The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-15
sAsErx hAsiT MOVEMENT.

The report Of the claims depart.
naent Of the Atchiscn. Topsks & San,
Is Re rsilwsy company for the six
nsenths ending January 81, 1911, shows
that there were SIS employees Of the
eomrsnv Killed and Seas injured, s
decrease az 20 killed ana ss- injured,
on decrease Of IS per cent in the
number 81 employees Killed and ls per
cent in the number injured.
These figures said J, n NJ
Hamilton, claims attorney for the
Santa Tes Indicate that there is
sweeping over the coaRtry q wave 81
Get the Safety Habit Reports made
10 the government and state aGshort-
ties shcw that there is a material rs.
ducsion in the number az accidents,
not oasv on railroads but in factories
snd other Industries in which n.aehin-
cry is used, The vigilance oil EN-
asoyers as nell as az employees: the
character Of the employees and the
safe guarding OF machinery saa sr-
allances hare worked together 30
bring about this change o. conditions
Al least ~ PER cent ii shs aees-
dents 70 iseor IS chargeSale 10 care
lsSsnsssS The average rasa having 10
DO with the operation 0, train IS She
peTsonifsessien Of esrsfaagsss ii the
Protection cs passengers but toc Of
Ten Ne gsves no hssd TO his owa ssse,
~ Il WIS wlth shs view OF sasecsSES
into the mental cssiosr Of The ran,
ros6 nan . nsocs sslcisa; degree 81
personal safety that the Santa Re
SrsusG-stes the Safety Habit cam,
aassa six months $50, The results Sc
Gste sire ucss satisfactory and We
expect 10 make better showing ia
the next six months,
We also here 10 Interest the seR-
e-al public IN or Safety Elshis'
Ners. People gathering 81 6epcss
VhsTe there are moving trains should
keep in mind that care should be eSer~
esse5 all The tine. II is dangerous 70
rash 10 the edre OF 5 platform when 3
-sYfssly naoviTs sTsSa comes IN II IS
dangerous 10 hoard s. moving train or
alisas from enc YET ghss Is done daily.
nos vitaasssa6iag the e@orss Of grSin
men 10 enforce the raiss We hope
10 Interest school teachers in this
movement ssvlns them SCI sside =
sew minutes sveTy dsv for she pslr.
pvcss Of helGlas pupils Get tie Safety
fsasise
io-e rso7ls sre Killed snaGsaty
whals aicn5cssas, sanslas, SWIMMING
Joy riding. etc, han are Killed In ran
road se0iaeass ard Il sfs 7Sasesy
Habit we're taught To cAfisrea n tAs
seAccls. the easaastg lass es She asx'
generation vcaas ~ greatly reduced
Darsng the last SIX asontAs Of TsI'
osay TWO passengers were Killed o.
: the Santa re. n7oaa7, covering sFsi
/ miles o. lines, One a. fAesa ~as !
cSvcas nAsa mo went so sissa ca sol
of s err, feas on zna arcSe MS nssS
The railroad comrany was Ret N
Z ssAorssass far sAc seoixegat. The cfte
esse Tas enc 81 NsSea tho nassszsss
s KS shct ~ 3 crsFs nan, These mi
the S e7apFeses Ssl5ss;, srSNs SaEs
Re railroad fataaSsT lsst q IS In "a
towVss aloaz nc Sassa Sc IN ssss tel
g -fse-g daring tass SANE ps7sCsi, ~
y cv6tns 10 tas ress7Saesg vesc-t;
u S-7S reog,e usst YSe1snt deaths 81 I'd
Z, csSeats cccarrsas % tAe rssl1oS
right 81 vay The paalsc, sAs-sso-,
NIL readily $50 saas ne S2fes
g Ashi; movement oasAt aos n ;
IS eaafiaes 70 railnosd cs7SieS hi
u saeaid b. encouraged ~ saety
is Ssasras IS Sastruusaat to7 Ike aress
va,ica q human Ess