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Show Withdrawal - of Insurance Companies Irom Chicago." Chicago, 25. - The action of the rorrcuLive -eoromiuee of the national board of nnd?rwritc-rp.in rccem mending mend-ing the withdrawal of the accncics u( the board companies from Chicago because be-cause of theneh ct of the city authorities author-ities to adopt cerUin reoamrncr.daliuns and comply with certain demands ot the board vxeftes mticli comment in business circles Iwre, though there is bule excitement and less apprehension. apprehen-sion. The majority of t:ie insurance agents here declare that the board biis exceeded its authority and has taken an unw:e Mrp which they are likely to regret and many o: the it board companies will p.iy no attention to the rtvommrndation of the executive committee, a there is nothing bindinc in it, being simply -advisory. Th merchants express conrVieoce in their ability to secure ail the insurance they want at reasonable rates. The Tribune this morning predicts that all the companies will be forced to return to Chicago in a short time, and charges that the withdrawal has been made in the interest of the New York jobbers, who are annoyed at Chicago's se:zure of a large part of :he wholesale trade of the West. The city authorities will take ample measures for the protection of the city. |