The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-02
UTAH F|REMEN
WILL MEET SOON
Convention of State Association
to Be Held at Provo to Be
Big Affair.
DEMONSTRATION OF NEW
APPARATUS A FEATURE
Contests of Skill and DeXterity
to Form Part of Fine
Programme.

Final details are practically completed
for the programme to be carried out at
the stntc firemen's convention. which VIII
be held Mt Provo. August Id. l6 and H.
large delegation from the Salt Lake fre
department viii attend the conclave for
the purpose of educating the firemen oil
other departments OF Utah In the use TO
which fire-fghting devices and life-sav-
ing apparatus may be put, This demon
stration promises to he big feature OF
the convention programme.
According to the programme, the spec
tacular demonstration Will be carried out
by the pompcr crew OF the local depart
ment, under the command OF Captain
Andrew Eikrem, The members OF the
crew are Otto Smith. a. 4, Carlson, 4.
Foster. f. G.. smith,. Peter odenwa-
are located at headquarters, IT may be
necessary to make one or more substi-
tutions In order not to weaken the force
on duty at the local headquarters. The
primary function of the pompier crew Is
10 save lives, and the secondary duty
is to fight fire.
To Test New Devices.
In addition to the thrilling demonstra
ton, tho use and merits OF number OF
other new devices will be shown. These
Fire Chief w, II Glorc and have been
tried out at regulation drills at head
quarters. They include n small HowitzcU
life gun. which is used 10 throw slugs
TO windows OF stories from two 10 twenty
floors above the ground where persons
may be entrapped by the flames, To this
which may be hauled UP by the persons
In peril and used to slide to safety A
new type Of pompier ladder, the Davies
fire escape and many other devices will
strations.
The convention will open on August Is
at 1890 o'clock In the forenoon w. g.
Ward. chairman. with headquarters in
Provo, will deliver the opening address
W w. Wilson. president OF the nssocia-
tlon, will respond. and the usual bust
Of credentials and reading OF reports.
Fire Chief Glore Of Salt Lake will read
a paper on the subject. (which Is the
Most Practical for Fire Service, the Auto
or The Horse2"
Veterans Will Be There.
take place on the second day OF the con-
venton. and time of JOY and education
is promised with thrilling features and
practical demonstrations or drills. The
veteran firemen of the state will be well
represented In their picturesque red fan
mel shirts Special rates viii prevail over
conelave the citizens OF Provo viii en-
tcrtain the many delegates IN their usual
royal and open-handed manner Follow
ins Is tho programme announced for the
second days festivities:
Quick run contest with team making
an s00-foot run, attach to hydrant and
lay 100 feet Of hose and attach nozzle;
State championship race; fremens
regulation hose race against time. run
100 yards attach TO FIRE plug, lay 100
pipe, all connections TO be. made three
full turns; teams TO consist of not more
than sixteen men; each team allowed
two trials; each company to select It's
feS
with the contest shall be done through
them. Prize. silver trophy,
Firemen's quarter-mile relay race for
teams OF not. more than four men each
Rules governing this race TO be same as
those governing university athletics
Prize value. $40.
Firemen's hub and hub race, 100 yards
Prellminaries and finals according to
number of teams entered, Cash prize of
FIremen's hose coupling contest against
time. Use three lengths of hose, laid
straight, run fifty feet. uncouple and
take out center section. connect first and
put on pipe, All connections To be three
full turns. Time To be taken when pipe
hits the ground; Each team to consist
Of ,, four men: n,,oP, Prize silver trophy
22o-yard race for f1remen on!y-One
man from each team may enter, Prize.
Pompier ladder climbing contest. sixty
feet high. A tower sixty feet high will be
erected and the Salt Lake hremcn Will
show how people can he saved from a
burning building. This will he one of
the best features OF the day Cash prize
Single ladder climbing contest Ascend
to top OF ladder. take down flag and de-
scend to ground Cash prize 80.
Ladder climbing contest with hose
Run line OF hose from bydrant TO top of
ladder and put on nozzle. Company to
consist of not more than six men. Cash
prize. s2i.
Motorcycle race, free for all, FIVE miles
First prize. So. second prize, SIS.
In the evening n grand ball will be
given in the Mozart hail
On the closing day OF the convention
the citizens of Provo will entertain all
Of the delegates In the customary royal
and open handed manner. There will be
auto trips 10 Utah lake. boating trips on
the lake. and auto trims TO Provo canyon
to all Of which the hremen and veteran
volunteer hremcn will he the guests OF
honor.