Show OSE OF BOYS writes anut ake recent fire THOSE UNJUST SLURS by the public what the firemen need probate court editor enquirer please allow me space in your va u able paper for a tew remarks concerning the recent fire in which the barn of the hotel roberts was destroyed at that tima slurs and derogatory K marls concerning the firemen were heard on all sides such HS will the d ever ge here it takes a h 1 of a while tu gt g t that aunine here A bucket brigade would do more good than a dozen such fire companies and one man who is a large property owner in this city made the remark t D n such company anyway now I 1 wonder if it baa ever occurred to these chronic kickers that this is a volunteer company and that they have been and still are laboring under all sorts of inconveniences with no enczur argement whatever not even the good wishes of a number of the property own era of thia city did they ever stop to consider that the members of the company are men who work for their daily bread and are necessarily scattered in all parts of tow nhat the teamster has six blocks to go to get the engina team which on the t every day and has never been trained as a fire team dont you think consider ed the firemen are not altogether to blame for not getting to a fire as soon as they could providing everything was convenient and to the members of the company I 1 would suggest that we insist oa having things more convenient so as to stop this jangling and eee that we get it or let some of the critics try their hand at the the bellows A FIREMAN |