. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . o poorly that it caused an acci-dent resulting in his death. Thinking about these old times today,I inquired about Mr. Frank Benner, forwhom, thirty-five years ago last August,I went to work as a messenger in Balti-more. Mr. Benner was chief clerk to themaster of transportation at the time andit is a great pleasure for me to tell youthat he is here tonight, at the ripe ageof seventy-six, and Mrs. Benner with would like to have him talk to us wereit not for the fact that he might tell sometales about me as a boy. Long association with such splendi
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . o poorly that it caused an acci-dent resulting in his death. Thinking about these old times today,I inquired about Mr. Frank Benner, forwhom, thirty-five years ago last August,I went to work as a messenger in Balti-more. Mr. Benner was chief clerk to themaster of transportation at the time andit is a great pleasure for me to tell youthat he is here tonight, at the ripe ageof seventy-six, and Mrs. Benner with would like to have him talk to us wereit not for the fact that he might tell sometales about me as a boy. Long association with such splendidmen as Mr. Benner has made me know^and like railroaders. So when an acci-dent to one of them occurs, I often knowthe victim, and you can imagine howstrongly his misfortune comes home tome. Only recently an accident report John McCabe, Glenwood Machinists Helper, helped boost the SafetyRally. He has a continuous service record of twenty-ontyears and is a great favorite among his fellow-workers. THE BALTBIORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE 11. Fireman C. A. Sites on left, with a service record ofeight years; Engineer J. T. Cole on the right, of twenty>ears service. These congenial partners test repairedengines at the Glenwood Back Shop. was laid on my desk about an old engi-neer who used to ^ive me rides as a I enjoyed ringing his bell and howsorry I was that both his legs were takenoff because once too often he had indulgedin an unsafe practice. That is but oneof many such cases and I mention it toshow how close to me such accidents toBaltimore and Ohio men come. The suspicion which railroad menhave had of the SAFETY movement ismost unfortunate. But it is human—we are often suspicious of people whowant to do something for us. My littlegrandson, two years old, was sick theother day and the doctor had to put aspoon in his mouth to make an examina-tion. Of course it contributed to thechilds recovery, but when the doctorentered the room to see him the nextday the boy said,
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