FAMILIAR RAILWAY SIGN.
ITS HISTORY. "Stopl Look out for tlie engine," is a notice frequently seen in tub vioinity of level crossings, but few people are aware that for suggesting this simple warning in America a New York lawyer was paid 110 less than 20,000 dollars.' Tin's fact was mentioned in the Appeal Court yesterday afternoon by Mr. 'Justice Cooper, during the heating of a caso in which a Hawko's Bay shoep~ farmer had been awarded £1000 damaged by an Auckland jury against the Railway Department following upon a col-' lision botivcoii his motor-car and a 1 train at a level crossing in the North.; His Honour added that a number of' designs were Received, and this was', adopted as the 1 most effective.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1876, 9 October 1913, Page 6
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124FAMILIAR RAILWAY SIGN. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1876, 9 October 1913, Page 6
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