The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-12

Of BUILDINGS
IS IMPORTANT PART OF HOLDING
DOWN COST OF FIRE
INSURANCE
FIRE PROOF IS INVESTMENT
One Half of the Annual Fire Loss, u
Expended in BetterIng Construc-
tion, Would Greatly Reduce
the Loss
(By c. w. McKeehen.)

Fire prevention in this state should
consist not only of general cleanup and
the removal of fire breeking material,
but should also consist of proper
building construction. Should you be
considering the building of new home,
or other building or remodeling the
old one, you should take into consid-
Grafton the best method to make the
building fire proof. You should use
the best material in the construction
if possible, but if you can not do this
you should use every precaution to
guard against fire, by the use of brick
fues, properly constructed heating ap
paratus, properly installed electric ap'
pliances and gas connections. Fire
proof building can be erected at cost
of about 5 per cent more than ordinary
structure. The insurance rate is much
lower and the building will rent for
better price and to better class of
tenants. In the winter fireproof
building is warmer and in the summer
it is cooler it can readily be appre-
ciated that it is much better and Of
self interest to build a fire proof
building rather than a non-fre-proof
whenever a building is to be of a per
manent character.
A man may have the right in build
ing a home to jeopardize his life and
property and that of his family and to
take his chances with the insurance
company, but when he can with a
small additional cost, build perma'
nent home, one that he knows will
stand fire and not be a trap for his
family or a menace 10 his neighbors
property, in his own interest, and in
the interest of fire prevention and fire
protection he should build of fire proof
material.
If one-half of the valuation of prop
erty destroyed by fire each year was
expended in better building construc-
ton the losses from fire waste would
rapidly decrease. improvements along
the line for better construction should
be urged in all communities and in
cities it should be compulsory. 1t
should be the duty Of all persons
charged with the inspection of build
ings or the issuing of building per-
mits for construction to urge that all
buildings be made fire proof or as near
so as possible
1t is the desire of this department
to eliminate the danger to life and to
assist in the material reduction of
the fire waste of our state which last
year was about $500 per capita and we
ask the cooperation of the citizens OF
our state as it is for your special bene-
fit. The heavy tolls that are being paid |
to insurance companies in the way OF
rates are on the account OF faulty CON
struction either in your own building |
or that of your neighbor. For the
faulty construction you must pay an |
extra tax for which you receive no
benefit other than monetary protection |
to the amount of your inusrance policy |
and the insurance company assumes
an extra fire hazard which it must pay |
in case of a loss from the premiums |
collected from you and your neighbors.
So long as the present conditions
exist the fire waste of our state VIII
rank high. Will you aid in the con-
of life and property in our
state and assist in fire prevention and
FIRE protection?