Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 16, 1912, Page 2

PAGE TWO. THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., DEC. 16, 1912. ACCIDENTS ARE DISCUSSED (Continued from Page 1.) novement of an enormously en- Jarged volume of traffie, have great- Iy increased the duties and respon- sibilities of train service employes snd multiplied the chances of error on their part. Notwithstanding these added duties and responsibili- M tics which the conditions of modern ¥ 1ailroading have imposed upon em-, ployes, the methods of discipline and rcgulations calculated to insure safety in train operations have re- mained practically unchanged. “To prevent railroad collisions aGequate measures must be taken, first, to reduce the chances of hu- man error to a minimum and, sec- ond, to neutralize the effects of such error when it occurs. The recom- mendations previously made by the commission for legislation requiring the rules and the use of the block sys- tem were designed to reduce probability of mistakes by employes, and those recommendations are once niere presented for comsideration of the Congress. Uniformity and con- sistency in operating rules are nec- [ to secure safety, and it is noq ble that satisfactory code will meet the demands of r:odern operating conditions can bhe You can bank by mail, if you wish, just as easily and safely as you can in person Even a dollar will open an account. Write us today for full particulars. proha K] vhieh a Psevured without appropriate action by the federal gevernment,” f‘; N The commission points out that V: fi}%\ A * gfi ercessive speed has been an imporv- i %.‘ ;;,é l l_‘ ;, i/ / tunt factor in lx.:{tly train accidents, { LT aad that “conditions of safe opera- 5 tion are often ignored in the effort ‘Qf LakEIand to bring fast trains in on time, T L e I P reggyy | '~ 1 practice, for which iraveling public bie, and it should discontinued. Adequate measures should he taken to compel low speed wherever con- ditions require it whether schedules are maintained or not.” The total number of casualties ou steam roads, during the year ended June 30, was 180,123, of which 10,- 485 were persons killed and 169, injured. These figures indi- an increase over the previous This the be MAPS, BLUE PRINTS Maps ot any description complied on short i { f e ——_. notice, 8pecial attextim County ané Stas waps kept on hand. Chemically prepared, non-fading blue printa at res sunable rates. Special rates for prints in large quantities. given to compiling city, display and advertising maps. T e cate year of 189 killed and 19,379 in- Prompt attention given mail orders. jured. Of the total number of casualties, 400 railway employes s th rl rld M d BI rlnt Co vere Killed and 92,363 injured 0" 0 a ap an “en through “industrial accidents”—- Room 213-215 Drane Bmlding happenings incident to railroad business, but not due to the opera- tion of trains, [ An analysis of the figures fur- niched by the steam roads that of the number of persons killed, 418 were passengers, 3,635 em- ployes, and 6,632 other persons, trespassing and not trespassing, in- dicating an increse of thirty-three it the total number of employes lilled, a decrense of thirty-eight in the total number of passengers Lilled, and an increase of 194 in the SVFOPOGOIOPODO DO QO SOFOFOSOILIQR PPN SOOI FIRST QUESTION AT EVERY FIRE-- How Did It Start? 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Through evidence furnished by the the division of inquiry, ninety three indictments were returned for of- fenses against the act to regulate commerce, thirty-four against car- riers, fifty-four against shippers or | passengers, and five against ship- !pers and carriers jointly. Sixty-one ! prosecutions were concluded, the to- tal amount of fines assessed beiny | $344,420, The commission, in conclusion, but we are always studying how tq rcuews its recommendations for congressional legislation providing l I h S for a physical valuation of rail- ncrease e uantlt\ roads, a uniform classification, more explicit definition of the au- We Hi\'n‘ the “mast now but we are anxio: < thority of the commission over tele- J! more. Phone us and prove i ol and telephone lines, and scon- | & aver railway capitalization, ‘? Fost Butter, per pound .. e indicates the belief of ot o i RB L ICR B R ) commission that additional legisla- Sugar, 16 pounds ...... 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