Coin' l, AND CoiTNTY 2o') 



the southwest. The town of Harford is crossed by the Lehigh 

 line running between Freeville and Owego. 



An electric road extends from Cortland north to Preble and 

 east to McGraw. 



Improved Highways 



Improved highways lead from Cortland as follows: North 

 through Homer to Syracuse, a road running from Homer to the 

 northwest part of the county; northeast through Truxton and 

 Culver; another road running from Truxton to Cheningo; east 

 through McGrawville to Solon, a branch extending to Blodgett 

 Mills; south to Virgil; southwest to Dryden and Ithaca; and 

 west to the county line. A short section extends south from Preble 

 and another connects Harford and Harford Mills, and another 

 passes through Marathon, extending a short distance beyond. 



There are in the county eighty-five miles of completed improved 

 highway, eight miles additional being under construction. 



AVAILABLE MARKETS 



The city of Cortland contains several large and important manu- 

 facturing establishments. Perhaps foremost among these is that 

 of Wiekwire Brothers, which employs over 1,000 men in the manu- 

 facture of wire and steel products. Another well-known firm is 

 the Brockway Motor Truck Company, which rendered special 

 service during the recent war. This city is also the seat of a 

 very extensive wall paper manufactory. The Eckenburg Company 

 manufactures dry milk powder and the Teco pancake flour. 



At Homer is located a large milk shipping station owned by the 

 Clover Farms Company, which handles the milk of nearly one- 

 third of the cows in the county and employs a large force in the 

 pasteurizing and bottling of grade A milk, which is shipped direct 

 to Xew York City. In the village of Homer stands the David 

 Harum Inn. This building was formerly the home of David 

 Harum, whose name has become so familiar through the writings 

 of Edward Xoyes Westcott. 



Marathon has a large tanning establishment, and quantities 

 of hemlock and bark are shipped in for this purpose. The more 

 important outside markets are ISTew York, Philadelphia, Balti- 

 more, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Wilkes Barre. 



