Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-02-07 | Page 4 | Fairly Free from Fires.

FAIRLY FREE FItEE PHO FROM FIRES JIll Salt Law Lake people have reason to 0 be thankful t their rather remarkable escape from loss h by flies In the year ear earl l 1906 OG According to the report of Chief Vail Vall there were two tivo hundred and thirty-seven thirty fires lImes with an actual total loss Joss oss of or sixty thousand dollars In a city of this size the major portion of which lacks s modern methods of lire fire prevention and extinction that Is a very ver happy showing A good deal of oC the clement of oC luck enters Into the lie situation With the start the fire In the Templeton block secured ll and with tho the defective of vel very means fighting lighting it Il Is marvelous that the tho building was not wholly destroyed It I is to be hoped the warning of or that Incident J may ay not have been lost on owners of other business property When the average loss 1088 by Hie Is but a trifle over two tivo hundred and fifty dollars throughout the year ear thero there is cause to be thankful But It would bo ho to tho ho last lust degree unwise to neglect any of tho the means menus available t for r future precaution In I IOne One factor in our good fortune Is found foun In the tho fact that a relatively small proportion of or the buildings in this city are arc wood Yet there are arc many c especially In lit what is called calle the business district that would bo ho defenseless le in cat case e a fire lire should got h headway dwa especially with the action of or a hi high h wind to fan the flames names And for or tho lie protection of the city cil lom what would be a avery aery cr very ery disastrous conflagration owners and agents an and should hould work worl together very diligently for fOl tho the securing of or preventive means