The Springdale news., 1889-08-16
,H FIRE DEPHR2.KE.r7
THEBUSINESS MEN SAY WE SHOULD
 HAVE ONF.

We have always entertained and advanced the Idea that the business men of Springdale-thosa mostly interestcd-were in favor of organ izlng a fire department of some dc scrlption in our town. To sustain our position, if possible, and get the real sentiments of these m"n NEWS representative sometime ago call cd Oh them and gave them slips up- "n which were printed the follow ing:
 Are you in favor of fire, CT hook and ladder company?
 Please give your opinion as to the cheapest all l most suitable way of pro- curing 1t.
 The answers 10 the above will be found below:
 IT. A. Daily: I am. For tho corporation to buy the outfit ana let someone organize q hook and ladder company.
 G. Dodson: l am not Tn favor of much frc--too hot now. I would favor hook and ladder company; also an ordinance forcing each bus mess firm to keep on hands three barrels of water in case of an emer- gtncy.
 w. Y. W;nton: l am most as suredly Tn favor ot some means of protection against fire. Bnt as to inc cheapest and most suitable metho cd of procuring It. l am not able to say, but 1 think the most equitable way to procure 1t would he for the council to assess tax for that purpose.
 A. Lfninger: Am in favor of q ire company and buy an engine. Levy tax.
 Sam Wright: Am in favor of a fire engine if We can possibly buy one and am willing to pay my share toward procuring it.
 James Dodson. 1 am. Young and active men organize into fire company, and let the business men and property holders contribute sufficient means to pay for hooks and ladders, and let the boys drill frequently for the sake ofefficiency.
 Brown X Ray: Most decidedly we are. We think 1t best to organ ize stock company and procure 4he necessary articles.
 Geo. M Gabbert: Yes by all means. 1 think the merchants and property holders should subscribe liberally towards providing wat CT system of some kind to protect us against fire, and luther It wouId be nothing but right and just for the town council 10 do all they can in assisting ill organizing a hook and ladder company in our towu.
 w. O. Searcy: Let twenty men get up a hook and ladder company and the conncil help them all they can, and raise the rest by taxat,on.
 Thomas Gladden.. 1 believe we ought % have one. l believe the only legetimate way would te 10 procure it by taxation.
 A. Warren: As I am no voter my suggestions would not amount t0 mnch.
 NJ. Frost: Hook and ladder No, posted.
 J. R. Ilarrls: Yes. A direct tax.
 ". T. Farrar: Not Tn favor oi . frs We need protection against fire but it seems that the town iss too poor at present to buy hooks and ladders. If there is money | enough in town treasury to spare to pay for this investment, cash will Lu%Hit; howeyer,if we have not got he money l am not in favor of in volving ourselves.
 Petross Bros. < Go, per L. D. Pctross: Hook and ladder. Let the town pay for 1t by taxation.
 W. G. Nincenhciler. Hook and ladder. Not posted.
 It will be seen that all the busi ness houses are not represented in the above. but those that are are al most unanimously in favor of . fire department. Those men whose names do not appear in the above were all interviewed and although ' Ihey did not desire 10 say anything relative to the matter for publica- ton stlll they recognized the fact that something ought to be done and SC expressed themselves.
 We have given the City Council the cue, now let them use it.
 Mr. W. II. Engles, of Farmlngton was last week granted patent by | the U. s. patent office at Washing ton, for his ncwly-invented hand ear, of winch we made mention several weeks ago.-FayettevIlle Sentinel.
 Julgc Green opened the adjour- ned term of county court res'rday, to hear the application for attach ing to the city of Fayetteville the northeast addition. The city is represented by City Attorney ". l.. Stuckey, and opposition by Gunter & Vandyenter and $. R. Davidson ntinel, l3inst.
 The people of F,. Smith have de: cidcd to hold their Fair thls fall and they are boomlnglt for all she IS worth. The following from the Daily Times might be ot interest to the fruit growers in this section;
 Col. John Carnall sends the foi- lowing 10 the Times ':l will give