Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-14

road are to receive instructions in the
science of medicine and the art of
surgery, so that they shall be able to
set broken leg and bind up the
wounds of the injured. W. A. Gard
ner, general manager of the company,
has the plan under consideration, and,
together with Mr. Owen, chief surgeon
of the company, is arranging the de-
tails. The purpose is to make every
train crew on the Northwestern sys-
tenn competent to give first aid to the
wounded and injured in wrecks. The
railway surgeons have estimated that
at least 55 per cent. of the deaths
which now occur from injuries re-
ceived in railway wrecks would not
occur provided the injured received
skillful and intelligent aid at once.
The value of theory has appealed to
the officials of the Northwestern. II
is proposed to establish a school Of
instruction where train crews can be
taught rudimentary surgery, become
familiar with many of the remedies
used for the purpose of temporary re-
lief and learn what materials are used
and how to use them.
In this connection every passenger
train and every freight train will carry
a medicine chest well stocked with
all the materials which the persons
phu iaio NIB oil fnr fha
purpose. No decision has been
reached as to the contents of the med
icine boxes, but they will have, among
other materials, a supply of splints,
cotton, bandages, various lotions,
salves and restoratives. The employees
who will receive instruction as to
the best manner of using the supplies
are engineers firemen, conductors
and brakemen. One of the main things
to be taught is the art of binding up
a wound after cleaning it. This alone
it is claimed will result in saving
many people and making many more
comfortable when injured.
Passes to be Scarce.
among the western roads looking to
the extension of the antipass agree
ment to territory included in the
Central Passenger association and the
Western Passenger association bounds.
Passenger officials of some of the
western roads say that the success of
the trunk lines in carrying out the
antipass agreement has been so
marked that the difficulties which
were in the way of the Central and
Western association lines adopting
it have practically disappeared. The
refusal of tie Wabash to join in the
pact was the obstacle that kept the
western roads out last year, and that
was on account of the fact that the
Wabash extended into territory part of
which was included in the proposed
antipass zone.
The friends of the antipass move
ment have been at work in the mean
time endeavoring to adjust matters
and it is said that these have been
nearly overcome.
rumors of dissatisfaction among the
lines which are parties to the trunl'
line pass agreement, the passenger
traffic men generally believe that this
comes from differences over some OF
the details and not because OF objec-
ton to the antipass system. In the
eastern territory, where the antipass
rule has been in force, there has been
an exception made of political passes,
and this is considered an objection
that should be remedied. Railroad
men, as a general thing, would like
to see a strict application of the rule.
That railroad men should be required
to pay fare when the business On
which they travel is frequently OF di-
rect benefit to the lines charging them
the fare and politicians whose benefit
is a doubtful quantity are furnished
with blocks of blank passes was made
the basis of some. complaint on the
part of DIRECTORS to the plan followed
ey the trunk line roads.
With but little dissent, however
the sentiment of the western lines OF.
ficials is now said to be in favor OF
putting into practice the system
which will do away with some of the
passes. The plan to abolish political
passes, it is believed by the railroad
people, will be materially assisted by
the voters of the western states
Those who think they see indications
of this fact point to the agitation OF
the subject by political parties and the
resultant passage of acts Of the legfs
lature of some of the states which pro
hibit officials from accepting passes.
The maintenance of the pass system
as applied to politicians has beer
generally charged TO the railroad OF
ficials themselves, but this is only
partially true. and it is said that thes
would in most Cases be glad to gel
away from the system. The argu
ment used by the agitators for the
abolition of passes is that if no free
transportation were given the roads
would be able to reduce the genera