| Show the salt lake route Is making progress in safety the manager mana ger 0 of f the I 1 salt sala lake route sent out the following letter to the employees of the company and at the request of agent mcshane of silver city the reporter givel space to the same it if an old man of ninety were transi transformed ormed to a youth of 19 the N effect would wo uld be marvelous yet just such a transformation has taken place in our safety movement starting four years ears ago with about ninety employees injured each month mouth we have reduced it ui until our last report shows but 19 71 fewer calls tor for the doctor 71 fewer failures of men materials or methods 71 7 1 liabilities changed to assets of the 19 injuries nearly all were slight most were caused by carelessness of the injured persons let ting things fall on feet and getting fingers pinched were major causes be sure you re right then go ahead should be the motto of every em it if unsafe conditions are found report them to the division committee it if not corrected to the central committee seven slight injuries to ers occure one had his hand caught in toilet coiet door this was was reported to the pullman company who advise that they are equipping their cars with doors almost pinch proof three passengers suffered from ro rough 19 h handling of train engineers please remember that we advertise smooth starts and stops and we must make good our promises to the traveling public one trespasser tye was killed with all the rest of the world to walk or stand upon 5 persons in the united states each year elect to end their existence in the 4 feet 8 inches which separate the two rail rails of a railway track it Is a national peril the solution however Is simple pass laws against track walking and then enforce them one traveler on the highway drove his truck into the side of our en gine and lost his right arm in an encounter between a gasoline car and a steam engine the advantage is all with the locomotive how much more satisfactory it Is to wah the train from the side of the road than a cot in the hospital hospi talt in the movement tor for the conser 01 men the SALT LAKE ROUTE is doing its bit to main lain tain the property at the high stan aard of effectiveness which the add eard ed 1 burdens of the war make impera live tive our line is taking the lead in saving the lives limbs and health of f those who use it and no road has a better record than we no gers killed in train accidents in ten years personal injuries to employ ees reduce I 1 75 per cent in tour four years to paraphrase president wilson 0 memorable utterance the railway haorld must be made safe for effi lency clency we must use extra ordin ia rita liti l iti ittai feAt elbs ary care to protect our passengers employees trespassers and users of highway crossings in order that the supply of able a bodied men may in no way diminish it if your place Is the bench and not the trench it if you decide to invest in stead of enlist it you choose the iron horse rather than the iron cross it you feel that you can best uphold the arms of the president by up budding building the arteries of commerce then do with a will what your hands find to do and right whew where you are wage relentless warfare against the en enemies of safety and efficiency in the nation nations s business |
