The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-15
MAY PUT IN FIRE
ALARM SYSTEM

M. ID. Howse, representing the
Brown File Alarm Goods company, of
Salem, has been in town exhibiting a
thermostat fire alarm system which
has recently been installed at Salem
and other Oregon cities. The ther-
mostat is delicately adjusted little
device that Is very sensitive to heat
and turns In an alarm of fire when the
temperature gets to dangerous de-
gree. The system provides protection
to private houses as well as turning in
an alarm to the fire department. The
apparatus has been examined by the
councilman and number of other
citizens and they are favorahly i'm,
presesed with it. The fireman say
that If the city will install the system
they will raise money enough to pur-
chase bell. There is no doubt that
1t would be great protection to the
city and would also have tenden Y
to lower insurance rates. The Salem
Capitol says in regard to the system
which has been put in there:
Under the contract or agreement by
which the system is to be installed
the company will provide ID public
alarm boxes but two extra ones have
already been ordered since the coun-
Gil ordered the system installed and
it quite probable that at least twenty
or thirty more boxes will be placed
when other loops, which are now un-
der consideration, are built. The fif-
teen boxes will be located according
to the present plans, as follows: Cor
ner of Commercial and High streets,
Commercial and State, Liberty and
Ferry, Church ano Ferry, High aud
State, Liberty and Court, Chemekata
aud Commercial, Chemekata and
Summer, Chemeketa and Fourteenth,
Liberty and Center, Marion and
High, Commercial and Division, Mis-
sion and Twelfth.
When the South Salem loop of wire
is strung, which will be a mile in
length more than a score of private
and public boxes and thermostats will
be connected, and there is scarcely
question of doubt that the state will
order the system installed in the asy.
lum, pentitentIary and blind school
and separate loop will have to be
The Thermoslat fire alarm system
is adapted to any and all kinds of
protection against loss Of life or prop
erty by this element since il is regu-
lated solely by the action of the tenn.
perature and so delicate and sensitive
are the workings Of the simple little
instrument, which consists only of a
small metal case and highly senitiz-
ed composition metal bar which ex
pands and contracts accurately and
without failure with every degree OF
heat and cold, that failure to turn in
an alarm is pr ctical impos ibility.
The he dquarters of the State Agent
company, which have been established
on Liberty street between Court and
Chemeketa, are equipped with every
style OF instrument and device to
which the simple yet impressive and
mysterious tile piece of machinery
can be attached or applied and the
uses to which it can be adapted are
simply narS llous. When the city
alarm system has been completed ev-
cry box and private alarm will be
connected directly with the fire de.
partment and, through a regular sys-
tenn of signals and numbers, when an
alarm Is turned in it will be possible
for the department to know upon the
instant the exact location of the G IN.
flagraticn aud can respond to the call
without moments delay.
Every instrument viii be also con
uected with the fire bell which is now
located in the tower of the city hall, |
but the bell, the tones of which are
now mutfied on account of being con
fined to the tower, will be taken out
and placed upon high platform tow.
er In order that there will be no OBJ
whatever to the vibrations.
When an alarm is turned in from one
of the public boxes the signal will be
repeated four disticnt times on the