The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
Gaynor Praises Waterbury Auto
 Fire Department
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 Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York was in Waterbury Saturday night, accompanied bys Rudolph Block, a personal friend. The May or stopped at The Elton. r Just as he reached the outskirts of the city the ch1ef executive of New York and 3fr. Block alighted from their auto and walked to the Center. They came to Waterbury from Lenox, arriving here early in the evening. They spent the night at The Elton and returned to New York Sunday
 The Mayor was not in a. pleasant mood for talks. He generally fsn'f A half dozen newspaper reporters gn- terviewed him, or tried to. and hs want to talk politics, had nothing to say concerning the remarks of Pres ident Lowell of Harvard on Mayor GaynOr's letter to him regarding tf11 election of members of the Board 5f Education of New York, and didn't care to have anything published about himself except the prepared statement he had given out in Spring. field on the death of Edw. M. Shep- ard of New York. As is generally for, MT. Shepard for Senator against William F. Sheehan.
 Here is in part what the Mayor said of MT. Shepard:
  and ability in New York could not get political advancement except by breaking into or destroying corrupt conditions by main force. Such were the unfortunate conditions which sur- hard fight, but alas was destined to exhaustion and death before he suc- ceeded. The nation came to know that in him the state of New York had one of the purest and abIest of men.
 Justice has departed with some. bus Gods way and will are always just We are all awaiting the same event All we can do while here is our part in trying to lift up and to make things better,
 Our Fire Department
 Mayor Gaynor and MT. Block stood at The Elton window just as the Fire Department was called to a fire on Vine street in the North End The Mayor at once became greatly inter ested in the department. He heard the bell and watched for the appara- tus. He saw Chief Snagg's car come up West Main street, and shoot off up North Main street, carrying the chief, deputy chief and Safety Com
 That's the chiefs car, isn't it.s the Mayor said.
 He was told that it was Then he saw the auto chemical and hose wagon come along.
 Say, my friend" he said to a newspaper reporter who was stand ing at his side. How many pieces of auto fire apparatus have you in this city?"
 Mayor Gaynor was told that there were three at present and that an auto fire engine was due in Septern- Der.
 "A -~etty progressive city," he com- e.4 Mir. Block spoke of the Fire Department. Do you know" he said, I've been in a good many cities and have not seen them answer an alarm any quicker than your department Isn't that right, MT. Gaynor7"
 sYes, indeed" said Mayor Gaynor. Your Fire Department looks very good"
 Pretty City, He Says.
 The Mayor continued to look out of the window for awhile, all of the time inquiring about Waterbury. He asked the citys population, the narne of the Mayor, and what the city had to draw from in the way of populz- tion in the surrounding towns.
 "A very pretty city," was his part ing comment, as he withdrew with MT. Block and went in to dinner.
 The Mayor afterwards was quoted as saying that he came here to get away from the reporters. but that he was pestered from the minute that he arrived.