| Show FIRE FI iE LOSSES TOO LARGE The United States Department of Agriculture Is authority for tho statistical statistical sta- sta report from Secretary Jardine Jardine Jar Jar- dine that more than thirty per c cent nt ol of fire losses occur on farms Because of this large farm loss 1088 insurance companies are refusing a great many farm risks and those that are accepted are arc Very closely scrutinized the tho least defect of construction construction con con- in the house the least financial fin fin- ancial suspicion they can dete detect t and the application Is refused Farm risks are not profitable say the companies so much depends upon the man Says the tho report of the Department of Agriculture Last year fires on farms and In rural districts t took ok a atoll atoll toll of Jives dives and caused approximately approxImately damage to property more than 30 of the entire en- en tire fires in the United States Spontaneous ignition or of hay acts of oC lightning detective defective chimneys and flues careless use of matches and more careless smoking Improper er storage of gasoline where It may readily Ignite are the main causes of so many fires That was the reason why President Coolidge inaugurated FIRE PREVENTION PREVENTION PRE PRE- WEEK that we might all check over these seven of our losses and mend them where a fault tault was discovered The reason re son of the high Insurance rates we are paying here In Delta Is because of the very excessive losses we have havo had In this district |
