Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 9 | Conductor Schwab is Awarded Medal

CONDUCTOR SCHWAB IS AWARDED MEDAL Employee of Southern Pacific Receives Honor for "Safety-First" "Safety-First" Promotion. Special to Tho Tribune. OGDEN, March 5. William Schwab, conductor on the Sacramento division of the Southern Pacific railroad, has been awarded tho replica In bronze of the Harrlman Memorial society medal given by the American Museum of Safety to the cmployoca most conspicuous in the promotion of safety on the road, winning the "Safety First-' gold medal. This Information In-formation was contained In an official bulletin received by the local officials of the S. P. company today. The gold medal offered by the Harrlman Harrl-man Memorial society was awarded a few months agro by the national civic body to tho Southern Pacific as the safost railroad rail-road in the United States. When Conductor Con-ductor Schwab rccolvod tho bronzo replica a few dayu ago it was accompanied by a letter from Julius Kruttschnltt, chairman chair-man of the executive committee of the S. P. company, commending- him for his efforts In the promotion of safety. Tho employee of the operating: department depart-ment won the honor for his Interest in tho "Safety First" movement and for tho suggestions which he mado for the promotion of safety, many of which have been adopted and found to be practicable. After Ids rctlrehicnt as a member of the "Safety First" committee on his division, ho displayed the same untiring zeal and interest In the safety promotion., Others of the Southern Pacific forces who have established records for interest in-terest dlsnlavcd lu the safetv movement. according to the bulletin, arc Engineer J, H. Dumphrcy of tho Portland division, Master Car Rupuirer M. IT. Warren of the San Joaquin division. Conductor W. II. Erennan of the Coast division, .Engineer .En-gineer A. Livingston of tho Shasta division divi-sion and ItJnglnecr W. 33. Smith of the Coast division. They also will receive letters of commendation from the company.