The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-11-26
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 80. 1915


By PROCLAMATION OF Governor Lister
Oct 9th was made Fire Prevention Day,
and it Is quite probable that the day
viii be observed in some impressive
way in the future. Thru an oversight
The Echo hiled to call attention to this
matter, bat because il believes this IS
one Of the important matters TO be kept
before the pubic, if the tremendous IRE
loss, largely preveniable, IS to be re-
drced.
Because Of widespread but wholly
mistaken assumption that the IRE in
surance companies pay the FIRE losses
the great mass Of the people are not
alive to the great waste rom fires. else
preventive measures that would reduce
the waste would be insisted. on It
is quite true that the insurance COM
panies paw the Ere loss bat every cent
first comes from the people. Not only
dc the Insurance. companies collect hon
the public the money with which to
uay al losses but also the money neces-
sa-y to administer the companies, pay
the agents salaries and some millions
beside each yeE 70 Pile up reserve
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have IRE loss pay al the losses Of
those whose property S destroyed By
IRE. Yea are vezy careful uan- You
take al The precautions 70 prevent
your property taking Ere you Inspect
your Hues- II yo1 End them detective
yoc employ man TO make them Is
near perfect rs II IS possible to make
them Yo1 20 70 he trouble to keep
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removed YoG see TO l. that the walls
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have yoc- wiring inspected and locked
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