Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1913 — “Safety First,” Road’s Slogan. [ARTICLE]

“Safety First,” Road’s Slogan.

With a view of inducing employes to give more attention to “safety first” rules the management of a leading western railroad has Issued a bulletin relative to accidents and prevention. Included in the bulletin are the following statements: “Thirty-five thousand workingmen are killed In Industrial accidents in the United States each year. “One accident occurs every fifteen minutes of each day of each year. “It Is the men and not the stockholders, officers or foremen who are being killed or injured. “We want to stop making cripples, widows and orphans. “A minute of Judgment is sometimes worth a day of energy. ‘’“Do not think because an accident has not happened it won’t happen. "You have no right to take chances. The other fellow may have to take the consequences.”