Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-03
MARkHAM'S COMPANY
EVADES HEADLIGHT LAW
fa.oo Lines Fight Safety Fra Leg.
alaiion.


hSI., io' Miss Feb - Tn. ma j..
t"al apathy shown u, ~. IiIinoi. c.
la ahi hazoo aud Missi-sll,t,i YAH,
,'tlIf"hd 'omHani.- 10 comply WIN ~,
ih"N III III" Land l. StrtkinglN PORTRAYED IN
,.'H ht''t Indifference t. H.. II.,t,I,
ii'"hltsht Law. which was enacted h, ma,
" -si-sipri Legislature. In 1872 TAI. -
l'" which Was f"si.t"d aud supported bt
e Aa>t matatIiN ~ ~. Io.nrtotI,. ~
Rih".fs IN tits state aud hN IN. n.n,,i,.
K'n"taihs provides that all ln, nnntl..
LINK On tie main lines oi railfoa,is
WIN IN the stat shall b" equipped with
'I., tn headlights uf q certain nov,t
Wien ihis ets"ll'nt mrasute Was placed
hl"h IT." siaiut' books of ttis stat. In.
ihilf"ad commission Of tn. stat. ISSUED
al "ti'r Ia H.. effect that am t.ilrn4d.
imply viii thu l.gislati,r al or be nh
i"'i Il h'a'A penalties IN fines
ts"sA sk~ Law
H. aA"idane. of the letter and spttt
"i this las "a violation IT TITS of,i.t mi
~ 81 ihr p"opl. ~ tn" stat. IL Miss
| -lpii. and Ia utt.T disregard tor tn. -af.fA
." - haN.iihs public and th'it uwn IN
!l"At-s th' III mis- central aud YAzon aud
| Mississippi Valley Railroad COMPANY r..
sorted :" IT, "Ntrrm- m.asut, ~ .ntnitt.
NIX IL. railroad commission of tn. -,
tNf"ngh Ia. aE'u,N 81 Ia. tinted STATE
I'sl'f Al ilsttiat SQUIRT. from enforcing -
"t"' I'll h"ttiliglIt Law. and a. Tar a. H..
tn"i- '.nital and faE"" and Mississiria
NallA ihlpad companies wrr. concern
81. th' ias Ma troI.rAti,,. for two Yeats
N"i" Outstanding the fArt. that regard.
les ~ ~ s5s48s-.3-Sl "a 81 T. y.,,3.-s J., \
~i"l' At imperative. Other. and mon.
Ft"sr'--is. railroad systems operating IN
| TIA -tats equipped their locomotives VIII
~ t. ia1 thai tn IAN va. good and
u"i nlaT ~
tss,.~~r. ssppsr,.
'"mnltte. appointed by III. Htath.f-
hood 81 10 nnntis" Engineers Ma s.nt Ia
"a kron Ia SUPPORT NJ tbs fnrasuf. ~ Iall
ana assisted Ia it, paszagr The. mn
t"rtes"ntaihes If that great oreaniza-
tiuh Of IT," m"n behind III" thtoltI.
L
~ Mas a step ia adN an'e Tor the safety ot
, tn. public a. vii a. the employees and
tn.' voiced popular sentiment when
they urged Its passage
However. tn. dilapidated and retrogr.-
~N. Illinois central and Nazoo a Mls-is-
-irri Valley Railroad COMPANIES with
fought thr enforcement of III. electric
| headlight Law to tn. last ditch and ar.
INV dall, violating that law and arr suh-
IN N",emh.r ~ 1914. In the United
states District Court at Jackson. Miss
Jads. Nil.- ordered the injunction DIS
solved. and allowed III. railroad compan-
! i"- ninety days within which To oompl,
With tn. Law dit IL not Of record thai
any ",hs TN. han IN. l. e. and and M y
on III. t~'litn aay OF this month the
NINETY dsS time limit expired Instead
81 -anippins ali their iocomoti.e. with
electric headlights the Naroo and Nissis-
~ippi Vale, railroad company. In utter
| ont.mpt of the order Of the United States
Il ,nurt. continu. To operate their locomo-
l lives with thu old fashioned. rmok. be
| x lined. oil burning headlights thereb,
| rndangerIng tn "A greater degree tn. lives
Of their patrons and employees.
rev ssasss~s EssspV~A.
W. are Informed that a few. very few
| end OF the r. q n ". out of Vieksburg
have been equipped With electric head
| lights hut the greater part OF them have
not and We are informed that no electric
/ headlights whatever have been installes
i On the engines running south from Nicks
l burg
The locomotive engineers are OF on
! voice IN CONNIE ndinE the justness OF th'
| electric headlight Law. The engineers de
| clare that u IL safety appliance for ths
| protection OF human life. and they are al
| So Of on. accord that compliance with thu
Law would tend 10 greatly reduce tins
I damage Suit Ind ustry" upon which tbs
| pr-sidsnt of the Illinois Central and va,
zoo and Mississippi valley systems 10 wont
| to hap.
| Th~ diiaiory methods Of the greed,
| CRASHING xraft.rs who are responsible. for
the actions OF these two lines OF railroads
| which PARALLEL each other through the
| richest section Of our state, are character
| is,ic Of those who have gone before then
| and until they ar. forced either by heAs,
fine. mandatory edict or Imprisonment
| To comply with the laws Of this state ths
lives OF human beings will continue To be
,eopa rsiised and the Damage suit In
| dustry' viii continue to grow.