Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-14
WANT SAFETY MATCH LAW
Fire Prevention Association FavOrs
New Building Code.
TO LESSEN GREAT FIRE LOSS
Representatives VIII he sent to Meet
ing of National Executive Com
mittee, When New Code VIII
he whipped Into scope.

strong fight to secure a new building
code for Omaha will be made within the
next few months by the Nebraska State
Fire Prevention association, which held its
annual meeting yesterday at the Rome
hotel. AS a preliminary, effort will be
made to prevent the use of all but safety
matches in the state. through the intro
duction of a model act in the legislature
These movements are but parts of a
general campaign to check the appalling
waste of property by fire. which in 1903
amounted to $242,OOO,oOo in the United
States.
Frank B. Pond, secretary y-treasurer of
| state organization, Will attend a special
meeting of the executive committee of the
national association in Chicago on October
s. at which the proposals ora new Omaha
code will be whipped into shape for pres
entation of the municipal authorities.
1T is impossible to say just how soon
this code will be ~ea1g q said Mr.. Pond
yesterday. IT might u B year or even
more, but we hopeI 10 have the matter
ready within a much shorter time. All we
can do is to putsthe proposals up TO the
city fathers, but believe better legis-
lation will follow and Omaha will become
model in regard to fire laws
| The code will closely resemble that now
in force in Cleveland, changed to fit the
conditions of city without a deep-water
! frontage. .-
! Radical alterations In the present re-
strictions will be embraced in the pro-
| posals. The supporters of the movement
probably will feel their way by seeking
the Introduction of model bills at the capt.
tai, including besides the one relating to
the use of matches, another governing the
storage OF gasoline
| More than fifty delegates from various
points in the state were present at the
session yesterday.
| One of the most important features of
the meeting was the election. The reg1-
lar slate presented was composed of the
off. for last year: w. c. Lyle,
president; A. ]. Love, vice-president F.
NJ, Pond. secretary and treasurer.
The regular ticket was unanimously
elected and the following committees we're
| named:
Executive Committee-J. F. Dale, chair
man; E, d. Marr, c. ID. Mullen, A. S. Jacob
and c. r. Elgas.
Fire Protection and Water Supply Com
mittee-R F.. Howe, chairman; w. A.
Graham, w. b. Dudley B. L. Hoffmaster
and S. A. Fowler.
Law and Ordinance Committee-John X.
Morrison, chairman; ]. H. Casebeer, w. s.
Harding, II. H. Miller and l.. L. Hamlin.
committee was also appointed TO in
spect conditions at Norfolk, reporting rec
concentrations for changes to lessen risk of
fire
Although the association is not directly
connected with insurance work, and any
citizen of the state is eligible to men,
bership, he majority of the delegates
are insurance men.
I, Inspection is Big Problem.
Besides the question OF construction. one
y of the main problems embraced in the
= work in Nebraska is the inspection OF
: buildings in every city and town, irres-
pective of insurance. and the making OF
general reports on the results, with a
view to removing danger. In this the
{ association collaborates with the state
fire marshal.
This campaign is being directed from
the headquarters of the association in
Il Omaha
$ quet at the Rome, given in honor OF threC
s veteran insurance men. each of whom has
! worked in the Nebraska field for more
n than twenty-five years.
They are John Il, Dale, state agent OF
- the Phoenix Insurance company of Hart
ford; ID. r. Welnton, executive specia
agent of the Royal Insurance company o.
Liverpool. and Walter /. Dallas, statt
agent of the Phoenix Insurance company
of london. Sixty covers will be laid.