The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

Fort Wayne and Panhandle are get
ting used to these signals and have
the utmost confidence in them. They
know that when signal indicates a
clear track that the track is safe for
high speed, and that in case any part
of the working mechanism should fail,
all signals would be at danger. Since
the adoption of the signals on the four
track part of the Fort Wayne and the
double tracks of the Panhandle, all
trains have been making better time.
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The following regarding the safety APP
plance law that went into effect last
August is from the fourteenth annual
report of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission: "The law having been in full
operation only about four months, its
benefit in preserving the life and limb of
employees cannot yet be determined with
much accuracy. From such of the pub
lie prints as were accessible 1t is found
that up to December 1 there were S04
casualties, 255 of which were fatal. or
the total number 1t would appear that
61S were either purely accidental or re-
suited from apparent carelessness, 229
were caused by defective appliances,
and in II the causes were not indicated
| by the statements made; 482 occurred
in the yards and 341 upon the road. OF
these 90 occurred in switching and 23i
in the operation Of coupling. These, Of
course, are only portion ofthe accidents
| which have occurred throughout the
| country, and ii is hoped that the publi-
cation of these facts will impress upon
| railroad employees the necessity of exer-
cising due caution in performing their
work."
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A meeting of rate clerks was held in
Pittsburg, Monday, at 10 o'clock in the
hotel Schenley. Representatives from
the Pittsburg e. Lake Erie, Baltimore &
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wheeling & Lake
Erie Pittsburg e. Western, Cleveland
Lorain & Wheeling, Toledo, Ohio &
Cincinnati Extension, Ohio & Little
Kanawaha railroads were present. Al
the meeting through fares from Pitts
burg, New Castle, Wheeling, w. Va.
Marietta, o., and Parkersburg, w. Va.
were rated after announcements OF
changes were made. No changes can bC
authorized at the meeting but sucl
changes as have been already determin
ed upon by the represented roads viii
be made known and noted on the new
rate sheets for the the next quartet
made up at the Monday meeting. 1t II
stated that rates will be reduced in thu
northwest, particularly in Montana
from four to three cents a mile. Ther'
is considerable talk of making up in tn,
future rate sheets half yearly instead
of quarterly, as has been the custom
heretofore.
, A bill in the Wisconsin legislature pro
poses some protection to railways from
, tramps. 1t provides that riding on o
. under or between cars without payinl
, fare, and with intent to avoid payment
shall he a misdemeanor, subject to fin
, or imprisonment, and gives the conduc
! tor of any train authority to arrest an.
offender with or without warrant, an,
, take him before a magistrate or an.
justice of the peace.
Representative II. c. Smith, of Michi
, gan, has in reduced bill in congress
q for n national freight commssion I
I fix, adjust al regulate freight rates
= The commission is to be composed o
. twelve life members. who are to hav
n1 general supervision, regulation an
t classification of light and the fixing q
q per cen of division on freight rate
e between t..e various railroads.