There's a Safe Way. to Handle a Track Jack

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1 There's a Safe Way to Handle a Track Jack Track jack sho11lc1 never be oyerxted inside of a 1.il11 if it can be :rvoicled. If it cannot be a~oided, Ile snre and get out a flag. Track jaclc outside of rail is the safe way.

2 The Man On The Job 1:. _\I. MOSELE\-, ltaciiini>t. Sorth Shops, Sp-ingficltl, No. This ortic-lc.:~*trs trxtrrdcti sec.orld prirr b~l ",Strfrtj~ ljrrcji~rrrr~ir~y " n publictrtior~ ofrrirry cirr.11 rrioi~tlr pri:r.s for irrticlcs bj* ''?'/~c~ Marl or1 the.fob." c-orlttrirrirr~j sl~yqrstiorrs, ctc., ~rltrtirlg to irrclr~str.itr1 nccitlcitt )re- ~*(~rrti(~r~.-(ti~liti)r,) AT!. csl)vricncc a, cscctiiig cilginccr for four yeass ha.; given me icoillc cliancc to ~)rovc that this is true. I hati cli;~rgc of erecting heavy m;lchinc~-y in s:~winills and ini~ics. 'l'he labor furiiisllctl ~nc \\.as n~ostl~r unskilletl ant1 tlic al)l)lianccs \vcrc \.cry crutlc. Sucli \\.orli is Iiamrtlous. _\Ty 61-ht ~i:o\.c \v;~s to ;14;~11ll)lc a11 the iilcii IIII(~CI- lile :111(1 tell ~li~ln just 11(.)\\. J hat1 pla~~nctl to lia~itilc tl~c \\.orl;, giving clctaili and then pointing out the tlangcr? I)ca~-ing iii 11iin(l tllat tlie m;ui on the job is tl~c onc to 111-otcct hii11,wli ant1 his fcllo\v-\vorlitncn isonl accidents; and \vitil this \vdl iii niind, inyself mid cre~v \vei-c 11xs11wnixd in ~vorking!or sat'ctj-. \I- it!^ this n:cthotl I rlcvcr c.~-ilqdctl one, Inan in foul- ycars,

3 al\vays lia\.ing a new crclv on cvcr~. jol) ant1 Inany times having ~icgrcjc.; and convicts for my crc\vs. "'.l'hc nian on :I s\vivcl cllair" can~lot shed rn~lcli light on tllc subject to "the man on the job." 'I'lic men 011 the job do not al\vays lakc \vcll to the itlea.; of tlic 111:~~ C)II the s\\,ivcl chair, in this movement for reducing intlubtrial accitlcnts. 'l'hc Inan on the job looketl at it n.; I~cing hcnelicial to tlic Illan on the s\\.ivcl chair antl thought that thc ~novcnlc~it colizcr-lictl l;iliiscle only as Ixiug in a meaiurc iorcetl to cal-r-!; out miietliing for tlic 1i1;111 on the s\vi\wl chair. 'rlic Inan on the jol) is,cnsitivc. 1)ut (lots 1101 rc:~so~~ ill \:cry many tliffcrcnt \\.a)-s. IIc \.ic\\:s most all things f~-om ;l sclfisli \.ic\\.l)oint, ant1 here is your chance to p t him in iront in..;~ca(l of in tl~c I-car- of Illis I'crsonai 1nj~11-y l'revcntio~~ l\lo\:cnicnt, antl I~I-monizc Lllc Inan 011 the job in the same way as tllc 1)antlmastcl- doe.., his nlusicians, \\:it11 the undcrstantling that carelesslies.; is tlangerous to d l in tllc shop and factol-!;, ant1 that salety and tl~ouglitful~icss are I~cnefcial to all. Pumpless Tank A unique feature of the tank recently erected at Proctor Oltln., is that it requires no pump or puntper, Since 1879 Robert A. Kirkpawick has met the lwymnster on every tri]) lie made to P])ringf rltl,.\lo., si11c.e ls7h. Alr. K~rkpatriclt cntered the srrvic? of the later was Fris co, transfer- April 19, red to the 1879, as roundmachin- house ist at the where he North has serv- Spring- ed conf i e l d,. tinuoasiy Shops,.d. ', ' ' I up to the and about present a year time. Mr. Kirkpalrick is now sixty-five ycars old. hut is hale and hearty and (lops not take off his cap to any ol 11ie yonngcr men when he is assipnet1 n job of work. 1iein.q fillcd fron~ n spring about 11nIt' a mile distant. Miss L. E. Norgan of Fort Smith,.\rk., lorwarded to TIIE F~trsco-?.Ias 1)hotog1agll of the Proctor tank herewith re1)roduced. Tn.elire out of every thirteen elnployes killed, thirty-three out of every tltirll-lour en11)loyes injured, are in little accidents, not in collisions or derailment~, so try to prevent little accidents.

4 r, I wc~llly-six ;i:;c'~lts of l11o i<cbtl ILiver I)ivisi~u ;~tte~~d(!d tl~e t nee ling of the 1,oc:al 1;reight Agenls' *\ssoci:ltion at Ok~nulgce, Oltla., Septe~uber 22. :viany iu~l)orl:~nl items of interest to lhe a:;c\~~ts wcw discussed at the ~nceting, aud :ul interesting address w;ls made by L. C. JIcCutcheon, assistant superintendent freight loss and tla~~i.:~ge claims. Red River Agents Meet Mr. McCutcheon called attention to Ihe [act (I~athough hlisir~ess had increased on the IWsco since 1909, claim payrnents had decre:lsed ten per cent in tliat period. IIe explaiu~d that this W:IS 1)arlly t111c to tlle c;lrel'ul csa~nination I)$ the Sp~'ingficltl ollice, as well as the division onice, inlo the cause Cl.AlMS-0. S. & IYs, 'Y. G. S~ui(l~. IIoldenville, Okla.; ;I. Id. Stinson, Idnol' cvery claim for lost or da~n:~ged bel, Oltla.; TV. H. l)eck, Kin~slon, I'reight on tl~e railroad. in this man- Okla. ner the malter is brought to the attention of the party responsible and Lhe necessary improvement effected. TR.4NSPORTATION-George Car- h communicat.ion from Superintendent Hopkins, read at the meeting, gave figures showing t.he progress made by agents on the Red River Division in getting out pink slips. It lvas tlecitled that too mwh i~nportauce c:oulcl not be attached to the matter of getl.ing out pink slips, as the revenue of thc railroad depends to a great c,slcnt upon successful solicitation. 3Ianj' iml~ortnnt lettcrs fsom l)cggrell, superinl6ndent freight loss and damage claim wit11 reference to solicitation of freight, checking oc freight, the condition of warehouses, surl)lus statio~lery, etc., were read and discussed at the meeti~~g. Also the important circulars issued by Mr. 1)c:grell since the I8nt nlwting of the association. I1 has 1)ce11 dcritlctl lhal the n~eeling oc the associatiou will be l~eld only Tow times a year, in March, Jr~ne, September and ileccmber, instead of every month as fornlerly. The following oficers were elected to serve lor the ensuing year: F. T. Coffin, Ilugo, Oltla., president; W. L. Alsup, Madill, Oltla., vice-president; and R. W. Berry, Foreman, Oltla., secretary. Committees were appointed to serve I'or this year as follows: JCSECUTVII: - I. AIcNair, Atln., Oltln., 7'. 13. A~nos, i\rd~nore, Oltl:~.; Tir, i\. Simco, Wort Towson, Okla. denhire, Denison, Tes.; J. A. Bnrnard, Fraucis, Okln.; R. L. Lightsey, Haworth, Okla. :\CCOUI\;TING-S. D. King, Hope, Ark.; L. C. Beggs, Olrla.; C. S. Smith, Roff, Okla. TiZ.\FI~IC-G. A. Brundidge, Okmulgee, Oltla.; S. A. Broolis, I-Ie~~ryetta, Okla.; T. 0. TVinland. Valliaut, Olila. EE'FICIENCY-G. 0. Hollo\v, \\releetlca, Oltla.;' 3. T. Uodson, Ueuni~lfiton, OItIa.; M. C. Davis, I<andolph, Oltla. The ageuts who attended the meeting were: J. Donohue, Kieler, 01th.; C. B. Cook, Soper, Okla.; C. S. Smith, Rofr, Oltla.; TV. L. Alsnp, Madill, Oltla; G. 0. Hollow, Weleetktr, Okln.;.J. T. L)odson, Bennington, Oltla.; H. E. I'endergast, Boltchito, Oltln.; J. Id.

5 8 THE FRISCO-MAN Hart, Spaulding, Okla.; S. G. \Vood, Sasakwa, Okla.; I. PIcS'air, ACa, Okla.; F. T. Coffin, Hugo, Okla.; J. A. Uarnard, Francis, Okla.; Miss E1iz;~bet11 Banks, claim clerk, Ada, 01th.; It. \r. Berry, Foreman, Ark.; I?. G. I3ush, Ashdown, Ark.; S. L. Stinson, Idabel, Okla.; \V. A. Henry, Boswell, Olila.; J. T. Holmes, Roby, Okla.; &I. C. Davis, \Voodville, Okla.;.I. &I. \\!hitin#, Ravia, Oltla.; S. I). King, Ffope, Ark.; \r. L. OWCII, AIead, Okla.; G. H. Turner, Rlue, Oltla.; B. L). Fol- Ion, Sulphur, 01th.; (:. A. Erundidge, Okmulgee, Okla.; L. C. Norrnan, Beggs, Okla. A. Hilton, P. T. M. A circular issued by Ileceiver and Chiel' Traffic Officer 13'. R. niddle an- Ilounces the pron~otion of Cretlcral 1':~ssenger Agent A. I-lilton lo posilion or passenger traffic nlanager of thc Vrisco, effective Oct.ober 15tli. \\'hen you feel inclined lo neglect some Safety precaution, violate a rule or take a chance, stop and think: My Family, XJ' Fellow Ern~loyes, My Company. are Depending on me and 1Csl)rc.t Inc to Do My Iluty. I)?( lay the (rrlst. 1 will not The man who takes chances cam- 11lc:s and I he gambler dorw1'1 live wl~o can win alw:~ys. In games of chancc today's loss may be won back to- ~norro~v, but when you gamble and lose, Mr. Railroad Man, tllc eye, hand, foot or Iife, you pay, is never won brick. You cannot aft'ord to take chances. You arc not expected to. In fact, yon are earnestly asked not to do it,. Trespass Laws More Needed Than Steel Cars The Bureau of Railway Xews and Statistics is distributing postal cards on which is printed, under the above cnl)tior~, the following table of lntalities charged to United States railways in 22 years, 1890 to 1912, inclusive: ICille(1 Pcr Cent. 'J'rospassc.rs ,SFG 53.8 I':mr~losws through Lhcir own fault or mischancr.....,40, ULhrl, pvl.sons Lhrougli Ihei~ own Cault or n~iscl~anc.(~ s 9.5 I~:~nl~log'ers in :~cci~lcnt~ to tr'ains.... (;1) 13, I'assrng'crs IhroupIi thcil' own fault or rnisch;~ncc I';ls~c.ngc~.s in :iccid~nts to trains 'I'oLal for 23 ycvir.~ T; Aunl yuis. '1'hruugh their own C:.iult or ~nischnncr , In :iccidcnts Lo 1r;rins , (a) OI' thrsr. :lt lrast 50 per wnt. arr due lo Lllc rlrplig:-cnc.o or cnl'elrssness of the victim. ',So long as legislatol.~, comn~issions and critics rivet their attention on steel cars, which may cause, but nevel- avel't, a collision or derailment, the tale of railroad fatalities will grow along the line of' the greatest percentage of causes," says the bureau.-ex.