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marketing conditions 



FACILITIES FOB TRANSPORTATION 



Railroads and Waterways 



The main line of the Delaware and Hudson extends the entire 

 length of the eastern border, connecting at Fort Ticonderoga 

 with the Rutland -Railroad, which extends into Vermont and to 

 points east. A branch of the Delaware and Hudson leaving the 

 main line in Clinton County, runs west and south, finally entering 

 the northwestern part of Essex County and terminating at 

 Lake Placid. Ausable Forks is also reached by a branch extend- 

 ing through Clinton County, and another branch in the south- 

 eastern part of Essex ( lounty extends to Ticonderoga and Baldwin. 

 The Lake Champlain and Moriah line extends from Port Henry 

 northwest through the town of Moriah to Mineville. At Port 

 Kent a short line extends west to Iveeseville. Lake Champlain 

 affords valuable steamboat service along the eastern border. 



Improved Highways 



A state macadam road extending to Montreal passes in a 

 northerly direction through the center of the county. At Jay this 

 road divides, one branch extending through the celebrated Wil- 

 mington Notch to Lake Placid and thence through Ray Brook and 

 Saranac Lake and into Franklin County. Another improved high- 

 way runs north from Ticonderoga and Whallonsburgh and will 

 eventually extend to Iveeseville and along Lake Champlain to 

 Westport. A state highway extends from Grove in Hamilton 

 County east into Essex and south into Warren, there connecting 

 with a road running through the center of Essex County and con- 

 i inning south to (Men- Palls and. Albany. 



There are in Essex County 167 miles of completed improved 

 highways. 



Available Markets 



On account of the large number of tourists and summer resi- 

 dents local markets during the summer months often excel the 

 city markets for the sale of vegetables, poultry, and dairy products. 

 Other farm products are Bhipped in the usual manner to Xew 

 York. Boston, or intermediate points. 



