TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A WEEK.
The editor of the Review, of this city, keeps a very close watch over the fires as they occur from day to day in the country, and the information gleaned from statistics thus gathered is exceedingly valuable to propertyowners. The following article from his pen is worthy of prominence in every journal in the country, and ought to be read by every person in any way responsible in the matters of fire protection, whether in his individual interests or in the interests of towns and cities:
“What with forest fires in various parts of the country and the signs of reckless defiance of the danger almost everywhere, the burning up of property appears to be going on at a fearful rate of late. Up to April 1 the record indicated a somewhat lighter fire loss for the year than usual, the figures for the United States and Canada being as follows :
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