Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-26

UNCLE SAM PLANS TO SHOW SAFETY FIRST
 BENEFITS ID NATION
Success of Recent Mines Ex- position Suggests to Gov ernment Advantage of Dis patching Train on Tour.

PotSfiiiiS iIoiil OAi AONi. | WASHINGTON. March 25 The Safety First Exposition. which was
 held in Washington recently and which
 depicted what the Federal Govern
 ment is doing in the saving oi life and
 property, may soon be brought to the
 doorsteps of every citizen in the Unit ed States.
 The exposition was Of such far-reach- ing 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 a letter O Daniel Will
 lard, President of the Baltimore & O. hio Railroad, requesting the free use of complete train for that purpose. President Willard responded immedi-
 ately and offered to furnish an all steel train of any necessary number 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 a sufficient length of time in each city or town to enable the people to inspect thoroughly 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 its way An itinerary will be arranged without delay. It is the plan of Secretary 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 exhibits.
 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 Feder al bureaus were represented, as well as the American Red Cross and the police department of the District of Columbia.
 '1 am of the opinion that such moving exposition will be of great ed ucational advantage to the country" said Secretary Lane today. The ex- position as I saw it was a revelation as to the extent of the Federal Gov ernment's activities along the lines of life saving and property saving. That it created great popular interest was evinced by the fact that in the very busy city of Washington, having man. ! fold other interests, the exposition | attracted more than 35.000 persons during the week.
 Best of all. this moving exposition i 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. l For instance, the work of the Public | Health Service. Treasury Department, | in guarding the gateways of the Re public against epidemics of diseases 1 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 1 Department, in saving life at sea, mak ] ing the ocean lanes safe for travel; ! the Navigation Bureau. Commerce De partment. with its extensive system of wireless which has already saved thou | sands of lives on shipwrecked vessels; | the Forest Services plan, Department | 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 en- tombed miners from terrible death; | and tho safety methods of the Inter | state Commerce Commission which 1 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 10 see and learn about. AL | together it will be rare opportunity | for the average citizen of the United | States and will give him a better and | a clearer idea Of wha a great and hu- | manitarian country he lives in"