The sun., 1919-06-15

Sing State prison. and Peekskill are
many other points of interest along the
keepsie
Poughkeepsie is about half way be-
tween New York and Albany. 1t Is a
city Of about $4,000 population. situated
on high ground, commanding delight
full view OF the Hudson. Just above
Poughkeepsie we pass many fine estates.
among which Is that of the late +. w.
Vanderbilt. The home of John Bur-
roughs is opposite. About one mile to
the north of Kinderhook Is Lindenwald,
where Washington Irving and Martin
Van Buren, spent some years of their
lives The route now leads through East
Greenbush, Rensselaer, and across the
Hudson into Albany.
The attraction at Albany of greatest
interest to the tourist is perhaps the
State Capitol. at the top OF Slate Hill.
1t took thirty years to construct this
building, at cost of some $4,000. 600.
Not far from Albany Is Schenectady, the
homie Of Union College
At Ilion is the factory of the Reming-
ton Arms Company, and here also the
Remington typewriters are made. Utica.
q city in the most beautiful section of
the Mohawk Valley, is a prominent man
ufecturing centre.
Syracuse enjoys the reputation Of be-
ing the largest city in central New York,
and Is an important manufacturing GEN.
ire, as well as the home of Syracuse Uni
versity. From Syracuse we run through
Camillus and Sennett to Auburn. From
Canandaigua the road continues north
west through Mendon and Pittsford into
Rochester.
Western New York and Lake Erie.
Batavia is a historic little village,
about forty miles outside Of Rochester.
Just before reaching Buffalo We pass
the Country Clubhouse of the Automo-
bile Club of Buffalo and enter the Sec
ond city of the Empire State by way Of
Main street
The route now leads from Buffalo in
a southeasterly direction through East
Aurora, made famous by the late Ebert
Hubbard and the Roycrofters, and
thence to Buffalo HILL near Warsaw.
From Dansville to Elmira the road
leads through number of small towns.
From Elmira a new State Road fol-
lows the valleys of the Chemung and
SusQuehanna Rivers to Binghamton
Here we cross the river ana follow ne
south bank, recrossing near the out
skirts of Endicott and continue east to
Binghamton.
This city is charmingly situated at
the junction OF the Susquehanna and
Chenango Rivers, and there are many
beautiful drives among the hills. From
Binghamton we proceed eastward over
a fine State road to Windsor, and thence
in a northeasterly direction through u
number of small villages to Oneon.a
on the north bank of the Susquehann l.
Oneonta Is the principal gateway T.
the Catskills from the west and il
ia through this that we strike into the
mountains via the most important and
best east and west trunk line in this
section. At Grand Gorge We leave the
upper route and turn south along the
east branch of the Delaware through
Roxbury to .Margaretville. there 1oinins
the southern trunk line through TIN
mountainA From Marseretville we pro-
coed east TO the Ashokan Dam and
Reservoir, which supplies water to the
great metropolis ninety miles away
Continuing east we enter Kingston and
turn southeast on Broadway to Ron
dout, where the Rondout Creek IL
crossed.
A number of small towns are passed
until we come to Highland. the half
way point on this route and directly
across the river from Poughkeepsie. The
two towns are connected by a huge can
tilever bridge. one and q quarter milei
long, which spans the Hudson River.
About seventeen miles further soutl
we come to the historic little town o
Newburgh. charmingly situated on thu
Hudson River. Opposite Is Beacon Hill
/ where beacon fires burned during thu
Revolution. Newburgh and Beacon arr
connected by ferry, which runs every
1880 minutes.
Following the fine macadam road tina
runs along the river a short distanc