The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-11
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TO OUR MERCHANTS:

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Gentemen-In accordance with our
custom, we are calling your attention
at this season OF the year to the ne
cessity of taking every possible pre-
caution TO prevent fires in buildings
filled with people, which are usually
holocausts. You are earnestly urged
to carefully observe the following sug
gestions, which tend to minimize the
danger Of fire in your premises.
Q) Remove from your premises all
rubbish such as paper, excelsior, etc,
and do not allow same to accumulate,
even in the rear of your buildings.
Premises should be cleaned up as Of
ten as necessary and accumulations
hauled away each night.
GU Remove all cotton in bales from
your building. sidewalks and rear of
premises. Baled cotton is source
of danger and should be stored In
warehouses or yards remote from the
business center
(3) Inflammable decorations make
fires easy TO start and easy to spread.
4 match, a gas flame or an electrical
defect may do it.
CD II your store is heated with
stoves, see to 1t that wire or metallic
guards are placed around them so that
goods or your customers clothing can
not come in contact with them. Also
see to il that the stovepipe enters a
good brick flue and that same is not
within Il inches of any woodwork or
| inflammable material.
90 See to 1t that all of your chem
| ical eXtinguishers are freshly re-
charged, if necessary, and placed in
I conspicuous places. Chemicals should
be re-charged twice a year. Instruct
your male employees In the matter OF
\ handling eXtinguishers or other fire
apparatus, so that quick, intelligent
action may be had in case Of fire.
Your attention is especially called
to the following suggestions for the
, care of your electrical installation.
| CD Safe electrical illumination for
holiday displays may be made more
effective than dangerous ones.
ca Cotton batting and other readi
" inflammable material should not
be used for decorations; especially use
no such material draped over electrical
devices The destructive possibilities
of defective electrical conditions are
increased MANIFOLD by the presence of
large quantities of infammable ma
! terial.
CS) The practice of draping mer--
chandise over or about lamps defeats
its own purpose. The efficiency of the
| lamps is reduced by cutting down the
area OF illumination, and the estab-
! lishment of brilliant spots of light
among the merchandise prevents pro
spective customers from seeing the
goods to advantage. The uniform and
comprehensive distribution of light in
show room or show window, is ideal
illumination.
60 Class or nitrogen lamps are
more hazardous than the usual electric
lamps and should always have more
clearance from combustible material,
as they generate a greater amount of
| heat
(1Ol The use of advertising novelt-
ties of flimsy construction is inexcus-
able now that approved devices of this
| sort are available.
1D The indiscriminate use of long
lamp cords is a dangerous practice
and one which probably is the cause of
a great percentage of electrical fires.
We would urge that you remove all
! lamp cords wherever it is possible to
10 So and install stationary and per
| manent fixtures DO not permit the
| decoration of any electrical wires,
lamps or lamp cord with tinsel or 9th
er inflammable material. The practice
of using lamp shades of paper or 9th
/ er combustible material is an especial
ly hazardous one.
G2) Under no circumstances per
nit any employee of your store to
make any changes or add any eXten-
sions to your electrical equipment
Get licensed electrician to do such
work.
Yours very truly,
G. T. INGALLS,, Manager,
Oklahoma Inspection Bureau