New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
WINTER TRIPS IN NORTH.
NT4G1R4 md S4RAN4C
What the Nesc- York Central Offer;
IN Luxurious Accommodations.

Among the winter trips which have become
,onular since vacations in the early part Of the
,es- have come TO stay there are some which
40 not take the tourist to regions where winter
., only word and where the winter months
,rs bright with sunshine and baImy with tropi-
Il hreezes The tour TO Niagara Falls by way
- the New-York Central Railroad is for many
sssous 8 favorite one. The trains ar
.,r.d the comfort of the passengers is SO
s-e1rIly taken into consideration that the trip
= Itself weuld be highly enjoyable even if there
mere no beautiful panorama all the way and If
ne awe inspiring natural wonder in its winter
- 5i6 not await the tourist. The trains are
1,x,,rio,sy appointed and several Of them, in
s,5ins the Empire State Express and the
-wentjeth Century. are looked upon models
= s,eed and comfort in modern transportation
80 detail has been neglected by the managers
- the great railroad company. and from the
.+-,e the passenger reaches the waiting room
;, the Grand Central Station until he steps
from the train al Niagara Falls and into the
sleigh which carries him to comfortable. well
managed and beautifully located hotel where
me accommodations are first class and the
ebsrses are reasonable the tourist has been
1raT taken care Of These trains offer a pleasant
disappointment for the people who are preju-
diced against taking meals on a moving train.
The buffet luncheons we'll as the meals in
TIE regular dining-ears are all that could be
icoked for in first class hotel. They are
served well, and must be hard to please
who would not say that meal time on board
cf a New-Tork Central flyer is pleasant break
n the monotony of travel.
At the journeys end the tourist finds a fasci-
mating picture. framed in ice and snow. which
poets and artists have tried in vain to describe
If the tourist wishes to break the return trip
Of he
ard New-Torls as he did from there to the
Canada border. he viii make no mistake in
stopping off anywhere There are no places
large or small, where he viii not find good hotel
accommodations, fine drives and places TO in
terest the visitor. Buffalo is particularly rich
in good accommodations for the tourist and the
city gained a permanent place in the estimation
Of the people Of this country on that account at
the time Of the exposition. The broad avenues
Of the place usually well covered with snow
for many weeks in the winter and good sleigh
ing often Keeps the tourist in Buffalo beyond
the time which he had set aside for the place
Rochester also has its attractions for the tour
list. among which first class hotels are not the
least noteworthy. Rochester is situated on the
Genesee River and is midway between Niagara
Falls and the Thousand Islands. In the sum-
ner time many tourists stop there on their way
TO and from these places, and the winter
tours become popular the city receives its share
Of winter travel also. and visitors are so well
taken care Of that the Rochester day. is re-
membsred pleasant feature Of the winter
tour. Syracuse has long been known for its
superior hotel accommodations and its popu-
lsrfty among business men is largely due to this
feature. The tourist on his return from Niagara
finds enough there 10 interest him. and makes a
visit of a day enjoyable Still further down the
road toward home the tourist comes through
the manufacturing district OF the Mohawk VAL
ley. The towns are not large in population. but
no matter where the tourist aligtts he will see
q place hustling with business. and thrift writ
where the factory and the shop occupy the posi-
tions Of greatest Importance, the hotel accom-
modations Of high order, and would do
credit to larger and more pretentious places
Schenectady where the great electrical work
shops are located; Amsterdam. with its hosiery
and carpet mills, and many other towns are
we'll worth visiting. At Albany, where the New
York Central has erected beautiful new sta
ton the tourist viii find. aside from the first
class hotels many fine public buildings. good
drives and a opportunity 70 lhe legislature
in session
Another enjoyable winter tour by the New
York Central Railroad is the one 10 the Adiron-
dack Mountains in time for the ice carnival a
at Utica. and from that point they wind through
the dense woods to Saranac Lake. That line
body Of water is a sheet Of firm ice, and the
whole country lies buried under snow, but the
tourist viii find no difficulty in securing good
hotel accommodations The thrifty hotel man
Adirondack region accessible in the winter. and
stands at his door TO welcome the winter tourist.
The great four track road also carries thou
sands of tourists in the winter months TO the
health and pleasure resorts on the Pacific Coast,