Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-04-24
Railroad Plan No-Accident Month.

Mr.. B. F. Bush, Regional Director
of the Southwestern Region, has set
aside the month of May as NO-AC-
CIDENT MONTH on the Railroads in
this region. Through the efforts Of
the Safety Section of the United States
Railroad Administration no-accident
campaigns have been conducted with
splendid results in number of re-
gions throughout the United States.
The railroad man who takes chances
of injuring himself or others now is
exceedingly unpopular with his fellow
workmen, who are striving to break
all records by making their particular
railroads safe, not only during the no.
accident month but all the time.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad,
through its officers and employees are
making strenuous preparations for
making that road the safest in the
country, as well as to lead the other
lines in the Southwestern Region in
accident prevention. Safety com
mittees, composed of division officers,
trainmen, enginemen, section men,
shop men and others representing ev-
cry department of the service are
touring every mile Of the road calling
attention of all employees to the neces-
sity of nsiDg care in the performance
of their duties. Thoy are also invit-
ing the schools urging the children to
be careful and not play around rail-
road tracks and cars where their lives
are in danger.
When we consider hat 1,777 per-
sons were killed and 1885 injured in
highway crossing accidents during
the year 1917 in the United States it
would appear that safety is a question
to be considered by the public as well
as the railroad employees. With 9
constantly increasing number. of auto
biles using railroad crossings daily the
death loss has become appalling and
the government is appealing to auto
mobile drivers to exercise care, tc
stop, look and listen at all railroad
crossings. Most of these accidents
can be prevented by the exercise O.
care. Safety first is slogan that tht
public can adopt with profit as vel
rs the railroads.
Parents and school authorities art
being urged to assist in the education
of children along Safety First lines
In 1917 II children under Ia year
were killed and 70 injured playing
around railroad tracks, So children
between IA and 21 were killed and GIL
injured walking on railroad track
during the same year, not iucludin,
the 1S9 tramps killed and 48 injure
during the same period. Cards hav
recently boon placed in all the school
in the nine states through which tn
Missouri Pacific operates with tn
following advice to children:
Don't walk on railroad tracks Q
bridges.
Don't play around railroad station
or cars.
Don't hop on or off cars or engines
Don't crawl under or between car
Don't cross track without lookin
to see If a train is coming.
Don't throw at glass insulators o
telegraph poles.
According to goverDmen repor
there have been 86,733 trespasser
killed and 81, GAG injured on the rail
roads of the. United States during th
past twenty years. which have bee
classified as follows: young peop
under Is years of age, residing in th
vicinity OF the accident, many of the,
under 10 years of age, 25,000; tramp
36,276; citizens Of locality in whic
accident occurred, mostly wage carr
ers, 120,103.
With these figures in mind, the raj
road employees are asking the co-oI
Grafton Of the general public, espe
tally parents, school authorities al
automobilists to assist in educatiI
people to the importance Of usir
Sare about railaoad tracks and train