The National tribune., 1907-01-03

| The climate is even more eyhilaratins
than in July or August.
Statements Backed Up.
All these statements are not mere
eloquence. They are backed by the
| committee, by the citizens of the village
| and by written guarantees. The COM
mittee, which has been giving all its
| time to the question for the past weeks
/ is made up of the most substantial OF
Saratoga's citizens. The village is a
strong G. A. r. town. 1t has two Posts,
Luther NJ. Wheeler, %, with a men,
bership of 110. and James B. Mexican
| Post, 49S, numbering 30 members The
Commander of Post Wheeler, Comrade
Robert S. Rimington, is a member of
the committee. He served thru the civil
war in the 9Th n. Y. II. A, taking part
in the battles of the Wilderness, Spot
Sylvania. Cold Harbor and Petersburg,
as well as Sheridan's campaign thru the
Valley. The Commander of Post Nc
Kean, Comrade o. p. Clarke, is also a
member of the committee. His war
record is a long one, and he has been
recognized by the New York State De-
partment, now serving as Adjutant on
the staff of Commander Maxwell Com
rade James E. Clarke, of Post Wheeler,
is another veteran on the committee.
He was member of the 12Sth n. Y,
seeing service in the assault on Port
Hudson, the Red River campaign, in
the Shenandoah Valley, including Win
chester and Cedar Creek, where he was
wounded, and concluding in Savannah.
Other members are Village President
McNulty, who has labored unsparingly
in an effort to make the stay of the
veterans here pleasant, and Thomas r.
kneil, Superintendent of Schools and
Secretary of the Business Mems
Association. Nearly all of these men
are known to the greater portion of
the G. A. r. personally thru their work
at the National Encampment in Mime
apolis. Their names is sufficient guar
antee, even tho they had not obtained
written agreements that every promise
made will be carried out.
Saratoga Village.
SO much for accommodate tions. Now
for the village itself. Why should G.
A. r. man desire to come to Saratoga
for the place itself? For one reason,
because it is the greatest watering place
and Summer resort in America, one of
the most famous in the world. For
another. because its own history has so
been intertwined with the history of the
United States that one cannot be read
without reference to the other.
Saratoga is fortunate in its location
Situated in the eastern part of New
York State ii is easily accessible from
the centers of population. The 1873
miles in distance from New York City
have been reduced by fast railroading
to a time measurement of only three
and half hours. From Washington
it Is only 412 miles; from Boston, 2O5;
from Philadelphia, PA; from Chicago,
$40. The train accommodations be-
tween these points are so superb that
it is but the matter of a few hours
travel. If the visitor prefers he may
the historic Hudson, making the trip
not only memorable one, but exceed
ingly moderate in rate.
Its climate is worldwide in reputa-
ton. Altho its altitude is but moderate,
it is situated at the foothills of the
Adirondacks, surrounded by forest-clad
hills. To the northwest stretch the vast
domains of the Adirondacks. to the west
extends the Kayaderosseras Range, to
the east are the wooded slopes of Wash
ington County, across the Hudson, while
beyond lie the towering Green Noun |
tain Ranges To the southwark the
northern branches of the Catskills limit
the horizon. The visitor to Saratoga
experiences the hotel and home cum
forts of the greatest city while he
breathes the exhilarating atmosphere OF
an Adirondack camp.
The visitor to Saratoga need have no
fear of any Of the menaccS TO health |
which threaten in the city. Its water |
supply is the purest. pumped from In" |
Adj )ndacks by the great Holly sys |
TEN Its sewage disposal plant is the |
Mecca daily of scientists from all the
United States. Every danger connected
with the ordinary sewage system Is re-
moved. few days stay in the village |
means a new lease of life and new blood |
in the veins. Yet Saratoga, altho a |
health and recreation resort, is not a |
hospital village. 1t has no consump- !
tives among its visitors. for they are
unwelcome here. Its hotels and board |
take no guests suffering |
from disease. 1t is to the tired man. the
visitor who seeks q bit Of the country
with every convenience of the city, that
Saratoga caters. altho by far the great !
er number of its guests are found among
those who seek recreation and the null
pleasures that Saratoga af-
fords. And all these are offered to the
of the G. 4. r. at rates that
are low even In comparison with the
mediocre attractions of the most un-
pretentious village or. city.
The Streets of Saratoga.
The streets of Saratoga alone are
worth a trip from the Western coast.
For miles about they extend, agsrcsat-
ing so miles in extent broad. Ilaca.iam-
iZed, cared for at an annual expcndi-i
ture of over $4,000. They form tac
finest parade ground in the United
States. Lighted by electricity AMI gas.
they furnish a feature. lined as they
are with miles of shade trees that cyl
cite the admiration of The visitor Care
fully cared for, they are as hard and |,
smooth and clean as marble floor
OF the springs Of Saratoga volumes
have been written. From the time When
Sir William Johnson WAS born" 10 tn"
High Rock Spring, bubblns from its
rock. until the present
their wonders and merits have been
told. To-Day these are flowing as they
did when the Indians and their white
successors found them. The rock
from which Sir William Johnson drank
still exists. The Congress Spring, round
which the bellies and beax of a CEN
tury ago sipt and chatted, is flowing
now in the famous Congress Spring
Park. At The Geysers half a dozen
other springs constantly emit their
waters, while st Saratoga
Lake the White Sulphur Spring eXcites
the admiration of the visitor. Com
pounded by nature, they possess med
icinal properties that have aroused the
and praise of the entire med
ical profession. Not to hayo seen the
springs at Saratoga is to have mist one
of the wonders Of the world.
What nature has not given Saratoga
its citizens have brought 20 it. Here Is
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