Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-15

the rest Of the year. The attor.
neys are alert and watchful Of the
interests of their respective sides
and are quick to take advantage of
any point that may result in an
advantage to their side. The trial
OF Johnson and Foragor promises
to be full of interesting tits
between opposing counsel.
Contrary to the expectations of
Reno's basket ball team, the Elko
boys whipped them Saturday
night on their own ground, the score
standing % to % in favor of Elko.
or course, Reno. will not now plead
the baby act and say their defeat
was due TO Elko's rough-housing.
The Elko team returned this
morning. each member wearing
one Of the Reno boys scalps at his
belt. All report a good time in
the City of Sin on the banks of
the Truckee.
At a meeting of the Presby-
terrain Sunday School board yes
terday action was taken to have a
Christmas tree at the church
Saturday evening before Christmas
at Z o'clock. An invitation has
been sent TO Santa Claus to be
present. Everybody is cordially
invited to be present.
The point vas made in a recent
discussion on safety attachments
for machinery that the designer
was not called on to make his
machine "foolproof." but only TO
make it safe. The argument was
raised that to overdo the protect.
ion Of moving machinery was not
only to make the cost of the ma.
chine prohibitory when many were
10 be used, but also that a safe
guarding which was too complete
was h~emoralizing to the operator.
in that il made him careless and
what maybe called sloppy" in his
mental attitude. A certain alert
ness incident to a knowledge that
the machine has capacities for
harm is derived from the use Of a
machine made safe, but not COM
pletely "fool-proof." That alert.
ness represents a certain port Of
attention to his work which makes
a man more valuable, and for a
longer Mining and Scientific
Press.
Statistics compiled by the Bureau
of Railway Economics show that
railroads representing about 60
per cent of the total operated
mileage Of the country reduced
the number of their employees by
81, $50 between April 80, 1910.
and April 30, 1911. If the same
condition prevailed on other lines
not reporting to the bureau, rail
carriers throughout the United
States il is figured, had 1876, 800
fewer workers on April Both last
than on the some date in 1910.
Placing the annual income Of the
average railroad worker at Sl700
n year, the total estimated cut in
working forces represents a reduc-
tiOn in the pay rolls of the carriers
amounting to S95,4lO,0O for enc
year. Since the returns were COM
piled by the bureau many Of the
railroads, according TO reports.
have adopted n drastic retrench-
mcnt policy, and the totals it is
believed. would be substantially
higher than those enumerated
Brad5trcet's.
In the Union-Southern Pacific
lecture room at the Chicago Land
Show which closed Saturday even
ing. December 9th. there has been
delivered five hundred and six
lectures; attordod by n hundred
and fifty thousand people.
Thirty different lecturers gave
thirty minute talks accompanied by
illustrated slides ard moving
pictures. There were fifteen
di nercnt lectures given or Nevada
which were listened TO with great
interest and caused n great de-
mand for literature.
That the state will be benefited
by this action Of the Southern
Pacific Company, there can be no
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