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Southern Division Wins Acciden
For Transportation Dq
President Kurn Cup Presented at Memphi:
to Supt. R. B. Butler and
' ." I a3RN division employes, met
at Memphis In two enthusiastic
meetings on &lay 28 to celebrate
the winning of the transportation de-
partment cup, presented by President
Kurn to the dlvislon or terminal having
the least number of atcidents per 1,000
man hours worked for a three months'
period. Statistics show that the
southern division superintendent's
force won the cup by a close margin.
final analysis showing that there were
.032 casualties per 1,000 man hours
worked, while the next contestant, J.
M. Flannigan of the Kansas City term-
inal reported .033 casualties per 1,000
man hours worked.
Officers came from over the entire
southern division, and among those
present were: F. H. Shaffer, general
manager; M. M. Sisson, assistant gen-
eral manager; E. H. Bunnell, comp-
troller; F. G. Jonah, chief engineer;
C. C. Mills, J. W. AIorrill and H. W.
Hndgen of the accident prevention de-
partment; E. A. Teed, assistant su-
perintendent, and many of the engi-
neers and firemen and a large num-
ber of shopmen.
The Arst meeting was called in the
Grand Central Station at 2:00 p. m.
R. B. Butler, superintendent, preside1
and Mr. Shaffer presented the cup tc
Mr. Butler. He spoke of the man:
avoldable accidents which had occur
red in the past, and offered his con
gratulations for the efforts put fort1
by Mr. Butler and his men which madl
it possible for them to claim the cul
for the first three months.
1Mr. Butler in his response, insistec
that the cup had come to the souther1
division for a permanent home an(
lhat the men had pledged their sup
port in this campaign which woulc
make it possible to retain it for a1
time.
H. W. Hudgen gave a number of in
teresting statistics which showed th~
progress which the Frisco has madl
in climbing to the top of the list o
railroads with the minimum numbe
of casualties per year. Mr. Hudgel
extended the regrets of Presiden
Kurn, who was unable to attend thl
meeting.
In his address Mr. Hudgen said
"President Kurn has given authorit!
for every superintendent or termina
superintendent or master mechanic tc
pick out the man on his division whc
has been the greatest help to him fl
Those present at the presentatio~s of tltc transportatioit departtner!t loving cu
R. E. Btrchaizait, e.recutiue ger~eral agent, iWentphis; ill. IM. Sisson, assistant .qeile
engiireer, St. Loiris; F. H. Sltaffer, cle~teral manager, Springfield; C. C. Mills, I
Bun~cell, contptroller, St. Louis; R. B. Btder, superintendent, ~VIencpltis; H. W. I
went; E. E. McGuire, superinterzdcrtt terrnirrals, dfeinphis; A. P. Matthews, as.
H. J. Wade, assistant stcpcrirztcrtdmt, Tltayer; and E. A. Teed, assistarzt sttpcrirtr