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five difTerent methods of transport- 

 ing the units. In addition to these 

 methods, a specially designed light 

 truck on two wheels to be hauled 

 either by hand or by horse, 

 has been designed and built and a 

 view of this truck appears in the 

 January, 1916, issue of this Journal. 

 Along roads where it is possible for 

 horse drawn vehicles to go, such 

 method of transportation can also 

 be used. 



Fighting Fires in Quebec. 



Another theory advanced was that 

 such apparatus could be used to 

 actually fight a forest fire. This 

 theory has been put into practice and 

 judging from the following extract 

 from a letter received from Mr. Henry 

 Sorgius, Manager of the St. Maurice 

 Forest Protective Association proved 

 very successful: 



"During the past season we 

 used the pumping outfit at four 

 difTerent forest fires and it has 

 more than made up for its cost 



Method of carrying fire pump by two men. 



in the saving of fire-fighters' 

 wages and timber saved. On 

 two occasions we used the pump 

 for three days, each time from 

 3 a.m. until 11 p.m. only stop- 



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