The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-18
SAFETY FIRST" Is
MEETING SUBJECT.
RESIDENTS OF M'MEHEN GATHER
TO HEAR QUESTION DIS
CuSSED.
Heads Of Departments Of D. a o.
Spoke, az Well az Many Resi-
dents Of the Town.

Actual statistics show that 90 out
OF every 100 employees killed by rail-
road accidents are by some means
that no amount of money would have
prevented. was the statement made by
T. X Scoville. acting secretary of the
Safety First committee of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad Company. at n
meeting held in the McMechen school
auditorium last night by the Safety
First committee OF the Wheeling d.
vision OF the company. Mr.. II. b..
Green. superintendent of the Wheeling
division OF the Il. & o.. was present
and delivered an address in which he
urged upon the employees OF the COM
pany the vital Importance OF more
close observance of the spirit OF the
Safety First laws.
The meeting was well attended. the
school auditorium being packed with
railroad employees. mill men and street
car conductors and motormen, as well
as others interested in the general
Safety First movement. Among those
present and who delivered addresses
were the members Of the local com
mittee OF the Wheeling division Of the
baltimore q Ohio Railroad Company,
Messrs. b. f. Craig. NJ. Bond. Everly
and Root. Superintendent of Schools
H. l.. Peddicord. and Prof ]. T. King
also made short talks.
Work in Conjunction.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Garvey acted as chairman.
Mrs. Davis opened the evenings en-
tertainment with a very clever piano
solo. Mr.. H. II. Green, superintend-
ent OF the Wheeling division OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company.
was then introduced and took the sub
jet of Safety First up In a general
way. He talked first ito the employees,
then to their wives. and last TO the
children He impressed on each the
great necessity of united and concert
ed action between company and en-
pioyes in furthering the vital move
ment OF self-preservation.
safety First" means just what Il
says and the words should not be tax
en- lightly" declared the superinten-
dent. we are sparing no means 10
preserve the lives of our employees
and the only way In which we can
succeed in doing so is by our EMPLOY
es dong all in their power to observe
the rules OF Safety First. No employe
Will ever be discharged because he
stuck strictly 10 those rules.
Mr.. B. +. Craig. member of the
Safety First committee. and employed
in the interests of workmen in the ca
pacity OF examiner OF safety appli-
anceG. was the next speaker following
a very delightful vocal solo by Mrs.
Daniel Gressan.
Railroads Lead.
He declared that the Safety First
movement should have been started
twenty years ago, and said that he
woult never be able TO understand
why such had not been the case. Rail-
road work led the list in point OF fatal
employments, he continued. OF the
more dangerous empioyments, train
men were hrst, engineers were second,
electricians third. and fremen fourth.
he stated that there had been more
men Killed by railroads during the
past twenty years than during the en-
tire five years OF the Civil war.
only during the last four years has
ousIy considered. Mr.. Craig said. ana
that II was started by Mr.. Richards OF
the Chicago q Northwestern. During the
and 1860 injured. he stated and de-
clared that the death toll was heavier
that from this class 1OI had been killed
and 4,269 injured. The number Of fatal
tiles In the shops were nil. ne continued.
and that only one injury had been rec
Orded. ono thousand six hundred ma
chimes were In operation, he said, with
all safety devtses known TO modern
Prof ". l.. Peddicord. superintendent
OF schools in Union district. Marshall
county, was next introduced. and said
at the beginning that he had come there
TO listen and learn and then try and in
stan the teachings In the schools
stated that he agreed with Mr.. Craig in
that he wondered why the Safety First
movement had not been started twenty
before. said a.
great good could not be attained with
out untold sacrifice.
ways department, and a member OF the
general Safety First committee. was
but spirited talk In which he urged on
all employees the importance Of doing
ones duty as the surest means OF self
preservation. Prof J. r. King. princi-
pal OF the McMechen public school. made
"A short address In which he went on rec
ord as reitersting the sentiments ex-
Prof. King made a bitter attack on auto
mobile speed cranks." and brought
BY referring 10 many owners Of cars a.
those who had mOrtgagcd their homes
20 purchase a death dealing machine.
short talk, as did Mr.. Root. member %
the Safety FIRST committee Of the
Mr.. E n scoviIle. acting general SOC
rotary Of the safety First committee OF
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
IhuNs was tne AlHA speaker introduced
and sitter n short talk In which he en-
deavorcd 10 impress upon his hearers
the unnecessary great number Of ac-
cidents TO railroad employees, stereoI IL
con views we're shown. explaining tho
most common accidents. Many views
% beautiful scenery along the -. a o..
lines were shown.
Mr.. Green stated In closing the meet
INK. that the systcfn q electing mem
bors u the Safety FIRST committee
would be changed on the local division
the first OF next year. The members
would be elected every three months.
he aid. and ~ this manner great inter
ct was. expected to BE- maintained. Tho
superintendent declared that the mem
hers ~ the committee would De ready
and willing 60 discuss the subject 81
safety FIRST with employs ne any
time. ard that meetings 81 the character
n the one last night would BE- held reg
ularly from nov on AZ different points
along the division.
Democrats have named 1850 new
fourth-cin9g postuasters since coming
into power.