The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-19
TRAIN TO BEAR
SAFETY EXHIBIT
OVER COUNTRY
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
Cooperate with Depart
ment of the Interior.

WASHINGTON. March 1s-The
Safety First Exposition. which was
held in Washington recently and
which depicted what the federal gov
eminent Is doing in the saving OF llfo
and property. may soon he brought to
the doorsteps OF every citizen in the
United StAtO8.
Writes 10 willard
The exposition was Of such far
reaching educational value and cree
ated so much public interest that Sec
rotary Of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane conceived the idea that the rest
of the country ought. II possible. TO
he given the opportunity OF seeing II.
He accordingly wrote letter to
Daniel willard president Of the Balti-
moro and Ohio railroad. requesting the
free use of complete train for that
purpose. President Willard responded
Immediately and offered to furnish an
nll-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 It's line. stopping sufficient
length of time in each city or town
to enable the people TO inspect thor
oughly the various exhibits.
It has been tentatively agreed that
this train will be In Washington by
May I. and that II will be equipped as
rapidly as possible and sent on it's
way. An itinerary will be arranged
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rotary Lane that upon the completion
Of this itinerary the other prominent
railroads of the country will be asked
to extend similar fHvOrE over their
lines and in this way no hopes that
everyone in the country sufficiently
interested will BIO able to see the ex-
hlbits.
Educational Advantage.
The exposition held In Washington
originated with the Bureau OF Mines
and through the encouragement Of
Secretary Lane spread To all the other
departments until twenty-seVen fed-
eral bureaus were represented, as we'll
as the American Red Cross and the
police department of the District Of
Columbia.
II am OF the opinion that such a
moving exposition will be of great
educational advantage to the country
said Secretary Lane today. 1.-THE ex-
position as saw 1t was a revelation
as to the extent of the federal govern
ment'B activities along these lines OF
life saving and property saving. That
1t created great popular interest was
evlnced by the fact that In the very
busy city Of Washington having mani
fold other interests. the exposition
attracted more than $4,000 persons
during the weekA
"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 gatewayB of the re-
public against epidemlcs of disease
sent us from foreign shores and the
stamping out of these diseases on tho
threshold Of the countdy; the work
Of tho coast guard service, treasury
department, In saving life at sea, maxi
ing the ocean lanes safe for travel;
the navigation bureau, commerce de-
partment, with Its extensive system
Of wireless which has already saved
thousands of lives OH shipwrecked
vessels: the forest services plan, de-
partment Of agriculture, of fighting
forest fires and preserving millions OF
dollars OF natural resources to the
nation; the methods used by the
bureau Of mines, interior department.
in rescuing entombed miners from
terrible death, and the safety meth
DDS OF the interstate commerce CONF
mission which have 30 signally re-
duced the deaths among trainmen..
Army and Navy
ain addition there is the safety
work OF the army and navy depart
ments. in sanitation and the. stamp
ing out OF tho 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.
Altogether It Will be a rare ppppr-
tunity for the average citizen OF the
United States and will give him a
better and clearer idea OF what a
great and humanitarian country he
lives In" AZ
M. JrE IN