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Show Editor BAMNxn: Knowing you to always al-ways givo spaco in your valuable paper to any coiumunntioii pertaining tp the welfare of our city. In looking overopr city the oilier day, n tllought struck me very forcibly,' as to our fecilitlcu in flght Ing a lire should ono break out, especially in one of our business blocks, and I como to tho conclusion that nil wo could do trould be to let it burn. Now I think it would be a good idea for our City Fathers to look into this matter. Thero are plenty ot men who would bo willing to form a volunteer fjru department providing provid-ing tho city will furnish nil upparatus, tho cost of which would bo eacd to the city in n short time ns Insurance rates would bo very" much lower, if property had como protection against fire. Now , would It not bo better to do something In tills regard now, than lo wait until n B,000 or tflO.OOO collage ntlon, and than do fcomcthlng to protect property. About $2,000 would put in it good apparatus and would prove a great benefit bene-fit to the city should a line break out. 1 hopoour City Fathers willtako this mat ter under consideration and na accordingly. accord-ingly. An.Oldtimcr. |