Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-16
ny GLENN CoNpON.


"Wnhln two years time Tulsa VIII
have one Of the finest central nre sta
lions In the state four sub-slauons
and all motor driven equipment,
Rolla &. Alder. chief of the Tulsa
Fire Department. made this statement
yesterday. in talking Of the wonderful
expansion Of the department since us
organization few years ago, Alder
has been chief OF the Tulsa ERE De
partment since It's inception lie Is
probably one OF the best trained ana
widest known fire chiefs In the south
west. Hts up-to-datt and progressive
ideas have placed him IN the lead OF
Oklahoma hre-fghlers,
Believes In Automobiles.
To begin with Chief Alder was the
first chief In this state 10 advocate
the adoption Of automobile fire ap-
paratus. Tulsa was the first city In
Oklahoma to purchase hOTseless
equipment. The Webb auto fire en-
glne which was tho first engine OF It's
kind 10 be put into use In Oklahoma,
Is stlll used by the local department
and js IN perfect condition. IL has
never met with a serious accident
and none OF the nremen who have
manned II have ever been seriously
injured The other cities In OklahO-
ma who have followed Tulsa's plan
and bought automobile apparatus
have nearly all suffered accidents and
several deaths have resulted,
lilo "Gets There First"
Chief Alder, likewise took the inita-
tive IN adopting an automobile Tor
his personal use In going to nres' iils
machine II equipped with S5-gallon
chemical tank. that In many Instances
has prevented serious fires. for the
simple reason that the chiefs high-
speed Chalmers Detroit car was on
the scene iirst,
Tulsa was the first city In okla
homa TO adopt "A telegraph hre alarm
system. A system OF Gamewell boxes
we're Installed here long before OK.
Iahoma City or other large cities OF
the state even contemplated such a
move
Fire Loss Shows Efficiency.
The fact that the pro ratio fire loss
I'm Tulsa since the establishment OF a
paid Rre department here. has been
much lower than In any other city IN
Oklahoma Of 10000 population or
over, and Is far lower than the aV-
erage fire loss Of the United states
proves conclusiVely that the modern
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pans h"ub 80 s,,ooasstuI
over $4,000 worth Of new equip
ment mas peeh orueIou re'e"t' srs,
the Tulsa nre ueParun'nl; nno
size steamer, WIN c,Pa.rs "' 0SS w
gallons ol Nht'r asnlns1 =" ,r'
liO pounds Is lhcluuou w tnu P",
chase IL VIII De the h'S' ,,,.
be put INTO use looal'g' nlst 81"
automobile pulnpihs ohblno' WIN sno
same capacity hS th' S'.line', M
also BEEN purchaser, y u'S'"' W.
be attached 10 lhe rom 'nu =" w
sevenly-iiVe iool aerlaI 'iuch hu" '
ua here, thereby nhahlhs " Hluto'' ~
stead OF morse, urhWh' i"o w 'o u'h
black horses lhht are now u'ou ~
the ruck>Nlll draW lne ne" new st.a f,,.t
when IL arrives IWenty-hNe n'W IA
alarm boxes nave p,en vi ,taS'
Will arrive IN leW duyS "h'n Wv,
are installed there Wii pe ."t'i W.. va
Sixty boxes IN inc cl'y' l"u NV "",To' ~.
Will all De placed III ,he reslupuS r,1s u,
trlct OF the city Eiecirician ~. s.,, 20
of the department ~ ll onaIso v, ."e
fire alarm system, me huse s"il u
board at the Norlh oiue s,'l'o' 10 -
marvel TO persons VINO nave "cNei
seen the pulse OF "aii'e"o" '''-
TEN.
The minute an alarnl Is turheu az az
over a GameWeil poN III MY pn'l VI
the city the uckers AT al tHIcv s.a-
tiohs record the ioc"''oH VI '"e 60, ~,
by perforated holes IN a sup ol Puper