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Show Fife Prevention In Logan Told By Roofing Expert Such fearful fires ns havo Just dovnstnted Nashville, Tenn.; Augusta, Ga., nnd Paris, Tex., may bo expected sooner or later by Logan people, nccordlng nc-cordlng to J. rChnrles Itlce of Salt Lake, a visitor today. "Thero Is such similarity between conditions here and thoso which contributed con-tributed so largely to making uncontrollable uncon-trollable tho spread of tho flames In tho cities mentioned," said Mr. Illco, "that Logan must bo prepared to meet tho present plight of these stricken cities." Mr. Rico went on Uo say, however, that Logan Is no worBo off than most Amorlcan cities In ,rt-spect to tho flro hazard, and In this connection called attention to tho following editorial of April 2 in tho St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "In tho throo conflagrations at Paris, Tex.; Nashville, Tenn., nnd Augusta, Ga., which last week caused a loss of $12,000,000, Insurance experts ex-perts stnto that shingle roofs wero tho chief factor In spreading tho fires. "Tho Hhlnglo roof Is tho cheapest, first cost alono considered, nnd It Is typically American. It Is probable that the use of slate, metal and other noncombustlblo material for roofing In Furopo Is very largely tho reason why tho annual per capita flro loss there is but 33 cents, compared with ?2.15 In tho United States. "Shingles as roof covering aro n survlvnl from tho log cabin period." Mr. Rico thinks tho edltorhl quoted quot-ed makes plnln tho need for roofs that nro flre-retardent nnd nlso rea-sonablo rea-sonablo in cost. El Paso has solved tho ploblem by using shingles surfaced sur-faced with crushed slate, nccordlng to Mr. Rico, who went on to explain that tho asphnlt is flro-retnrdent of Itself nnd proof ngnlnst sparksnnd embers, whllo slato surfacing Is, of course, absolutely unburnnblo. "Tho protection of an asphalt roof ngnlnst exterior flro is nltogether ndequato," says Mr. Rice, "whllo tho effect of nn Interior flro Is to soften tho saturation, this fusing tho roof Into nn nlrtlght shoet, which blnn-kots blnn-kots tho flames." Mr. Rico quoted from a letter to his house, the Certnlnteod Products corporation, from Captain Lnngtry of tho Ynrraouth, Nova Scotia, flro department, de-partment, which referred as follows to n flro which occurred In Yarmouth, Yar-mouth, April 12, 1914; "Tho flro burned rapidly nnd tho wholo superstructure, under tho 'Cer-tnlntecd,' 'Cer-tnlntecd,' was nflro nnd burned nil awny, when tho roofing fell In nnd to a certain extent smothered tho fire. If this had been a shlnglo roof, a much different story would havo boon told, ns a strong southwest wind which prevnllod at tho tlmo would havo carried burning embers, that come from tho wooden roof, far over tho residential section of our town." Mr. Rico Is here In conference with John Anderson Lumber company, Smith Brothers Lumbor company, U. O. Lumbor company, nnd other business houses Interested in Certnlnteod Certnln-teod products. Mr. Itlco Is stoylng nt tho Now Ecclcs hotel, nnd should nny person bo Interested In building nt this tlmo, ho will bo glad to glvo thorn any Information In-formation regarding Certalnteed roofing, roof-ing, paints, varnishes nnd building papers, turned out- '' tho Certnln-tccd Certnln-tccd Products corporation, who nro tho lnrgcst manufacturers In this Industry. |