The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-09

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paople, mostly wornsn and children
who mset death in nrss. whiis IT..
900 ere crippled from the same
cause. He hoRed thai. sgegJ. man.
MeoSan a9d ohild Woeld PA y ne
|lEt Tor fire psevsats0n. g that me
Ter Si,d safsr Place Ia which 70 i've.
Enjoyed THO Luncheon
Prorainent members or the Mime.
sofa State Fire Prevention associa-
tiou we're the guests OF honor at Q
| lVnehsoR ct one o'clock yesterday
afternoon teadared the visitors BY
the local insurance men OF Mankato.
The meeting was largely attended
By fire insurance and life ingur.
Ahes wTitsrs Of this city, toEether
With other business men OF Man.
theodore Williams, one Of the
Mankato Insurance men present,
presided ct the luncheon and proved
himself . live toastmastsr.
e Bengerter, chief Of Manlato
IRE department, who spoke briefly
OF the needs OF his department. He
said that the Mankato Fire depart
10 greatly under manned. Another
serious drawback 10 the department.
be said, was the lack OF sufficient
water pressure In case Of large nres
In certain sections OF the city. Il
was his opinion that the department
IL In need Of another pumper to ere.
ate pressure IN case OF large fres. A
good instance Of the lack OF suffi-
Client pressure was see ut the
! Teachers College IRE.
Mayor w. A.. Beach, IN welcoming
A. -. he.
city, said that the city of Mankato
members of the Minnesota Fire
Prevention association ct any time.
The question Of IRE prevention was
one Of general interest. He called at-
tention to the appalling fre losses
throughout the country, and said
! that he favored the idea OF experts
In IRE prevention going about and
disseminating information, which
will tend to educate the people along
the lines Of are prevention. In clos
ing Mayor Beach said that the pre-
sent city council Is making prepare
tons for more adequate fire protec-
ton In the form OF q large main
leading TO the large school buildings
4, on Fifth street.
losses Increasing Rapidly
President Merrill L WAnyig Of
increasing 80 rapidly that they are
threatening the wealth OF the coun-
try. It Ia the work OF the association
he represents In part TO 20 from
place 10 place calling the attention
Of the people to the great losses,
and educating them in the proven
ton Of many OF the needless losses.
Tie said that the association works
in close harmony with the state
fire marshal's office.
One Of the greatest dangers to be
euardsd against at the PRESENT time,
President Wanyig said, was defec-
tive wiring. A great many fire loss
es could be prevented, II wiring
OF buildings were properly looked
kfter. He said that he. had visited
excellent buildings indeed, some of
replaced. In closing President Wan
Wig thanked the local insurance men
and the citizens OF Mankato Ia gem,
eral for the reception rendered.
r. w. Schimmel, Jr., OF Minnea.
polls In opening his. short talk.
said that fire prevention is the most
important subject OF the times. He
stated that the truthfulness OF his
opening statement would be seen
when he stated that the fire losses
In 1922 reached the enormous total
Of $521. 100000. The per capita loss
in the United States, the speaker
said Is $5.21 as compared with q
per. capita loss In France OF 10
16 cents. and Italy as low as 10
cents per canita per year. The
speaker said thst the fire. losses in
the United States are STAGGERING
and appalling. and If not checked
will reduce the United States to the
financial level OF suffering Europe.
Cause Of Money strinaency
1--WE are attributing the stringency
Of the money market and all Of the
ills Of the present time in this
country to the low prices Of farm
products and everything imaginable.
but the right cause, ladies and
gentlemen, the real cause OF the
hard times of to-day, is due to the
OF our natural resources at more
rapid rate than we are producing
them" said the speaker. Taking
the price. paid ont in LOSSES and In
sura1ce in all forms It is costing
the American people $500, 600. 900
per year. In closing the speaker
fire prevention will be one OF the
political issues Of the country
on the same par with the dues-
ton of the proposed world court
the league Of nations. etc. It is
manditory on the part of the
that this tremendous draining Of the
nations resources should be check
ed for n Il is not checked 1t viii
reduce US to the same. level Of dire
poverty that Europe is now suf-
fering.
the executive committee of the
Minnesota State Fire Prevention
association, he wished to congra-
tulate Mankato on It's choise Of fire
chief. The headquarters of the fire
department had been inspected and
found to be in first class shape.
Mr.. Cartwright suggested that II
would be we'll for the council of
the city Of Mankato to pass an or
dinance prohibiting the erection OF
a building in this city, unless IL
complies with the national huilders'
code. This work should be looked
after by an inspector who would
devote his entire time to the work.
Made Some Suggestions
Il Mr.. Cartwright recommended that
sixteen inch fire main be In
stalled for fire protection u the
alley hetweep Front and Second