Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(STOP, LOOK THE DANGER TO , r,RAnF c. F "ft " j 1 -;; :_y : * ^ I \ 1 | OBSERVE THE WARNING?C Washington, D. C.?Tk? following A ^ 1 1 3 J 3 *? n?t> jetxer nas oeen auuies&cu iu iuc yuulic by Mr. Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway Company: "The automobile has greatly increased the comfort and convenience of life, and it has been an important b rfaojor in the improvement of country fiiifhways and so has contributed to the progress of civilisation of our time, hut, just \s the railroad did irhen it revolutionized commerce, the Automobile has introduced new social *?nmnlir??tif?T?R and new risks, moral as well as physical. "The American people are said to be characteristically reckless of hu man life, and perhaps in nothing is 1 this statement more justified at the moment than in relation to the use of E . *ntr?mnhiles?not even the railroads. My particular interest in the question is, where my public responsibility K lies, in the combination of the two? B in the accidents which occur to autoI mobiles and their occupants where H "highways cross railways at grade: and * ? ^ ^ ? tv? rvr\r?f _ ! I XHIS IS <1 tJXXtfSllUii ui 2>uiiiv;icui, xuLLpvi v- j ance to warrant the attention of every thinking man in the South. Record For One Year "The following table shows the appalling record of such accidents on j lines operated by Southern Railway rAmnoniT i tVio Smith rinrine the rear I H vvtuycui/ VMV K/vwv? w ? B ended June 30, 1915. 8-d o ? = ? * Br fc| ? is |p ? ? 2*2 o* ^ se o go 2ss 30 GS <- ? ? PCJO Z< p*** <rt3 Alabama 1 10 i Georgia. 6 North Carolina... 27 R| South Carolina Rjennessee-? 7 2 7 B Total 69 12 58 69 ( _j ? ? \ "Without seeking to avoid just re Igponsibility for what the officers or' employees of the railroad do or omit, but recalling that a railroad employee ;irhose carelessness ' causes an accident is, in the public interest, subject to discipline which affects his liveliif in nwsKoWv ffllr tf? RBV thftt IA1WU) Al AO V uuvw ^ v?.w. & large proportion of these accidents {happened solely through the carelessness of the drivers of automobiles, 4r their lack of experience in dealing ^rith vehicles at high speed. There ?re among them also well authenticat|pd cases of deliberat# assumption of pyiSK DJ ine an vers vl aaiumuuncs jj^BCrom pure loTe of excitement and Bspe$d, evidenced by racing with trains And seeking the thrill of a narrow esHcape. Our enginemen report such oc|^Bcurrenc?? daily. If fortunately they ^^^ifhout fatal consequences in the majority of cases, they are al *ays pai4 for by a heavy strain on ^Bthe nerves of all concerned, particuHfrlv those of the locomotive engineer, ^rho maintains speed from duty and Kot for fun. It is not too imicn to l&im for the locomotive engineer a irger equipment of experience and a reater habit of precaution than the verage automobile driver. As a class tie"* locomotive engineers are sober, Iteady and conservative men of long xperience in meeting and avoiding isks, for theirs is a dangerous occu$?ion. Their every effort of charac&r, of instruction and of interest is ) avoid an accident. Most of the accents to automobiles at railway rade crossings could be avoided, if ?ere was the same restraint of exerience and attention at the wheel r automobile as at the throttle Ithe loppmotive. Public Vitally Interested It does not suffice the public In uior&l sense that the fund made It the reyemies collected by the Bad is usually made to respond age? for consequences of such is. Suicide to collect life inl&as neTer been deemed JiqnMfff* no one'' Would deliberatep* ^ of * mother or wile, j AND LISTAUTOMOBILES AT ROSSINGS t l! t V? _ | I' I >ONT INVITE THIS FATE. son or brother for money; on the othei! tVia /inllo/>tinn nf Homnfcc nit of railroad revenues, as a punishment! for an avoidable accident, when there ! can be no real compensation, is ac economic waste; it punishes the pub-j lie more than it punishes the stock ! holders, as it deprives the public bj exactly the amount of the damages I of the ability of the railroad to pro-' vide additional permanent facilities; for the use or convenience and safety j of the public. Given the progressive' policy of Southern Railway Company' to mase sucq improvements iu uie extent of its ability, it is of interest; to note that, in the last year a divi-, dend was paid by the Company, 3.8C cents of every dollar of revenue collected from the public went in pay ! ment of damages of all kinds, prac-j tically the same amount, 3.8S cents ; went to the stockholders, while only i + "V>Vie nf Ana rwor*t rA IU1X C^U'UUUUiV^UVUO V4 VilV vv^W I each dollar of revenue could be ap-i plied on permanent improvements j Such othe'r improvements as were; made were necessarily charged to new ! capital, thereby increasing the de I mands on the fund in which the pub-; lie has so vital an interest. It would! be the pleasure of the management; always to apply as -much of the rev j enues on permanent improvements as on dividends, if that was possible There is, then, a basis of interest as well as of morals for co-operation be i tween the public and the railroads tc j prevent the recurrence of these trag edies. "With a deep sense of the respon ' sibility of management in this mat-: ter and pledging this Company to dc everything in its power which is rea l sonable and consistent with the func ' tions for which it was chartered, I ap ye<Ai tU IIIC puuiiv. fecuoi cmj 1U1 ouv^x. co-operation in avoiding these serious and distressing accidents. In practical j ly all cases they can be, and in mosl; cases are, readily and easily avoidec by the automobile driver acting upor; the familiar warning to stop, look and listen at railway crossings. Whil j familiarity with the crossing sign 1 posts and the regular schedules ol trains may breed contempt of danger surely every one of us when using a highway can afford to sacrifice enougt of his time and his pride of opinlor to have a practical assurance of safe ; tjr. On the other hand, the demands of commerce and of public transport tation do not permit a railroad to stof all its trains at all highway crossings: | if that was possible it would be cheap \ er for the railroad to do so than tf pay the damages. It is clear, however, that it is necessary that one or thi; other of the parties to a crossing shal? stop if the largest measure of protec : tion of life and limb and property is to be secured. If not from self-inter est. can not the automobile drivei yield the precedence as a matter ol courtesy to age, for the railroad if older than the automobile! Eliminating Grade Crossings "The ideal of safety will be accomplished only when all grade crossings of railroads are separated. In this; respect Southern Railway Company is1 doing something every year and as much as its resources and other obli- j gations make possible: indeed, it may ] be claimed that the Company is, | speaking generally, making progress j more rapidly than most municipalities which have an obligation in the premises: but by co-operation of municipalities and railroads many d&ngerou? crossings have been eliminated throughout the South, and more will: be every year. Furtnermore, on every j bit of construction work of Southern i Railway Company now in progress, or j recently completed, involving the relocation or double tracking of line (nearly four \million dollars has been spent on such work during the past year), jrovislon has been made ft large additional expense to sep&r&te all important highway crossings of the j r ! revised line, wherever physically prac| ticable, and this policy will be coniin; ued for the future. i "Given the history of our transpor tation and highway systems and the enormous cost of adjusting them to modern conditions, the elimination of I grade crossings is and in the very nature of the problem must be a gradual development with the growth of j ! population and wealth, but, meanwhile, I good judgment on the part of all concerned can do much to anticipate the j benefits of the admittedly desirable j expenditure of large sums of money. Th* same sober sense of responsibility for life on the part of automobile drivers which actuates most locomoI live eugineers, and in addition the ; willingness of the automobile driver in such a high interest to subordinate his time and convenience to that of the greater number represented by a railroad train, can check a waste of life and limb and property which is now increasing every year. "To this end I appeal confidently for the counsel of every responsible man and woman in the South, whether or not ne or snc unvcs ?xu aukuiiiwwiiv.. i Words of caution and common sense around the family dinner table can have more influence and can save mere lives at railway grade crossings than all the warning whistles ever blown by a locomotive engineer." SOUTH AS GRAIN SECTION ' EXPLOITED BY SOUTHERN Atlanta, Ga.?The superlative advantages of the South as a grain pro-1 ducing section will be given great prominence in exhibits which Southern Railway, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Georgia Southern and Florida Railway, Virginia and Southwestern Railway, and affiliated lines will make at thirty state, district and county fairs in the North and Middle West during the coming fall. An especially fine collection of grains will be shown while the grass es and forage crops exhibited will be of very high character. From the wheat growing section of the South, grain sheaves will be shown from fields yielding as high as 40 bushels to the acre, and the character of other exhibits will be if keeping. The fruits and vegetables 10 be shown in jars include a wide variety. These exhibits come fri>m various districts of the entire territory served by Southern Railway anr. affiliated lines in Virginia, North p. ad South Carolina, Georgia, AIab?r_ia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. They will be shown in Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois and each exhibit will be attended by agents, well equipped to tell callers about the various sections of the South. The first two exhibits will be shown at fairs in Indiana. For all fairs in the Middle West a special exhibit tent has been provided, arranged so that a large number of people can see the exhibit at the same time. Throughout many of the states the Southern Railway exhibit has become well known and is looked for. SPLENDID RECORD IS MADE IN HANDLING OF PASSENGERS Atlanta, Ga.?More than sixteen and ? t?1 e ~ik^naofonororo?a ntimhpr & iid.II illllliUJLL o w. uuajumv* greater than the combined population of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky?were transported by Southern Railway during the year ended June 30 with only one fatal injury to a passenger while on a train and that one was standing on a car platform in direct violation of the company's rules. This excellent record was shown in the official figures given out indica* ing the high degree of safety that has been attained in the handling of Southern Railway passenger trains, i In marked contrast are figures re-1 cently given out by President Fairfax j TT " RoiITOOT sTinw- I JtiarnSULL KJL OUULiitJi jui Ikun 11 , wuv? . ing that during the same period twelve persons riding in automobiles were killed in accidents at public highway crossings, every one of which accidents could have been prevented had the driver of the car observed the familiar warning, "Stop, Look and Listen." SOUTHERN ELIMINATING MANY GRADE CROSSINGS Danville, Va.?In connection with the double track work which it has had under way in Virginia and North Carolina during the past fiscal year on 102.4 miles of its Atlanta-Washington line, Southern Railway has eliminated 54 out of 73 grade crossings. By the building of underpasses 20 were eliminated, by overhead bridges 19, and by changing the direction of public highways 15. The 19 which remain - 1 x J ^ fVtAi'r AHWI. are SO lOCctieu its lU rnaac iiicu nation physically impossible or they involve prohibitive damages to abutting property. In all construction work involving the relocation or double tracking of its lines the fixed policy of Southern Railway Company is to separate all important highway crossings of the revised lines wherever practicable. Though this policy means large addi tional expense, sucn expense is uuueitaken as a permanent investment for safety. Southern Railway has also co-operat ed with municipal and county authorities in the elimination of many dangerous crossings on others of its lines throughout the South. It has devoted to work of this character as much as its resources and other obligations pespifcl* and President Fairfax Harrison has announced that this policy will he continue ! main mi rHmrnTmwmnw-Hrir?j ^0 cn ~ \v ?5" 0 i & oW ? I J? e o ST \y ( J is g a 3 n"! ^ I P Q) R 5 ^ PL? Zi a> A O Q SL 8> N (fi < & \v a- < n 2 3 9T == M 3 a f-T" al to tne We have with us pert Harness M; Man. Any work left v prompt attention. Newberry ! X ^ PF ^flHp* !3k* "** r?^?T %.^HBc< % * ~^jMH W~~TheCl 1fjj^ Chewii 'SHjfe evcrv. Chew " ? ? ? -Si 5 c. the packet or cent at all the bette START y< Robbing "Bobs"?the! peppermint < inside of chi ing gum. The c cheers. Bob for Make Your Sick Skin Weil m AC ? ? ii you suuer uvui <xz>(nua, uvu, pimples, etc., give Zemerine a trial. It stops the itching, allays the irritation and soon your skin is restored to a healthy condition. For sale by Newberry Drug Company. Sample free upon request to Zemerine Chemical Company, Orangeburg, S. C. 3.0TICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of the Little (Mountain Oil Mill and Fertilzer Company will be held at the offices of the - * - * company, L.itne Mounuun, o. oep-< tomber 1, 1915, at 4 o'clock p. m., to I consider the following resolutions, adopted by the board of directors July 30,1915, proposing that preferred stock be issued: B Resolved, That the Little Mountain Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company issue 1,350 shares of preferred stock, of the aggregate amount of $13,500; tftat the stockholders and directors who are now liable for the debts of the company, either as makers or endorsers of its notes, shall have the preference of taking such preferred stock in pro- j portion to the amount of their respective liability; t):at such preferred stock shall be a lien unon the net profits of tne corporation and, if the property of the corporation should be sold under foreclosure, or in liquidation, such preferred slock shall be a lien upon the proceeds of sale, after paying expenses and the debts of the corporation; tfcat no dividend shall be paid < upon any other stock in any year until the preferred stock authorized by these ) resolutions shall have received a div- : id end of eight per cent.; that such pre- , ferred stock is to be regarded as col- ' Public Mr. Price, an exalter and Repair nth us will have I k Hdw. Co. PHB35w?** * ** "i^Bf ^ :? v?|'*'*, 1 >^^k* ^|D|HR^HH^ dewiest j|f ig Gum Jm hewed jmr P^^obs", two "Bobs" for a r stands and stores. >ur Heart a i _ 1 merrily with heart-shaped :andywithan ummy chew-1 ??? ? tin r* I* ;iiuu;e uicw uiai "Bobs" lateral 10 secure me payuuem <ji uuuea. and obligatioDS of the company od> wtich the holders of such are liable*, and any payment made on this preferred stock out of the earnings of the corporation, or out of any sale of its property, is to be regarded as a payment on the obligations assumed by the respective holders of said stock, and the payment in full of such obr\P + "/"> rt flOmlTlflrO TIT/MO^ IfUl WJL Ui-ic buium^o VA pi vp? erty of the company shall retire sud'u preferred stock in full: By order of the Board of Directors. W. P. Derrick, President and Secretary. S-2-4taw NOTICE. A meeting of the stockholders of The Farmers' Bank, Silverstreet, S. C.t will be held in tie bank building at Silverstreet, S. C., on Tuesday, the 31st day of August, 1915, at 4 o'clock n* TirViinVi moOfirKy +"ha m9 ttAr of y. i-ll., CL L ? UiVU tiiig ?- -?. V~ w *, W J. v. liquidating, winding up the affairs and dissolving the said bank, a corporation under the law of the State of South Carolina, will be cosidered and -voted on. Stockholders may attend in person or by proxy. This meeting is ordered by the terms of a resolution of Vinor^ r>f riirprtrvrs /\f cairi hank. H. 0. Long, President of The Farmers' Bank, Silverstreet, S. C. No. 666 Thii it a BrettTxotiofl areoared esoeekHr for MALARIA or CHILLS <& FEVER. Five or nx dotes will break any case, aai if takes then at a tonic the Fever will not return. It actt on the liver better thaa Calomel and dcct sot gripe or lickca. 25c