Show swem dommi CROSSING E W CLAYTON OF WEST WEBER HAS A WORD TO SAY monday the standard mentioned an incident calling attention to danger lo 10 teams at the twenty fourth street crossing E W clayton of west weber was driving the team at the time and he claimed no flagman was out nor did the bell ring on the engine nor the whistle sound the trainmen claimed that the driver of the team was to blame and the following communication was received from mr clayton morning west weber weber co utah july 5 editor the standard I 1 see by the tuesday july 3 semiweekly standard that the trainmen deny the statement of E M clayton but their denial does not change the taci that no bell was rung nor whistle sounded until the rear car was upon the crossing nor the fact that the brakeman was three cars from the rear and the flagman in his shanty when the brakeman was spoken to about not being upon the rear car he said tse company provide a flagman tor the crossing when tho flagman was spoken to he could not see from his shanty when they were backing down on the transfer tracks human life in this state Is considered of too little value by railroad employed emp loyes especially it they are travelers by team and the officials appear to wink at the careless neglect of the employed emp loyes something should be done to guard the lives of those who are compelled to cross those death traps at the toot 0 street it would cost but a trifle to have gates placed at the above named crossing the men who handle the flags could attend to the gates someone will be killed at the crossings ot course it will be their own fault through their carelessness who ever heard ot a railroad employed b ing careless and then there will be a howl A prevention is better than a cure E W CLAYTON P S I 1 think I 1 can produce witnesses to the above E W 0 |