The Washington herald., 1907-10-10

rOpean countries, he said, this amount
was but 80 cents per person per year. He
| said that this vast discrepancy was due to
better construction and inspection, and
| explained the details OF modern buildings
| that require close watching. He said that
! lumber construction now costs 1l1A cents
per cubic foot, while fire-reslsting con-
struetion Of the best type costs only 20
cents per cubic foot, and declared that
this difference in price was more than
made up in fire prevention.
Politics Figures In.
! Following the speech Of Mr. Henley.
came the discussion in which politics ig-
ured, and in which Chiefs Miles S.
| Humphrey. Of Pittsburg; John c. Clan
vile. superintendent OF inspection, Of ST.
/ Louis; Harry LEMON, Of Grand Rapids
/ Mich; ex-Chief D. z. Benedict, Of
Newark, n. J.. and Chiefs Wallace and
Johnson all figured to some degree.
FIrebOat Protection.
The next address was made by DIT.
Harry NJ. archer, Of New York. who read
TO the association a paper prepared by his
chief. Edward I. Croker. This paper was
! technical. dealing with "Fireboat protec-
/ tion.' but regarding the question from the
! viewpoint OF what should enter into the
construction and operation of a model
| fire boat. Chief Croker said that the ideal
/ boat should be 120 feet long, should have
q feet beam, and should draw feet OF
water This would enable, he said. quick
action. and action IN narrow places.
| The chief entered fully into the con-
| struction OF such a craft giving minute
details Of her structure and equipment
/ His paper was greeted with much ap-
| plause With the reading Of paper by
! Chief G. F. Swingley, Of 81. Louis, on
! Distinguishing fires in cellars and sub
cellars the programme was ended. The
meeting then decided that tonight at 5
o'clock the last business session viii be
/ held AT this meeting the election OF
| officers and the selection of the next con
yention city viii be decided.
Following IS a complete list of the
! visiting nrcmen, including chiefs, c1-
chiefs. engineers fire marshals, and 9th
| ers.
Chiefs.
/ W r Belt Washington; Frank 7. Grimm. Fepk
| lin, Pa; p w Petty, Aisxaujrs, Va; Fred Van
dersholt. Sharon. Pa. A. b. Ten EycE. Hamilton
| ont, Thomas +. Campbell Carbludlle. Pa, Lewis
| i. Butler. PawucEet, r. l., William Auugst- Ait
auCc Ohio. g.. l. Woodward. Austiu. Tex. ". B.
/ Martin. 0yguhcuville ONO. o.. II. g. Fuitord. he
I West, Fa.i George M Kellagg, Sioux City, Iowa
/ VI. +. Higgins. Albany. \. T., L. Byron. Iro},
y. Y Louis King Hartford. Conn; Charles Little.
Rochester, \. y Samuel r. Hunter. Springfield.
/ Ohio; Tucker Savage, Tampa. Fla; John J. Nc
! Mah0n, Erie, Pa; l.. NJ Jones Macon. ga, ". g.
Cummings, Atlanta Ga. D. B. frUvb0aEc. f1!t
| smith Ark. L. Clark London Ont; J. F. Gal
hghr. Allentown. Pa ". g. Norton. Nironl,
/ Mimi g. U'Bncn Shreveport. La; j. J. Bu-
chan4u. WINNIPEG M8uit0tl. Tom Morris. Crooks
I ton. Miuu.. =. 4. Bowling. East 81 Louis fl.
/ John r. Lynch HoIvake Mass james Ross Nev
( Rochelle. " y. John Mack, Gleus Falls. y. N.iI
! W J. NaDlge, LyuCl0uI- Va l. D. HaZlrd
1 Pttsdeld. Mass, james MCFa1. Roanoke. Va; +.
I r. kcyes Galt Ont. Charles Gatt. Arlington.
1 Mas; Edward McCay. Chester, Pa; Carl W. Ger
l brig Archibald. Pa. Charles Medley Beaver Falls
[ Pa. A. *. Loeb DuasTE n y, Euulug ].
~ymmes. NiurtC.ter, Mass. T. W. Hlnfy. JACK
spuville Fla, Benjamin F. hiuz. jackson. Mich.
/ Frank Shallo,. Port Huron. Mich. Frank T. Rem
olds. Augusta. Ga; Louis BeIiEens Charleston.
5. g.. sam b. Bnyd. Knoxville. Tenn, J. X. Can
/ tarhUry, Minneapolis. Niuu.. George W. Miller
I Reading Pa John Thompson. Toronto. Canada.
a. U,gkGu We,tted. - Y. j. ~. Nes. Vii
/ Transport. Pa, A. II. y. Rmsa Grand FORKS.
y. D., John LaUfy. IsHuemiug. Mich. William r.
I Cade. WaECdgld. Mass, b. p Caa-e. Northampton.
Mass, William p. Dauei, Na-icz. Mas; Julius
Johnson Nsaluase, Mich. John T. Black UU
/ luth. Niuu-. " J.. Clark NaGsstUcs Conn; ".
/ Charles ocluihbCu. Wilmington. y. g.. Harry /.
Narton. HrocStGu. Mas. ID. e.. Garrett. South
I Omaha. Ne6r; A. VI. Prescott Waco. Tex, H. r.
FaEgn Dallas. Tex Uuf., r. Faueaar. NsU Ha9ca.
Conn. ". ". Parker stamford, Conn. Herlert
Hsst0u. Philadelphia pennsylvania Railroad. J0
seIl 81. ~caul0r. Wlke7hlue. Pa +. Morrison.
Watetovn y. Y; Philip Baker Port Chester
\. y. Henry r. lates. Schenectady y. I, Nlt
II. Duncan. GreeuylIle. Miss. g.. A. 0lsuh kausas
I CITY k5us., p. u. Hester HapNls,ile Ky. Hugh
r. Dcfc. Lansing. Mich. r. A. M4Nsau. Glase-s
vile. y T.. M.Chael A. Dunn H1uakcn. \. J.;
/ John Y. HUerr.UUr. New brunswick. y. j. George
". Horton. Baltimore Nd; William J.. Conan.
Amityvils n. Y, James =, Wood. pa3Ucsh, hv.i
/ W u. LHt'er Youngstown Ohio. II. /. stanton.
Norwood. Conn, u. X. Mn-sr. Warren. Ohio. J. T.
Nguz. Akron. Ohio. g.. = ~EiuEleE. 80. Louis No.
james T. Rr0drHCk Detroit Mich. L. Benalt
Montreal. Canada. George IS Pelt NillIet0vn
/ Conn. Richard Purcell. RiclfeId Springs, y. y
/ "a Niles, Burlington. We; S- e.. SuaE-. Wats~
HIV. Conn. Robert NJ UaIue Ner Britain Conn.
/ +. j. Stugr. ST. Paul. Miuu.. ". J. Peterson
GalesburE H. Frank J. CONWAY Newcastle Pa.
?. J. IevHurt. Auburn, y. y. J.. T. Rowe II. Jo-
seuh, No. Charles W. y. Grove. Gloucester, Mass.
a. s.. Fisk. Ashland. Mass. T. A CLANCY Milwau
Nancy. Marquette. Mich. q. T. Sullivan Memphis
Tenn. J. IS. Wilkc, Xics-hUg Miss james Dun
leyy Evansville, Ind. ". A. Jesse Lexington. Ky:
7. e. Cummlngs Jackson. Miss I'd. Wall. C6viug
/ ton. Ky. Fillmore Tyson. Louisville; LII OlH John
son. superior Wis. John St1ttCuburg Davenport.
iowa: ". g. Mitchell Albert Lea. MINI, G.. L.
Minor kalamazo1. Mich J. J. Farmer. Ngw
Britain, Conn. John J.. Hawke, Moline H.;
Charlie. II. Andrews Marlboro. Mass. 4. 4. R1-
zatta. Nashville. Tenn, Fred A Leonard Taunton.
Mass; Carl Haui-oIs Evanston. H.; William Z.
harNFth East Orange. \. j. George $. Coleman,
Worcester, Mass. Fred T. Williams. MGurc8ir
y j.; y. F. Higgins, bloomfield. y. J.: James
Nhechsn. West Orange. y. j.; r. Arnold sherman,
Tex. ". T. Bedcker. Fort Worth. Tex: d. Z. %.
OtouueH Peoria. IT.; r. %. Mcsuar Canton.
Ohio: T. II. Ryan. Harrison. y. j.. Charles ".
Greenfield. KClwgv. y. J.. Harry :. Staggr. MT
ley, y. J.. Robert KCrSted Newark y. J.. John l..
| Templeton, AIuss0gce Ind T., L. e. Collins.
Men0miuee. Mich. q. T. Kairgis. Chicago Heights.
H.; r. r. Baty. Colorado springs. Colo; &. W.
Deyere Decatur H. =. OFaueli. Waukegan, H.
Frank Owens, StrcatOr. H.; D. T. Cooper. New
Brighton Pa. Louis Bausch. Newark Ohio; Thomas
Beatty. Long Branch. y. j.; Howard DowdeU,
Me3dville, Pa. W. X. STOW, Newport News. Va.
George F. shaw Richmond Va; John =. Quigley.
Syracuse, y. Y. e. J. Black, Atlantic City y. j..
George ". Bennett, Lamtertvlle, y. J.; Thomas
". Lane Manchester. y. H.; Charles Bolts. Co
lOnial Beach. Va: A. J. hIBin. Newport. II. l.:
&. +. MCDemOtt, Rutland. Vt; Peter +. Hoy,
Norrstowu. Pa: Philip Parteuherner Greenfield.
Mass; D. +. Warren. Wellesley. Mass; George L.
Cahoon, Swampscott. Mass; d. J. ONeill. Ridge
wood y. J.: Charles S. Allen. Trenton. y J.: T.
o. Doane, Plainfeld. \. J.; Nat VI. Burker Cam
bridge Mass; George l. johnson, Waltham. Mass.
Franklin Gillis0n Bristol Pa; William NJ Mat
thews. Orange. y. J.; =. 5. Hosuer, Lowell Mass.
Irving ]. Patt. Central Falls, r. l.; Jay Neill.
Woonsocket r. l.; T T.. Owens Denver Colo.
Otto +. Utz. Niagara Falls. y Y. J. II. Kegeben,
Norfolk Va: Owen Horan. Merden, Conn; D. W.
Sharp. Elgn. H.: john Sweeney, Green Bay. Wis.
Fred II. Wilson. jamestown, y. Y; W. +. Nolan,
Besscmer. Ala, Charles W Nelson. East Newark,
y j.. George 4. Wallace. Cleveland; J. II Espey.
Em:ra. \. Y; Thomas ]. Price. Clinton. Mass; +.
q. Whitmarth. Bminboro Mass; 7. J. Van Horn,
Pearl River " Y. Thomas Rallautyne Savannah