Show nnnunnn i AUTO FOR FIRE CHIEF WR A a i ft3 > ° 1 e is r x t P < e e1 < DF 134 1 t P V rs t Y M I L I I The fire department of the District of Columbia has recently purchased several automobiles and their practicability will be given a thorough trial I The above photograph shows the special auto for the use of the chief pf the department In responding to alarms uuUU nn vent rivals from obtaining and profiting profit-ing by them A single machine has been known to turn out 177926400 matches In one dayboxed and labeled la-beled ready for shipment Some matches are shaved with tho grain from sawed blocks some are cut both was by saws In some factories fac-tories the blocks are boiled to make them cut easily By some machines a boiled or steamed log is revolved on its own axis and a shavIngthe thickness thick-ness of a matchIs cut round and round This shaving Is at the same time cut into lengths and split intc match sticks Round matches are made by forcing them through dies The Japanese make paper matches |