The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
100000 FOREIGN"
CARS VISIT STATE
Our Roads and Scenery Prove
Attractive to AutOists From
other COmmonwcalths.
MANY MILES UNIMPROVED

n attractions Of the highway system
Of this state. with the returns In money
made hy tourists forms part OF the
recent report OF the State Commission
OF Highways. In 1t appears the state
ntnt The number OF foreign auto
mobiles which visited the state last
year was conservatively estimated at
over 10000. and there has been left
In the State by these tourists millions
Of dollars With the prospect that those
desiring next year to go abroad can
not do go. we can reasonably EXPECT
this number will he largely increased
n the tourists generally understand and
appreciate our present system"
There should be In this food for
thought TOR those authorities in a great
number Of states who think only of the
wear and tear on their roads and ignore
the income brought to their merchants,
hotsl mcn, &C. by these visitors.
There are about $4,000 miles OF high
ways In this state, but only small
part Of these ls improved road In
fact, when 500 100000 appropriated for
the purpose has been expended not
much more than 1000 miles will have
been touched. The chief effort Of the
Highway Department has been to COM
plete the main through routes
The State COMMISSIONS report boasts
hugely Of the scenic attractions Of the
New York roads.
Our roads present more diversified
scenery than any other section OF the
country, and very few OF our people APP
probate and understand the present
condition OF our completed roads" says
the report our improved roads run
for miles along the Atlantic Ocean and
Long Island Sound, pass through the
historic valleys of the Hudson and tho
Mohawk rivers, cover the old Indian
Trail along Lake George and Lake
champlain to the Canadian border,
climb the mountain sections of the Adj
rondacks and the Catskiils, follow the
International Canadian border along the
shores OF Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
and the 81 Lawrence River. touch and
enclrcle the beautiful Finger Lakes OF
the central part OF the State, and pass
up, along and over the beautiful wall
leys and mountains OF the southern
tier
within our borders is the largest
city in our country, and hundreds OF
sther populous cities and vil!Aees our
farm lands are among the best In the
United States, and our water powers
are unsurpassed. The Palisades Of the
Hudson the Thousand Islands OF the
St Lawrence. the Falls OF Niagara. Au-
sable Chasm. Watkins Glen and hum
dreds OF other attractive natural places
are contained within our area. II is
possible now over a completed system
OF connected roads, to visit all these
sections, and II this knowledge is spread
broadcast a tremendous Influx of travel
Will surely be attracted to view the
beauties OF our State.
During the past year the two great
engineering problems involving the con-
structior oi the ROAD around the fuy-
NJ storm King Mountain and the build
ing OF the RondOut bridge near Kings
ton have been solved by the engineer ng
department, and the plans are so worl. ID
out That within the money available all
n Route Z, on the west side OF the
river can now be completed within a
shor, time, In connection with these
plans We have also. In cooperation with
the Interstate Palisades Park Commits
sion. awarded contracts for pract rally
he balance OF the State route through
he Palisades Park. and this route, on
the west side OF the river, when COM
petcd, will undoubtedly be the finest
scenic road in the country. and will
connect up all the cities on the west
side Of the Hudson.
Our completed system OF roads, II
extended In a single line. would reach
from New York 10 San Francisco, from
Montreal. Canada. to Miami. Florida.
and we would still have enough left
over to duplicate the improved roads
Of several other States
I'VE have more improved roads and
better roads than in any other State
or country, and the people OF New York
have a right 10 be proud OF what the
Empire state has done In the matter
OF improved highways"