The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-20
How the Firemen Help
the State,
CONTINUED from Page Nine.)

is the losses to insurance companies in
such places that compel them to charge
the property owners in our cities and
towns, where the bulk of our insurable
property is, very much higher premium
than they would otherwise be justified in
doing. on a basis of fair business iudg-
ment.
s'In these days of scientific advance
ment in all lines, it is so very easy for
every village to equip itself with a sys-
tenn of fire protection, that it is really
criminal for any place to fail to do so,
and 1 for one, think that the penalty for
non compliance with the statute law on
this subject should be enforced as they
should not be allowed to force those who
do comply to suffer even indirectly for
their own lack of interest in so material
matter to every property owner in the
State.
zone of the topics to be discussed in
our convention, is the ease and cheap
ness by which villages and even country
residences can be fairly we'll protected
by modern appliances. OF course, when
a fire gets we'll started it takes water
and heap of it quickly and properly APP
piled to successfully control it, but the
| true method of handling fires, is to get
| there quickly and before it masters you,
| for you to master it.
1.-THE department that gets there the
| quickest, is the one that always makes
the best record.
"The tournament of our. Asso-
| citation, while affording much pleas
ure to our hosts and to the participants,
have also been very advantageous to
our companies, in training our members
to get there in a hurry. Just so, our
convention have been very valuable in
keeping all of our departments in touch
with each other and also in touch with
all of the improvements of each sue
ceeding year, until now, we have in mauT
of our local departments an equipment
in many respects, the equal OF that III
any up-to-date paid service.
ST feel that l would not be justified
III closing this article did | not also give
| due credit to the valuable service rem
dered our citizens by the members tof
| the Coiored Fire Association with which
we divide our annual appropriation, CIV
| ing them one-fourth of the $4,000, per
annum. This organization is separate
and distinct one, organized after us, but
on the same general principles. but in
all things essential, we work in perfect
harmony, and its membership feels and
show the same interest in fighting to
protect the lives and property of their
white friends that we DO In protecting
from loss the humble homes of our col
! ored friends.
| In our patriotic work we know no race
or creed, but are governed solely by the
generous emotions of men prompted to
do good to their fellow men. AS stated
/, in the beginning of this article, it is i'm
| possible in so brief communication to
tell of the benefits to our people that
have come to them through our organized
efforts. Suffice to say. that just as we
have made it possible for the citizens of
our towns and cities where our men,
bership exists to have no reasonable
fear of less Of their lives or property
from fire-just so, do we hope to eX-
/, tend our organized efforts to every ham,
/ let in our good old State until we get
| the question of fire protection and even
more important, that of fire prevention
| down to the minimum amount of risk.
| 1--WE extend to every citizen in North
! Carolina a cordial invitation to attend
| our Convention and feel quite sure that
we can interest and please any one who
mays avail himself of our invitation"