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Show f . . S PANGUITCH FIRE INSURANCE RATES DROP An interesting item appeared in the Garfield County btfews recently which showed the direct value of having an iejtp-to-date fire fighting unit. It seems that the City of Pang-' Pang-' b1 itch has recently installed a new city water system and imtire fighting . equipment with the subsequent results that ey have had a big drop in their fire insurance rates. Fol-iwing Fol-iwing is what the Panguitch paper had to report on the "ii tubject: afe; "According to word received by agents of several different fire :e Kisurance companies, Panguiteh City fire insurance policy holders reic''ill no longer -ba penalized by high rates of unprotected towns. ."The fire insurance rates in Panguitch City will be cut from m g per cent to 40 per cent, according to information received from 1ty Engineer John H. Clark, and insurance representatives. imF: "This big .reduction has been brought about by the installing of iPcae new city water system and the purchasing of modern fire fight-! fight-! tiiig equipment. We are advised that all future purchases of fire insurance in-surance by tie; people of this city will carry the above reductions, i fra "This information comes as good news to everyone, and it can Advadily be seen that the cost of the new water system and fire flght- tg equipment may well be repaid over a period of years by insur- lce reductions". 63 c This comes as interesting news at this time when the merican' Legion and Auxiliary are making a drive to se-ire se-ire funds for an up-to-date fire fighting department and "Tjuipment. While we do not know whether St. George citi-'.yjfna citi-'.yjfna would see as big a direct result from securing this uipment, we feel sure that in the property saved and Mtes reduced it would pay for itself before long. |
