Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-17
Hartman MEDAL GIVEN
TO SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Speeches of Sproule and Kruttschnitt on
Occasion Are of Interest to the
Company's Patrons.
REMARKABLE RECORD OF
COMPANY DUE TO EFFICIENCY
Loyalty of Officers and Staff and Men
on Line in Every Grade Of the
Service Responsible.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRE.l

museum of safety presentation Of the
Z. II. Hartman memorial medals took
place Saturday evening at the studio Of
A. A. Anderson, this city.
Presentation of the gold medal for
the Southern Pacific company was made
to ]. Kruttschnitt, chairman, who re-.
piled in part as follows:
"This beautiful medal in memory of
Mr.. Hartman is Offered to the rail.
roads annually in competition to stimu'
late and direct effort tor the conserva.
tion of human life, for preventing accl-
dents and promoting industrial hygiene
affecting railroad employees and the
public. Mr. Hartman devoted his won
derful energy and talents during the
best years of his life to rehabilitating
and improving every railroad with
which he was connected, compelling re-.
cognition from both friends and rivals,
as the greatest constructor Of the age.
'fThousands Of miles of railroads 20.
built to the highest standards, stretch
ing from the Missouri rivef to the Pa.
cific ocean from Canada to the table
lands of far Mexico, are monuments to
his genius.
Teamwork and Cc Operation.
''Teamwork and cooperation were
Mr.. Harriman's watch word and his
wonderful success was in great meas
ure due to the faith with which hC
Inspired his officers and men. believ'
the high degree Of safety in train opera
tion attained by the men of the South
ern Pacific company was made possible
only by loyal and perfect cooperation
following Mr.. Hartman S ardently ad
vocated policy Of working together.
To appreciate what was done to win the
Hartman medal we must resort to sta
tistics
"During the year ending June 30
1918, the company's locomotives il
freight, passenger and work service
ran 59,73s,0OO miles, figure too larg
to convey any meaning. At this rat
the miles ran since last Saturday nigh
would girdle our earth 46 times, o
nearly seven times IN day, or once il
three and half hours with so great
movement the liability to accident
very great, yet 41,SS3,O0O passenger
were carried the inconceivably greo
aggregate distance of l,756,4S2,00
miles, the equivalent of Transporting
the entire population Of Greater Ne
York, some 100000 people from Ne
York to Rochester and this was dor
without fatality in a train acciden
Furthermore, 1t was done for the fol
years preceding with the same immul
ity. Among the $4,000 men engaged
pursuits not involving train movemel
there was one fatality in every S76,4t
days or 24OO years worked.
"In behalf of the Southern Pacif
company that you have honored f
the utmost progress in safety al
accident prevention and as spokesm'
for 6l,3OO men whose faithful perforl
ancc of duty throughout the year, h
won this recognition, / thank yo
gentlemen of tho board Of trustees
the American museum Of safety, a
you, Mrs. Hartman, through who
generosity the medal has been p'
vided.''
Presented 10 sproule.
The silver replica OF the medal "
presented to william Sproule, preside
as the officer Immediately responsi'
for the administration Of the compa
in It's operations, who made respoi
as follows:
"In receiving the medal which
American museum Of safety has 81
fit to bestow upon me, I do so will
keen sense Of the representative II