130 Agricultural Mamhal 



Other lines of this road connecting w ith the main line at Bmg- 

 hamton and forming a junction at Chenango Forks in the town of 

 Chenango extend — one to Utica, and the other through Cortland 

 and Syracuse to Oswego. 



The Delaware ami Budson from Albany branches at Xineveh, 

 one line reaching Binghamton and one turning south into Pennsyl- 

 vania. An eleotric road traverses the section hetween Bingham- 

 ton and Union. 



Improved Highways 

 Improved highways extend from Binghamton as follows: 



1. North through Whitney Point to Upper Lisle. 



2. North and east into Chenango County, a branch at Port 

 Crane extending to Chenango Forks and to Greene in Chenango 

 Countv. 



3. Southeast to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 

 branching to the east and extending across the county into Dela- 

 ware County. 



Between Windsor and Harpersville another road connects the 

 second and third roads mentioned. 



4. Southeast to Corbettsville and west to Owego. 



From Union an improved highway extends north to Whitney 

 Point. 



There are in the county 141 miles of completed improved high- 

 ways with 17 miles additional under construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 



Binghamton, which is the principal local market, is a railroad 

 center at the junction of the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers. 

 In addition to a large trade in coal, lumber, and Hour, it has 

 extensive manufactures. A state hospital is located here. 



The neighboring points of Johnson City and Endicott furnish 

 excellent marketing facilities. At both of these places the manu- 

 facture of shoes is a rapidly growing business. A public market 

 is maintained at Johnson City throughout the entire year, being 

 open three days a week. At Endicott and Binghamton public 

 markets are open during the summer season. Surplus farm 

 produce raised in Broome County finds a ready market in Scran- 

 ton, Wilkes-Barre, and New York. 



