Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-14
ing to the inspection being in the hands Of

ing to the Inspection being in the hands of
the state authorities will be passed.
In speaking of the recent convention and
its object, Mr.. Standeven said: ''Ths soci-
ETY. is to band together the men in whom is
vested the legal res ronsi bllity for the safety
of boilers and the men who run them, and for
the best methods of carrying out the require
ments of their responsible functions and the
extension of such legislation as shall free the
use of steam from the dangers that now beset
1T in the form of improperly and badly man
aged boilers.
mo individual or corporation has right
to establish or conduct any business or branch
of business which by a combination of coudi-
tiOnS becomes an element of danger to the
life and property Of others.
"Were this not done, any one financially
able could erect and operate a powder mill,
dynamite or nitro -glycerine factory adjoin-
ing the largest buildings or under the side
walks in the most thickly settled portions Of
our cities.
"If our laws protect the lives and property
of our citizens from these dangers, should
they not afford equal protection against those
which may arise from Ign orance and careless
ness in the use of steam boilers!
ut Is fact well known that there is al
ways class of steam users who IL permit
ted, will buy and operate steam boilers re-
gardless of the conditions of safety or con-
structOn, If they can buy them for less
price than they would have to pay for piece
| of good work
'The object of the association is to protect
the lives of the community against the aVari
cious, narrow gauge feeling of those men and
our organization asks of the people who ap-
preciate the dangers of these old rotten
| death traps that state legislatures and city
| councils take hold of this matter and abate it
as any other nuisance or danger threatening
the lives of the general public.
Had an inspection law been in force in this
state, | am satisfied that those two terrible
| explosions at Lincoln would not have taken
place, as the boilers would have been looked
| after and the boilers would have been con-
| demned years ago.
Referring to the subject Of the tion,
| Mr.. Standeven continued: 1T was grand
| success and was represented by thirty five
| states and cities, and to show that
| profound interest was taken in the proceed
| ings; it is only necessary to state that mem
| bers came from Canada on the east, Denver
on the west Minnesota on the north, and
| Florida on the south.
| 1--WE are given to understand that cities in
| every state are preparing to adopt our or
| dinance, and that when the next convention
| is held, which will be on the second Tuesday
| in September of next year, In the city of St.
| Louis, we will have strong organization as
any society in the country. Not only strong
| in numbers, but we will have the support of
| the state and municipal government"
The election Of officers resulted in the
| choice of William Mcclellan of st. Louis as
| president; w. A,PowerS of Brooklyn, r. o.
| p. Champagne Of Montreal, Con-; T. II. La
| Forge of Conn, and p, II. Egan of Denver,
| Colo, as vice presidents: j. fl. Standeven Of
this city as secretary, and W. Mullin of New
| York as treasurer.
| Before adjournment the members were
| treated to banquet and visit to the prin
| cipal points of inte rest about the city,