Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-26

tCOpleu from NHall"ilooS"
One of lie most interesting and IN
strnctiye papers read before the
Southeastern Claim Agents assocla-
Yion. which met here Friday, was pre-
pared by B. d. Haskins, claim agent
for the Chattanooga Railway ana
Tight company. The paper takes up
ehe discussion Cf the avoidance ol
accidents Of street cars and automo.
hiles at street corners Because OF
the instructiveness of the paper a
number of requests have been MAGE
that it be published in full. The SUD-
sect of Mr.. Haskins' ADDRESS was was
aWays and Means for the ReduG.loil ~
of Automobile Accidents, at both
Street and Road Crossings. Inc pa
per is as follows: %
..W nv is a Ford like tomorrow be-
causa no matter how many you pass.
there is another one just ahead ol
vnm "Subiect assigned for discus
s;on. WAYS and Means Of Reduction
of Automobile Accidents at boIh
Street and Road Crossings.
II have been selected to infllct
nnon you nv ideas on the above SUP
;ect | was also notified Mi. y. %.
Horts6eld, claim agent for the l.. q y
n roilroad at Pensacola, Fla, Wouiu
A. l;Law;se. Your worthy president
and secretary are eVideh'iy go
travellers and close students OF huln"ii
nature. coupled with a humof lor GU, eut
rsns events. In Florida they iisn'
bn,,t deer. bear and quail IN the foru
r. 1T T.,rlessee they hunt wildcat ana
~, ,,aonshine in the Ford. What q
nsaa4 n,. con,b;nation- if you could only
hr'ng Florida to Tennessee or taAe
tennessee to F'lorida. ,,aoa to-
ssssaiousiy, he ereatsst menace "
-4ay of life anu lfnD @Is the aulo'ile -,
49, Sa', The man who kept prlNae7
- osr.evance in the preautomophe pc
- was a man apart from the MI mi
80, ord nary well-to-do. IL mt nv NY
tba ritv where street cars pfoviu,
~ ~ necessary transportation, theh
-,,.iyats conveyance was - |,'hete
= he man who lived III a Vliiag ~ Lent
~ distance was great. ana wilo .,'a1. 80
y crnveyance W2s village n'.'S ana
:: ::Nowaaays the problem IN cllies s+ceats %
t,,,n~ i, how to traverse lhe -
.,S IA end place to park the aueollU too noo
80 Ihere are now about ''ooo'ooo
ni'e sa in the United States--ohe "
III ~ fon,teen people in TINS cou'I
~, We are living in fast age'
~, ~ remember, and l am SUN "
VIZ Ian the comments IN 1ho
o.'ns 1'il5,ana@s ~ when Alexander 1raiianl
pe,i 11em faanemnced he had been aoie "
arra Dsa, with and recognize 1flehu ,
.'Dias ,oeated in another rooih' ~
1y;re and an instrument
~ called telephone. -
Ie Eirst HOrseless Buggy -.
at has been only a 1ew yea as saen
NV friend, DIR. D. E. Nelson was So p =
coming coy down Market street a,,od !" hu v
horseless buggy. 1t was propeneu ond nd
.nachinery driven by steam, -
s,ada as much fus as the ola gtoul,a- glna,,
nc" nlsue thresher, but it was the pioneJi' mai
",,ton,obile of Chattanooga, III 10
au.od Ca bless him, would not g!ve
Sun ,,;s horse. and soon after tne IN, M
up pat above referred to, was riuiis ,:s
n.h clusi,' on Carter street when his
nS, ,o,sn stumbled. He was then thrown
ss.,narJ no.S falling on his head ana re-
,eiyed fatal injury. ooh;pe
aTodov we have the flying machlnei
which few years ago, ~ nS as an M
IN the air was looked upon as an moi not
POSSIBLE thing, yet today II oommon
anlv possible, but very ~ do,
nd matter-of-fact thing ~
,rhank goodness, we won ~ onoss,
nam .han at street and grade cross .so
u We have lived SO fast ana .me
.ns hoe heen so furious, we natv t',
Pa.e pa I h,t little thought for our saie.s
sxet a tha safety of others. Wha' can
anu aone @ 70 reduce automobile acei .
Ie 49, ~ street and road crosslneS
mha msil.s are three things that can pe
M which stand out most prominent
in my nina. ,.;s,otion and law
enforcement. ,..;on among
aSecond, Safety education amo"s
our employees. .;o, 90 the
"Third, Safety educa'ion "
public. -, - discuss each in
the order named. E,s...
sane Legislation and Law E"io'''
ment :.
aI will not attempt to say Jus'
hat form of laws should be passed
W.. W." will saw the one of most I'M
ance would be law that woulc
ppTobibit incompetent and careless careless
people from running auto automoDn,es Sa,,0
Every Every state and county should have "a. !.
licensing board with authority to, TO Is, \,
.ne and to revoke licenses OF permi.,' pn.
to operate and drive an aatOmSel,, ,to "itia,
ON the streets or roads OF the S e'tle' ~
.Snd counties of the state, ana NJ
narson ur should be allowed to drive O O
pnerate an automibile until they nav
Srs obtained a license or permit