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Show H PUBLIC SAFETY B It t being commonly predicted, M with somo Bhow of reason, that for H a few months thoro will bo n turmoil M of Investigation all over tho country. H of all picnic and excursion boats, fol- B lowing tho Eastland tragedy. After- M ward, when public feel ng lias slm- H niorcd down, tho business of running M jiuch craft may sottlo down to about B tho samo old perilous condition. H One reason why Investigation of B great disasters frequently produces H unsatisfactory results, Is that It Is so H very cost'y to remedy original mis- H tnkes. Tli'a was proven truo In hun- B clreds of cases following tho Iioquo- H theater disaster. At that tlmo l'ilf B of tho public halls nnd cheaper then H tors wcro human llfo traps. H It would not have cost much more, B when a building was constructed to H havo put In ndo(uato exits. Hut to H savo a tow scrimped dollars, tho H builders would narrow down and cut j H out doors and stairways. To repair H such mistakes onco thoy woro made, H would cost ten dollars for every ono H saved In tho orlg nal building. H As n consequence, a good many H balls nnd amusement places were ab- H bolutcly shut up at that tlmo. Aftor B fho imbllc fury blew over, Inspection H became lax again, and many of them H opened up "Mil Uttlo chango from B provlous conditions. H I'eoplo who run enterprises for tho M public entertainment and travel do H not always rcalizo what a good card H safety Is. Tho pubic may bo thought H less. Hut It docs feel better on ox- H curslon boats wo'l provided with H rafts, lifeboats, and llfo preservers. In HH theaters and halls well equipped with fl exits, and on railroads with block B Elguals and steel coaches. Safety Is something which can bo advert scd and featured over and over again. Not merely do people feel better In such services, but pro- vision for safety gives an Impression of prosperity, liberality, and substan- tlal character that wins public friend- ship and patronago. BBM - m iw |
