The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-25
STATE FIREMEN'S
ASSN IS ACTIVE
SECRETARY II. L. READE EN-
THusIAsTic OVER WORK
OF YEAR.

Bismarck. N. D.. Dec. 25.-H. l..
Reade, secretary of the North Dakota
Firemen's association, is now busily
engaged in sending out notices of dues
to the various fire companies and al
lied organizations throughout the
state.
This organization comprises at pres
ent It's cities and 235 organizations or
companies. This tremendous organ
ization has grown up during the last
sixteen years under the efficient man
agement of Secretary Reade, who has
had nearly all of the work connected
with the building it UP.
Some of the statistics connected
with the association is that when Mr..
Reade took the secretary's office there
were eighteen towns and thirty FIVE
companies. The amount of tax paid
last year direct to firemen was $21,47O.
Twenty five new entities of North Da-
kota have been added since June /,
1S11--in fact the greatest growth in
for the same length of time in the his
tory of the state The most notable
growth is in the southwestern part Of
the state, where new towns and cities
are making effors to have the latest
and best fire protection.
The next annual tournament will be
held at WiIliston June2, and the fire.
men of the entire state are promised
the grandest and best time in their
lives. Also the exhibit at that place
will exceed anything ever before shown
within the boundaries Of North Da-
kota.
This organization while known gem
orally is not thoroughly understood
as it should be by the masses, and Mr..
Reade in speaking OF the matter said
In part:
II have been one of the members
of the North Dakotaa Firemen's ASSOC
citation almost from the beginning, in
fact from the beginning, and have al
ways been member fthe Pioneer
company of Bismarck.
My every effort has been to make
the association as effective as posi-
bile and render the fire losses within
the state Of North Dakota as low as
possible and to this end have given
largely Of my time and attention"
The value Of Mr.. Reade's study
along these lines has been so much
appreciated by the Fire Underwriters
association and fire Insurance compa-
MES that they take his word as an
authority on facts and figures regard
ing conditions and fire losses and SAL
wage in this state. He has served
the state along this line so efficiently
that when any new question arises
pertaining to the installation of new
apparatus the matter is referred to
him. The figures and instructions he
issues on this subject are used as the
first data in the case and have proven
correct in nearly every instance.
He has several times been elected to
tn national association and has been
the representative for seven years to
the conventions of the International
Fire Engineers conventions at Duluth,
Washington, Dallas. Columbus. o.,
Grand Rapids, Mich. Syracuse and
Milwaukee.
Also he has represented the state
as state vice president in the national
conventions and has delivered several
papers before the board of National
Fire Underwriters, which has been OF
great benefit to the association, and he
has been called upon many times tc
give figures In the directorate of these
associations in regard to things per-
tanning to North Dakota.
Motor Apparatus.
Motor apparatus said Mr.. Reade
lis the most economical and the gem
eral cost of maintenance is figurative.
" yer v low. / have the data for 8
town or city the size Of Bismarck ant
! it purchased and put i'm operation {
motor truck During ten months ser.
vice twenty -seven runs were made and
| the actual cost of the upkeep per firs
was $1.4T, which goes to show that ths
new style of apparatus is the only
kind to be used. Then another phase
OF the use Of the motor over horses
and which shows the superiority of thu
former il the time required to nego
tiate any distance at top speed ant
reach the place long before the fir
| has attained such Roadway that thu
work or the department Is nullified.
| statistics prove beyond a doubt,
he remarked, that time is the grea
element In fire lighting. Every min
ute Of fraction of minute saves
means many hundreds Of dollars saves
from the flames. And nearly ever,
| fire would be less than half of wha
lit is could we use motor truck
/ snow does not in the least imped
these trucks more than 1t would hors
/ trucks and then II there is a heav
snow how far can horses 80 with
I'VE Or 10000 pound engine2
'sYou can put me down as an en-
thusiastic supporter Of motors in fight
ling Are. Also am in full sympath
with all forms Of fire prevention
methods or societies that are attempt
ing to prevent loss By fire.
One phase of the fire question
that too many men are careless and d
mot use the proper precautions. The
are tlloughtless and only when the Ar
has devastated the firm or home, the
they give themselves over to the caus
Of .fire prevention" he concluded