The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-22

| Utah. The spectators broke into noisy and frequent cheers, especial ly when MT. Roosevelt observed Tt is happier Connecticut I come back to-.
 Listen" he said, Employment in this state is 45 per cent greater than it was in 1892. Aggregate pay rolls are 82 per cent greater than 1883. The payrolls are running at the rate of $44,0O0,00O a year more Building construction is up four times and the merchants are selling 28 per cent more merchandise.
 Tn the value of your farm pro- ducts, the money received by the farmer has gone up 30 to 40. per cent.
 Prosperity to All
 We arc thinking only of our own state but of the naCion as 8 whole. The prosperity of the west is reflected in the prosperity of the east. That is a lesson we have learned in the past three years Your administration has been thinking III terms of the whole na- tion and not just one section.
 T am glad prosperity is back once again, and, beneve me, it Is going to stay.
 And on the evening of November I believe Il will get telegram saying the state of Connecticut is in the democratic column"
 Flood Conference
 Hartford, Conn, Oct. 22.-CUP)- President Roosevelt, the first cniei executive in office to visit this rugged republican state in more than a score of years, came to Hartford today to make a political speech and dlscusS flood control problems and the election outlook with Governor Cross and state leaders.
 Thousands of persons jammed the railroad yards and the route to Bushnell park as the Presidents special train pulled into the Spruce street siding and the reception party, headed by the governor, climbed aboard.
 The flood conference was strictly private. The President, it was un- derstood, was given a broad outline of the millions of dollars damage caused throughout the Connecticut river valley last March, and ideas of state engineers as to state CO., operative plans to prevent another such disaster.
 Pressure of Time
 The pressure of time shortened the discussion in order that the President might appear before a vast Bushnell park out-door audi ence according to schedule.
 Extraordinary precautions were taken to guard the chief executive The city's full police strength was mobilized, as well as that of the state police and motorcycle escorts preceded the automobile caravan from the station to the park and was assigned to lead the cavalcade through the state to Stamford where the Presidents party was to re-board the special train for New York and Washington.
 Several trucks, equipt with loud- speakers were sent ahead to Middle town, Meriden, Waterbury, New Ha- ven and other points to ho'ald the approach of the President and clear the highways of undue traffic.
 The day was overcast and damp Schools were closed here, as well as some insurance offices, state and municipal departments.
 Bushnell park was densely packed as the President arrived at the Music Shell, a federal project to begin his talk.
 Many Painted
 Hartford, Conn, Oct. 22-CUP)- Nearly a score of persons tainted to- day in the press of the huge crowd which turned out to greet President Roosevelt at Bushnell Park.
 Ambulances were kept of to a side along the Park river where first aid treatment was given. The heat was oppressive, making the crowd dou- bly, uncomfortable.
 President Roosevelt had little trouble getting to the platform, lanes being cleared for his 25-car motor cade.
 When he completed his speech and turned to leave, however, the long string of cars around the Park Mu- sic shell had formed circle and the presidents car was unable to get out. Police lost control of the crowd, and it swarmed about the presidents car.
 A police officer attempted t.. push a man back from the chief execu- tive's car as it tried to leave the park. The man became unruly and took a swing at the officer.
 Largest in History
 The crowd, estimated between 75000 and 100000, was believed to be the largest in Connecticut's his- tory massed to hear political speech.
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