Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-24 | Page 2 | Drake Committee's Work

DRAKE COMMITTEES COMMITTEE'S WORK Probing J Alleged II Monopolies of Certain County Officials Official Cincinnati Ohio March 23 23 The 23 The probing of the he Drake senate investigating t- t gating committee this afternoon was aM wasas wasas aMa a as to the alleged monopoly certain county count under George B. B n Coxs Cox's l regime ime had of bonding insurance and other oilier othe lines of similar business The he General Underwriting company It was vas brought out through several witnesses es eJ was wa as mcd foi-mcd to manage manae these operations opera opera- the officers being John H H. Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- son former count county treasurer president president dent and R R. K IC present county county county coun coun- ty treasurer secretary treasurer treasurer George 15 g. Drown Brown agent for Cor several casualty companies and general manager manager manager man man- ager for the General Underwriting company said sid for fOI tho the past pat month his company has had no officers This dearth of officers had occurred It appeared ap since the Drake committee be began began hc- hc gan han its Ita It session it 1 formerly Issued no 10 policies but simply acted acte as under under- underwriters writers and agents agents They took risks on boilers elevators and personal In Injuries injuries In- In juries jurle to pcr persons ons In manufacturing concerns He al also o represented the Orient Ori Oil ent arid and time the American Central fire Cre in insurance Insurance In- In companies As AI a casual company com corn any pany any tho the General Generl Underwriting company com coin IJan pany wrote Insurance on the lie new city clY water works boilers and on the count county Infirmary bum-mary boilers