New Britain herald., 1917-12-04
To Help Prevent Destruction Of
Property by Fire
NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN
State Conservation Association Has
DAstrfcted State and VIII Cooperate
With Council of Defense-Ndcn Re-
jectod.

Stanley S. Gwillim, chairman of the
local committee of the Connecticut
State Council of Defense, has been
advised that the State Conservation
association has d1stricted the state
and will begin Immediately to In
spect all properties Of any. consider
able value within the state for the
purpose of recommending to the own
ers thereof ways and means by which
the danger from fire may be eliminat-
ed or lessened. The Connecticut Stare
Council Of Defense has pledged it's
hearty cooperation in this movement.
It Is probable that within the next
few weeks the inspectors will visit
Plainville where their work will be
carried on with the local committee
Of the State Council Of Defense.
Recently the stock fire insurance
companies Of America acting through
the National Board Of Fire Underwr't-
ers 1nAugurated q nationwide cam
palHn designed to aid in the eonser-
vation Of the resources Of this nation
BY cooperating with property own
ers to prevent the destruction Of prop
erty by fire.
To this end the engineers and in
spectors Of the various insurance
companies have been organized in
the Connecticut State Conservation
association was organized In Hartford
about October 1.
The scheme has met with the &C
tive support of the Council Of Ma
tional Defense, the governors and the
fire marshals of the states and at the
direction of the Council Of National
Defense is receiving the hearty CO.
operation of all State Councils of De-
Tense.
The inspectors engaged in this work
will come as representatives OF the
State Council of Defense and Of the
state government, not as representing
any fire insurance company. They
have been instructed when making
their inspections not to discuss in
surance matters or disclose the name
of the fire insurance company on
whose work they are ordinarily en-
gagged.
The service. rendered will be with
out cost to the state or to the prop
erty owners whose properties are to
be Inspected
The inspectors will be provided with
cards Of authority issued by the gov
ernor of the state and countersigned
by the state fire marshal and by the
chairman of the Connecticut State
Council of Defense.
All these men will be expert in
spectors and they will inspect prem
Uses not entirely from a fire stand
point, hut for the searching out of
defects both in buildings and their
surrounding conditions.
May Leave Soon
It was 'rumored in town this morn
ing that members of the National
Army from this town who are sta
toned at Camp Devens expect to leave
within the next few days for France.
This morning James McNally left for
the cantonment to see his son, James,
who was one Of the first to volunteer
his services to make the journey
overseas. 1t Is said that young Nc
Nally. in a recent letter to his par
ents, expressed his opinion that they
would leave the cantonment soon.
One reason why men who have re-
ceiVed reasonable amount of train
ing and have become proficient are
leaving is to provide room for the
last fifteen per cent of the first draft.
Abou 1000 men from New England
and Northern states compose the last
contingent.
Canerty Taken to Hartford.
Frank Cafferty was taken to Hart
ford this morning by Officer Marine