Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1911 — WRECK CAUSES ECONOMY [ARTICLE]

WRECK CAUSES ECONOMY

Burlington Road. Calls on Each Employe to Make a Little Saving. Omaha, Neb., June! 23. —A* the result of the recent wreck at Indianola, Neb., in which the loss was $250,000 every employe of the Burlington railroad has been asked to perform some sort of economy which he would not otherwise do. The request comes direct from President Miller and was sent out through the different departments to every man and woman in the employ of the system. Additionally the order came from President Milqer to cut all expenses to the minimum. The wreck which brought about the order happened several weeks ago. Eighteen people were killed, eighty injured, and the two whole trains, including locomotives, demolished.