The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1912 Page: 8 of 8
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Sparks from the Fire Waste
Reasons for the Pledges Given Last Issue.
Fire losses in the United States
and Canada in 1910 were $234,-
406,500.
Fire losses and the cost of fire
prevention in the United Stateb
amount annually to S450,000,000,
or more than the total American
production of gold, silver, copper
and petroleum in a year.
The cost of fires each year is
one-half the cost of all the new
buildings erected in a year.
The annual per capita fire
waste in the United States is
$2.51, in Europe, 33c. Cause:
The latter has better construc-
tion, less carelessness, inoreased
responsibility.
If buildings in the United
States were as fire proof as in
Europe, the annual oost of fire
losses and protection would be
only $90,000,000.
Fires in the United Statas cost
over $500 a minute.
The way to get lower insurance
rates is to have fever fires.
New York city spend $10,000,-
000 a year for fire extinguish-
ment and $15,000 a year for fire
prevention.
The 90,000,000 people in the
United States use more matches
than the 900,000,000 in the rest of
the more or less civilized world.
Of 4,875 known causes of fire
in Chicago last year, 1,089 were
due to the careless use of match-
es. Nearly ten thousand matches
are scratched every second of
the day in this country, every
one a possible fire.
The report of the Fire Mar-
shal for Nebraska for 1910 shows
that of 834 known causes of fire
in that state, 106 were due to
matches, of which 55 were caused
by children playing with matches
many of them resulting in serious
injuries.
Defective flues are responsible
for 13 per cent of all the fires.
The fire waste of the United
States in the past ten years ex-
ceeds the amount of gold held in
the United Kingdom, Austria,
Hungary, Italy and Spain. It is
equivalent to wiping out the en-
tire corn crop once every ten
years, and exceeds the annual
value of wheat, hay, rye and
oats. It is twice the annual value
of the cotton crop. And most of
this waste is easily preventable
and due to carelessness in one
form or another.
Fifteen hundred people are
killed and 5,000 are injured an-
nually as a result of fire.
The proportion of insurance
capital to the insurance liabilit-
ies is very much on the decrease
In the past forty years liabili-
ties have almost doubled, while
only $6,000,000 more capital was
invested in the business in 1910
than in 1870.
Between 1880 and the close of
1908, 912 fire insurance compa-
nies retired from business in the
United States.
Rates of interest would nec-
essarily be greatly increased and
the purchasing power of money
greatly reduced were not fire
nsurance the element it is today
n credit. This applies not only
to the individual, but to the com-
munity and to the country at
large.
The fire losses in the United
States in 1910 would pay the to-
tal interest* bearing debt of the
country in four years.
They would build the Panama
Canal in less than two years.
They exceed tne total cost of
the army and navy of the United
States for the year.
They were greater than the an
nual expenditure for pension or
annual cost of the United States
postal service.
If all the buildings burned last
year in the United States were
placed close together on both
sides of a street, they would
make an avenue of desolation
reaching from Chicago to New
York, At each thousand feet
would be a building from which
a severely injured person had
been rescued, and every three
quarters of a mile there would
be the blackenedruins of a house
in which some one had been
burned to death.
Annual fleeting of XIX
Century Club.
Wednesday April 24th., was
the fifteenth annual meeting of
the XIX Century Club and it
so happened that the meeting
fell to Mrs. John B. Pondrom, a
charter member of the club and
its first President. Also by a
happy coincidence, Mrs. Pond-
rom is the new club president,
having wielded the gavel one
year besides in the interim, the
only member who has three times
been elected president. No more
faithful, earnest and efficient
member has the club ever had,
and the elements seemed to real-
ize the fact, and as a reward
gave her the most prefect day of
all the year in which to extend
her hospitality. This same hos-
pitality was unstinted and each
guest realized that it was from
the moment she entered the door
and received the cordial weloome
and hearty handclasp of the
hostess.
Mrs. Pondrom herself received
in the hall and ushered her guests
into the parlor. Here stood the
reoeiving line composed of the
retiring officers of the club, Mrs.
Painter, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Rus-
sell, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Hayden,
Miss McKinney and Mrs. Bauer
also Mrs. Puckett of Tioga, and
Misses Thomason, Croxton,
Chenoweth and Tompkins.
From the parlor the guests
paesed to the dining room and
were refreshed with most delici-
ous punch served by Misses Tip
Dowdell and Daisy Peters, From
the dining room the ladies drift-
ed into the hall and library where
seats were provided. Pleasant
conversation made the time pass
rapidly and soon a short musi-
cal pragram was rendered. Miss
Chenoweth played "March of
fhe Night" by Gottsohalk, and
was so persistently enchored
that she responded with "The
Rivulet" by Wallenhupt, Mrs. F.
A. Hayden sang "The Roses of
Old" with Mrs. J. D. Moffitt as
accompanyist. Mrs. Painter the
retiring President came forward
carrying the gavel and with a
few sincere, earnest words to the
club expressing her appreciation
of its loyalty to her since she
had been its presiding officer
and ot her perfect confidence in
the ability of the lady to whom
she now surrenders it,she placed
it in the hands of Mrs. Pondrom
who recieved it gracefully and
responded with a happy little
speech into which she put much
of her own charming personality
She touched very briefly upon
the fifteen years of the olub life,
and brought out the difference
between being a members of a
woman's club in those early years
of its existance when the club
woman was so little understand,
so universally oriticized, and so
frequently condemned; and at
the present time when she has
come into at least some measure
of appreciation from the public.
She thanked the ladies for the
honor they had given her and
assured them of her best efforts
in the club's behalf. "But,"
she said, "there will be a whole
year for clubs work and for the
present I wish you to enjoy paly-
ing "42."
Dainty score cards decrated
with bunches of violets were dis-
tributed and the guests found ii
easy to obey the hostess' injunc-
tion for we enjoyed playing "42"
and were almost sorry when time
was called, but not quite fDr im-
mediately we were served with a
most delectable ice course, rich
cream and luscious berries with
the best of cake, followed by
mints.
The decorations throughout
the house were beautiful and art-
istic. Baskets of German Irie
with its rich purple coloring hung
from chandeliers and reposed in
every convenient nook and cor-
ner, and with the violets banked
around the punch bowl, spoke
the club colors. Wild flowers in
dainty sweetness decorated the
hall and dining room.
Mrs. Pondrom has long been
known as one of Pilot Point's
most charming hostess, but nev-
er has she more delightfully en-
tertained than on this occasion.
Besides the club members there
were about forty other guests.
The out of town guests were Mrs
Cockerel of Dallas, Mrs, Fielder
of Sherman, Mrs. Puckett of
Tioga and Miss Tip Dowdell of
Whitesboro.
A Rare Opportunity
To get a good black land farm on ve-
ry long time, if you have $2500 to make
the first payment—balance in 14 epual
annua) installments. 154 acres, 8 miles
southeast of Pilot Point and 4 miles
from Celina, Collin county. Good house
with six rooms, deep veil, good water,
fair barn. Where will you get a better
bargain.
Southern Land & Loan Co.
Pilot Point, Texas.
Tille Henzler and Lizzie Wat-
clavic were callers at this office
last Saturday.
Raymond Watclavic who has
been visiting his parents here
returned last Saturday to his
home at San Antonio.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Pilot Point National Bank,
At Pilot Point, in the state of Texas at
the close of business, April. 18, 1912:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts... $1)7,072 73
Overdrafts,secured and unsecured.. 752 lo
U. S. Bonds to securo circulation. ir ,ooo 00
Other Bond* to seenre U. 8. Deposits
(Postal Savings) 1,000 00
Premiums on U. S. Itonds
Rondo. Securities, etc
Danking-house, furniture, and fix*
tures 8,075 00
Other real estato owned 10,210 92
Duo from National llanks (not
Reserve Agents 2,707 50
Due from State and Private Banks and
Hankers, Trust Cos, 8aving Banks 1,705 60
Due from approved reservo agents
Checks and other cash items
Notes of other National nanks
Fractional pnper currency, nickels,
and cents
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank viz:
Specie 15,145 OS /
Legal tender notes, 815 00 |
Redemption fund with U. S. Treas-
urer (5 per cent, of circulation)..
Due from U S. Treasurer, other than
5 per cent redemption fund
10,040 11
104 05
485 00
212 10
15,900 05
750 00
Total 1185,654 t-9
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $60,000 00
Surplus fund 12,000 00
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 18,002 08
National Bank notes outstanding.... 15,000 00
Due to other National Banks 094 35
Due State Private Banks Jb Bankers
Dividends unpaid 20 00
Individual deposits subject to check. 57,808 04
Demand certiflcatCB of deposit 10,444 82
Bills payable, including certillcates
of deposit for money borrowed... 5,000 00
Cashier's cheeks outstanding 25 00
Reserved for Taxes
Liabilities other than above stated
Total $182,054 80
State of Texas, County of Denton, 88:
I, J. A. L. McFarland, Cashier of tlio above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
stntomcnt is true to the best of my knowledge
and bollef. J. A. L. McFahland, Cashier.
seal I Subscribed and sworn to before me
' 'this 20th day of April, A. D. 1012,
A. Q. Mustain Notary Public.
Correct—Attest: F. W. Hayden >
A. H. Gee > Directora
F. A. Wright )
Bailey at Denton.
Senator Bailey spoke at Den-
ton Monday to a large crowd,
estimated at 3000. People from
all parts of the county attended,
a large number going from here.
Mr. Bailey is supporting Gov.
Harmon, and centered hie fight
particularly against Wilson.
Personally Mr. Bailey favors
Underwood and would not ob-
jeot to Clark, but thinks Har-
mon the only candidate than can
win. His objections to Wilson
might be classed under three
heads: 1. His application for a
Carnegie pension. 2. Hia free
raw material advocacy. 3. Be-
cause Wilson favors initiative,
referendum and reoall. Senator
Bailey discussed these three
points pretty thoroughly and
on the last one said if we needed
them at all we needed them na-
tionally instead of locally. Mr.
Bailey spoke for nearly three
hours.
Notice of Republican Pri-
mary.
F'recinct No. 2, Denton County,
Texas.
In accordance with the in-
structions of the state Chair-
and under the Texas Election
Law, I hereby call a Precinot
Primary for Precinct No. 2, Pi-
lot Point, Denton oounty, Texas,
to be held at E. C. Bauer's Tin
Shop on Saturday, the 4th day
of May, 1912, at 9 o'clock p. m.,
ftr the purpose of electing dele-
gates to the Republican County
Convention to be held at the
county seat in accordance with
the call of the county
chairman and Buch other
business as may properly come
before said convention. This
precinct is entitled to one dele-
gate for every twenty-five votes
cast for J. O. Terrell for gov-
ernor in 1910. In case twenty-
five votes were not cast at said
election, the precinct is entitled
to one vote anyway. Only legal
voters are allowed to participate.
E. C. Bauer,
Chairman Precinct No. 2, Den-
ton county. Texas
Pilo. Potint, Texas, May 1, 1912
Mrs. R. M. Langran and chil-
dren of Dallas, are the guests of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Scott.
Len Ballew of Clarendon was
here Wednday visiting his moth
er, Mrs. W. M. Reynolds and
other relatives. His wife ac-
companied him as far as Fort
Worth to see her mother, Mrs.
Minton.
The remaims of little John
Franklin Bates, age 4 yeas 5 mos
son of Mr. Lee Bates, and grand-
son of John L Bates were brought
here from Dallas yesterday on
the 5:10 train and bnried at the
City Cemetery. Services con-
ducted by Rev. F. A. Rosser.
Decoration Day.
Next Tuesday, May 7, is Dec-
oration Day at Pilot Point Cem-
etery. No special program has
been arranged, but every citizen
is urged to attend and pay a fit-
ting tribute in memory of loved
one who have already passed on.
Announcements.
Note.—All announcements un-
der this head are subject to
the action of the democratic pri-
mary in July. The gentlemen
named therein solicit your inves-
tigation into their claims and
your support.
Local Representative:
Alvin M. Owsley
ForJDistrictlClerk:
W. E. Durbin
Sam T. Higgine
County Judge:
S. H. Hoskins
County Clerk:
O. T. Button
County Attorney:
H. R. Wilson
Ed I. Key
i Geo. M. Hopkins
County Tax'Assessor:
F. E. Tobin
J. M. Ga^y
C. F. (Frank) Witt
E. E. Miller
J. K. McKelvy
C. L. Lane
For Tax'Collector:
H. V. Hennen
Sam Hawkins
ForJSheriff:
W. C. Orr
W. S. Fry
N. C. Batis
For County Treasurer
J. G. Guy
W. F. (Dad) Egan
D. M. Reeve
J. W. (William) Nelson
Countv Superintendent:
J. J. McCook
Commissioner Precinot No 1.
J. C. Selman
J. F. Morgan
For Publio Weigher:
F. A. Webb
D. A. Minton
G. F, (Finis) Smith
School Trustee Election.
An election will be held to-
morrow in the City Hall for the
purpose of electing 4 School
Trustees. Every voter should
go out to the polls and cast his
vote, Saturday May 4.
Indian Runner Duck eggs for
sale by Sam Gainer.
Mrs. Adamson Dead.
Mrs. Maggie Adamson, form-
erly a resident of this place
died at Celina April 17, at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Joe
Flannery.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harrison
and son, Reid of Fort Worth
were here yesterday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Minton.
An East Texas Bargain.
208 acres timber land in Henderson
ceunty, 2% miles from railroad station,
no improvements except it is fenced.
Everlasting water, 200 of the 208 acres
guaranteed suitable for cultivation when
cleared. Some of this land would pro-
duce 1000 gallons of ribbon cane syrup
to the acre, some that would produce as
fine alfalfa as any land in Texas, the
balance is tine cotton, corn and fruit
land. The timber is hardwoo d and has
never been cut over. Lots of railroad
ties and wagon timber can be got off
this land, and first-class farm land be
left. Land is advancing in East Texas
and this is a bargain for you if taken at
once. Price $2500 terms on part.
Southern Land & Loan Co.
Pilot Point, Texas.
DO YOUR SPRING TRAINING
AT
Hineral Wells
Excursion Tickets on Sale All the Time
via
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Aaaiet. General ra*senger Agont General PaHsongcr Agent
DALLAS, TEXAS
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The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1912, newspaper, May 3, 1912; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291215/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.