New-York tribune., 1914-03-08
KINGSTON Is Superby
Located for Industries

abic. Large sailing vessels ply up and
down the Hudson River 10 Kingston, aaf
passenger toats OF the Hudson Rive
Day Line aud Other lines have landing
there. About eighteen feet is the dspu
OF the water at the river piers. and at Or
near the mouth or tho Rondout crcek 4
similar depth.
IN the carly part OF the nineteenth cen
tur,.. or. TO be more exact. about lNV
Kingston was quite port for sailing YES
sells which tournoycd 10 and from forcls
norts The snins left Kingston laden vita
farm produce. spinning and carpet "es"
Ing machines as well as tho more finished
Goods or those persons VITO de- otcd an"
the lar-er part of their time 10 the MANI
facture Of various garments and hovS''
hold utensils old pen and ink sketches
Of the river front OF Kingston uSlaly
contain about q dozen or more ships o.
fair sail breadth anchored At tho docks
n was tho railroads ane thc big ocean
ecinc frcichtcrs under steam mower "hc'
made 81 non pas in- business 10 opefa''
sailing vessels between Kingston ana
some of tho great ports Of foreign lai&
Now sailing Vessels on tho Hudson Nhc'
ore abIo 20 uass safely over most OF ~'
creeks leading TO tho river iron'aes o.
rroitably engaged ia haulinS o'N~
crushed stone, sand. machnciy ana l'i"
produce from one point to another alen
tho Hudson River Sailing boats WIN
almos, the entire deck obscured by OFT"
from he Hudson River section. tlc
familiar sight on the waters aIouh" Wv
yorl, The Use OF such boats is l'ke3
continue bur rs tho river trade increase
the demand for substantial barscs W"
ho much more than IL is row. me olsF
ing of the great barge canal thsl u"
ststc has built will result IN Tapin
l,rcemcnt Of that trade and there VIII
moro need for larger and better ooeN''
facilities for harces along INC iiou'
crcr town which viii be unao'o
proviJe such shipping acconlmooau0'
will be vofully lacking IN one oi 'h' ",
essential things necessary 10 hs,e
nlace numbered among those ap'
eeously situated for manufacturers W.
ing for good shipping points py VIZ :.
well as by rail. Kingston VIII "V' a.,
found wanting when the time comes "
the building OF such terminals lot va" 0.,,
as its old haven for the SAILING
which piled 20 and from. fore's" ..
.,o,,t tSsO IS v ide and long cnous"
b,,idins one or \ series of BIZ O"''
terminals or for the placing ID AZ "a.
broken row Of pier after pier WIN o's' o.,
and other hosting machinery OF the "'S %.
modern type for handling ireish' nt.-s .Sn
tiousIy. Rondout Creek "n'cn ". 4,
tho CITY OF Kingston on the SUI n,,,
na, gable for about three mics U!
"raf, 10 that can safely ply on the waters "
the Hudson River oogsr
r,or since the day when steam po's
began To supplant sail power on '"e .,s
son River Kingston has been eye A.
as a railroad centre. II Is to-oa' hin
the largest and strongest railroao -.
ming places along tho Hudson hl'e'
tween New York ano Albany. he". "a
ought TO appeal very favOrably 10
of manufacturing concerns looAi"' ,.v
thriving city in which 10 ou"u ,-s
main or branch plant where on' al
dircc, all rail highways 10 Ne" fo'N 'a,,
TO many other big markets io'
and merchandise. Any
II seems hardly necessary 10 sN -.
facts and figures TO prove that inc "a Al.
n strong railroad centre. kinss'o" ,,-.s,
,sc,lv reached from this city by inc -
Shore Railroad On the easterN 20" Al.
,b. Hudson runs the Hudson rive
vision OF the New York Central hs"'
onnosite the City OF Kingston 0" -,
railroad is Rhinebeck. Between h'"s
and Rhinebeok is ferry when 81.
boats daily when navigation perin''' .,.
dom is this ferry line not runnins ."
count Of ice I'm the river. Thus 'ne 30
dents OF Kingston have choice y. 40
trunk railway routes IN traNei'ihs
from their city In northerly or SOU oar
" direction. And n similar choice
shipments can be made by all w."
featuring establishments. whether 10.
or small, which locate In kings'o"
deed, Kingston is strong in many w.
strong in the estimation or resiE -
familiar with land values on the ,d
son strong In its moneyed chanhes'
strong In the possession OF brosd
WAYS and big rai facilities.
No town could be a vigorous iA'