As Others See Us

Tüe tollowing article taken tiom tlie Xew York Fireman's Journal of Oct. 31st, under the heading "A Model Fire Department," speaks well of our lire department, an organizaron, by the Vtay, that deserves all the words of praise that can be given lt, for but few cities can boast of so admirabl3' managed a department, with such a devoted lot of volunteer members: Probably as good and well organlzed a flre deparlment au thrre Is lu Michigan is ín the little llterary city of Aon Arbor; and, whlle the cltlztms take care of and mannest prlde In lts farfamed lnstitutiou of learnlng, tbe lnterests of the city at large are carefully looked after. Whlle the college aDd allsurroundlngs are well kept and In order, nre matter an more than well atteüded to, and extra care is taken at all tlint-8 to get none but goud Mülbered men and experieuced liremen In Ihe r nks; and so carefulJy has that been adbered to that Ann A: bor can bonst of a much flrst olstH material In iis rank and 111' , as, probably, any corresponding town lu these broad domains. some wlll say yoiir correspondent Is drawing lt rather stront ; lf úp" ail'yë 'üouhte'.V1lhU1rri'i,Wrd ytó? tfj?, feiW tlie eoru. Il has bein Ihe alm (as far na posslble) to have amom lts otHcers propertyowneri. tberby glvlng thcm iigreatrr lnct'iiwltbln the city Umita. "ílu-y huvé aeiy large. well organized deparlmetit, and llave for lts two Ira. ïinu otllcers Moses Seabolt, chiii, and R. F. Santord, asslslant. Nlne well organized componte constltute the department, oue steamer company, three hand engluecom paules, one hookand ladder company and foor boaa compa.iles. lt is an entlrely volunirer departinent. Al Sorg is foremaa t ttetraer compauy, Wm Jacobua 1h loreman of Prot60Uon Bogl06 Co i pauy. A. F. .Martin is foreman ut l'erseverance Knalur Compaoy, N. Kclrb I foreman of lliir.tn Kngine Company, John O'Mara is fureman of PreteeUoa liose Company. Jiin Qoddeo Uforoman of Hurón Iluse Company, Frnl liaiker Is Ion-man ot slearner hise eonipany, Krank Kisete is ioremaii of the book and ladder company Th.y have tinee very uice and compleie eugiue houses. About January 1 Dext the town will assume metropotttan proportlons, for at that time they expect tu have tlieir uew works in running order. It Is being pul througli as fast as eau well be done. Probably this town wlil do more work and do it quicker, aud 8ay less about it than almostany town I hav had the pleasure of vislupt;. To show you huw qulck thry work, l will here state thai some time slnve, word came from Ypsila. t; Ight miles dlstant ; the boys look theengint out of the house, down to the depot, one-bal mlle distant, loaded it onto a flat , car, ui loaded lt at YpsilanU, and In just seventeen minutes from the time they starled f om thelr house they had water on the flre at Yp sllantl. The Aun Arborltes would like t hear of any town In America beating tha record, for those are faets, as can be proven.