El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-12
MINUTES DAY A WORKMAN
ISKL.ElAT SOME OCCUPATION IN j. s.

taken a firm hold and is spreading.
The FL PasO Street Railway, the Cop
per Queen mines at Bisbee, the can
anea mines, the G. & A mines at BIS
bee, have all taken up the work OF ed
Ucatihg their employees TO avoid &C
cidents.
SOuthwestern's Work.
Now. let me tell you what we are
doing on the FL Paso 8, Southwestern
We have an organization as a board
Of last appeal, composed of all higher
officials of the ROAD, then a committee
of men on each division, composed OF
men from the section 1Oremen up 10
the superintendent and a board in each
shop. These men meet and discuss
plans for safety and then they are put
into effect. If the superintendent can
put into effect the plans suggested, he
does so: If not. he passes 1t up to the
board Of last resort, where II IS passed
upon.
Making Things Safe.
We have spent as high as $1u,UUy IN
widening one cut because our board OF
safety on the division recommended H.
We have re-eQUipped 100 cars with a
different syle brake because the board
recommended it We have moved ties
and poles and changed switches be-
cause the board Of employees recon-
mended changes for more safety 1t IS
the man on the job who knows the
dangers and we invite suggestions
postal cards and mali boxes where the
men are asked to write suggestions lot
safety, to be forwarded to the super
intendent and by him presented TO the
safety board. At these board meetings,
the section man has the same say as
the superintendent and his suggestions
are given as much consideration
Getting the Men to Think.
Our road issues bulletins following
each accident and we tell how the &C
cident happened and how 1t could be
avoided. To our Mexican section hands
who cannot read English We send plct-
ures Of accidents and how they might
have been avoided
I have a number of cigars bearing
the label Safety First which dis
tribute among our employees wherever
I go. They read the label talk about
the cigars and then talk about the
safety plan.
On our pay checks each month we
have some new motto relative to safety.
One month the motto read IL IS Del
ter to be careful than crippled we
try each month to bring out some idea
that will direct the attention OF all en-
plOyes towards the idea Of preventing
accidents.
Southwestern Employees.
Because We have the best set of en-
plOyes of any railroad in the United
States they are backing the SAFETY or
ganizatiOn. The reason we have the
best men is that they are treated fairly
and are well paid. For these reasons
our men stay with us and the public
is not subjected TO the dangers OF a
green man.
Heroic Trainman.
While on the subject of our en-
DlOyes and their work IN DenalL OF
safety, I cannot refrain from mention
ing the heroic act of P W Anderson,
''herder" in the union depot yards at
FL PasO, recently, when he saved
passenger from being run over by one
Of our trains W J. FeidL- OF FayetJe-
vile, Ark, the passenger had come In
over the s p and was transferring a
dog from the s p baggage car TO one
of the cars of our road. when the uOS
suddenly jerked him across track on
which one Of our engines was backing
equipment Anderson saw the predlca-
ment of the man, who apparently was
so absorbed with the dog that he did
not see the approaching cars, and,
quitting his own work, leaped onto
the track and dragged the man off Just
in time to prevent him being crushed
The man was bruised a bit by being
pulled back so quickly over the STAG,
hut his injuries We're only slight and he
was very thankful for his salvation
HOstler James showed much presence
of mind in stopping the equipment as
he saw Anderson make a rush for the
passenger and realized the peril OF
the two men.
am proud TO be in the same service
with man of that type
The reason 1 am teIIing you THIS IS
that the public has a vital interest In
the kind OF man we employ and in the
Safety Organization. because il means
to every person travelling on our SyS-
TEN, greater safety, greater regularity
of train service, and 1t means also that
You viii receive your freight in better
condition, and quicker, and will not
have so many freight loss claims to
adjust
The PubIic's Loss.
Now a word ABOUT the public If the
public will join with US in the work,
a great many lives can be saved and