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Show Immense cost or hires in America. j Fires hnvo cost us as many as 7,000 human Uvea In ono year's time, and our loss In money value, through the destruction ot property, Is almost at appalling. Tho production of gold la tho ontlro world, something like $100,-000,000 $100,-000,000 a year, would not recoup us for our losses by lire, nnd the Incidental Inci-dental expenses accompanying them. In tho same period of time, the valua ' of all the coal mined In this country In a year's tlmo would Just cover tha cost to ub of our fires; tho value of our lumber production Is ouly a trills ' more. McCluro's. |