The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-17
LAKELAND SHOULD
Be IN GOOD ORDER
FOR FIRE PREVENTION
BUREAU WHICH MEETS
HERE THURSDAY

10 the Business Men and Citizens
Oh Lakeland: For your information,
beg to state that on next Thursday
me 18th, the Florida Fire Proven
ton Bureau will meet in our civ for
me purpose of inspecting the bust
ness section and residential part of
Town for purpose of assisting us in
eudroihs against unnecessary fire
risk. from the collection of eombus
'iple material. This body of men
representing 40 of the special agents
ict fire insurance companies. will
make and keep records of the condi
tions of all alleys and lots, both in
the mercantile and resident sections
ana VIII then make a report to the
city commissioners of our fire haz-.
ards.
realizing what this means to our
town, and feeling that each and ev-
cry one interested in Lakeland will
GO all they can to clean up their
premises of old stove wood. boxes.
excelsior waste material, ETC., and
the proper care and storage of all in
tiamable materials, in order that
these gentlemen will not leave our
city with a report that will be in any
wise a reproach on Lakeland and it's
people, / beg of each citizen to assist
these men in whatever way you can,
by having your places cleaned, al
lowing complete inspection and ac.
Cepting their advice on the fire pre-
vention lines which they will set
forth. We have splendid set of
fire fighters, absolutely interested in
the protection of Lakeland, the finest
and best fire fighting apparatus that
can be bought, plenty of fire hy-
Grants, and will soon use the twenty
fire alarm signal boxes. yet with all
this fine outfit we are in constant
danger of a conflagration, due to the
carelessness of not properly cleaning
up waste and combustible material
and the indifference to giving your
hues and fire places proper care. The
CITY commissioners have done all in
their power, by passing ordinance
and rules which are not for hard
ship. but for your protection, as well
as to gain for our city a second class
rate. instead of the present third
class which we now have. Every city
of any size in Florida has done won
Gers in eliminating the fire hazards,
tand are making great effort to at
tract the merchant, the builder and
the mandatory class to locate with
in their border and are succeeding
because they have a low insurance
loss. and reducing their fire calls, by
preventing, rather than living in con-
fear of the dreaded fire signal. Let
lus all band together to pull for our
Icity in this clean up and keep clean
iSsue so that we, with our natural
resources, exceptional good business
WEAR. and the incoming settler, pros
hector and capitalist, may have that
record which means so much to those
whose money and time is invested for
tho upbuilding of the city may rest
assured that within the borders OF
iolr c;tv can be found that splendid
FRO prevention system, which Will
NOT cause the investor to lose IN ten
,irutas that which years have TAX
len TO accumulate.
We have the assurance OF better
rates. hut we must do our part TO se'
hotter conditions. The city, us IRE
department. and its growth must De
in some measure due to the security
which our new made citizen has been
made 10 feel is from the splendid CO.
onaration Of our business men, ana
all others upon whom, with honor
falls the individual responsibility OF
onr good city retaining its present
nosition among the towns OF the
southland that have been awake ana
GROWING for by this will your sue
ooss and Lakeland's have its perfec-
tion in the years to come, by your CO