The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-17
FIRE FIGHTERS
IN CONVENTION
Delegates From Many Utah
Towns Gather to Form Pro-
tective Association.
INTERESTING STREET DRILL
GATHERING ENDS WITH BAN
QUIET THIS EVENING.
INTERESTING STREET DRILL


Forty delegates to the slate F'iremen's
convention. who completed the organiza-
tion OF Firemen's Protective association
IN session yesterday, and 500 spectators.
were decislvely convinced that Salt Lake
IS equipped with an efficient. well-driled
fire department byA the exhibition drill
which the fire laddes'' furnished at fire
headquarters at o'clock yesterday.
In reality. the exhibition drill was the
chief feature of the first days meeting
of the firefighters. Everything was car
RED off with a military precision and fire.
Quent bursts Of applause and expressions
OF admiration showed the enthusiasm
which the drill aroused.
All of the principal cities and towns in
Utah were represented in the convention.
Today the convention meets at 10
o'clock for the final session and will de-
eide the next convention city, select an
insignia for the official seal of the new
organization and also select a Legislative
committee. The wind-up in the evening
will be in the shade of a big banquet.
President Baker of the local department
raped the convention to order yester-
day and a permanent organization was
effected, with Charles A. Shelley as pre-
siding officer. Chief Cores address of
welcome was read. and, with the compile
ton of routine business, complimentary
badges for admission TO all the city the
aires and the sanitarium were furnished
TO the delegates.
The all-absorbing feature, however. was
the exhibition drill. 1t was furnished by
ton. Lieutenant Eikrem. p. II. Mccarthy.
Daniel Keith. Il. c. Andrews, Al Carlson
and George LorenZ. They went through
the scaling drill. rope work and rescuing
from burning buildings with alacrity and
precision
The fire department did the combina-
ton drill on First South street in forty
seconds. 1t consisted of run of 800 feet
by the hook and ladder. hose wagon and
steamer, the laying of 200 feet of hose.
making hydrant connection. raising a
thirty-foot ladder and having two men
scale the ladder and place the hose nozzle
on top of the fire headquarters building,
all within that incredibly short time.
Two convention sessions were held in
other at 3 o'clock. The officers elected
to head the new Firemens Protective as
ISOLATION were as follows:
President-Captain William T. Ayland of
Salt Lake.
First vice president-Captain E. z. Bar
ton of Ogden.
Second vice president-W. S. Cannon of
Bingham.
secretary-Charles A Shelley of Salt
Lake.
Treasurer-W B. Ward of Provo.
Trustees-W w Wilson of Sandy,
Thomas Reese of Mercur and Chief Sam
uel White of Murray.
The evenings entertainment for the
visitors consisted OF two wrestling bouts
in the fire headquarters gymnasium, be-
tween Alvin Richie and David NILS am
Charles williams and Daniel Keith. also
piano selections and a song and dance
turn by ]. T. Bowen. Later the delegates
visited two electric theatres, the Elite
and Isis as guests of the Arrangements.
J. j. Fitzgerald. city treasurer OF Park
city. and member of the volunteer fire
department. explained the object OF the
new organization in an interview with
q Herald reporter. He said:
''Our plan is to divert 1l2 per cent of the
present state tax assessment against fire
insurance premiums to form RELIEF fund
for disabled firemen and their families.
That tax amounts to about $4,000 per year
now. and we intend to have a commit
tee to make systematic canvass OF all
candidates for the state legislature to Sc
cure their support for our project.
List of the Delegates.
All of the visitors are going out on a
sightseeing trip through the city and sur
rounding country at o'clock this morn
ming. The grand finale. the evening BAN
Quot, will be held in the fire headquarters
gymnasium and the hall has been arts
tically decorated in addition TO the mag
nificent preparations for the sp, cad
The delegates 10 the convention are as
Iogan-Wiiliam Smith and Chief Rob
Brigham-Joseph Williams and' C. NJ.
Christensen.
Provo-Chief ]. W. Loveless and w. B.
Ward.
HelDer-W. S Wilson.
Ocden-Captain f. T.. BARTON Captain
y. J. Hinton. w. n. Phillips. David Jen-
sen J. c. Simmons and II. l. Wilson.
Murray-Chief Samuel Whittle and Cor
nelus Gallagher.
PARK city, J. Fitzgerald, Oliver
Iockhart and eJulius Frankel
Eureka-Frank Barratt, David Mills IND
Don Carlos.
Nephi-N. A. Nelson.
Mercur-William Brough and Thomas
Reese
Bingham-W. S. Cannon. Sherman VIII
cox. A l.. Easton and ID. J. Cook.
Sandy-W. W. Wilson and Ole Nelson.
Ephraim-E. Thoro.
Salt I,ake-Captain Moreton, Captain
Canoon, Lieutenant Robbins. David Mills,
Charles Perkes and Charles Shelley.
Gojnu Like Hot Cakes,