Mutual Insurance

In tilt cuiiveutiou i f . epiesentatives tf mutual ïusiir Hice i'o'npaiiies oeld it LmisiTig on Tuen-lay of last weck, ÏI"ii Jiu'. J. Rö ison, iepr'Miiiti!i; tile Wah iiiihw Muiiii!, tiud, upun t ii" subj tut il "Afiplicitroii and PoHcy," " He knew of ii" bettr way "f f?el liuij Ht t:e umi. tl fui'tti ot appliüHtionH aml rviiug iiiipriiVi-uifii s i li. il i liy nauh deltíffitf re .nlitiiT t rm of ii'plic.iiion un i by '■ m-itny. Il1 -.■i th it f ih" V . li entw ui i'u.il, iinl stut thxt iho iniituii li' nf innriu:eirijtiiiat"-iJ III tilt' loWII t Wi listel III Wislll.lliw cuuuty In thui first coinpniiy tbe full rnluu ut' 'Uu UhH w.is püi't. As 11 oiHgiqueiicu ihe coinpniy was b mkruptcd ïüe bmuio plan, liowuver, witu th ox CHption ot' th aduption tii thn iwothinls : ule, U'id heen iti in the Wush tutiaw coinuauy fi r over 20 yt'nls. A. gHiieral ooiuparUou of furUM of appli oaticniK was bad, and th relative inerit and defeüts ot each werefnlly discussed. The tenor of the intortnation giveti by the officers of f he comprimes repreMeníed Imi ti) 'ho eonolnsioii t hut DU (jeneral form of ppliutti'iii conld he deviicd which was adiipted io all sections ot' the state, froiii tho vaiyiug nature 'uf theinriuatries pursued." The use of team pngities for threshing was discu8sed at luugth, with a settlement of th question by the adoption of tho following resolution iutroduoed by Mr Robisou : Rexolved, Tbat this agsociation reootnmend tho adoption by tach farmers' mutual insurauce compuny of the state the toltowing or similar rule, viz. : "This couipany in Hable for lotses oocasioued by the use ot steani as a motive power, only for th'eshing purposes, pro vided stone coal be usuü for iuel, and uot otherwise." Mr. K. was eteeted a member of the executive committee of the state assocition for the ensaing year.