The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22

friend, DR.. u. +. Stuart would have bee
denied the proud privilege Of telling to 20
and died for his country and exhibiting {
you n scar OF honor which he prizes NOR
than all OF his worldly possessions. mad
bald pate.
When BENJAMIN Franklin, In 1854. pre-
jected plan OF union for the Colonies
with Philadelphia Is the capital, lie as
signed as his reason therefor that Phila
delphia was n central point and could b
easily reached from the most distant dis
tricts of our Western civilization, and Il
confirmation of this statement instance'
the fact that Philadelphia was only abou
eighteen days ride from Portsmouth. y. III
| Today the same distance can be coNere,
IN about as many hours. Nature divided
these United States into grand divisions
separated by mountains. ridges and navi
| gable streams, running In a general north
| erly aud southerly course. In 1927 the Al
| leghenies were called the ba ,kbonc of fhs
| United states. our railroads have beer
| the chief factor In Transforming the entire
anatomy OF our country and In noVinp
| mat backbone some eight hundred miles
| to the west
| 1T is scarce fifty years ago that the poet
Wordsworth, objected TO the building OF
road to the lake country Of Westmore-
iand. because, forsooth. the cry of the
locomotive would disturb the sweetness of
his retirement. To-day thousands of miles
of road bring innumcrable shady dells,
Dapbling brooks. MAZE site mountain peaks
and hoalth-gving springs within easy
tnnobling, elevatinE and educational in
fuences which this contact with nature
stunt reproach To the sel1shness of the
departed ioet. for the railroad contrary
To popular opinion. IL a moral agent and a
clVllzer. It's trains are boarded with
Treasures that pay no tolls into the cor
rofate Golfers, and these treasures call to
mind the story OF the traveller IN the old
German ballad; who, after crossing a
who had passed before him over the last
great stream, turning to his boatman,
said:
Take, oh boatman. thrice thy fee,
Take, give IT willingly,
For, invisible to thee,
Spirits twain have crossed with me-"
The Invisible treasures which the rail
read carries with 1t on to the boundless
plain and into the depth of the forest can
be measured by no rule known TO man.
of THIS digressio1. one of the
results of bringing men closer together III
their business and social life, paradoXical
as 1t may Esesm. IL to Increase individual
and this fierce competition,
demanding of the individual who shall ex-
eel and succeed the fun me Assure of learn
ing and esteem, has given rise to the spe-
cialist In all branches Of the professions.
trades and omployments and among these
specialists the railway surgeon finds a
place.
It is stated on good authority that there
are now approximately one million men
aud women employed by railway sysiemn
III llH ilttu states Hlott. VI THESE ubplt
zo,hO mon are employed In the train ana |
yard service, an ! of this number bctWonn
1000 ana 30 600 meet with casualties each |
year many OF them fatal. others extreme
~ painful aud severe. And II Is further
reported that. taking all classes OF labor
ana employment on the railways of The /
'nited States as "a whole. the number i'll |
urcI and treated by our hospital depart |
menus Will average abOut liUunO per an |
lUm. This number suggests the operation |
If large army In active campaign, add |
.tHt sls.Ua t.HN t. lsHs
presses upon us The Importance aud tne |
work which the railway sur |
;eon Is doing In this country today.
No matter what safeguards may he !
AIKEN by our managers TO prevent miu- |
les, tho hazardous nature Of the employ !
mont renders the absolute prevention of /
accidents on railroads Impossible, and rs
'ou Will notice the finest and most im- !
proved and expensive so-callcd troproof |
'uildiugs are always furnished with lire /
scapcs. so the management of our great |
aiivay systcfng moved by u..pirit of hui /
0ultY, as well perhaps aa motives Of "X- |
'cdloncy. have established ON their lines /
ition tho services of the most skilled sur |
e uus as their ire escapes. 10 care for /
nd minister unto those who have been !
naimcd and crippled while serving at their
Some ono has said that dear phthisic !
ocS a vast deal of good IN this world-it /
lot to thu patient at least to the apothe-
dty-and Willie. let us hope that tho cs-
al lishmCnt OF railway hospital depart
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IGNITION ono OF those peculiar Iotms OF iu-
,rl'5S WHICH, however, seems 20 us pfli-
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I"HWaE Fp'hr Ftrhaph tniS IHrucuE.r
g"nsh o. FhlWaS turErry mas gwen US
lhh tkHi department moro ipoi Tor
houEht than Il has YOU gentlemen, but
inns association WIN az TINS n,clihg de-
ne IN" term Fallfohd spine with SUCH
itdNu'AN ai pAiuculhrty lhlt we OF me
ar. aS Wen rs the average Jury. may
ccoEni2e q railroad spine when we see
j. YOU VIII nave don" real service to
ourselves, your country and the corpora
nd W.,rm S1m i h Nh S9ur names
ostrrit,, In tho annals of rajiWnv sHrgrr,,
Permit me 10 cougratulate Won on ina
ellc.tous expression used IN your printed
Offices calling together the members OF
llls associn,ion ~ this nle"'ing, any per
nLen ne the ,ext of ma Inaettng. ~ az az