Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-20
NEW AUTO TRUCK FOR
RYnssL HOSE COMPANY
Company Wants $4,000 Auto Outfit
Have $4,000 on Hand and Ex-
pect to Raise Balance.

Following closely in the wake OF
The meeting OF the board OF affairs
Monday aight when Fire Chief Lang.
FORD called special attention to the II
adequate fire-fghting apparatus Of
Martinsburg in paper which he pre-
pared and read to that body, Ryneal
Hose Co. held meeting Tuesday
aiiwht and took the initiative for a bet
ter fire equipment
vice-president A. NJ. Standby presid.
ed at the meeting, though President
George Ryneal Jr., was present The
meeting vas well attended and much
interest was manifested 10 the pro
sceedinrs, while the boys al! feel much
encouraged as consequence. And
abe outcome of it all Is that Martins
burg is to have a triple combination
automobile hose carriage, with all the
necessary accom- anlments.
1t will be remembered that about a
scar ago the Tuscarora Hose Co, sue
seeding the old Hose Co. No. 2 and
which was subsequently merged with
RFneal Hose Co. No. l. raised $1,000
towards the purchase OF an automo-
ssile hose truck to cost between $1,000
and $4,000. This fund of 81 900 has
s.pce been in the hands OF Mr.. 4. ID.
Darby, treasurer of the auto COM
r1ittee. But at the meeting of the
IRE company Tuesday night 1t was de-
cided to get a good deal bigger APP
paratus while they were about it--one
ir fact, more comparable with the
.aeeds and dignity of the Martiasburg
fire department.
After some discussion of the matter
the Ryneals unanimously decided to
buy the sort of machine referred to
above and which will cost, complete,
about $4,000. To this end the COM
any promptly voted $500, and Mr..
sstetrge Ryneal, with his accustomed
I herality to the company that bears
3'is name, just as promptly subscribed
$500 more. These two amounts add
ed to the sum now ia Mr.. Darby's
aiands, makes $4,000, OF the total cost
.pf the proposed apparatus. The bal
.snce is to be raised by popular SUBJ
scription, supplemented by liberal
appropriation from the corporation
through the board of affairs, the lat
Ter body having intimated that such
reasonable appropriation would be
Forthcoming, although no amount was
named
Indeed the city owes 1t to the fire
department to more generously help
ut in the purchase of new and better
equipment seeing that hitherto it has
Gone comparatively little in the man
ner indicated.
As stated before, the proposed auto
truck for the Ryneals Is to he a
triple combination hose carriage with
chemical tanks. suction pump, from
500 TO 1000 feet of hose and a set OF
extension ladders, the machine to be
completed with solid rubber tires and
eel other necessary equipment Such
= machine may seem very costly for
fF0wn the size of Martinsburg. and in
: 4 sense ii is. But when the fire ap-
/ paratus of this city, much of which is
artiquated and way behind the times,
is compared with that of towns like
lagerstown, Frederick. Chambers
turg and Waynesboro. the outfit
seems almost insignificant. Even
SNinche ter, with only a little over
tysn the population of Martinsburg
has a two-toone better fire fighting
equipment. All of the towns men
tuoned, save Waynesboro. now have
one or more auto hose carriages
though the latter has a big and costly
hook and ladder truck AID an upto-
Gate fire engine. But an automobile
fire apparatus is now the thing and
tie Ryneals are determined to have
3 J; in the not distant future.
Tic suction pump referred TO, it
C9rv "a added, IL used to pump water
Err" creek, for example. in case of
4irf y the neighborhood; or ii can be
Icr' o. I out of the water main by use
81 ~ pump.
IRE is another consideration in
81" king in favor of an auto hose car
a. '"e, such as has been described, and
Ut is 1t does away with the use Of
Ii ses. The fire house on East Burke
street. the home of the Ryneal Hose
GO. will have to be vacated by the
si.rSt OF April, and the boys are now
speiplexed to know where they shall
move their two horses, chemical and
a,ose wagon, etc. to. BY the way, it
IS just six years today that the chemi-
cal wagon was put in service.
Now let all help hasten the day
when the Ryneals may crafty their
aaesire to obtain the much-aeeded
auto hose carriage. for after all 1t is
sor the peoples benefit and not mere
" for few individuals however Ell.
Client firemen they may be.