Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-26

Jdiu Oh plQ department IHere Tor
fourteen years and chief for the last
two years. coming to us so well recon-
mended that the citizens of Douglas
are to be congratulated on having at
the head of their fire department a
man of such wide experience as Mr.
Armstrong. Thus, in point of ability
of its firemen and completeness Of its
equipment, the city of Douglas can
boast of a fire department second to
none in the southwest between FL
Paso and Los Angeles.
Cooperating with the department is
the Douglas Improvement company.
which has almost completed laying
their new mains throughout the entire
city, installing fire plugs at every al
ternate corner and when finished
will have the entire city covered, until
no part, however remote, is beyond
the reach of hose and water.
When the fire alarm is given the
engineer in charge at the water COM
pany's pumping plant pumps directly
, into the mains, giving an added pres
sure which, with the effective work Of
the fremen, has often resulted in
turning what threatened TO be dan
gerous confiagration into an insignia
cant blaze.
All this in the space of six years
goes to show that in keeping pace
with the other improvements of the
town the Douglas volunteer fire de-
partment does not even feel obliged
to stand at second place.
Among the many benefits that the
property holders derive from the fire
protection afforded is a considerable
reduction in fire insurance rates.
amounting to $4,000 annually or al
most so per cent, a saving which APP
peaIs at once 70 every pracucai, up
to-date business man. The members
Of the department are numbered
among the Oldest residents OF the city,
many OF them are prominent business
men most of them are property own
ers, while all of them are keenly alive
to everything that is toward the best
interests Of the city.
When sporting events are or the
program the Douglas Gre department
is always able to put forward team
that Is credit to the town and can
invariably be depended on 70 briRg
back the premium honors no matter
who the other contestants are. That
they have been foremost In play. as
well as ~ work. he's been evidenced
by the number OF victories 20 their
credit In composition with teams from
Tucson, Bishee. Tombstone and Cana.
nea. Time and again they have taken
first money In contests in this and
other towns.
All this. BY the ways as proof Of
their ability to "get there" when the
sire alarm sounds the call OF duty.
Paid Members,
VIM. w, Armstrong. chief
George Grunwald. driver
Arthur Farmer, driver.
Omar PhaleB. engineer.
Volunteer Department-Hook and
Ladder.
W, O. Mcdonald. W. H. Kirkland. c.
2, Harvey. John Igo. V, II. lincoln. A.
steisor. George TIN. c. Hart. P. C
MeMuilin. J. sm'mm. Frank Eiyey.
I. w Arthur. L C. Kelly. NJ. o. Pie
Ian. George Campbell, Ed. stetzer. Joe
Ieo, George Grunwald. A. Farmer. Ed.
Butler.
Hose Company.
Charles Brown. 5r.. Lee Danosan.
y, Harris. D, Mcclure. s. q, Dowels
Hart. T. II. Elyey. Kelly Henry.
Harve Johnson. Roy Reed. J. D. Full
wiler. +. A. Barron. W. A. Gentry.
Jim Kelly. C. r. Scott, Roy struthers.
t. Butler. A. A. Dudley. A. a. Sinclair.
A tax rate OF but six mills, a valua-
ton assessed on nifty per cent basis.
a bonded debt Of only $4,000. speak
plainly of the business administration