The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
AFTERNooN SESSION.
Reading of Papers and Discussion
of Topics Completed.

Read1nS OF Papers and Discussion
of Topics Completed.
When the convention was called to
order by President Roulett at the con-
clusion Of the tests in the afternoon.
topic No. S-'"The necessity of fire de-
p2rtments adapting themselves to the
new order of things: high buildings.
all glass and no partition walls, large
floor space demanded by the present
way OF conducting business, overhead
wires, all machinery that comes in
contact with them should be grounded
ia construction, more effective chemi-
cad engines more force, larger ca
pacity for inside work''-which had
been laid over the day before. was
taken up, and Chief Paige of Joliet,
ILL.,, read a paper treating the subject
Mr.. Paige prefaced the reading by
saying the subject embraced pretty
nearly everything III the line of fire
fighting, and that much of it had al
ready been discussed. He, however.
proposed to make some remarks. and
of a very radical nature. He invited
the fullest discussion of his paper and
said that no criticism that might be
made would hurt his feelings. Fol
lowing is the paper:
1.-THE necessity Of fire departments
adapting themselves to the new order
OF things-high buildings, all glass and
no partition walls, large floor space
demanded by the present way of con-
Quoting business, overhead wires, all
machinery THAT comes in contact with
them should be grounded in consuuc-
aion, more effective chemical engines,
mere fercz, larger capacity for inside
work
International Association Of Fire En-
gfneers. Gentlemen Of the Convention:
I feel some delicacy in attempting to
treat so momen tous a question before
a gathering OF men, many of whom
have had far greater experience in
this line than myself. It goes without
saying that fireproof buildings are no
longer to be looked for, or possible,
when used for mercantile pursuits.
For some uses such buildings may yet
be built but their surroundings will
very likely make nugatory all their
1ireproof qualities.
Mercantile men demands great floor
space, and in order TO give them that,
buildings are now built of iron and
glass with no interior and no exterior
walls, and when occupied are easier
Destroyed than more heavily construct
ed wooden buildings would be. This
being the case, should not we bend all
our energies to devising machinery and
methods to exting1lish fires in the new
order OF buildings, and abandon the
effort TO compel by legislation or other
wise. our attempts to cause firepgroof
construction; and If so, what, if any
thing. can we do? AS our streets are
growing better every day, it seems to
me that the old and cumbersome ma
chinery should be discarded and
lighter I71aclin cry be introduced. AS
time IS everything. we should double
and tribble our fire alarm service.
Portable water towers and standpipes,
with ladders attached to buildings
Of three or more stories should
take The place Of aerial lad
ders Fire hose should not exceed
IN weight forty pounds to the length Of
fifty feet. 1t wild stand all the pres
SIRE necessary, and viii last longer
talan eighty pound hose. The same
number of men viii do twice the work
with hight hose THAN they can with
heavS hose, and it is much easier cared
for Play pipes should Gnaye tips
twelve inches long, straight and turned
down TO not more than one and one
haHf inches I'M diameter to give the fire.
men a chance - grasp it firmly where
he can handle ii the best.
A set Of npzzIes should be carried by
some one provided for the purpose to