The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-21
POINTS OUT WHEEL|NC'5 LACK
Of FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES
]. H ROWLAND, NATIONAL AUTH
oRrTy, SPEAKS BEFORE RorARY
CLUB LUNCHEON.
Dcclhrr2 City Should Have Far Bettsr
Equipped Observation-Disclosures
Htraruen.

Those present AT the Rotary club
luncheon meeting yretc rd.ly. in Tho ,Hotel
Windsor. heard ono uf tho most inter
cSttns and timely talks on firc proven
ton and protection for Wheeling. ever
delivered in this city. Tho speaker WAS
!. Fl. Rowland. engineer OF tho national
board Of trn underwriters. He told
Wheeling and impressed upon his audi
tors many essential points, that II put
into execution. would be a great saving
70 this city and reduce ttrc losses very
materially.
This was Mr.. Hnwland's second visit
to Wheeling. He was here about seven
years aEo, At which time he made II
personal inspection If fire hazard CON
ditions and UPON his present visit BIO
also made AN Inspection
Now Equipment Needed.
He stated that his company Receives
REPORTS from all cities throughout the
country relatives 20 hires. and that such
reports show that the Wheeling depart
mcnt had done excellent work when II
WAS considered that the department was
not fifty p"r cent a. well equipped with
apparatus nnl mon mon ns II should be;
that the department needs ono RC"d auto
engine. AN additional aerial truck AMI
nifty to hundrrd Ter cent more n>cn.
Mir Rowland further said that the
building construction in Wheeling Is bad
and that il was almost impossible tn
night fires In certain CnnScSlcd sections;
that during the past few years THAT Eir-
nccs had been established in old build
INKS. lie said that in ln1Lny Of these gar
agcs lie had found open gas stoves on
the floors, exposed to the vapors from
gasoline. He advocated A better build
INK cndc for this city. which would pro-
hibit tho construction Of garages ana
similar buildings which would lessen nra
loss. IL" ALSO spoke upon the indiScrirI-
mate storing cf inflnm mahle nateTiu!
In tho heart of the city.
Tho Water Supply.
In Speaking OF the water supply. he
said that hv chcck-valves oclnE recently
taken off Of mains that there was now
n hottcr pressure, but that tho pressure
could hc still Increased II tn" old three
and four inch pipes were removed tre-
cause they could not stand the additional
pressure.
He stated that the water WORKS was
being operated nj loss and that 0y
raising the rates II would enable Tho
building ~ n larger anil better plant.
Mr.. Rowland said that. Of course. this
would cost the people more money for
the time being. hut that !. was lt7Gly
need by Wheeling.
Following the talk ny Mt. Rowland
business matters were taken up. ~ w
PAUL. chairman az the public affairs
committees. IN the proposed Community
Christ HAS tree. suggested SOME tine ago
hv City Manager -. -. Magic. rn1h" MS
report George +. House reported IN
the lSCys Scouts movement rcc"a'y
launched Hon William j. Hubbard
made his initial arp"a rance" sine" ~ hal
hncn elected IN honorary member OF The
club.
New Members.
Theophilis r. Rayha. IN" popular Mar
kev street baker. WIS appointed an addi'
tiunnl member Of the war service COM
ml;tcr Nj Hayha's patriotic tnt"r"St
and liberal support az every measure
having to do with tho prosecutions .: thu
war makes the appointment especially