Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-29
GOVERNMENT "SAFEIY
FIRST" SPECIAL
C0MlN6 WEST
This Section Especially Favored In
Routing of Exhibit

Early last spring Franklin K Lane,
secretary of the Interior department,
conceived the idea of running the
governments Safety First" exhibit
through certain portions of the Unit
ed States. but almost Immediately he
was confronted by the fact that there
were no funds available for transport
ing such an exhibit He was about
to abandon the idea when. President
willard OF the Baltimore q Ohio
railroad came to his relief. Mr. VIII
lard offered to supply the equipment
and haul the installed exhibit over
the lines of his company, free of
charge, at the same time furnishing
accommodations for the men accom-
panying the exhibit
Numerous other railroad officials
got busy in an effort to get the train
over the lines of road in other sec
tons Of the country The Union Pa
cific was one of the western lines
that got into the negotiations and
succeeded in landing the prize, though
its efforts put forth will mean the
expenditure of large sum of money.
as it will haul the train more than
5000 miles without receiving a cent
of revenue.
Regardless of the expense, officials
of the Union Pacific went upon the
theory that as an educational feature
to bring before the public, the future
benefits that the people along it's lines
would derive would many times re-
pay the expense.
In cities and towns where stops are
made, the exhibits will be open to
fv,cv
from 1 o'clock in the afternoon until
nine at night. Moving pictures In the
evening
The exhibits are similar to the de-
partment exhibit that the government
has been showing at the expositions
held on the Pacific coast and else
where during the last few years.
Without going into extended detail,
in the Coast Guard service there is
modern. full sized self baling surf
boat. beach apparatus wagon, rapid
firing gun for throwing life lines to
ships in distress and there are
breeches buoy for life saving at sea
The Public Health service shows
by models and charts what the gov
eminent is doing in stamping out dis
ease and safeguarding the health Of
our people.
The Navy and War departments
have cars devoted exclusively TO a
display of apparatus and models used
in the respective departments. In the
War department exhibit there are
models of the immense cannon used
in Notifications, all manner of small
arms. including the rapid firing guns,
while in the Navy department there
al -
being an exact duplicate in miniature
of the dreadnaught, Vermont, Uncle
Sans most formidable battle ship.
In the Navy department is COM
plete wireless station. taken from one
stops are made, this is taken out and
set up and from 1t messages are sent
out and answers received.
In the collection from the Depart
ment of the Interior there are count
less exhibits showing what is pos
sible in the way of reducing accidents
in the mines. There are telephones,
pumps and even the life saving
canary. In the same department Is
shown what has been done by the
Reclamation service and how it has
been possible to make 10000, 900
acres of desert land within the last
few years blossom like the rose and
respond to the magic touch of nature.
In this department are shown pic
lures of the scenery in the fourteen
national parks, most of which are in
the west.
The Department of Agriculture
shows the conservation of life and
property. how fires are started and
how they are prevented
One of the most interesting ex-
| hibits is that of the Weather bureau
service. Here is shown all of the in
struments used in forecasting wealth
er at both long and short range.
| There are shown the methods en-
| ployed in giving timely warnings Of
+: the approach of storms, frosts, floods
and tornadoes-
| The Interstate Commerce exhibit
has largely to do with the affairs of
| the railroads. In the car devoted to
! this exhibit there are to be seen
about all the appliances for carrying
into effect the Safety First" idea
To make this exhibit complete,
| there is shown a locomotive under
| full steam and on one side there ara
/ a number OF peep holes, and by look
| ing through the glass covering them
is easy to ascertain how steam is ap-
/ Piled and just what 1t can do