The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-12-23
SAFETY FIRST.

has been installed by any indus
trial concern, safety IL still fl
from assured.
No railroad, factory, or indus
trial organization Of any kind, i
safer than its most careleau ant
negligent employee. Injuries and
losses will continue TO 10 sus
tanned until oareleasnesa and ne
gligence are eliminated
| TO establish snfety on the rail
you must convince the careless o,
negligent workman that you are
watching his work. and that you
are anxious that he shall do hit
work right.
That there shall bc the highest
degree vf safety on tho railroad
which traversca your community,
Ia another case Of evcrbOdy's bust
ness. Aud remember that every
bOdy's business means YOUR per.
Honal bu4incaH.
Everybody includes both mas
tcrn Of the road and their men.
Everybody includes the travel.
ing public.
Everybody includes the farmer y
along the right Of way.
Everybody includes every man
or woman who pays taxes.
Everybody includes the shipper
OF freight.
IL should he y matter Of per.
s0nal anxiety with all those cru
meratcd above that safety 10 life,
body. and property should be ~
surcd on the railroad.
When any of these people see
any carelcsaneSs or negligence
among thr operating hands of u
railroad, IL In their duty 10 them.
selves and their community To
call attention to the matter, NO
that the weak Inks In tbs chain
may be streng thencd and that all
shall be made TO feel that safety In
u thing that depends upon Mrm.
Tho employees Of tho Frisco
Lines have innugarated u notable
movement under the direction of
the Central Safety Committee.
This movement haH already OK.
tended its qualifications Into every
department Of the roads opera
ton. u IN there To stick.
TO tho work m Al IL means some
thing big and vital. II means 10
them that all who are on tho
roads payroll want to stay there
and not be knocked of by q dina
bling injury.
TO tho officers Of the road IL
means that their men have taken
= long step In advance, \ step
which will mean greater safety
aud greater happiness to them,
and which means 10 tho company
q fuller force Of trained and expe
rienced work mon. And this In
gratifying to the officers III the
road, for they know that there IN
nothing no demoralizing to the
prosperity Of any business m the
Of its working force,
whatever its cause may be.
"Safety First" is tho slogan Of
the men In this movement on the
Frisco. They should have every.
body's help, and that includes
YOU.
The most determined effort on
tho part Of industrial manage.
mentS TO insure safety has invari.
ably proved futile. In the last |
analysis, u IL ~ to the men who
do the work. The Safety Move
mcnt Oh the Frisco was inaugu.
rated by the men themselves 10
reduce the dangers Of their call.
ing. Il stands totally and exclus.
lively for elimination OF personal
injury and property loss, and IL 10
no sense c0ntrtved for the pur
pose Of AndiDg cause for dlsci
pine.
Tho brains are never oil 1t the
top ri the ladder. suggestions
and right initi alive on the part Of
those on tho lower rungs are Ines.
valuable and servicesble.
A great industrial plant once
sailed for suggestions and recon.
nendations from it 100000 cm.
ployes. Within two years, $4,000
suggestions and recommends Ions
we're received, and ninety eight
Der cent Of these were accepted
md acted upon