The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-27


Markham, | know now that | never really
loved you
don't know whether that was true or not,
but that did not matter. She did not love me
then, and does not now; and | had lost her.
live alone at Mosswood now an old bacn-
eor with limp, and the dyspepsia, and she
and a boauet OF little blossoms flourish over
the way at DR.. Roper's.
Some time, perhaps, | may marry. Miss
Flint would have me and so would the WI
dow Virgins; but whatever | may get to
wear over my heart 1t will not be rosebud,
threw that away long ago, and Roper pick
ed it up, and 1t makes his life fragrant.
The Nat. Board OF Underwriters held u
convention in April, which is reported IN
tull in supplement to the n. y. NdH from
which the following extracts are taken, show
ing some of the work they are doing.
From President OAKLEY's ADDREs:
| do not propose to detaln you with re-
hearsai of the causes which led to the torma
ton of the Board, you are already sufficiently
familiar with them, but desire to place be-
fore YOU u few of the results which have fol-
lowed from our efforts. Foremost among
these benefits, place the elevation Of the
business from one almost of contempt to a
front rank, both in importance and useful
ness, among other professions. The mate
rial advantage which companies have de
rived from our efforts Is small when com
pared with that which the whole country has
received. The board has been the pioneer in
the many wise and salutary laws which have
been enacted for the erection Ot buildings;
the prevention of fires; the introduction of
that blessing to the people and great medium
Of safety, proper water supply the organl-
cation Of fire departments; the Improvement
of those in existence; the introduction OF tre
patrols Into the larger cities; the detection
and punishment OF inccndiarism and arson
the better classification Of the various haz-
ards of the country; the improvements intro
duced into manufactures for their protection,
and the greater security which everywhere
pervades our land At the time Of the inaug.
uration of the Board we found the country
generally destitute Of efficient means Of fire
protection; not more than twelve or fifteen
places had introduced steam into their fire
departments To-day no less than 21j cities,
towns and villages have steam fire engines IN
use, while 30 places have efficient fire patrols
IS have paid fire departments, 60 public wa
ter works, and 81 an efficient water supply
by gravitation-these are but few OF the ben
eiits.
From report of committee on Fire Depart
ments, &c:
WATER SUPPLY.
This subjec; has received fully as much at
tention AS in former years, and the result
proves that the board in its workings ha:
brought about many changes tor the better
Many of our larger cities have added to theil
already fair supply, and are low IN good
sound conditian.
While this may be said of some, II canno
be SAID of all and it is with some consider
able regret that We are called upon to say New
York city has not the supply adequate to IL
protection. This matter should receive thu
stringent attention of he board, since IN NJ
place in the country have companies so large
an aggregate amount a. risk "a in New York
and full protection here is matter OF com
mon interest both OF pOlicyholdeT and CON
pany.
During the past year, the HoHily Bullstt'
has given the Information respecting Wale
Supply, Fire Departments and other valuable
statistics, in nearly one hundred places WHERE
our Special Agents have personal inspection
! the results OF which have been of great value
These reports, if taken up by a special Blu
reag of the Board, and proper efforts put fortl
for Improvements, your committee feel Ger
tam would often ON review, in no very lonl
time, present n very different donditiOn OF al
fairs. To know the deficiencies of a cit
should not be our only aim, but such know
edge should be utilized to bring about re
form.
From report Of committee on Inccndial
ism, &c:
}, We have sufficient information to conclud
that, n, least, 50 per cent of the number G
fires for the year 1919 originated from tie il
cendiary torch, anu IS per cent. OF the Who'll
amount OF property destroyed is the result q
that cause Now, with these startling fact:
befors US, that out Of the total amount of proI
! erty burned in the United States and Canada
in the year 1879, amounting to SS6,0OO0Ol
? NEARLY S50,O000OO Of j, was caused by ia
work of incendiaries, YOU may well ask whS
can be done to lessen this great evil.
lie Your committee are of the opiniO
that If a standing reward was offered in ever
. town and city for the arrest and conviction q
any and all incendiarIes, it would increas
1 vigilance on the part Of all detectives, police
1 and other officials whose duty IL Is to proteC
Y property and arrest offenders. Itwould seer
TO US that as soon a. il became notoriou
|, Throughout the land, that any man instr
mental In arresting and convlcting an inctl
/. diary would be paid reward Of from SO
II to 81 900, property would be letter waiche,
u and incendiary fires would surely decreas
II is not our purpose 10 advise the Nations
| Board Ia offer standing rewards, tor we har,