Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-11

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industry and business, commercial or
otherwise, namely, METHOD AND IN
TEREST.
We are living in an age Of progress
and achievement, and in order to be
successful in any business or under
taking, there must first be method,
and secondly, interest, for the lack of
either means failure.
I will now make few suggestions
as to methods. Every city, town and
village needs fire company to best
protect life and property from de-
struction by fire. The best methods
to pursue is to get the city council
or village trustees awakened to the
fact that protection is needed and to
that extent that they will purchase
fire apparatus that will be protection
for the needs of their city or villages.
Now fire apparatus without syste
matte handling is Of little use, there
fore the organization of a fire CON-
pany or companies is required. Then
get busy and create an interest
among the citizens for such an or
ganization. Call a mass meeting,
adopt bylaws to govern such an or
ganization, select good lively hust-
ling chief that is generally we'll liked,
assistant chief, captains and such 9th
err officers as are necessary.
Now would suggest that about
twenty-five men compose your organ
ization, men of nerve, pluck and per-
severity; men quick to think and to
act and of good sound Judgment. It is
now the business of the chief to instill
in the minds of these men the one
thought that they are the protectors
of the city or town, and they, and
they alone, must be ready at all times
day or night, to obey the call of duty
in the protection of all property from
fire. X s:sI %
Then the chief should endeavor to
so control his companies that each
member will learn to know that he
is in full control of the men on duty
and his orders are to be obeyed and
not the order of any citizen who may
presume to direct their handling of
the apparatus at the fires.
Now this duty business and work
accompanying it, becomes very mo-
notinous in itself without some COM
pensations, therefore it is up to the
citizens to do their share and not
because they think they have to, but
because of their appreciation of so
valiant a body of men as their pro-
tectors. And my estimation of their
share is this, have each member re-
porting at fire paid for that particu-
lar service, then also provide COM
Portable quarters for their company
where the men can meet to hold their
meetings or meet for special enjoy
ment and entertainment, say for in
stance, provide the company with a
nice, cosy, comfortable club or read
ing room to be used by them for their
moral, mental, social, or physical i'm
and not room for the
public to loaf in.
Bring each member of the associa-
lion to feel that this is for his good
and given by the citizens as an ap-
probation of his services and at once
The method will be an interest to him
and make him DESTROYS of doing his
duty at all times and under all con-
litions as remuneration for such
During the winter months have the
iremens' club room provided by the
citizens with fuel to keep them warm,
good books and magazines for the
Boys to read and tables and chairs al
80 provided where the boys can play
cards, chess or checkers, but no gamb
ing or drinking of intoxicants should
)e allowed in the fire hall or reading
DOM.
This favor from the citizens and the
council will be appreciated and will
rive to each member of the associa-
ion a feeling that he at least gets
ome compensation for his labors.
Now another method to create an
interest is to make each member OF
,our association feel that he should
,ttend every business meeting of the
company and Of the association OF
which there should be one each
month. would suggest that the Sec
etary each month inform each mem
'er by card through the mail of the
Meeting night and what special bust
ess will come before the association,
nd then each member will feel THAI
e is personally invited.
Another method is to create or to
maintain interest is volunteer as
ociation is our annual state tourna-
nent which l am pleased to say has
lways been good, is getting better
nd will soon rank among the best.
The more we emphasize the prin-
ipal that this tournament is for all
remen within the borders of our
tate, and so long as we continue to
improve the intellectual and athletic
art of it as in the past, just to that
luch greater degree will all firemen
ecome Interested.
am pleased that there are now
vo days of convention, and ! believe