Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-15
WHERE RIP Slept
| FOR 2OL0NG YEARS
catskiIl and Shawangunk
Mountain Region Is Replete
/ With Beautiful Scenery
/ TOURISTS YEARLY MECCA
Fishing and Good Roads Help
Keep the Hotels Crowded
With Visitors
TOURISTS YEARLY MECCA

u Kingston, n. Y. June 15.--The bis
vacation lnnd of Rip Van Winkle. In
the Catskill and Shawangunk Noun
fain region, will have more of interest
this year for the summer vacationist
and the occasional tourist than ever
before. A wealth Of natural beauty. In
many places unsurpassed hv any other
scenery In America. II supplemented by
motor routes which have become famous
throughout the country. hotels. board.
ing houses and cottage colonies whose
equal II not elsewhere in North Amer.
lea. and q variety Of attractions for the
visitor which are a source OF constant
pleasure.
Each week presents some big event
OF overshndowing importance. First,
It's location is In the Catskill Mountain
range. then in the smaller but equally
famous Shawangunk Mountain range.
This week the Shnwangunk range has
come into prominence through the con-
ference OF executive officers of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
and associated companies throughout
the United States and the demonstra-
tions of transcontinental telephoning
which were prepared by engineers of the
Bell system to show the practical
realization Of past dreams.
Ynma Farms. near Napanoch. Ulster
County. vas the scene of the conference
and the remarkable demonstrations
The formation Of the Shawangunk and
Catskill ranges IL alike in one respect,
In that each rnnge possesses many Sec
tions where the mountains seemingly
form complete circle with crater
like center. out Of which apparently
there Is no means OF egress. 4 turn in
the road or walk 10 the brow Of a hill
always shows. of course. the valleys
through which passage Is made from one
mountain section to another. because
there Is no section completely hemmed
In by mountains.
The Valley OF the Rondout at Napa-
noch possesses the formation mentioned,
and Yama Farms. standing on an ele-
vntion In the center of the valley, fur
nishes the traveller with the sensation
Of being in the center of bowl
shaped region. whose entire horizon il
Q succession of mountain peaks. The
wooded slopes are dotted with the
homes Of prosperous farmers and busi-
ness men, hotels and boarding houses,
bungalow colonies, inns and wayside
tearooms. They half peek out from the
the rest OF the Catskill- -Shawa ngunk
mountain region, nature has been
bountiful In verdure, whose combination
Of colors from early spring until the
last of the foliage has fallen defes the
attempts Of artists to reproduce it, al
though all artists try to do so.
Bell Telephone Conference
Into this region. because Of It's
extraordinary qualifications for expert
mental purposes, for its health giving
nearness to the big cities of Eastern
North America, the executive officers Of
the Bell Telephone system and it's asso-
ciated companies come annually for
their conference on matters pertainins
20 telephone operation throughout the
United States in particular. and in a
general way to consult on telephone
matters of the entire world. Spring still
fingers In this region so far as the
youthful beauty Of the foliage Is con-
earned. and even the practical execu-
uNco VI teiepuouc bystcns tndt arc
tingling very second will the zest
Of business life find they can consult
to better advantage among the quiet
hills and mountains Of this region
than elsewhere. And the engineers who
sre engaged In making constant ad-
vnncement in the science and art Of
telephony come here also because con-
ditions for their demonstrations are
more nearly perfect than in any other
region.
For this years demonstration to the
executive officers Of the American and
its associated telephone companies the
engineers Of the Bell system decided to
employ the amplifying apparatus, when
was first used publicly by President
Harding when he delivered his inaugural
address at Washington on March A. But
the telephone engineers decided to do
something more. The Bell Telephone
loud talker had passed the experimental
stage when II was used at the inaugu-
ration ceremonies In March. One hun.
dred and twenty five thousand people
massed in front and ut either side of
President Harding had been enabled, by