pennsylvania street front is considered safe. I). A. Bohlen, architect: Mr. Daggett. Mr. Scherrer, and myself examined the High school building and submitted our report. We said that, with certain repairs made, the building would he reasonably safe. A number of the members of the school board are not satisfied with that w’ord “reasonably," but I do not know that I have any other report to make. There is no more to bo sahl. The school board made a great blunder when they bought the building. They ought not to have bought the old trap. When a man has suffered from Bheumatism only a little while, and 13 relieved from his pain, he ls happy and delighted. But suppose he haa Suffered for more than a third of a century. 9 Alvin Grim, of Vale, lowa, writes:* * "Athlopiiop.os has helped me much. '1 he * e pain in my limba is all pone, but some lame- $1 CS neas is left yet, aud well there might be, 9 0 for I have been troubled for thirty-live O • years with Rheumatism.” © Mrs. A. B. Baker, of Chicago, Rad rheumatic pains in her back for fifteen years, and Mr. Baker had been the victim of Rheumatism until his head was drawn down over his left shoulder. Mr. Baker writes: Q “ Half a bottle of Athlophokos made 0 ome an good an new. My wife haa taken 9 0 tho other half, and has not complained of 0 0 her back since. She says hor back never was 0 9 so free from pain and ache as it has been © 9 since she has taken the Athlovuoxos.” 0 There are many people who think that because they have suffered so long, and have tried so many medicines in vain, they must “suffer on their three score years.” But you see what Athlophoros has done. However Old your Case; However Severe your Piling; However Great your Disappointments, Athlophoros If you cannot get Athlophouob of your druggist, we will eend it express paid, on receipt of regular prico—one dollar per bottle. We prefer that you buy it from your druggist, but if lie hasn’t it, do not be persuaded to try something else, but order at once from us as directed. ATHLOPHOROS CO., 112 WALL ST., NEW YORK. r t 1 uMumunfnjim. l ! nrraft nrspi tb*ivpwnaimwT r imWi a tw laaowaMwaw idff S y I B FIMU Thev who work earlv “■ ■ Lj|V‘ , ‘d late the year CELEBRATED round need, occasiondlythe health fid w premature deeav of {} ie physical energies, 1 %ggjarea MBS STM mitigates the iniivmi--I*B fl H MB ties oi aye end hastens 8 0 0 13 etmYiih.se eliee. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. Analysis by Dr. A. Voolcker. F. r. s., consulting Chemist Royal Agricultural Society, England, show 9 only a trace of nitrates In Blackwell's Bull Durham Tobacco. The soil of the Goldeu Belt of North Carolina, In which tills tobacco ls grown, don't supply nit rates to the leaf. That is the secret of Its delicious mildness. Nothing so pure and luxurious lor smoking. Don't forget the brand. None genuine without the trade-mark of tlxe Bulk All dealers have it. When feline concerts drivoawayßleep.your , iEN, best enlace is found in / ..M Fy. '%' Mack,cell’* Bull Bur- IJP inH ham Smoking Tobacco. V' Pppfgjfi - Mum— ■ mmrnmmmmmMmmmmmmmm mm BfiSEI w ggtaggggj IHS _ .... BSS3S DURHAM HHB^ SKI TOBACCQ B3| H'2 S' ff* , I

GAS STOVES. | | No Kindling Required. No Coal to Carry. No Ashes to Remove. Prices from $2 to sl6. £ee Otto Silent Gas Engine. We sell to gas consumers in this city only. On exhibition and for sale by the GAS COMPAINTY. No. 47 South Pennsylvania Street. THE CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER IN THE WEST, THE Weekly Inina State Journal. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Indianapolis & St. Louis Railway Coiiipany. iNDtAXApoLTS, Tnd.. Jan. 31. 1884. The annual meeting of the stockholders of this company will bo held at the oflice of the company in Tnfliarfapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday, rdar.ary 20. 1884, between the hours of 10 aud 1 1 o'clock a. m. The transfer books will be closed from February 9 until February 21. GEO. 11. RUSSELL, Secretary,

(OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY On the 31st Day of December, 1883. # Located at No. 120 Broadway, New York, N. V. The amount of Its capital te 1 11 !.h>o Tho amount of its capital paid up is * ' 4UO THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in tho hands of agents or other persons 80,607.01 Bonds owned I*. tho company, bearing interest at the rate of pet cent., secured as follow*: U. S. !1 nor ceut. bunds market \ulue - 202,000.00 U. S. 4 per cent, bonds, market value 375.000.00 U. H. 4Tj per cent, bonds, market value f7 37f>.00 Delaware and Uudsou Canal Cos.. 7 percent, bonds, market value 58,000.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate, worth double thu amount for which the same is mortgaged, and fr e from any prior incumbrance Debts otherwise secured 47.077.30 Debts fqr premiums Id 11 I .>: All other securities i 227 1 10.’ 'O Total assets ••'H 170 232.8rf LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted aud due $ 1-.248.57 Losses in suspense, waiting fov further proof LOS All other claims against the company UE24.>.35 A uiuunt necessary to reinsure outstanding 1 isks 133,0.*.20 Total liabilities $ 156, • 50.07 of ludiunS., Office of Auditor of BLate. I. the undersigned. Auditor of State of tho State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Na correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company .on the 3Lt day of I)c--mlcr, IBBJ, as shown by the original statement, and that tho said original statement is now on file in this oflice. Iu testimony whereof, l hereunto subscribe my name and alh.v mv official seal, tuis 6th day of February, 1884. [SHAL.I JAS. H. RICE, Auditor of State. ~mrrrrifnari-wtmwtti *-- a r-"-' ~uaks. m\ [OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE OHIO FARMERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY On the 31st Day of December, 1883. Located in Le Roy, Medina county, Ohio. THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons f*> 52.167.56 K*al estate unincumbered 18,000.00 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of per cent., secured as follows: U. 8. registered 4 per ceut. bonds, market value 30.000.00 County and muuicinal bonds, bearing 4h. 5, 6. 6 1 .’ and 7 per ceut. interest 111,911.61 Loans on bonds aua mortgages of real estate, worth double the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from auy prior incumbrance 742 600.06 Debts otherwise secured 17.000.00 Debts for premiums 3 52 4 SO.OO All other securities—Accrued interestd 33,076.77 Total assets $1,187,236.03 LIABILITIES. Losses unadjusted $ 0,400.00 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 7.500.00 All other claims against tho company 9.369.34 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 737.10U.2l Total liabilities $ 703.375.55 The greatest amount in 4m* one risk. SO,OOO. The greatest amount allowed bv the rules of the company to be insured in any one city, town or villager Insures only farm property ami isolated dwellings. The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any one block: Insures only farm property and isolated dwellings. State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. J, the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, herehj’ certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company, on the 31st day of December, 1883, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on tile in this oflice. Iu testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 4th day of February, 1884. [SEAL.] JAS. 11. RICE. Auditor of Stale.

[OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPA'Y On the 31st Day of December, ISS3. Located at. No. 57 State street, Albany, N. Y. The amount of its eapital is $200,009 The amount of its capital paid up is 200,000 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $ .'13,710.15 Real estate, unincumbered 35,600.00 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of per cent., secured as follows (market value): U. 8. currency bonds at <i per rent 200.000.00 U. S. coupon bonds at 4 per cunt 1*2.000.0 Albany, N. Y. t bank stocks 81.855.0 h Cohoes, N. Y., bank stock 2,000.00 Debts otherwise secured—Accrued interest 087,83 Debts for premiums 8,010.31 All other securities—Rents accrued 152.07 Total assets $ 4 30,115.9 ft LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $ 5,441 .OO Losses unadjusted 10.305.00 All other claims against the company 1.447.35 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risky 81,149.77 Total liabilities $ 98,400.12 The greatest amount in any one risk, $5,000. The greatest amount allowed by the rules of the company to be insured in any one city, town or village: No rule. The greatest amount allowed to be insured in any one block: No limit. State of Incli&ua. Office of Auditor of State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of Slate of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the coud ; tion of the ab ov, .*-mentioned company on the 3 Ist day of December, 1883, as shown by the original statement and tliattfie said orhjTrtM statement L now on tile in this office. In testimonv whereof, 1 hereunto subscribe my name and affix iny official seal, this Gth day of February, 1881. 1 >K.\Ti.] JAS. H. RICE, Auditor of State. [OFFICIAL.] STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY On the 31st Day of December, ISS3. Located at No. (57 Wall street, New York. CHARLES P. FRAME, J. MONTGOMERY HARM, Managers. Home office. Norwich, England. The amount of its capital is $5.500.090 The amount of its capital paid up is 000 000 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE U. 8. ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cash on hand and in the hands of agent sor other persons $ 221,301.97 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of per cent., secured as follows (market value): United States 4jer cent bonds 075.800.00 New York city 7 per cent, bonds 15>.8 (TOO New York city G per cent, bonds 15.893.75 Debts for premiums 22.713.ft2 Accrued interest 1,481.07 Due for reinsurance on losses paid 975.G0 Total assets $1,125,071.61 LIABILITIES IV l' S. Losses adjusted and due ] Losses adjusted and not due 1 _ 0 Losses unadjusted 1 < - Üba.UJ Losses in suspense and waiting for further proof J All other claims against the company 1 .000.00 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 420 GG9.28 Total liabilities .$ 193,737.37 State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. * 1. the undersigned, Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned company on the 31 st day of December, 1883, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on tile in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name ami affix my official seal, this 28th day of January. 1884. J |seal.] JAS. 11. RICE, Auditor of State. OISTLY *I.OO PER YEAR. The Indianapolis Weekly Jouma SEND FOR IT.

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