Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-09

not bear an important relation to the
former. In Analysing the Interstate
Commerce Commissions report of rail.
road casualties for the quarter ending
Sept. 30. 1908, the Engineering News
gives figures to show that the popular
idea Is erroneous. The fact Is set forth
In the following table. giving the nv.
erage frequency of accidents to NOV.
Ing trains:
Passenger Freight
trains. trains.
Collisions third
quarter 1903. 251 1,514
Derailments third
quarter .... 40 1,15S
Train mileage
1902 ........ .4O5. Gl3.2 4O0.711,17O
Av. mileage for
the quarter. :. 1O1. 400, 3Os 124,o27,7o4
Miles run per col.
lision ....... 4Ol,OOO $1,000
Miles per derail.
mcnt ........ 724.3OO 1O7.7OO
Train mileage statistics for 1902 are
taken because the 1903 figures have
not been compiled. From the table
1t Will be seen that on an average u
passenger train will suffer one col.
lision In the course Of running 4O4..
900 miles and one dcrailment while
running about 125,OOO. The results as
to freight trains. however. show that
they meet with collisions about five
times as often as do passenger trains
and with derailments about seven
times as often. a partial explanation
OF these facts Is that three times as
many dcrailmcnts occur from defects
I'm rolling stock us occur from defects
In track. Nevertheless the figures seem
to show that there Is ut least five times
as much cnrelessncss In moving freight
trains rs there Is In operating passcn.
ger trains. When the greater speed
of the latter Is taken into considera.
ton. the percentage of carelessncss
would probably he even greater
against the freight train movement.
Figures are not given TO show how
many passenger train collisions are
with freight trains. hut il IL known
that the percentage Is large. ana there
fore the operation of freight trains has
most important bearing upon the
safety of the travelling public. 1t IL
interesting to know that operating OIL.
cials have Il ready explanation for the
greater frequency of accidents In the
freight service. 1t IL the inevitable re-.
suit. they declare. Of picking the flower
of the enginemen and iiremen for tho
passenger service. Traffic In both
branches has increased ut such an un.
precedented rate that the draft upon
the freight service for the passenger
OF the most experienced and best
crews has left the freight service some.
what ut the mercy Of inexperienced
men. General managers realize fully
the danger to safe operation that lies
In such rapid growth, but, being com.
PEELED to keep the passenger service
up 10 the standard, they presumably
have also been compelled to get along
the best they could for the time being
with the freight service.
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There Ia another side to this boy
criminal business. You can think of
1t while the youthful car.barn robbers
In Chicago pay for their crimes with
their lives. 1t Is the money side of 1t.
DO You give your boy money? Has he
an income, small, perhaps, but sure?
Does he work and feel that he IL
earning the money? We have In mind
one father who was wise enough to
realize that fun and business could
be mixed ana great deal of natural
mischief headed OF. He gave his boy
an allowance ana made him earn II.
1t was 10 cents u week ut the start.
ana the lad BACKED shoes. kept the
walk In front OF the house swept
and did lot of small work. 1t ac-
cumulated for him on his school holi.
day. No. he didn't whine and wonder
why somebody else was not assigned
the task. lie was earning money.
Early In life he tasted the sweetness
OF pennies honoably earned. lie
thought more of the 10 cents that
came to him weekly because of his
labor than the occasional gifts of
money that came to him ut other Pc
RODS. He was u business man. He
had small compunctlon In wasting
money given to him outright. but those
hard-earned pennies just naturally
gravitated to II toy bank. The saving
instinct and the working instinct were
aroused ut the same time. When the
weekly salary was increased to 81
cents more labor was added. The boy
was not robbed OF his play-spel time.
but he did have duty to perform;
did acquire liking for work, ana
there isn't doubt that the process
helped mold his character. Another
man parceled out Il plot of ground to
his children and purchased at good
prices all the vegetables ana flowers
they could raise. The natural desire
for money spurred on their efforts. the
exercise gave them added health. and
because Of the fact that they had some.
thing to do there was little opportunity
for them to seek or receive bad com.
pany. These are only suggestions
taken from life, suggestions that come
within the range of men with limited
incomes. 1t is great problem how
to interest boy. He cannot sit still
and fold his hands. You might as well
ask a colt to become a sedate work