| Show I WI 1 WILL TIlE TiE COMPANIES P. PAY iV Y Some lire fire fre Insurance companies have haE hastened to announce tha they will wi pay ray every San Sn Francisco Frncisco Jo loss in tul full The he local representative o of an eastern com company pan declares that his concern will wi not noi take lake n advantage of or the tho earthquake earthquake earth earth- quake e clause In their policies since iho ho earthquake I Itself lf dl did not riot produce the thc firo fre That resulted from rom the crossIng cross- cross crossIng Ing Ing- of electric wires in most cas cases cases s fie The earthquake alco thc thI threw e Ii t ii the thC buildings to be SUIt But nut But there It I stop top topped ped peti An And if Ie a lire fire fre followed afterward ht It I was produced h by the agencies of whose ho existence the companies knew when thc they accepted the thc risks After ArN the Chicago lire fire in 1 1871 Sil us nUmb number r of the larger companies I thought bought it the part of or wisdom om to cont contest con- con t test est St the of their policy hol holders es They COln found flaws In their agreements which had been en male made in a good deal cal calof of haste for men In that building era era er had no time for Cor scrutiny But nut the companies that were wise enough and str strong ng enough to pay In full fun and pa pay prompt promptly have weathered the tho storm storm and ond d have haye lived to this nils day getting day getting more moro secure In the confidence of the people leOPle and receiving the best of or a advertisements ad ad- the the the good wor s of their friends The others went bankrupt In Inless inless less than a year ear No Xo one would woul do tin business with them The fame of or their doubtful policy went before before them In Into Into Into In- In to every er e corner cotner of o the world worl and property owners everywhere ga gave y them the cold coid shoulder shouler It I i is an easy le lesson on to learn It I may maj maybe maybe be a hardship to meet so many claims but not only the Insured In these casc cases cas cas- c es Cs but the great bo body y of owners owners own own- ers alt all al over ever o er the land Jand are w wu t A And nd a policy o of fairness and liy ity Iy anti and good faith will wi prove the tho best besta a asset set nn any company compan can cnn have |
