Show INSURANCE CE MEN THREATEN S J TO REFUSE ALL ALL' RISKS Business Men Ien en Denounce Increase in Rates as an Outrage but u Agents Say a It Is Justifiable I IThe The insurance situation In Salt lt Lake Is badly strained The business men are highly Indignant because of the radical Increase in rates made b by y the board of or underwriters and the Insurance men retaliate by declaring that If Ir something is not nut soon oon done to better belter the water supply improve the lire fire department de de- pertinent and find enforce the I lire rc or ordinances f the citizens will be he be beuna una unable lc to get fire In Insurance at al any figure ure Mayor Mayol Thompson characterizes the action of oC the board In raising rates agan as ag asan asan an outrage and declares that thin the water pressure at present Is better than It was at this time last years yean lie lle lie also sa says s th that t at no time tune has there been een a shortage of or water for lire fire purposes Councilman A. A J. J Davis ls of or the Waterworks ater committee of or the CIl City Council fIl says pays M the talk of or the Insurance men Is tommy rot pure purel and simple ns as os the water pressure was never better hettel than It l I is at present pr Tho The Thirteenth East street rc reservoir er is full he s says s 's and has been every elY night during Curing i- i ithe the season while It was dry rr a portion of the time last year eal Chief Chic D Dh Devine h e of the lire fire department coincides with the t Insurance e men as aR to the Inadequacy c of that department derailment although h he l lakes Issue with them on the matter of rubbish E E. TV W. Wilson II on for the insurance men that says sas the thc increase increase II just He Re also alo ad adds s. s that the insurance men have repeatedly petitioned petitioned the Council Council to take steps that would make danger from tire fire less Imminent but that their petitions petit have havo been in vain Now he says N It is up to the Council which can cnn secure a 25 per par cent reduction In rates rate h by bettering the system and fire department n nanti and anti keeping the rubbish cleaned up ton |