Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-18
CONYBNI|ON ADJOURNED,
state Firemen's TWenty-Fifth
Annual Session Closed at
i&8F4a i&s8F4sa Noon Today.
CHASKA THE NEXT MEETING PLACE
Elect Officers and Transact
Other Business---Winona
!5549E 554E Defeats Melrose.

!@22*E !!.2E Defeats Melrose.
The discussion of topics was con-
tinued by the fire convention Wednes.
day afternoon.
Topic No. I was ''The Importance
Of discipline during fire. with rules
and regulations therefor"
The Hutchinson department urged
good reasons tor thorough discipline
81. the firemen. and argued that the
firemen should be under the strictest
The best work at fires
could only be accomplished where
the firemen were prompt and certain
to obey the orders Oi the chief and
iOremen. "The discipline in a volun-
cary fire department cannot be
despotic, but 1t must be democratic
AMI such discipline is well In keeping
with the institutions Of republican
form Of government.
The Austin department had one OF
the best papers Of the convention,
and gave many suggestions for
securing the best discipline. In
volunteer companies the benefits OF
frequent drills was dwelt upon as a
good method to secure effective
discipline at the actual work during
fires.
Topic No. S-"Should honorary
members he. entitled to vote for
company officers"
Fergus Falls gave good reasons
why honorary members of fire COM
panies should not have u voice in
selecting the officers who had con-
trolsOf the active work of the fire.
tineriss &. "A Honorary members s.'s. are
elected for past services or in recog-
milton of their friendiness to the
department, or because of their
official position otherwise. How,
then, can it be expected that they
would be able to select the best man
from among the workers to run the
company"
The Lake City fire department also
believed in volunteer departments no
mem bers who were not active fire.
men be allowed to vote for foreman
or other officers.
Topic No. 8 discussed the adyisa-
bility of imposing fines On volunteer
firemen who failed to attend fires.
Cold Springs favored such fines. and
thought their collection should he
enforced. unless good reason could
be given for the absence Of the fire.
man.
Topic No. 1O-"The most efficient
means OF giving alarms for fires, In
cities and towns having volunteer
fire departments"
East Grand Forks suggested u sys-
tenn of 1ire-alarm boxes connected
electrically with an alarm bell at the
fire stations.
Tonic No. 1l-"Should not state
law be enacted, establishing active
duty limit and exemption from jury?'
The Glencoe fire department
thought that nearly all companies
had their own rules governing quail
fications of members, and that the
present laws exempted oil active fire.
men from jury duty.
A number OF papers covering differ
ent topics were banded In for publ
cation in the proceedings, and were
not read before the meeting.
After the completion Of the topics,
the president and secretary were in.
structed to- telegraph the compli.
ments of the convention to thu
North Dakota firemen now In session
at Fargo. The convention then ad
journed till Thursday morning.
Upon assembling on the third da,
the first business was the reading O
bills contracted by the officers. They
were referred to the executive com
mittee.
The nominations for honorar,
members were then presented; the!
were F. B. Stuart, of Little Falls
and John T. Black, Of Duluth. Th
nominations were referred to q com
mittee consisting Of Chiefs Mitchell
Hollenbeck and Mcintosh. Late
the committee reported that Stuar
was qualified for election, and re
commended the placing Of his nam
On the honorary list. They reportc'
that Black was not eligible, no
having been an active member of an
department tor the ten preceding