Show Miller Warehouse Burns Fri Friday Honey and Wax Make Raging Fire in Early Hours Hour Friday Morning Loss Total Early Friday morning the warehouse owned b by N N. E. E Miller Honey Company was completely destroyed de de- by fire The fire was first discovered by Norman Gardner who turned in an alarm at By then the fire had a good start and soon a crew of f volunteers had gathered but were unable to fight figh t the flames By when Willard Stephenson the local manager arrived ar arrived arrived ar- ar rived there was nothing that could be be done The warehouse Is just west of the railroad station and sat far farenough farenough farenough enough away from the Moody Bros Seed Plant and other buildings so that they were not damaged at all The railroad fire fighting equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment was used but not effectively and little could be done with the Delta fire engine The wax stored In the warehouse fed the fire so rapidly that it was Impossible to stop It In the building there were gallon 5 cans of honey about 2000 2003 supers of comb and about two tons of wax Late Friday the flames were still alive In the basement ruins eating at the wax and honey hon hon- honi i ey There were also 1000 new cans and all the warehouse equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment for their extracting work ext extractor extractor ex ex- t tractor actor boiler tanks all a complete complete complete com com- loss In the fire Woodrow Miller the manager manage was at his home in Colton California California Califor Califor- nia and made a trip to Delta Sat Sat- I He estimated the loss between between between be be- tween and There was no Insurance Several other I Delta bee men had stored wax in the warehouse and the losses are I several hundreds of dollars each I I It Is reported that the fire started started started start start- ed in the wax shop adjoining the main warehouse but had a big headway before It was seen The I origin of the fire is not certain Rex 1 I Clark who had worked in there on said the fire in the boiler boil boil- I I er was out when he left the shop about 6 p. p m m. Thursday evening Mr Miller went on to Salt Lake City from Delta and stopped again here on his way back to Colton on Monday and is making plans to re re- re I build |