The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-06-03
Illinois Central System Calls Attention to
Things the Public Does Not See

The public is accustomed to see passenger and freight trains arrive at stations
forming "a necessary service without which almost all commerce would be puayzed.
cation of railway operation.
The public sees an engineer and a fireman in charge of a locomotive a cndus
back of the actual mn nS Of a tain~the executive md gensrrsl o office % t m hesds of IS
departments the, division Officers, the train dhpatchers the signal mantaiurs, the
producing the coal the workers producing the steel the woodsmen producing the ties
ing the lumber the rfnees producing the lubricants, the rock quarres ad rock
erushe G*h the gravel pits and steam novels and the thousand and one other opera
Few outside of those whose business it is to do so ever examine the anatomy of
earn ca n'H A modern SD nISomo a pss csnSns e1 9ncs a 4m Gsfr 4sa n fr 1 Or an ;c ordinary E freight
i HEI t% all cHn 1 mmca ntt mt be ff F h"%tea d daily and kept in perfect condition some requh-
tenn is cared for by a corps of trained electricians the superheater attachment Stocked
a amr any S4 5iSjmr sn mn O% ~icb requires %msta1 the me- faf rmmn Of xpsr boNr makers the sep
and constant attention., ad the airbrke system also demands the attention of experts
A modern ansee passenger COACH exclusive of bots rvets, screws nuts
washers ad nails has more than 1000 parts. The wheels trucks airbraIs and draw draw
gear g re 9annss constant Hshmnh inspection and special attention. The dynamo which generates
to PRO f Lighting nE when THE T train is standing; must be carefully handled. The anne
A modern refrigerator ear has more than 1900 parts. Perfect insulation must
De hamlaned mo the car must be kept absolutely clean. The ice boxes ad many
other parts require constant attention.
The ordinary box car has more than 500 parts which must be regularly and
weakest link the safety of train is gagged by they weakest car in the train
The men who actually operate the trains on the Illinois Central System com
One oto Of every eleven persons in the United States depends directly upon the
ralway TO a living counting oe worker to very five persons.
the railways also injuries the public. Anything Mat helps te RAILWAYS help sI te nnEs
The railways consume % per- entOf all the btuminous coal produced in the
States They consume Is per cnt Of all the TIMBER and lumber produced in the United
The Illinois Central 1oc tar ranuaY1 - 49, s ~ ah 4~~ T.
It pays taxes md means as much to the life OF each community as any other bust
ness concern in the community. 1t has but me thing to sen-ransporahon+ When
you BUY that transportation, remember the Investment in the property that makes
ct esp pem" back cH on ru us hrF that sta na iana asde {%u m Th s sGStss Of A tbs aenHne@sr s sS tr%t
men whom gu see nd the agent with whom you deal
locomotives and cars that should be replaced by better ones; machinery and appI-
an@st that's should be replaced by later and better models; steel rails that should be
that should be enlarged. The railways are STRIVING to overcome these Deficiencies.
the public. They ask no advantage of m kind. They ask only a square deal
Constructive criticism ad suggestions are invited.
President Illinois Central System.