The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-10-19

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STATE or VERMONT
49, Join a Mead Governor
Tho enormous annual fife hons n
fhs limited States d certainly aisi-
Inns ana remedial measures az" o.
fns alguoHs universally adopted ~.
F0,sgnogN ~ many VI the ei#ish ~
a. miaa4s Msat have issued ifoe8a-
nations designating Fire Protection
naY Investigation - the subject
phama the Importance ~ c0nepnifai-
"a Ma general aeti0n The aggregate
property loss hY fire in ibis country
dBFlNy the YfaF 1870 wRN y2if.Wpa 4"
500 0v q per capita lpss q s2sS
The last accessible figures iu 40 ieha
inN European countries Show
sas capita loss gf Only fg8 Last
g.ay ia thirteen cities " Germany,
having combined population ~ a.-
6is.k2a. the fire loss was approx
mateiY onr million dollars. Mhiie NV
American cities wiih a combined pop
aiation "a one hundred thousand leN
The Are loss was about fifteen millio
~ dollars That uf Mes fofk city
WAs three times as great a. isondoh,
aud seven times that ~ Paris inc
fife loss Of Vermont last year @ns
81 as pef capita a total ioHs 81 over
one million. Tire leading Vermont
fire nuisance company IN the year
ending Augut 81 iall paid 10 us
pollcy holders aud foT expenses,
fBiG44a.7e. every dollar of which
lad 20 be- collected from our peo-
ple in premiums aud assessments.
The commonly accepted idea that IN
sufancc companies STAND the iohs
has 40 foundation Ia fact Premi'
ans are based and assessments made
~ necessity 30 that the publle pay
the entire loss on insured property
To the amount written The balance
falls on the individual having the mi'
fortune 10 suffer from loss The
unprecedented destruction VI created
values ia the United states ia view
~ the experience elsewhere seems
entirely unnecessary II the interest
aud attention uf our people can be
aroused. saving Of several hund-
red thousand dollars each year may
be effected IN Vermont alone, which,
II used In the development Of our
natural resources the construction
aud maintenance Of better Highways
or more liberal expenditures for the
education OF the young, would result
III "a inralculahlo benefit to al our
people ultimately. Believing the vel
fare of Vermont 50 demands.
A
do hereby designate Saturday oc-
tuber 2sth. A. D. 1911. ~ Fire Pre-
Ycntlon Day and do hereby cali upon
our people 10 deyot. the day 20 the
removal 81 debris from their prem
iaes. 90 see that the heating applian-
ees IN their homes are made safe, to
carefully examine the flues and chin
neys aud 20 perform such other
work rs may eliminate hazard by
fire. boards Of education should
personally examine the institutions
IL their charge City and Village au.
thorities should cooperate with them
aud with the public generally In the
adoption and enforcement Of such
rules aud regulations as will prevent
thla enormous aud constant drain
upon the resources OF the state
Drills IN the Public Schools might
be established and Information be
disseminated that would. 20 con-
siderable extent aid Ia the protection
~ life aud property ! Invite The
Public Press To take active part IN
impressIng upon the public the in-
portance OF Thu movement and IN
awakening with every individual q
sense Of every citizens responsible
ity To his neighbor and himself 10
tie cnd that the loss o. life and
property by fire may be reduced TO
the minimum,
Given under nay hand and the
great seal of the state. this
ninth day OF October. IN the
year of our Lord, one thous-
aud. nine hundred aud eieyen
and 81 the Independence Of
tho United States the one
hundred and ihirty-six.
JOHN A. MEAD
Governor.
Harvey n Kingsley,
Secretary uf