The Newtown bee., 1908-05-22

cation period or summer soiourn so aeeentuated by picturesque beauty and salubrious climate, and so complete with interesting historical association. The Manual of Summer Resorts, dur ing it's many years of publication has been of especial value In determining the selection of a summer home. or n place for vacation outing. It is not, however, to he regarded as guide book. It's mission Is to supply q fund of desirable information in regard to hotels and boarding houses of the region. This Manual is particularly devoted to the region traversed by the lines of the New York, New Haven < Hartford Railroad west of New Lon don and Willimantic, and the Central New England Railway, which comprise the shores of Long Island Sound, the mountainous western section of Con necticut and Massachusetts and the Connecticut River Valley. Eastern New York, especially that section reached by the great Poughkeepsie Bridge Gateway, is also included. A similar booklet, covering the territory east of New London and Willimantic, may be obtained upon application. Careful attention has been given to the compilation Of the data herein, al- though on account of varying individ- ual tastes, it is recommended that so far as practicable the different locali- ties be inspected. Generally speaking, the rates for each hotel and boarding house represent the regular tariff, which, however, in some cases is sub ject to modification, depending upon the accommodations required or the length of stay. For the business man, the selection of the summer home must largely be decided by the question of accessibility to business. The innum- erable resorts throughout the territory of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, and the unrivalled facilities of that road, per- nit of the selection of temporary home within easy access of metropoli- tan centers. No company serving the travelling public is more faithfully con trolled by just sense of its obliga- tions and responsibilities; no company shows more enterprise, intelligence and liberality in doing its proper work. An inspection of the map which is part of this booklet will reveal how thor oughly the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island are traversed by the lines of this com pany. These states afford as attrac- tive vacation and recreation facilities as any region in the land. There is no pleasanter or more delightful coast for those who crave the tonic of the sea air and the pleasures of saltwater bathing, fishing and sailing, whether one prefers the balmy precincts of Long Island Sound, or the borders of the open ocean as at Watch Hill, Block Is- land, Newport. Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod; and to the lover of the hill and countryside, the inland resorts of this section offer ire sistible charm. Along these hundreds of miles of shore and among these hills and valleys, there are accommodations suited to all tastes and all purses. Be- sides the section immediately served, the lines of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad afford the most convenient, agreeable and pictur- esque transit from New York City, and the whole country west and south of the Metropolis, to Northern New Eng land. Whether one travels between New York and Boston by the all-rail Shore Line, the route of the Com pany's superb five hour limited train service between those cities--or by the palatial steamers of the New England Navigation Company, the pleasure and comfort of the traveller are equally as- sured. Additional copies of the Man ual may be procured at the N. Y., N. H. 6 H. R. R. principal ticket offices, or on application by mail to c. A. Call, General Agent Passenger Department, Room 5O6, Grand Central Station, New York City. or to F. c. Coley, A. G. P. A., New Haven Conn.,, or w. H. See ley, G. P. A.. c. N. E. Ry., Hartford, Conn.,, enclosing two-cent stamp for postage.