Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12

hibits ma 10 Ia the Continental Market
hail.
CiIei Paige ~ Joliet, III, opened the
nsUcee iinvs vim paper ON tolic No.
3, ~ Toll W.. "rho necessity 0i nfo
departments Adopting themselves 10
the new OrIof cs thi gl-hIgh build
iugs, hii .lRss Hnl no Partition walls,
large II Or spacB demanded BY the
present way OF conducting business,
overhead wires, 900 machinery that
clmts ia c1Ui1u with them houl1 be-
gruunGcl in construction, more etiec-
tive chemical Unglnoa, more force,
larger capacity f0t inside work"
The paper vas a clear, concise and
well prepared document, and suggested
the bending Of energies 70 uevising
machinery aud methods % uxtinguisn
Nrus In the urw order o. hulldinge anu
abandon the effort 10 compel by lcgis.
laiion or OtheTgisu the attempts 10
cause ire-pfooi construction. Lighter
IN schinefy was recommended anu the
suggestion made 70 bring the chemical
engine into greater uen anu throw thu
steamer into the background, using !
only whom there was an absolute ntees.
sity for 10.
Topic No. n, "Bcnclt Of drill
schools for ffomru," was discussed by
Chiefs Dlcains1u o' Cleveland, o.,
Hale ~ Kansus Clty, Rsdcii ui Omaha
AMI Pcatsb Of Denver. Tho gentle
mon nil agreed that u drlll school was
most important foci0r In preparing
tlrcmen TOT active duty and keeping
thom familiar with the handling OF the
various Hppafn'u1.
The discussion Of topics being con.
Guided Cniar Humphreys of Pitisburg,
Higgins Albany aud others were
heard, rulauv. % tue passage Of laws
~ protect Hfomun, after which Chief
Higgins NOV 4 that It be- tho sense Of
the convention that tho various state
organizations be requested 70 call oan.
ventions % consider the matter. The
motion prevailed.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The secretary then read bis annual
report. ltshuwod the foceints 20 be as
follows tot the Year, Dues. 81 ,3l5; nd.
veftlsemontl, sis5; total, 81 $40. The
membership, the secretary reported,
was 632, there being 800 active mem.
bofs, - lilo mUmncfs, 10 members OF
state association, bj associate mem.
befs and ilB honorary members, an
Increase Of 80 over the membership Of
last year.
Tue death.r0ll lot tho year included
Chief Relley Of Syracuse, n. y, Chief
Clunoy VI JumtsiOwu, n. ", Chiei
Zeinett Of Yankton, 5. D., l. n. Marks,
life member Of New Orleans, and ex.
Chief uallgan VI Omaha, Mob.
Attention was called 90 tue fact that
great difficulty had been met with In
tue matter OF securing reduced rates
over the railroads and Chieis Swonio
Ut Chicago ana Dovlnu OF Salt Lake
were complimentod upon their success
ia securing o rate 0i $50 tor the round
trip from Chicago 20 Salt Lake.
The ifeasurtr'a report sh0wed 10.
rUipls 10 tue amount VI a. ,DBi.2l, and
disbursements 10 the amount ut ST..
O23.bIi leaving balance OF siJ.S7.
On motion Of Chief Taylor OF Rich.
mopd, Va, II was decided 10 call the
roll Of deceased members nj all future
conventions, Ia urIof that triuutes
may he paid 20 their mom1ry.
An invitation was received from the
hru aud poles board VI Denver invit.
log the oniJis 10 Atgond the annual
parade anu review Of tho hfe depart.
ment 10 that city on Monday next.
Tue Invitation was accepted with
thanks.
At this poin, an adjournment was
taken until this morning.