Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20

Discussing the #&SSsS$&SHs# aE&$S&
matter today. s
Judge F'ite said: S a.
q have been ~ Ap
brought to this
conclusion definitely by the accident in
which Miss Dubose was killed recently
and her father so seriously injured.
That accident occurred in Barlow coun-
ty and it came about through care
lessness and non observance of the law,
coupled with naturally dangerous con-
ditions that might have been easily
guarded against.
The law now provides that all trains
approaching grade crossings shall blow
their whistles and continue to blow I'M
til it is evident that there is nobody
ahead to be hurt, and that the. speed Of
the train shall be continuously de-
creased as the grade crossing is APP
preached, until the engineer is assured
that the way is clear
"This law is observed by none of the
roads, They claim that they can not
observe it and maintain their sched-
ules. 1t may be that there is some
thing in that-but it is the law, ana
the next best thing the roads can Go is
to find way around it that is not
Illegal and wrong.
The answer is obvious-the rail-
roads should be placed under or over
the dangerous places.
81 think the various counties should
help in effecting these reforms, too
for the prevention of accidents, and
their consequent suits at law, would
save the counties much money.
There would be four great benefits
to come of the work l suggest: First,
the roads would be able legally to make
better time: second, they would be re-
lieved of many suits at law; third.
highway travel would be made safer,
and. fourth. counties and communities
would be rid of much court expense now
entaied upon them
The initial cost of this work would
not be so very heavy, when reckoned as
an investment. the returns upon which
would come Of money wisely saved and
lives spared.
The legislature should provide fair
and equitable machinery whereby this
reform might he worked out. 1t should
apply only to grade crossings that are
dangerous. Some of them are perfectly
safe now-those that are not should be
made so, for the benefit of the railroads
and the people jointly.
Il fined the engineer in the Dubose
accident $1,000 for violating the law
which he did. But did not blame him
so much as l blamed those higher up,
who told him to violate It,"
General William 4. Wright, the comp
troller and state insurance commits
sioner, has moved from his Pdachtree
street home. after % years residence
therein. and now resides in East Fir
tcenth street.
when | first moved INFO my Peach
tree street home" said the general to-
day, Il thought I was getting about as
near the ragged edge Of town a. pos
sbly might. I thought ! was much
nearer he Jumping Off place then than
am now on East Fifteenth.
Beyond my residence 23 years ago
there was nothing much to see. save
the natural woods and country roads,
Nov, my old home is so far down
town that / felt almost as If my old
iumping OFF place had become the
jumping on place. Business houses so
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ues 50 IdpIuIS cIlilpeu up around me-
that ! decided to make another move
toward the woods, and see what came
Of ii.
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not al al uhllke!y that ShaI nave TO
move again some day to escape the
crowding of the market places into NV
very front door"
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