Show insurance stability prevents disaster former president H A smith of the Nat national lonaI board of fire underwriters in commenting on the 1924 tire fire loss of said that this enormous destruction causes no ripple on the commercial sea lea speaks well for the stability of stock tire fire insurance but such a waste astock if unchecked nevertheless threatens our economic lite life it business men in every community would take up the fire waste problem and apply practical business methods to its solution this country in another twelve months would see a material reduction in this needless economic loss which continues to be a heavy drain on our national wealth dealing with taxation and legislation mr air smith attributed the large number of bills introduced at every legislative session in part to the tendency toward government by bureau which he regards as highly dangerous ot of late years he be said the people seem to be leaning more and more heavily upon a paternal government but the insidious encroachment of 0 government upon private business Is bound to undermine our prosperity and bring disaster the hand of 0 government in business is the touch of 0 death it if we would prevent it we must so conduct our affairs that the people who are the government will not feel eel interference Is necessary |