ENORMOUS FIRE LOSSES 



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you would have a collection of about fifteen hundred. 

 Records of past years show that the number of fires 

 averages about fifteen hundred a day ; one every minute. 



Enormous fire losses. The fire loss in the United 

 States for 1919 was '$325,000,000. There were in the 

 United States during 1919 over 5,000,000 fires. Sup- 

 pose these fires spread at equal intervals of time, and the 



$2.10 



Relative per capita fire losses in different countries. 



fire loss was distributed evenly throughout the year, 

 then, 



Every second $10.00 in property is destroyed. 



Every minute a new fire starts somewhere in the United 

 States. 



Every hour two lives are lost and seven persons are 

 injured through fire. 



Every day enough property value is destroyed by fire 

 to feed and clothe a city of 50,000 people for ten days. 



Every week the fire loss is enough to build 100 miles of 

 good macadam road. 



Every month the loss from fire is equivalent to a sum of 

 money which would buy the grounds, erect the buildings, 



