Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-15
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beatile 1re department., u afieveo snd
Indignant because The Pcs1 IsTRfII-
srxcsp believes that Seattle has reached
that stage Of development at which .
rsij FIRE department. h highly desirable.
lie hiss taken pains TO make bis india
nation generally known and has tx
psessed his dissppsovai With an cir %
lordly that ons would almost be jasti
6ed in beIisvina Tim 70 b the chief Of
mankind and not merely Of The Seattle
Are department..
II 10 not surprising that Mr.. KELLOGG
should oppose spy change 10 the organ
ixsiion OF the department. Indeed. it
would DO Surprising II be should fail TO
iiit bis voice ia behak Of System on-
der which he has profised 90 largely.
With paid department. or With de-
parlmsnt partially paid asd partially
volunteer, ihs chief would necessarily
be n practical. working fireman and not
q thsofssical and professional one. IL
is safe TO say that there ara hundred
u.en in ,hs present volunteer depart
ment gho are better qualified to be lie
chief than Mr. KELLOGG. Under new
regime one OF these real ffsmsn would
BE- TIA chief, aud Mr.. Kellogg would
fad OF no avail the peculiar arts bs
vhich he has heretofore managed 10 Sc
cure for hipsslf the emolunents Of the
Office.
As II has repeatedly said. the Posr-
IsTxLIIaseraR has notbisg bat admirs-
ton Far the members Of the present fire
d.psrtmsnt. In spite Il scsioas 6issd-
vsntages. IL 10 ~ good department as
eouId be organized under the volnateeI
sys.esn. lie members have repeatedly
svincsd their willingness to endare
hardsbips in the service Of the city and
have rever failed TO DO all thai could b
expected OF them. Nobody viii ventare
to assert. however, that volunteer de-
partment, however excellent IL Eay tie
Ia Sufficient for The needs Of a large oisy
II Is az tndisputsbie fact thss large
portion Of tbs residence ~ per,y o. The
city IL nos rs entirely without pfotec
sicn fIcn Ere 40 II Tiers we're 10 depart
uieus in existence. II IL practically i'm.
possible 10 dshs q Ore on any ~ ths
hilis surrounding the city without the
Use Of engines. and Volunteer aFemeu
cannot be sxp essd 10 ssai heavy Gu.
gines 10 such grades a. .hosc OF the Sc
Et,is s,fesis. II vouli to 90 easy task
far team Of horses TO haul an sugine
10 Ninth CT fertb street. and IL Is GER
iainly unfair 10 expect rlen 10 Under
tahs task which would be iificaIs for
hsrSs- IL IL ridieeloss b. essert that In
suca city as Seattle there should ucs
be trained borsss 10 haal the engines.
Even shoash the volunteer aepsrinsn,
h eootieed, rnbllc ssnsimsnt wili soul-
pel tbs city 20 provide horses fos each
Of she saelnes. Either this should be
sons, or pseperts 90 tie hllt should be-
erearl from ssxa'ssn fer are pErroses.
AZ las been sale. Il Is net Surprising
lhst Chief hsilecs shoaii he exposed
80 arr change 10 = sysiem under whish
be has appropriated ali The glory. ~hile
Aiio~iss ether rrtn 10 Dc ell the zozk
Tee fasE ISrxiIlsxscxs is confident,
heSsvef. tksi tie real arszaer. tie men
~ho DO the vosk, vii agree slsh il In
saying tksi q ia t@rosxihle h. SIGHT =
ere % the hgl SUCCESSFULLY wishons tbs
sssisssses of tnTieee. aud that under
ihs rressnt ssstesa il Sszla ts tnps<si-
ele To set an ensfse % tie iss of the
bill IN tipe 10 - II asy service. Thee
reisesils il Is an easy nassses Ter sa.ar-
ter srtusn - h&El hessf engine sp
a stew sssss At The lad Of nlsh,. ia,
psAStssAIly II u pretty ditHenls. as Csisf
keiloes ~ssid enS osi il be sAczlx al.
ssEgs The fsst.
l Ia eeaeiassoa the fssr-is1xt1xsxx-
cxs desires - sepess thai il has nugesux
eas Admiration sor the gsask sn4 pae
iis ssirii q y. wSrklas srsmea os tee
present dspAssmsat sa3 10 remind tie
paeIsc thai aesAins eeaia be m0re On.
isst shaa ie lcaze shs ispzFtmxat ay
/ lie reiet.