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Show "FIPAEMT1 DAV'ISWELLKEPT Nature Contributes Rain; Children Learn of Best Methods of Protection. Yesterday being "Fire Prevention Da'' in Utah, it was altogether fitting fit-ting nnd proper that tho elements should assist by rainfall. Tn addition addi-tion to nature's observance of tho day, fire drills and simplo lectures on fire prevention were ;iven in man o the ochools throughout tho state. Tho work of Insurance Commissioner Willard Done in advocating fire prevention pre-vention measures is attracting attention atten-tion in iusuranco circles throughout tho country. Following tho lead of Utah tho state of California observes April IS aa tiro prevention day. That date is tho anniversary of tho San Francisco earthquake and lire. October Oc-tober 0, yesterday, was tho fort3'-firat anniversary of the Chicago firo. "Xow that T have tho matter woll under wayJ said Commissioner Done, "my next stop will bo nn effort to organize a Fire Prevention association in Utah. I want prominent business men, stnte officials, firemen nnd insurance in-surance company representatives to be the members. Such an association could do much toward reducing the fire loss. Violation? of tho laws rogavding the cleaning up of rubbish, of building build-ing according to fireproof standards, the Inch of proper appliances with which to combat fire all of these things could be reported by members of the association to the chief officers, so that tlic conditions in each case could be remedied." Quoting, from a recent speech beforo tho Trnnsmississippi Commercial congress, con-gress, jUr, Done showed that the fire los in the United States amounts to $500 a minute. "That would be tho equivalent of an average man's homo being burnod up every three minutes. Think of what a sensation it. would cause if twenty $1500 residences in Salt Lake wore burned up jn an hour. And 3"et that is what the loss every minute of the day and night amounts to in this country coun-try Much of it can bo prevented, and T believe wo have a good start toward to-ward reducing the iobs in this stato through the assistance T havo roceivod from thoso interested in Ulan." Commissioner Dono has offered a $10 and. a $5 prizo for the first and second best essays on firo provontion to be written by the children of the seventh nnd eighth grades in the state. Each county superintendent will send in the two nest essays from tho schools in his jurisdiction. They must bo in the hands of Mr. Dono by October 30. He will grade them and "make tho awards. The limit for the essays is 1000 words. |
