Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-01
EFFORTS MADE FOR
GREATER SAFETY
Employees of the Madison
Division Hold Meeting
at Baraboo.
TRIP TO CAPITAL CITY
List of Those Who Made
the Trip for Observation
Purposes.

The division and employees commit
tee on safety to persons and property
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way company held it's last regular
monthly meeting in the general office
building at Baraboo with all the mem
bers present. After the busi ness had
been transacted an inspection OF the
conditions at Baraboo was made. The
entire party went to Madison on train
No. sos to inspect conditions at that
point.
F.W. Mould was the official photo
grapher and took several views of the
committee and conditions at Baraboo,
also accompanied the party toI Madi-
son where several more views were
aiken.
This committee consists Of several of
the local officials of the Chicago q
North western and an employe from
each department of the railroad who
AIepresents his fellow workmen, report
Ang dangerous conditions and danger
GUS practices which come to their
view. These reports are actedt upon
by the local officials of the railroad
who are exerting every effort to i'm
Drove conditions and eliminate dan
gerous practices to promote safety to
employees and patrons of the road.
The Chicago g. Northwestern rail-
way company was first to inaugnrate
the s'safety first' movement which
was nearly TWO years ago. The results
of the first years campaign showed
reduction of about 80 per cent in the
number ofpersons killed and 81 per
cent in the number of persons injured.
The second year will show a decrease
of approxlm ateiy So per cent in num-
Der of persons killed and 35 per cent in
number of persons injured according
to figures compiled at this time, not
Withstauding an increase in the
amount of business handled necessi-
Eating the employment of additional
employees.
Almost every railroad in the country
is following the example set by tie
Chicago & Northwestern railway in an
attempt to get employees and patrons
interested in their own welfare. Z.
G. Richards, who has been the gener-
al claim agent of this railroad for, a
number of years, is the originator OF
This method of avoiding accidents to
employees and patrons of the road
which had been steadily increasing
wear by year. The "safety first"
movement has become so widespread
among railroads and other Industries
where large number of people are
employed that it is fast becoming an
international movement. We are in
formed that the railroads in Japan are
making inquiries with view of in
augurating movement of this kind
in their country.
The committees, which held their
meeting at this point. consisted of the
following members
Division Committee.
E. E. Nash, superintendent, Baraboo
G. V. Axen, master mechanic, Baraboo
w. J. jackson, Div. engineer, Madison
Employees Committee.
E. E. Apker, conductor, Baraooo
9. w. Lausche, conductor, Bsraboo
w. M. Foresman, agent, Sparta
II. D. Adams, Agt. & Opr., Caledonia
Thos. Williams, engineer, Baraboo
w. FL. Shuman, B. & B. F., Madison
b. Russell, conductor, Baraboo
S. w. Kenyon, engineer, Friendship
VIM. Carey, Sec. foreman, Madison
Geo. Schimming, R. H. F., Wyevine
w. A. Snyder, Supv. signals, Madison
e. G.. Heding, brakeman, Milwaukee
]. CuIlinan, passenger brakeman, Elroy
e. g. Moog, brakeman, Baraboo
g. w. rockingham, Eng. Lancaster
r. w. Dunham, fireman, Wyeville
J. 6. Nc Kenna, yardmas6er Madison
p. w. Ferguson, car rep. Friendship