An Index Of Prosperity

The incireaíse in the amomnt of fire iiniruira.nce w-ritten in this state during the past iiive years te aearly $50,000,000, auul thia Iporease may be taken :is a very fair iliwlex to the growth of property iaitersts. It ia interesting therefore, to note this growth year l)y year, not only in the case of indldivtdmal oompanies, but in the summary of fhem all, and The Indicators Ohart of Michigan Fire Insurance Busi ness affords excellent facilitics for thi? It gis statistics of all the compaaies autaior'.zed to transact business in öie state, atid is therefore a directory oí aut'horized companies as ■well. It is publishd by the F. H. Leaven-nioTt-h Publishimg Company, DvT troit. and sells for 25 cents per copy. Lutlier Palmer, of Dexter, has gliip3ed 14,000 strawberry baskets to' ttoe Michigan growers, and his factory s runoing night and day to keep up wiith orders. Womaai posee, man propoeee, the ury repoees atad the court disposes, ïoly M os-es ! Alwaye comes ta lagt- The poetsoriptHMMUhHÉHlii