Show railroads reduce accidents during the past year the da 0 of the united states transported persons or nearly nine times the population dt 0 our country number of people injured was 15 per cent less than the average tor for previous four years and there was only one fatality tor for every persons transported fatalities among employed emp loyes also decreased materially due to efforts of 0 the railroads in installing safety devices and preaching the doctrine ot of safety first As a result ot of the 1924 campaign to eliminate grade crossing accidents accident a falling failing oft off of 15 per cent is shown compared with the yearly average for the four years from 1920 to 1921 1924 at the same time ther ewas an increase of 51 per cent in number of motor vehicle registrations A person is in less danger today says it H aishton president ot of the ibe american railway Asso association speeding across the country ai at 60 miles an hour than lie he is in crossing a street in any of our principal cities |