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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

him. Mr.. Richardson took up the
gauntlet, and soon was engaged in Il
scunlo that taxed his endurance to
the utmost
The man was small OF stature but
he was wiry and strong, and before
Clayton was subdued Richardson was
pale and breathless, and welcomed
the assistance rendered by the desk
sergeant.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
the salary of palrolmen from $50 to

the salary OF, patrolmen from $50 to
500 per month.
Another communication from the
Mayor expressed the thought that the
Southern Pacific Railway company
should keep In repair the viaduct over
the company's tracks at West Twen
ty-fourth street, but, the Mayor said
the railway company claimed In let
ter to him that the city should do So
The Mayor thought 1t not right that
the city should assume this RESPONSE
bility. and requested that the matter
DC given immediate consideration by
the council.
In response to the Mayors sugges-
tion the matter was referred TO the
law committee and the city attorney.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

Ills hSad MAS literally CONcIen WIN scaps
and ugly sores and his cries kePl us hWake
throughout tue long night lad TO Keep hs
hands In gloves 10 pceyent ms Sclnt. ulnE ms
head as hc was doubtless suffering from a
burning and Itching seusation. ana was con-
stantly trying To put his hands where " hurt.
Al last when lac was about tnfee years
old. We saw an advertisement oi cut'cuta and
] decided to Try the Virtues OF the Suticuta
Remedies 1 bought one cake ot Cuticuta
Soap. box OF Cuticura Olntment aun oottle
ofCuticuca Kcsolyeut. fused lbeu S'cotulne
10 directions and | am happy. TO tcll you the
little sufferer was cuced In les than thteo
weeks TINS was over year ago ano now
his head Is covered with noe Rt0"tn oil
luLurlant hair Strange 10 say. eu thosc
unslehtly sores did not even isaFS 8St-
Mrs, G; o; Couyilon. PlauoheVue' La feo-
Iuury 26. 1910"
Tho suffering which Cuiicura soap ana
Cutiouf1 Ointment have oueNlstGSn Sii alnong
ekin-tortured, disGgurcd Infants, cnlldten ana
adults have led 10 their adoption ~ Count@ItaS YES
homes as the purest. sweetest ana most t Sco-
nomlcal treatment for ocZefhns ana othei
Itching burning humors Oft skin anu scalp
a single set IS often sufficient
Cutioura Remedies arc sold throHnout zoe e''l-
iIed world, Potter Drug & chem Cnri- o1ie rnol,s
Bostoo. oS-Malcd free. 32-palo ootl,u,a o ia ng'-
'Hos 10 Caro- for aOd Treat the SGn Aoo Se0'P
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

Ogden yesterday on his way TO City
of Poltasya, Russia where he VIII
spend about four months visiting his
brothers and sisters.
Mr. Gorske has $4,000 acre cat
tie ranch in Nevada and runs over
5000 head OF stock.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
SEARCHING FOR
MISSING MAN
The following notice was received
in the city yesterday
MISSING.


in the city yesterday
MISSING.
Walter Irving Lomas. aged %
years, fair complexion. dark blue
eyes. light brown air, inclined TO curl,
is feet II inches tall; weighs about
$50 pounds; clean shaven. Wears No,
or 8 black shoes, and dark pants,
vest and coat Had on dark derby or
gray. soft hat; carries an open face
gold watch. Is an accountant. Left
home Summit. ~: j. suddenly Au-
gust 10, 1910. His people are almost
distracted He takes his vacations
by tramping through the different
states, He may come your way. His
people will he thankful to know that
he Is alive and we'll
Communications from him or any
one location conhdentiaD, will be n
kindness to his distressed parents.
Address C. II. Seguin. Baltimore. Md;
or his aunt, Mrs. Annie Lomas Os-
born. fremont avenue. New York city.
or bis father. William b. Lomas. sum
NIT, y. j,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
HOGS And VEAL
We are paying for fat hogs as fol.

We are paying for fat hogs as fol-
lows;
Hogs, from 200 lbs. to 800 lbs, per 100
Hogs from 16o to 200 lbs, per 100 Ibe.,
..s........-,.... &c per lb.
Hogs, from 1875 to 100 lbs, per 100 lbs.
.........,.., ..,..,s,..ss..s. $3.50
We receive hogs daily.
Anybody who prefers dressed
weight on hogs may bring them in on
Tuesdays or Fridays between 7:30
and 10 a 10. We will then slaughter
them while you wait and pay S12 so
per 100 lbs. dressed. At either OF
these days you may choose whether
you want the live weight price OF
Sl2 so dressed.
We pay for fat vcals 70 to 1926
lbs. dressed weight II cents per h.,
and receive them daily. You may
bring them in either live or dressed.
Access TO our plant is now con
venient since tho construction of the
viaduct.
OGDEN PACKING G PROVISION co.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburq S. st. Louis 2.

ST LOUIS, Oct 3.-Pittsburg won
the second game of the series today
from St Louis, . to 2. Adams was
very effective, keeping the locals
hits we'll scattered. Score:
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

who NpS 1lllICltu lot
about eight months with
sores all over his head.
back OF his neck and
nearly all bis faoc. Wo
tried oil kinds OF remedies
without any relief We
even employed o good
physloiau and ! am sure
he tried his very best 10
cure my poor suffering
little boy. But. alasi
Instead OF getting better
ne went for the worse.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
New York 4. Boston 3.

BOSTON, Oct. 3.-New York de,
featcd Boston. 4 10 s, In a ton inning
game today In the tenth with two
out, Wilson doubled and scored the
winning run on Crandall'S hit. Score
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
GOING TO VISIT
RELATIVES IN RUSSIA

Paul GOTskc. a wealthy cattle owner
OF Winnemucca, Nevada, arrived in
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia 8, Boston 5.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S.-Philadel-
phia defeated Boston today, s to 3.
The errors OF the visitors were costly.
Score: X. II. Il.
RoSton 5
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

NEW YORK, Oct 3.-Washington
defeated New York today 1 to o
through Johnstone's fine pitching The
score. r. H. Z.
q =
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
UNSIGHTLY ERUPTION
ON ACE AND HEAD
Afflicted for Months = Burned and
Itched + Used Cuticura and He
was Cured in Three Weeks
Not Even a Scar Left.

"As grateful mother, feel 1t my duty
20 thank Won for the euro OF my lltile son
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

Observation-Disclosures and Ainsmith;
Vaughn, Caldwell, Hughes and Blair.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04
wasbInoton d. New York o

Batteries HAL and Maddox; d
CERT and Livingston.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

At post 2 minut at Tlme-.2
In 6 place
Wlnncrb c
Burning Gcico
o o OF tho
Track
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

T. post 7 7mInue at mc-
-6 20 Bill 3&
c & by
start good
tho tho
and
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

Al post J minute. orr at 5:17l.
Gale 6-5 place. l-2 show. Shor
Winner br. (. by Solitaire III
Start good Won I'm a Rnllop.
GalCne Gale went into a quick
winning pulled up. Shortan In O
best. Dorothy Ann chased the +
post quito sore. East End bothor,
stumbled on lower turn and unse
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-04

Tjme-:25. 81 2-5. 1919. 1:a325.
II l-2 place. out show. Ann e5 show
'rtha. Trained by j. Hennessy.
eoOud and third same.
cad and was never pressed al any stnCc.
IN on lower turn, got out and was ncYt
5t two all tho way. Pearson went to tho
BY Ketchel during tho running. which
ed his rider.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

Il requires tact and Judgment, as we
all know. Is decide when i Is best 10
taisz ard when o listen. In the pres.
ence "a men and women of superior
talents and accomplishments. oil or
vide experience Of tie world. we must
be wary and not let nnr vanity run
aNaS with MS 10 such persons we
mas NOT ne able t0 afford intellectuas
stimulus and therefore it will be well
% avoid giving giving oar opinions at
length unless these are called for.
VITA men and women of small talent
ana accomplishment We must also
be on our saard. lest they ind ps al.
daelie and w-ariSanle 1t Is with our
intellectual equals, or with persons of
q generous disposition who like TO
draw ouf the talents Of others. that
We teel the greatest freedom and at
tain sAe hapEiass results Harper i
Nax&r
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

The courtroom was crowded A
wife was seeking divorce on the
grounds OF extreme cruelty ana
abusive treatment Guns. axes. roll
ing pins and singing invectives
seemed to have PLAYED a prominent
part in the plaintiffs married life
Tbs husband was on the stand un-
dergoing a grueling crossexamination.
The examining attorney said: "You
have testified that Your wife on one
occasion threw cayenne pepper in
yonr face Now, sir kindly tell as
What sou did on that occasion.
The witness hesitated and looked
,onfused Every one expected that
he was about to confess to some
shocking act of cruelty But their
hopes were shattered when he finally
bmned out;
i sneezedt -Everybody's Masa-
zine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
For Your Hair
Here Are Facts We Want
You to Prove at Our Risk

Marvellous as it may seem. ReNah
"93 Hair Tonie has grown hair on
heads that were once bald. OF
course it is understood that in none
Of these cases were the hair roots
dead nor had the scalp taken ON a
glazed, shiny appearance.
When the roots Of the hair are
entirely dead and the pores Of the
scalp are glazed over, we 10 not
believe that anything can restore
hair growth
When ReNall 93r Hair Tonic
will do as above stated il is NOT
strange that we have such great
faith in It and that We claim it viii
prevent badness vixen used in time
II acts scientifically. destroying the
germs which are usually responsible
for badness. 1t penetrates to the
roots of the hair stimulating and
noursAing them. ID Is q most
pleasant toilet neressity. is deli
cately perfumed and viii not gum
nor permanently STAIN tile Atif
wa Bamt Won to get q bot le of
Rexall % Hair Tonic and u~e i
IS directed. I, it DOES not Tcliere
scalp irritation. remove dandsuii.
prevent the hair from falling ont
and promote am increased growth oi
har and ia every way gite entire
satisfaction simply come baek and
ten ns and without question or
fonuality pe viii hand 1acA 30 YOU
every penny you paid Us inr ii-
Ne lend our endorsement 10
RexaH g3T Hair Iolc and -eil ii
on this guarantee. teeanse we ut-
lieae it IS the best aair tonic ever
DISCOVERED lf eeae in twe sizes
priees 80 cents ani Si08 Re-
nemhcr rau can obtain 3 only at
TIE Raka'. Store
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
FiszqeraId,s Summary.

Edward fitzgerald, the translator OF
the Persian poet, Omar Khayyam, was
a more or less genial opponent Of
matrimony as a state.
One day he said to his friend Miss
Ellen Churchyard Of Woodbridge:
DO you know, Nell what marriage
is?"
Miss Churehyard thought not.
Then I'll tell you" said he. Mar
riage is standing at ones desk. nicely
settled to work, when a great big
bonnet pushes in at the door and asks
you 70 60 for a walk with it."-.
Youths COMPANION.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
THIS PILGRIM KNEW THE SEX
Somewhat Roughly Disturbed Trog.
badour's Dream, but His Remarks
We're Charged with Wisdom.

Il am searching for the woman Who
VIII love me long aud true. sang the
roubaduHr, who strummcd upon bis
harp. she must have face that's
pretty and an eve Of azure hue and
her tongue must not be whelted til
IT'S sharp; all her words must come
as music ID my quickly beating heart
and she must be simple n her tastes
and ways: she must love me long and
e.ten and must never yeafn 70 part
II upon some other maid I chance 10
gaze" Just as be was singing fur.
theF, came a pilgrim old and bent
with yard or two Of heard and star
oi oak. What, hear YOU loudly ask.
ing said tho pilgrim 10 the troubs
sounds to me JUST ike an overwheln.
ing joke You're not looking for a
woman. from The way you speak your
heart. yOn are looking for that which
you don't surmsse; so and Jump into
Ste river. get your system out ol'
wlack and when you have joinae ise
angels IN the skies. look sor her whose
tongue is silent. SHE whose tastes are
extra plain. who into 4 ieaious nt win
never burst; then jaat we'd her. but
remember IL you'd capture such .
dame yuu win haze to look tor neg
"a heaven nrst
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
EASY WORK ON THE FARM
Day Of Hard Labor Has Gone BY sc.
cording to This TiiIer Of
the Soil.

A Jackson county farmer, serving
on the jury recently. stood in the hall
way Of the Criminal court buHding
day or tMo ago. stretching and yawn-
ing, and complaining about not get
ting enough exercise out on the farm.
You fellows around the city do
lot OF walking and shifting about" the
farmer commented to a city man.
when ! was on the farm plowing
and cultivating the soil had no com
plant to make about not getting
enough exercise" was the suggestive
comment Of the city man.
'You lived away back there at a
time when man followed the plow
and lifted ii around at the end of the
furrows. after having carried It 10 the
field on his back. and surh things
the farmer explained. we ride aud
pillow these days, you know. Most
everybody else Is done by machlp.
cry Why. We have to construct a
gymnasium on the farm to get little
exercise when We get up ii the morn
ings ana before We go % bed az
night
Then he stretched and yawned
again. white the city man kicked hlln-
-meiaphoricslly For having rs
work SO hard Kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

The average Frenchman OF today
can at a sEaller price have much bet-
ter wine than the wealthy Frenchman
Of the fifteenth or sixteenth century.
and this Is maas possible by the fact
that vine Is nowadays kept largely in
bottles, while in the past only casks
were used. Even al the table OF Louis
XIV wine vas rarely served in bottles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

There exists no connected account
Of the material culture OF the great
group Of Eskimo dwellings around the
mouth Of the Mackenzie river Still
more mesger is our knowledge of that
extinct Eskimo culture OF which the
sole witnesses are the ruins in the
islands in the north Canadian arch-
ipelago: these islands form the most
northerly bridge between the western
Eskimo and Greenland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

New York woman who likes to
have flowers in her windows but finds
it impracticable to do so in the city
has artificial ones painted on the
glass. The windows are high up above
the street and the flowers are in
colors 20 enable them 10 be seen More
easily The apartment house in which
the woman lives Is on broadway, and
the effect Of the art is very striking.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

In the cities Or Great britain the
population OF which is 100000 OF
more, the average rate Of fare for
street railway travel rs ~ cents 4
passenger mile. IN the cities 81 con.
tiuental Europe the average rate oi
fare paid for urban transportation Is
one cent passenger mile.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

A grim tale comes from Transylva-
MA. While Baron Otto Orban Hun.
garian magnate. aged rs years. was
riding on his estate he was chased
By hunger-piuched wolves Ills horse
became frenzied. and threw the baron,
who was devoured by the wolves a
bloody knife. found in the snow Ia.
dicates that ne fought for his life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

Block tin goods are stesl goods
coated. Vessels made of tin would
melt on the fire Or fail to pieces i'm
mediateiy that they were nsed steel
miist be used. and block only means
that an extra thick covering Of TN
has been given
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
NYhart,s cat.

Stewart Nyhart farmer. OF BaTtons-
vile. Monroe county. owns cat that
sleeps on the back of calf nearly
every night. It is said thar they are
very afrectionate toward one another
philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

A chicago millionaire has Published
. volume decrying the value of edn.
cation Naturally a rich man has IN.
emies. and some particularly bitter
one must have Inspired the writing OF
fhIs book
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
History q New York street

The maiden name Of Nassau street,
New York. was Pie Woman's lane II
was opened in 1895 by man named
Kay who obtained the right to make
Il cartway to what is now City Han
park
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
VARYING Names Of Nation.

Spain TO which we owe SO large
q share Of names in tho new world.
IS Espana 70 the Spanish themselves.
spagne to the Italians. and Fsspagne
to the French
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

hive which contains 10000 bees
in February has $4,000 ia March. 4e.-
o0o IN April and from $1,000 to SO 40
ia sIay
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
Another ssst seller.

Perhaps the gilded New Yorker who
IS writing 4 gossipy book about the
pastimes OF the idle rich expects to
make fortune cut Of the first sup
pressed edition.--St Louis Star
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

One Of the tricks in the fur trade
IS TO insert white hairs in foxes and
sables 10 make silver foxes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

The American system Of once tnwei
service has caught on in several EuE-
lish cities. including London.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

You used 10 Be an awful spend
thrilt- yep Rut Amt any kruger
Al Reformed n No--i spent it ali
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

Nor~ay's Saruine Industry.
Norway has 40 sardine factories
During q good season $4,000. o0o Tins
OF go 20 "A fish each are packed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

Generating the Hook~orm.
~My suspicion Is. said Uncle Eben.
dat some hook worms ketch deir lAxi-
ness rum dc fplks dey been trayelin'
with"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

Asifafiou IS the method tha9 plants
the school BY the side OK the ballet
box Phillips
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

you CAN BUY ANYTHING YOU
WANT lN cHlcKAs1A AT PRICES
AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20

YOU CAN suY ANYTHING YOU
WANT IN cAlckAsAA AT PRICES
As Low AS The LOWEST.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-20
70


Old Lady con being congratulated
on her hundredth birthday l--Ah.
shall never forget this day as long a.
] 1--we.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-02-11
SEVENTY MORE !. !. !.
MINERS ARE KILLED
Mexico is the Scene Of the Last
Great Mining Disaster.
smother Catastrophe Added To The
Already Long List-Explosion Oc-
ours In A Coal Mine At Las Es.
pcranzas-Nearly As Many Are
Injured As Are Killed And Many
OF These Will Dic--Remarkable
Escape OF Those Saved-The Mine
Was Well Equipped.

Laredo, Tex. Especially One Of
the greatest disasters IL the history
of Mexican coal mining which has
heretofore experienced several crush
ing blows, resulting in tremendous
loss of human life. took place in the
Palan Mine. at Las Esperanzas
Mexico.
According to the latest reports
from the scene of the disaster 70
lives are known to have been lost.
After the official report showing SO
dead, IA additional bodies were re-
covered, bringing the total up to 81,
while there bodies have died in the
hospital, making the total of victoms
thus far 20.
The explosion occurred in the No.
shaft of the coal mine of the Es-
peranzas Mining Company and is at
tributed to the ignition of gas from
the flame of miners cigarette,
who was smoking contrary to the
rules.
The miners, consisting principally
of Mexicans and Japanese, had assum-
ed their places in the workings short
ly after z o'clock. About 80 o'clock
those at work above ground heard a
loud explosion. and almost instantly
vast cloud of dust and smoke shot
forth from the mouth of the shaft.
Assistance was Immediately forth
coming, and as soon as the air in
the shaft could be purified sufficient
ly to permit rescuers to descend. many
volunteers were ready to risk their
lives in an endeavor to succor their
CfrfQ1xnn hPnfhnrc ho1nvU
A cage was Immediately sent down,
followed later by two others, all
loaded. When the cages descended
and the men had made an exami-
nation of the first and second levels,
everything was found to be intact.
and beyond being frightened the men
working in these levels were safe.
They were brought to the top as rap
idly as the cages could be loaded.
The rescue party continued its ex-
plorations and went down to the
third level and as soon as the air
would be sufficiently cleared, enter
ed the various shafts and began
search for the dead.
Scattered about in various po-
sitions in the workings, they found
the bodies of the men, suffocated;
the faces indicating in many instances
the hopeless fight they had waged.
The rescuers Immediately began to
work in relays, searching for and
carrying to the surface the bodies
of the dead and dying.
Many heartrenjing scenes were
enacted as the bodies were brought
up from the shaft and stretched out
in rows upon the ground to await
Identification.
Most of the killed were Mexicans,
the Japanese miners being employed
in other parts of the mine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-02-11
FIRES COST 1886. 4s5 900.
Lives Sacrificed Numbered 1,44D And
5.654 Persons Injured.

Washington. D. c.. Especially -
Fires cost the people of the United
States $456,4S5,0O0 in the year
907. caused the death Of LAO per-
sons, and resulted in injuries to
1854 Others, according to statistics
presented by the United States Geo
logical Survey. The total of fire loss
includes the excess cost of fire pro-
lection due to bad construction and
excess premiums over insurance paid.
II does not include forest fires.
This fire loss of over million a
day Is eight times as much as that
of any European country--a per capt.
"a loss in the United States of 1851
against an average of 33 cents
abroad. These figures are based on
the direct loss from destruction of
buildings and their contents, amount
ing to $2i5.084.709 during 1907.
Wooden buildings. defective con-
struction and faulty equipment are
chiefly blamed for the insurance loss.
The report says the difference of cost
between freproof and infiammable
buildings will soon become so small
that it will cease to. encourage f1imsy
construction. The federal govern
ment already spends $4,000 an
nually for new fireproof bull iings.
none OF which have to be insured
The $456,485, 900 of fire loss is
far in excess of the total value of
the gold. silver, copper and petroleum
produced in 1907 in the United
States. 1t indicates that over one
half OF the value OF all the new
buildings constructed throughout the
nation in one year is destroyed by
FIRE.