AN ACCOUNT OF MEETING, APRIL 8, 



DISTRICT RANGERS AND RAILROAD 



OFFICIALS, McKAY HOTEL, DULUTH 



THIS meeting was attended by the roadmasters and 

 their assistants for the various divisions entering 

 Duluth, and also a representative of the M. & I. Rail- 

 way; and by rangers from districts number 2, 3, 5, 16 

 and 18. The purpose was to correlate and improve fire 

 protective work by railroads. 



What impressed me first was a total lack of restraint 

 on the part of the railway men. There was no holding 

 back of opinions ; in fact, there was a tendency for every 

 one to be talking at the same time, searching out ideas 

 and methods from the other fellow's discussion. 



The meeting made progress along three lines which 

 mean a great deal to the systematic and efficient con- 

 duct of the railway fire protective work. 



It seems that there is now a very clear understanding 

 of the relation between settling damage claims and fire 

 prevention work. Failure to report fires to the ranger 

 by wire, failure to deliver promptly patrol cards report- 

 ing fires, failure to note direction of wind, failure to 

 notify rangers when patrol was discontinued, were cited 

 to show what should be accomplished. It was the sense 

 of the meeting that the railroad companies should ar- 

 range to take more prompt and aggressive action by (a) 

 wiring ranger when fires are not readily extinguished ; 

 (b) reporting all fires by special card mail; and (c) by 

 sending in the usual weekly reports. 





