The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-21

| do not seem TO mind the nipping frosty
weather more than those ITO the manor
born"
| notice the late fire in your city Is wax
ing nm the bows little.n There is no
question that to remedy the evil now is
ilocking the stable-doOr after the horse is |
stolen" yet better late than never. The |
same arguments used now were urgea
year ago quite in time TO have saved many
thousands OF dollars, Dallas has thr
necleus of a splendid fire department. ii
this were not true the past history OF sue
cess could not be written. But yoa must
remainder that Dallas is a city, and that no
| longer the primitive arrangements Of
| town organization will serve the Interests
of her people, and every day the depart
meni is deprived OF the proper facilities Tor
fighting fire leaves the city ut great dlsSd
vantage in the event OF serious c0nHaRrG-
tons, / can not be accused OF any MERGE
nary interest, but | know those brave le'-
lows who bear the hardships when tht
alarm is sounded, snd judging from the
different
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
have visited IN the past two months, /
am satisfied your department ts the most
poorly sustained Of any city the eize OF Dal-
las In the United States. Give the boys
comfortable quarters, pay theHl
something besides their hoard
and clothes, prove TO lhen
that you appreciate their services. u has
not been done heretofore. III prove II.
II you think the boys are being well cared
Tor 40 10 the do EI-tOwn engine house ana
see The cubby holes where the boys sleep,
furnished by the city. Then take trlp
ont to the East Dallas engine house, there
/ YOU find good quarters. but every article OF
/ furniture they bought with their own
, money or else given to them by indiVldua
, friends. Notice the chairs In their hall
. don't give tho city credit for them, They
were presented to No 2 by ono Of the en-
Il terprislng and public spirited citizens Of Dal
D las who thus showed his appreciation OF tb,
D fire laddies. They have no facilities iol
getting out quickly, compelled to use man
! strength and activity and when the alarm
, finally reaches them don't they make
r things hum Dallas needs
Y AN ELECTRIC FIRE ALARM
{ badly; IL will take some money, but Thu
Y saving of time in the long run will largely
o Oyerbalance the outlay.
Here they have a splendid department
\. six steamers, one chemical elgine and wv
n hook and ladder trucks; a chiel and two as
sistant engineers, plenty OF good men Il
r. man the apparatus, all well paid, and tn
Il result no very serious fires and low rates q
II insurance.
| take great pleasure In answering que'
la tions which are every day asked mo abou
Texas. ! can say so many good things abou
4, Dallas, in particular, and always be With
~ truthful bounds, still never dwell long o
the subject of fire protection. Really, s
n enterprislng n people deserve better, an
everything tending towards that direction
II though obtained by severe losses at tn
hands Of the fire fiend, will In the end,
10 believe, prove blessing to Dallas. Wht
rs must you dot Whoop up the city dads
70 and make them turn out their shskels wit
less reluctance than have governed the
"a actions in the past. CARL"