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Show SAFETY FIRST BIGJIEETING No accident week. June 2 2nd to 2S inclusive, the objecct of setting aside this week to he known as "NO ACCIDENT AC-CIDENT WEEK" is to see if it can-hot can-hot be made 100 per cent free from &11 classes of accidents. The Safety First movement is a permanent one with Uncle Sam at its support. At the recent safety movement meeting held in Salt Lake, there were something like four hundred and fifty employees present from the Salt Lake Route and O. S. L. Quoting Mr. Harry A. Adams, regional re-gional supervisor of safety in the cen tral western division: "You were one of the first to initiate this great humanitarian hu-manitarian movement in the ISfi railroads now under Government control. And although at times you have slackened like the rest,' yon have as a rule been consistent and earnest in the Safety work." Mr. H. V. Piatt, general manager of the Oregon Short Line and the Salt Lake Route, presided as chairman chair-man of the open meeting and welcomed wel-comed the 450 or more employes all of whom were safety first employees to Salt Lake. He made it clear that 8 5 per cent of the suggestions advanced ad-vanced by the Individual committeemen committee-men were adopted by the general committee. The banquet was a howling success suc-cess from every standpoint. It by far exceeded the expectations of many who attended. There were sev eral good talks made on safety first subjects. The entertainment all of which was selected from railroad employes em-ployes was something that will nev-'er nev-'er be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to be present. Each and every one came away from the meeting feeling within his heart that he could approach the official of-ficial of his road and meet him man to man. This, in itself, is a decided new step toward efficiency and will bring the best of results. |