The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-16
COMMISSION URGES MORE
ATTENTION TO R. R. SAFETY
Continued From Faee Ono.

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fast trains IN on time. This is bad
practice, for which tn. travelling pub.
lie is largely responsible, and it should
| DC discontinued. Adequate measure:
| should be taken to compel low speed
| wherever conditions require il whcth-
CT schedules are maintained or not"
Analysis Of Accidents.
The total number of casualties on
steam roads, during the year ended
June 30, was $50, l23, Of which 1855
were persons killed and 100, 1913 injured.
These figures indicate an iucrcas-
over the previous year of lS9 killed
ana 1888 injured. OF the total num-
Der OF casualties. 400 railway employ
ccs were killed and 1865 injured
through industrial accidcnts''-,liap
pcning incident to railroad business,
but not due to the operation of trains,
An analS sis of the figures furnished
bN the steam roads shows that Of the
number of persons killed, 3lS were
passengers. 1856 employees. and g.
o32 other persons, trespassing and not
trospassing, indicating an increase vi
sc in the total number of employees
killed a decrease of SO in the total
number of passcngers killed, and an
increase OF 1874 in the total number OF
persons killed other than employees
and passengers. In the last class were
many victims of grade crossings.
OF the persons injured, 1886 were
passengers. 142,i22 employees. and
1910 persons other than passengers
and employees.
Other Work OF Commission.
Elaborate details are given in the
report of the routine work of the COM
mission during the year Generally,
Il shows a large increase. The num-
Der of formal complaints filed was 100,
q decrease Of 1875. as compared with
the previous year; rs cases were dis
posed of. an increase of i26. The
conducted Llji hearings,
as compared with 9i3 the previous
year and took 10000 pages of tcsti-
mony,
Tho Investigation OF rates and prac-
tees OF express companies which, the |
report says. lis probably the most I'M
single piece of work ever done |
bv the commission was practically |
concluded during the year "As "a re-
suit" says the commission, 1t APP
pcared that many of the practices ol
express companies were utterly mex
.usable that their methods were
archaic and their rates discriminatory
ana unreasonable.
Similar Investigations, 1t is indica-
ted. are in progress Of substitution OF
tonnage In transit. allowances To ter
ninai roads Weighing of freight. issu'
ing of passes. bills Of lading, private
,ars. rates on anthracite coal and
,thcr important transportation mat
.ers
s34a,42o In Fines Coiiecteo.
Through evidence furnished by the
Division of Inquiry. SO indictments
we're returned for oifenses against the
.arr.icrs. 81 against shippers or pass
Myers. and against shippers ana
arrIers jointly. Sixty-onc prosecu-
ions were conolud the total amount
NJ fines assessed being s3ff,i2O.
The commission, in conclusion. re-
news its recommendations Tor con
legislation providing for
,bysical valuation OF railroads, a uni
,rm classification. more explicit
iednitlon OF the authority ut the COM
mission over telegraph and telephone
ines. and control over railway capital
zatiop. The report indicates the be-
Ief of the commission that additional
cqislation to insure safety of railway
r.yel may be necessary. but ON that d,
ubiect the commission Is not pre-
ored vet to make a definite recon-
nendatiOn.
Death rate increasing among Lon
-. .a,u.oo,, 4, and g.. Ia