. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . terstate CommerceCommission indicates that, nextto the seclusion of ones ownhome, the safest place a person can be ison a railroad train. Some interesting observations and con-clusions, based upon the 1916 accidentreport, are made public by Julius Krutt-schnitt, chairman of the special com-mittee on accident statistics, AmericanRailway Association. In 1916, 302 companies, operating139,000 miles of railroad, equal to thecombined mileage of Germany, France,Austria-Hungary and Russia, transportedsixty per cent, of the countrys entire pass-enger business a
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . terstate CommerceCommission indicates that, nextto the seclusion of ones ownhome, the safest place a person can be ison a railroad train. Some interesting observations and con-clusions, based upon the 1916 accidentreport, are made public by Julius Krutt-schnitt, chairman of the special com-mittee on accident statistics, AmericanRailway Association. In 1916, 302 companies, operating139,000 miles of railroad, equal to thecombined mileage of Germany, France,Austria-Hungary and Russia, transportedsixty per cent, of the countrys entire pass-enger business and sixty-seven per cent,of its entire freight business without asingle passenger being killed in a trainaccident. In striking contrast to thisrecord are the fatalities and accidents tothose who ignore Safety First principlesas practiced by the roads. Forty-nine per cent., or almost half ofthe total fatalities for the year 1916, weredue to trespassing on trains or on tracks,a thing that is forbidden by law inEurope under heavy penalt Employes who have been honorably retired during the month of November, 1917, and to whompensions have been granted: NAME LAST OCCUPATION DEPARTMENT DIVISION YEARS OFSERVICE Annan, James A Bloxom, Edward T Campbell, Matthew. . Gonzales, Francis Hill, David C Howell, William L Huffman, Howard Hunsicker, Thomas WMontgomery, James L Ottman, John Phillips, William D. Pope, Wesley Powell, John Smouse, Theodore BStanton, Jacob S Engineman Painter Laborer Porter Oiler Baggage ManSection Foreman. .Yard Conductor. . Shop Hand Lampman Fireman Engineman Engineman Engineman C. T M. P M. of W DingCarDept Stores C. T C. T M. of W C. T M. P C. T C. T C. T C. T C. T Monogah All Ohio RiverPittsburgh. Newark Ohio Newark Baltimore. .PhiladelphiaBaltimore. Newark CumberlandPhiladelphia 443848312645454831403130444431 The payments to pensioned employes constitute a special roll contributed by the Company. During the calend
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