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Show t The report of the fire loss for the United States and Canada during November No-vember is not as encouraging as it might be. The total for the month was $16,407,000, against $14,808,000 in 1909 and $15,S34,000 in 1908. The aggregate ag-gregate for the 11 months ended with November was $212,942,000 in 1910, $183,673,000 in 1909 and $223,932,000 . in 1908. December is generally a bad fire-month, and the figures for the entire en-tire year are not likely to generate hope that real reform has set in. The destruction by fire is entirely too large, and effective methods of checking check-ing it would represent wise conservation. |