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Show EAST MEETS WEST X Tho Nntlontjl iJoord of Flro Underwriters, Under-writers, tho greatest public nervlco flro InBurnnco organization in America, Ameri-ca, has established a western odlca in San Francisco. to caro for tho rap-Idly rap-Idly growing necda of tho Immcnso territory west ot tho Uoclcles. This Is not a branch olUcc but a dupllcato of tho New YorK oHlco nnd will hnn-dlo hnn-dlo questions arising without tho mattor having to bo referred to Now Yorlci Tho National Board of Flro Underwriters Under-writers has nothing to do with Insurance In-surance rates r.r coinnllsslons to agents. It'- Ja nol' money milking concern and It docs not writq business, busi-ness, tt Is an organization maintained maintain-ed by nearly 200 of tho largest flro Insurance companies. In tho U. S. nnd Its duties aro purely of an educntlon-'nl, educntlon-'nl, engineering, statistical and pub-lid pub-lid scYvIco charactbr For tho benefit of tho public nn.d tho Insurance Industry as a wluolo It carries onextenslvo work ngaln3t In-condlarlam In-condlarlam and arson. Its engineers spend weeks and months In cities, towny or Individual plants studying conditions nnd making recommendations recommenda-tions which will bovo property by reducing re-ducing tho flro hazard, thus inak!iij possible lower insurance rates. T 9 I work Is dono free of chargo and tbi public recelvos tho benefit of tho jx iPPrlcnc and statistical records wliUu this organization lias been accumu:-ntlng accumu:-ntlng slnvo 18CC, the dato of its 01-gunlzatlon. 01-gunlzatlon. Western cities nnd In-dustrcs In-dustrcs wll beneft Krcatly by t'l. closo contact thoy can now maintain wltlrnnd tho aWslnnco thoy can receive re-ceive from this organization. 1 : |