Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-10-18

loss of So. SO. The last accessible fig.
ures in six leading European coun-
tries show per capita loss of only
$.33. Last year in Is cities of Ger
many, having a combined population
of 5, GIG, 1922, the fire loss was approx
mately one million dollars. while five
American cities with combined
population of one hundred thousand
less, the fire loss was about fifteen !,
million dollars That of New York
city was three times as great as Lon
| don, and seven times the loss of Par
is. The fire loss of Vermont last /
| year was 81. 96 per capita. total loss
/ of over one million. The leading |
Vermont fire insurance company in
year ending August ], 1911, paid to
| it's policy holders and for expenses,
| S516. 446,79, every dollar of which had
to be collected from our people in
premiums and assessments. The
commonly accepted idea that insur
ance companies stand the loss has no
foundation in fact. Premiums are
cessity. so that the public pay the
entire loss on insured property to the
limit of the amount written. The
balance falls on the individual having
the misfortune to suffer from a loss
The unprecedented destruction of
created values in the United States
in view of the experience elsewhere
seems entirely unnecessary. If the
interest and attention of our people
can be aroused. saving of several
hundred thousand dollars each year
may be effected in Vermont alone,
which, if used in the development of
; our natural resources, the construc-
ton and maintenance of better high
ways or in more liberal expenditures
for the education of the young. would
result in an incalculable benefit to all
our people ultimately. Believing the
John A. Mead, Governor, do hereby
designate Saturday. October 18th, A
D., 1911, as fire prevention day and
do hereby call upon our people to de-
vote the day TO the removal of debris
from their premises. to see that the
= heating appliances are safe, to care.
fully examine the f1ues and cbimneys
e and to peform such other work as
may eliminate hazard by fire.
. Boards of education should personally
r examine the institutions in Their
{ charge; city and village authorities
g should cooperate with them and with
: the public generally in the adoption
n and enforcement of such rules anC
= | regulations as Will prevent This enOr
y NOUS and constant drain upon the re
e sources of our state. Drills in tn.
f public schools might be established
and information be disseminated
that would, to considerable extern
aid in the protection of life and prop
erty. I invite the public press t,
take active part in impressing upol
the public the Importance of the move
ment and in awakening With ever
n individual a sense of every citizen
d responsibility to bis neighbor and him
e self to the end that the loss of lif
r a'od property by fire may be reduce
to the minimum.
e "Given under my hand and tn
It great seal Of the state, this ninth da
II of October, in the year Of our Lord
e one thousand nine hundred and elev
N en-, and of the Independence of tn
* United States the one hundred an
thirty six.
le John A. Mead.
or Governor "
p Harvey r. Kingsley,
r, "Secretary of Civil and Militar
III Affairs.