The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
IT is TOO STIN6Y.
Toward tho Fire Departments II or
fcrs no Encouragcment TO the
Eoys and Has Mioerabie Pro-
tee. on &c a conseaue &c.

Tile lnncncHs ~ ilic protection against
fire Ia Crystal Falls was plainly and
painfully Illustrated Monday afternoon
ON the oecasion 81 the burning 81 ia,
Dolan rcsislrncc.
The fire department ON that occason
rcapoude,la as Il invariably doespromptly
al tie sound 81 the fire bell, hut owing
10 several circumstances Which proper
care might have avoided II was unable
Ia render any service produciiveoi good.
The reason ior this lack Of efficiency can.
49, be attributed to the members OF the
department.. however. Each ard
Every mcmlcr tx u willing and energetic
worker IN a time Of emergency, but the
bodv ns a Whole. FROM "A lack of props =
practice aud training II as powcrless ia
successfully anlagoni2c a healthy hlaz'
as would he an aggregation 81 m,n who
had never visited a fine in any capacity
Their than that 81 spccintor. How
much mofr can bcexpectcd from yolun-
tnry department that seldom receives as
much ms an encouraging word from the
village that IL would SO willingly pro-
tect? Nothing * done for the bays" To
encourage them in their work OF induce
Them Go perfect and train their oignnza-
ton 10y the practice that Is so necessary
in the formation ol I'm effective aud com
pctcnt fire department.
Crystal Falls H. yearly assuming pro-
49,. q. f....tks.. ..ll..x tta.tf a..
bc unprotected from the scourge OF fire.
Bcsdcs. its location, surrounded as IL Is
by woods, allowing the frequent forest
fires io keep il in almost constant jeo-
prady. and the fact that nearly every
building ia the town ism vcrltablc finder
box, renders thc necessity for adequate
protection stil greater
The village cannot afford 90 allow this
matter to remain nnconshcred. Other
towns in the Upper Peninsula, no larger
than Crystal Fails nnd with far less
property aud business inicrosisat stake,
afford their fire departments conpensa-
tion sufficient 20 make their labors in
tercsthg and the devotion Of the neces-
gary time To practice meetings an ensy
task.
u The village cannot afford topay each
member a nominal sum for his time. rs
* done in many emnl towns, let il Iit
ont a suit az rooms for their amusement
aud accommodation in the engine house,
Fit up nice reading room, gymnasium,
cic., and ihm make the Crystal Falls
Gicman's life worth living.
THE DIAMOND DmlL deplores theneccs.
sily OF stating that the fire department
IL not efficient. for il TX cognizant oi the
fact that services that comcTatis should
not Ia complained Of. However, It's al
fusion TO the matter is not mnde with
nm intent to ccnsnrc the "boys;' il IL
aimed az those who arc responsible for
this deficiency Crystal Falls h too large
an infant TO longer obtain snstcnance
from charity and it H. time that the pro-
cess 81 weaving was begun. Let the vii
LACE do is share in the matter of encOur-
aging The Gre lad,lics and TnE DIAMOND
DgII will wager tile that in less than
year Crystal Falls will have n fire dc
parinrnt the clock-likc operations Of
which IL will he pleasure 60 watch, in
place 81 ,hc unframed, n la fc'ktown
brigade that tantal,srg thu victims of the
frey licnd nt present.
Something must lc done, aud the
quicker IL X accomplished. the sooner
will Crystal Falls be placed under ado
quate protection.