The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-09


portation- -,of-- foreign, ores must be
greatly increased. /. It, should = be re-
membered, that in the future use Of
low grade Iron ores, the condition
will be rendered still further unfavor-
able through the necessary use of low
grade COILS.
OTHER IMPORTANT MINERALS.
The known supplies OF petroleum,
natural gas, and high grade phosphate
rock can not be expected, according
to the estimate In the report, TO last
much beyond the middle Of the pres
ent century.
WlAsE OF STRUCTURAL MATTER
IAU..
The waste OF natural mineral re-
sources used in building and engl-
ncering construction is of three kinds
a. That due to improper land
TastefJl methods of mining apdJ PRE-
rhripg for, market. ...., ..,.~
q. That due to excessive use OF
structural material, because of ignor-
ance OF their strength, durability etc
asss THAT due foA Adestnfetion by fire.
dn account of the lp1ammable 5ehar11
after 6G.builsling constfoctionl anarh-
adequutc- building laws, :ufrf -thc.nm-
enforcement thereof.
Y FIRE WASTE AND LOSSES !
The greatest source or waste OF
structural materials and of money
values is that due TO fires and Is one
| which can be most readily reduce
by the substitution of fre-reslst-
ing building materials for the imam
mable construction now 70 prevalent.
! The cost of fire to the country, in-1
cluding not only property destroyed,
but maintenance of fire departments,
pament of insurance petitions, pro-
tective agencies, additional cost of
water supplies, etc, amounted TO over
| $456, ASS, 900 in 1907, or about fifty per
cent of the total value OF the new
building construction In that year.
This fire tax exceeded the total value
of coal, silver, copper, and petroleum,
! production of the United States in
/ that year, and was thirteen times the
I interest on the National debt. Four.
fifths OF this loss or 1886 900 900 is
preventable waste compared with the
! present European standard of build
ing construction and fire losses. The
property loss from fires In the United
States In 1907 was $2.51 per capita,
while in the cities of six large Euro
pean countries II was only 48 cents
per capita The total per capita loss
including interest and maintenance of
fire departments, excessive water sup
plies, insurance premiums, ETC., was
$5.34. In addition, LAG persons lost
their lives in fire, while 1854 we're in
jured.
IA notable feature or this fire loss Is
that q per cent was due to fires ex-
tending. beyond the building where
they originated Such losses are the
result of infiammaDle construction.
for with brick and less inHammable
buildings fires are more readily con-
fined to the buildings in which they
Eiart. 1t fsdeven more noticeab Q
\ that only $6S 200. 900, of this loss was
on brick, Sconcrste,s lstohs, land islief
slow burning construction, buildings.
Up the last 33 years the, total fire
4 waste amounted to about four and "a
I half billion dollars. l.a
Il AT a reasonable estimate, probably
(, more thane one half5 thes INSURANCE,
bhegfouith) OF the city waters supply
and distribution charges, threeTfonFr
tbs OF the fire department charges,
and three-fourths of the fire losses.
OF total of 1924, ,192,95s a year may
be looked forward to as saving at
such time as building construction
in the United Statse shall become s
good or better than that now found in
European countries