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Show TOWNS PROTECT AGAINST STORMS Municipal Hail Associations in Canada Succeed SASKATOON. Sask., March II. Municipal Mu-nicipal hall insurance aaaociat'.ons of western Canada have panned the trial tent and will now become permanent. Huccena of the gyatem In the two- year experimental period Juat ended . fn Hagkatchcwan and Alberta, two of the leading; grain areas of the world, I far eirceded the hopg of the moat ! optimiatio aupporters. accortling; to of-j ficera. The ayMem baa eliminated one of the natural crop hazard and aave.li 1 thouaanda of dallara for farmers In Insurance premiums. J At municipal elections, the towns an opt the plan and are thereafter rep- J reseated by one delegate each In the provincial' hall Insurance association. A hoard of nine directors Is the rutin, body. Jand is aaaessed 4 cent an i acre. An additional rate fa levied on i land under crop In excess of forty acre. Owners of crops damaged 'e-j ceive not over 6 cents an acre for every i 1 per cent of damage. Complete reports re-ports for the first year's operations In Saskatchewan show that total Indemnity Indem-nity of H.fU.TTS was paid farmers. farm-ers. Assessments totaled 12.190.9AS and associatioa expense wag but !-(.-732. A Similar method waa followed hy the Alberta association with gratifying results. - - It Is computed that the r.reraare Inhabitant of the t'nitod States la m.c'm nln d.ivw a rear |