The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-19

with an honorable object in view. first
gives endurance and activity. then
comes confidence in his ability. and
lastly. but not least. courage. IL Is
evident then that a gymnasium is an
important factor In the up-building OF
a FIRE department. To secure the best
results from men engaged In the ser
vice II Is necessary that they be fitted
for their various positions. To do this
effectually they must be given con-
slant and severe training which. II
continued, will give them the conf
dence and efficiency required
"The training OF a gymnasium Is not
only essential to the paid department.
but IL Is equally important that the
volunteer fireman, in making himself
more efficient. be given training OF a
K character. The volunteer fireman
Of to-day must be alive to the neces-
sity of fitting himself for the work. and
in no way can he so well accomplish
the object as to subject himself to a
severe training in a gymnasium.
"Chief Nelson of the Livingston vol
unteer department has long recognized
the necessity Of this and as a result OF
his efforts a gymnasium is now being
fitted up in connection with the nre
quarters for the accommodation OF hre-
men. In his last report to the mayor
and city council. he recommends that
every volunteer HTttndn Dt ft4nifta "
give time and attention to the work or
improving himself physically. In the
chiefs opinion a gymnasium attached
to a volunteer fire department quarters,
creates interest among the members
and assists materially in keeping them
together and inducing them to take
pride in their organization"
Delegate Warner OF Missoula treated
the subject Discipline" in an able
in the following paper:
I'm presenting our views OF the topic
allotted to Missoula Fire department. we
find ourselves confronted with a ques-
ton or subject that we have no way
OF giving practical test in as complete
a form as some of the other fire COM
panies OF the state. and we consider II
one of the principal subjects and or d.
visions of thorough. perfect or complete
organization, viz.-Discipline. The sue
cess OF any organization depends upon
the discipline of the members thereof,
and in volunteer fire departments to
enforce discipline is to create argu-
ment, which i'm turn is to cause dissen-
| sion and the loss of members. and oft
times the best members. for the per-
Torrance of the work at fires. That
you may have discipline at your meet
ings and social gatherings is not the
time nor place here referred to, but in
the performance of active duty at fires
Is tne place Una ~ thltiNthitiie VI
this division is hard to carry out as
the officers or foreman of the several
divisions of the department would be
pleased to see. Discipline at hres may
be enforced in a moderate way by the
adoption of such laws as the 10
| may agree to, and when such laws are
| ordained, enforce the same to the most
minute detail. so that all may know
what is in store for them. The DISPOSE
| ton of members. to be OF roper disci-
pline or obeyance to the laws OF the
department, depends upon the rewards
in store for them. II a faithful mean
Der, who has served the department for
years and is cast aside for some one
who is foreign to the department, but
gets his appointment through some po-
litical work and not as a reward for
faithful service, IL causes other faithful
workers to have but little hope for
what may be in store for them in the
future. and causing those at the front
to have but little interest in the well
fare of the department. Thus we find
that the rewards In store for he MEM
bers of an organization of this kim de-
pend upon the citizens of the commune
ity or city where each organization Is
located. Let the rewards be what they
may, IL Is and of right should be thus,
for any attempt to remove IL from the
power of the people to choose, and OPP
position will spring up immediately:
But let il be first in the minds OF all
that those rewards depend upon the
conduct of the members of the depart
ment toward the public, which should
be Of such even and polite nature as
will command respect at all times, not
having one set of rules for one class OF
the citizens. another for a second class
and another for a third class. but lei
one set of rules govern all. and at all
times doing the best you can when SER
vices are required.
I'm review we would present the fol-
lowing brief for the consideration oil
this convention. Let each argue the
several subjects for himself. Our ex-
~perience has been as members of vol
unteer department only, and not hav-
ing a more broadened experience the
tonic allotted to us was of such vast
proportions in regard to the state over
we are free to admit that IL is toe
prosaic for us to present IL to this con-
yention as others would have done, but
whatever the conclusions may be, we
believe that all will have to admit that
the success of forming a thorough
complete or perfect organization de-
ponds upon the discipline OF the mem
bers: the disposition of the member
to be of proper discipline depends upor
the reward in store for them: the re-
wards depend upon the community oi
citizens OF the city where each oreani'
zation is located, and that is influenced
by the members of the organization"
The convention at 4 o'cloc resolved
itself into a social session, n the sew
eral lines of boxes of cigars were col
lected, and the boys in their own pc
culiar way did the rest.
The officers will be elected to-day
and this evening the convention will
adjourn to a grand ball.
Delegate French of Great Falls wa,
called home last night by pressing busi'
ness engagements. He was fined.
George Elston. ex-chief Of the Ara
conda fire department. was an inter
ested spectator and sat among the dele
gates. He was fined for appearing will
a red necktie
The following letter was received
from the Helena department, making
the bare statement that Helena viii
not be represented in the conventions:
Helena. Mont. Oct. IL. 1sss.-J. +
Lt.,.ary Sident-D Sir. ra.