Show Reduced Rates for Fire Insurance Are Promised Salt Lak Tho Tin board bou of ot tire un underwriters of the Pacific coast const which has control of ot the fixing of fire Oro insurance rates for Salt Lake and ill all cities of or the mountain Northwestern and nd coast coul states will wili begin at once a of ot Salt Lake ko with the time object of or reducing the rates This was ns announced announced an an- yesterday b by John Ja state insurance commissioner after ho had been cn given definite information by br local officials officials orrl- orrl of the thc Pacific board that such ac action ac ac- lion tion Is to be commenced According to Mr lIr James the proposed reduction lon was ns brought about by Salt Lakes Lake's superior tire fighting appam and b by the proposed new now city work on which is Js about to be commenced He Ho says saje that the tue present lire fire Insurance I rates in Salt Lake compare favorably fa with on any in the region and that few fo cities In the time United States State If Ifan an any having the tho same me or nearl nearly the time same earns population aa as Salt SaIL Lake Ine have lower rates rate Mr r James ha ims compiled the tho following table showing comparative rates of Salt Lake ke Spokane Wash sh which Is practically the same size us as this city and Denver Denvor whIch T Is la larger BASIS nASIS RATES Dwellings spam roofs roofs roofs- Salt I Lake 30 cents Spokane 30 cents J Denver 30 cents Dwelling shingle roofs roots roof All three cl cities tie 35 5 cents V o Dwellings frame frame frame- rame- rame Salt Lake L 40 cents v Spokane 40 cent cents Denver 50 60 cents KEY R. RATES TES Mercantile buildings s ordinary brick brick brick- Salt Lake 61 51 cent cents Spokane OS is cents Denver lower than Salt Lake The latter tatter rate has not riot been secured by Mr Ir James but It Is known knowlI to be much low lower r than that of oC Salt Lake Lak owing he believes to better quality of building construction in general In addition to this cent 54 key rate additional charges es are arc added to the thc rate to cover various deficiencies that ma may exist In these ordinary no nCr nary 1 brick wood mercantile buildings |