The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
PROGRAMME FOR
F|REMEN ARRANGED
President w. w. Wilson An
nOunces the Events for
Convention.

President w. ". Wilson and the re-
manning members Of the comittee on ar
rangements have completed the pro-
grammc TO be carried out by the Utah
State Firemens association at Provo on
August 10. 1G and l.. Tho programme
follows:
August Is.
Calling OF meeting to order and address
by local chairman w. B. Ward, at 1880
a. m.
Response by association president
Calling the convention to order by the
president.
Roll call OF officers and companies.
appointment of committee on creden-
tial-.
Annual address of the president.
Report OF committee on credentials
appointment OF committees
Report OF secretary
Report of treasurer.
Report OF statistical secretary.
Report OF board OF trustees.
Report OF legislative comlttce.
Paper. Which Is the Most Practicable.
the Auto or Horse for Fire Service?" by
Chief W. H. Glore. Salt Lake City.
General discussion,
August 16.
Election OF officers
Miscellaneous business
Adjournment.
Afternoon and evening, entertainment
by local firemen
August II.
10 o'clock a. n,-Parade from depot to
speakers stand; speeches and music
1880 o'clock a, m.-EXhibition fire drill
Provo city fire department..
u observation-disclosures
AT fair grounds.
200 p, m,-New York fire department.
exhibition ,dI3, FIRE drill soo quick run contest
hydranl and lay 100 feet OF hose ana attach
nozzle: team OF five men; cash prize. SO.
State championship race, firemen's reg.
yards. attach to fire plug, lay 100 feet OF
hose, break coupling and put on pipe. all
connections 10 be made three full turns
teams 10 consist OF not more than sixteen
men: each team allowed only one trial {;
each company to select its own captain
and all business connected with the CON
test shall be done through them: prize,
silver trophy
F1remen's quarter-nie relay race. for
teams OF not more than four men each
rules governing this race TO be same rs
those governing university athletics; prize
Firemen's hub and hub race. 100 yards
preliminaries and finals according to
number of teams entered: cash prize, $40.
Firemcns hose coupling contest against
time; use three lengths of hose laid
straight from hydrant. run fifty feet. un-
couple and take out center section, con-
meet first and third sections, attach to
10 be three full turns; time to be taken
when pipe hits the ground; each team to
consist Of four men: all contestants must
stand fifty feet from center OF hose line,
which would ne Is feet from either end:
prize. silver trophy.
Water fight. each team TO consist OF
! four men: teams 10 remain not less than
twenty-five feet apart; cash prize TO be
divided pro rata (s20), 80 and 80 per
| cenr.
| 22o-yard race. for firemen only: one
| man from each team may enter; prize, So.
! Pompier ladder climbing contest, 60 feet
high; tower so feet high will be erected.
and the Salt Lake fircmen will show how
people can be saved from burning build
| Ing; this will be one OF the best features
| OF the day; cash prize.
| Single ladder climbing contest ascend
10 top of ladder. take down flag and de-
scend to ground; cash prize. S.
| Ladder climbing contest. with hose:
run line of hose from hydrant to top OF
| ladder and put on nozzle. company to
consist of not more than six men. cash
prize. sl2.
| Motorcycle race. free for all. Ave miles
| first prize, s6: second prize, 81.
| In the evening a grand bail will be
given in the Mozart hall.