The Coconino sun., 1916-03-24
WILL RUN SAFETY FIRST
 TRAIN THROUGH OHIO

The Safety First Exposition, which was held in Washington recently and which depicted what the federal gov ernment is doing in the saving of life and property, may soon be brought to the doorsteps of every citizen in the United States.
 The exposition was of such far reaching educational value and created so much public interest that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane con ceived the idea that the rest of the country ought, if possible, to be given the opportunity of seeing it. He ac- cordingly wrote letter to Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, requesting the free use of a complete train for that pur- pose. President Willard responded immediately and offered to furnish an all-steel train of any necessary num- Der of cars to transport the exhibits. The railroad also agreed to haul this train free of charge over the entire length of its line, stopping sufficient length of time in each city or town to enable the people to inspect thorough ly the various exhibits.
 It has been tentatively agreed that this train will be in Washington by May 1, and that it will be equipped as rapidly as possible and sent on it's way. An itinerary will be arranged without delay. It is the plan of Secre- tary Lane that upon the completion of this itinerary the other prominent railroads of the country will be asked to extend similar favors over their lines and in this way he hopes that everyone in the country sufficiently interested will be able to see the ex- hibits.
 The exposition held in Washington originated with the Bureau of Mines and through the encouragement of Secretary Lane spread to all the other until twenty-seven fede- ral bureaus were represented, as we'll as the American Red Cross and the police department of the District of Columbia.
 'T am of the opinion that such a moving exposition will be of great educational advantage to the coun- try" said Secretary Lane today. "The exposition as I saw it was a revela- tion as to the extent of the federal governments activities along the lines of life saving and property saving. That it created great popular interest was evidenced by the fact in the very busy city of Washington, having mani fold other interests, the exposition at tracted more than 35,000 persons dur ing the week.
 Best of all, this moving exposition will give the people of the interior towns and cities an opportunity to see and understand what the federal gov ernment is doing in places remote. For instance, the work of the public health service, treasury department, in guarding the gateways of the Republic against epidemics of disease sent us from foreign shores and the stamping out of these diseases on the threshold of the country; the work of the coast guard service, treasury de- partment, in saving life at sea, mak ing the ocean lanes safe for travel; the navigation bureau, commerce de- partment, with it's extensive system of wireless which has already saved thousands of lives on shipwrecked yes sels; the forest services plan, depart ment of agriculture, of fighting forest fires and preserving millions of dol lars of natural resources to the na- tion; the methods used by the bureau of mines, interior department, in res cuing entombed miners from terrible death; and the safety methods of the interstate commerce commission which have so signally reduced the deaths among trainmen.
 "In addition there is the safety first work of the Army and Navy depart ments, in sanitation and the stamping out of the typhoid fever in the army and navy.
 "These are but few of the many interesting activities of the federal government that the people will be privileged to see and learn about. AL together it will be a rare opportunity for the average citizen of the United States and will give him a better and a clearer idea of what great and humanitarian country he lives in"
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