The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-09-11
THE TOWN TEMPEST.

The wire fence now under construc-
ton by the S. P. Co. to enclose the plant
in Wadsworth is to our people very
much as is a red flag to an angry bull.
People have expressed their dissatisfac-
ton in no uncertain language and they
have all along maintained that the ac-
ton vas an inconvenience, an imposi-
ton and an insult. The DISPATCH has
had very little to say about the PROPOSE
ton beyond mentioning proposed facts
as matters of news, preferring to await
the visitation of the officials before COM
menting in anywise pro or con-. Super
intendent Agler, Asst. Supt. Fitzgerald,
Master Mechanic Luckett and Foreman
Wright were in town yesterday and a
DISPATCH reporter interviewed Supt.
Agler in regard to the fence. He said
the impression our people had that
the construction Of the fences was
peculiar to the Salt Lake Division
alone, was a mistake, as the order was
general on the entire system and ema-
mated from the Managers Office. As for
himself he regarded it a matter of pro-
gress and improvement and in line
with the work of the leading
railroad companies throughout the
country. The matter being a general
order there could be no insult to the
people of any particular place and there
was no intent to hurt anybody's feel
ings. There could be no imposition be-
cause the Company was certainty only
taking means to prevent accidents to
negligent people who were in danger of
engineers and cars moving in the yard,
and as a matter Of fact it was a help to
the public in compelling people to, in a
great measure, avoid the danger of in
jury and accident. 1t had often made
his blood creep to see a member of
school children walking on the tracks,
talking excitedly or romping and play
ing in such a dangerous place with the
proverbial carelessness of children. He
thought the people should be glad that
the Additional safeguard was thrown
about their children. If one child was
killed or one little body MANNED for life
the people who complain Of the incon-
v~enience they say they are personally
put to would have cause to regret that
ever complaint was made by them. The
price OF their convenience would then
be a million times too high. He thought
further that the fathers and mothers
should he thankful that the fence was
being built. As to the long walk around,
employees in going to work in any Of
the larger towns had several times the
distance to walk that people would have
here and the benefits of the fence much
more than offset in every way the talked
of Inconvenience. AS to fire protection
a wide and handy gate would be built
between the shops and the coal shed
and keys placed in the hands of the Fire
Commissioners. 1t could not be used as
a passage way for people however and
employees would have to seek ingress
egress through the proper places. 1t
a said that people took too many
chances in crossing the yard and a
particular case in point was hat one Of
the officials saw Mrs. 8. Bryant being
helped over the couplings at a point
near where her husband was seriously
injured a short time ago and another
case Of personal mention was that Miss
Nellie Macpherson attempted to cross
between the cars and her skirt caught,
throwing her to the ground and holding
her in a dangerous position. Had the
cars moved in either case a serious
accident and possible loss of life would
have occurred. Mr.. Azler hoped the
people would regard the matter in its
proper light, and if they gave it serious
consideration he felt sure they would
agree with his views.
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