Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-04-07
INDEPENDENT FIRE coMPANY's
DRIVE FOR FIRE TRUCK.

DRIVE rON FINE tNO~N.
The Independent Fire Company
was organized on July Il, 1884. and
in 1885. they produced the first
Steam Engine in this Town. This
Engine served the Town and Jeffer-
son County for twenty-five years
long and is still used when needed.
Now. We are in the midst OF
drive to raise $7.500.00 in order that
we may purchase a modern Fire
Truck. which will be ready at all
times and at any time to respond to
any call in Charles Town, Ransom.
or any place in Jefferson County. No
matter when or where, Just call us
and we will be ready. We have new
err refused to respond to any call.
and we want the people of our Coun-
ty to know and feel that we have al
ways been ready and will always be
ready TO help you when you need
us.
| We want to correct the report
that has been rumored around JEFF
/ ferson County that our Company
cannot go out of Town to fight fire.
j THIS is NOT TRUE, and whoever
started this report started an out
right lie. However. 1t is an agree
ment between the two Fire compa-
MES of this Town that we both won't
30 out Of Town at one time. for this
would leave our Town unprotected.
! We saw the need of modern Fire
/ Truck five years ago and started a
drive to raise funds. However. due
to business conditions. we called our
drive off until we accumulated a
Fund large enough to show the
people of Jeffeson County that we
were in a position to get q New
Truck. We could have borrowed
enough money at that time to buy
our Truck but taking into considera-
tion that IL We borrowed the amount
needed, before we could pay for
this Truck it would have cost the
public approximately 100000 in
terest. Therefore. we feel that we
have gone about this proposition in
a business-like way. and we mean to
save as much as possible in every
way. for we are strictly volunteer
Company, and the only way we have
Of existing is by the donations of
the public. Therefore, we hope the
people Of jefferson County win take
this into consideration when donat-
ing.
No one has been misinformed in
any way. Every one that has made
us a donation knows whom il is for.
and we further wish to state that we
have not solicited any donations for
the GREEN TRUCK. which is owned
by the Citizens Fire Company of
Town. What we are soliciting for is
a new Truck for ourselves.
We wish to assure the public that
we appreciate any donations and al
so wish TO advise that any one maxi
ing a donation and does not receive
an acknowledgment of same, we
would thank you to let us know.
Kindly make all checks payable to
the Independent Fire Company.
We expect to have in Town in the
next couple of weeks couple of diff
ferent makes of Trucks to demon
strate. in order that we may show
the public what we expect to buy
Trusting that the above will be
taken in the spirit in which il is in
tended. and hoping those who have
not donated TO this cause will think
the matter over and send in their
check, as we are almost ready to
buy, and we hope to be able to pay
cash for this up-to-date Fire Truck
when it Is delivered.
Truck Committee:
Loyal Anderson.
G. f. Reininger.
Chas. Peer,
Howard Seehrist,
T. w. Allen,
C. p. Weller.