Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1917 — Monon Superintendent Urge. All to Help Prevent Loss. [ARTICLE]

Monon Superintendent Urge. All to Help Prevent Loss.

To owners of live stock, town officers, newspaper editors, and employes of this company: Do you know that thousands of horses, mules, cattle, hogs and sheep are killed annually by railway trains in this country, and that this economic waste approximating many millions of dollars can be reduced? The thousands of horses and mules that are killed every year would fill the artillery requirements of many regiments, and the thousands of cattle, hogs and sheep that are killed every year would provide meat for thousands of soldiers. Anyone who aids in preventing the loss of even one animal serves his country patriotically and effectually. This economic waste can be reduced by: Owners of stock keeping their animals in fenced enclosures and not Eermitting their stock to roam at irge on railroad right-of-way; Town officers passing ordinances prohibiting the practice of permitting stock to roam at large; Superintendents, roadmasters and section men making a personal appeal to the owners" of stock to keep their animals in fenced'enclosures; Engineers taking every precaution within their power to avoid striking stock and never failing to report stock seen on right-of-way; Section men driving stock off the right-of-way, keeping farm gates closed, and fences and cattle guards in good repair; giving preference to locations where liabilities of stock getting on right-of-way is greatest; Newspaper editors presenting this important matter to the public through the press. Everyone making a persistent, personal effort to bring about desided results. The co-operation of all concerned will be thoroughly appreciated.

p. l. McManus,

General Superintendent.