The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-09

support 81 the thuunhtfN and repre-
sentative citizens wHu ere willing %
participate Tea fhe work and TIRE bene-
OTIS OF conserving the property values
Of thls state
Our ANNUAL FIRE Loss.
F ~ mY desire 81 save you from
iisgrning to statistics but 30 81 an
alarming fact that our annual fire
losses in the United States exeeeiI
s1oa 00a 600. and we knnw thar "a MAJ
ioritY ~ those fires are eventaDie
As stated hy Commiesioner Yo-ne. 70
North Caruilna. in recent address
before the National Association ~
Local Fire Insurance Agents. held in
Atlantis. we spend millions ~ dollars
aunuaily - eHting1ieh nires bat speud
practically nothing % prevent them.
We are Inclined Co ridlcuie our forrlsa
Eeiwhhors for fhe4r hnfiQunted Equip.
rDent Tor uEhtlng fires ana pride ouF
selves on having the nnest ure-ugHt-
fng apparatus n fhe world. ret tIe
number ~ fires increases and the peF
capita firs lose ~ tire Unlfed states
is from 49, 30 a. against 8e cents n
the principal European countries. WOW
we 90 not believe fhnt thls difference
- accounted for AZ being the newt
ahie result ~ progress and extension
- commerce. and We might Just o.
well look t aQuarely 81 ths face ans
admit that 90 is due % criminal Hes-
Hnence on the part ~ the American
people
How many OF ne stop and seriously
consider that q defective nue in ou~
own home is perhaps eudnugering the
life and property % eur next dolr
neighbour And what recourse has
our next door noiehhof n he suffer
loss of llfe or property because of Our
indifference
FUTURE LAWS NAY HELP.
We believe that the day is NOT Far
diatnnt when such conditions VIII IS
taken care 81 hy local end state laws.
and that the pebble not the Insurance
companies. VIII take the Initiative
The organization of ore prevention SO
riefiea throughout tire country. mem
hership IN which e. extended 10 the
Eenerai public. ia she heHinulug 81
great work along this lire. and we
are very much grafined over the &C.
tive interest manifested ~ your CITY
ofleiala water works department IN l.
Hurauce Hrenfs. newspapers. members
~ your IRE department and citizens
generally
Bot the courteous reception accord
81 our members iu their work here "a
Characteristic 90 Pensacola and her
people. aud we know that your hearty
ana substantial cooperation with us
SSH be ~ great benefit fo this SO
cletF 81 its future work in Florida.
and " ~he measures we propose are
rivcu favorable consideration ~ your
ciy council we shall feel more thau
compensated for having Contributed
our efforts in a cause which We believe
WI benefit Pensacola and the entire
state.
DON'T MAKE RATES
We want r clearly understood thai
this organization 20 10 connection
whatever with any rate making aaao-
clnfion hut we are sincerely engaged
fn q work which we feel should COM
mend itself 10 every property owner.
Vir that ~ assisting the citizens -
the state pa bringing about a Fenerai
Improvement So construction. use 81
rre-rosiating materials and instaIln.
fi1n and proper maintenance ~ wen
known devices for the prevention al
fires. construction ~ standard brick
chimneva. built from the gruond. q
more strict Observance ~ laws al
ready Gu fierce and those % be en-
Rctad hereafter for tire protection ~
property owners against loss b. fire.
nn8 eventually. elimination 81 tle
NhfnFio roof
You WI readily appreciate how Sc
riousiv interested We ere in having
your body adopt our recommendation
when ! tell yon that ga our future
work in other cities ~ the state we
want 81 20 able Co ten them whas
thia Eoeietv has accomplished IN Pen
aacoia and n our nruposed measures