Show r DEFINE DEVINE IS VOUCHED POUCHED FOR Tri Tribune unc June Juno 21 1908 Jams James Devine who rho is 5 l by 0 tho the mayor to In tl d Chief f Vail has hn tho iho h hr tf t. t r of hi any of iho ho tim tiro nt that SnIt Salt ak this Lake ha has ever li had Ho Iro al alo o served l longer than han nn any chief hn ever r erred e cr l. l Mr fr rr nl in writs ns I appointed b by ly Mat Major rn or nr Baskin to succeed l Chief W W. A A. A Stanton on February 28 8 j 1891 a n lJ board 1 rd of 1110 and 4 n tuna nG created CI Hl nn anti l Mr Ir rr lue Dc n wn 1 l h by that bo hod body l Still later this board A teas alK li lic l anti and Mr rr UI waG wu waGn n ln appointed l elder chief hv hy Mayor Major Clark anti and tinder the tho fir fiat t Thompson I n Mr r. r ino Ic gave sa 0 a HI tray to Chief lly ator when tich- tich P. P Morris MorrN went In a as ns mayor In triO 1001 I. I Since retiring from front Clio ho department lIt Mr Ir Io ino huts lutS been cn in ranching and nul tv contracting Mr Ir inn Pe a urns elected chairman of the TIc lie city 4 4 last St year 11 and Mill still retains the lie l portion ion although It t H Jq understood that ho Intends In- In tt- tt tends tend t to retiro nt an nn early date dac In Tim The lr ent honor lo to 0 Mr r. r Devino out any solicitation upon piton his liis part or Iho tho part hart of hl his his- friend fr Mr Ir vino Do-vino lin has hns not been an applicant for Clio llio position hut hilt accepted it ithen hen It was WIS proffered h hy by Ma Mayor or ford During the tho of dir Mr Ir elno Devito whir the lire department ent lio ho not only did excellent o work ork inh In h building It Jt up hut hilt lio ho brought ht tills thi city Into him recognition recognition front from ono one end of tho the countr country to tho the other Ho lie was x president ident of the tho International 1 A Association of c fire and in bringing ins a n national eOin contention 11 of lire Piro fighters to Salt It Take Lake Mr r. r DeIno De- De vine Ino al al o rendered Mr IcI service t to thin tho inter inter- at as n In ht revising re the Iho constitution and andl andla laws by-laws l la s of that bod body At t the tho of tho n of the Iho n association n. in New York Vork in HIO 1902 Mr Ir De- De 1110 hull had tho the honor of being t to lo reply inthe to in the i of welcome by hr the tile mayor major of hint great preat rent city citro |