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Show RAISINS ARE UNINSURED Companies Withdraw Insurance From Packing-Houses. FPvL'SN'O. cal.. Nov. L. The manager of the California Raisin Growers' company com-pany received notice yesterday from 137 different Insurance companies withdrawing with-drawing their Insurance from the packing-houses and fruit houses now owned by the association. Raisin Insurance Is regarded as extra hazardous and Is divided di-vided among several hundred companies com-panies for that reason. On November 11 one company withdrew, with-drew, but no particular notice was taken ta-ken at the time. Since then there have been rumors that the hazard was considered con-sidered greater than the companies would carry, and now whut may be a general movement to withdraw insurance insur-ance has begun No reasons are given, but It la supposed sup-posed that the burning of One packinghouse packing-house In Selma, the report of two different differ-ent attempts to tire another In this city, nil had their effect on the underwriters. Whether reinsurance can be obtained by the association Is not et known. |