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connects Ogdensburg and Canton. Another road runs from Wad- 

 dington southeast to Madrid Springs. Improved highways con 

 necting with the Adirondack trail are as follows: from G-ouver- 

 nenr southeast to Fullerville Iron Works and northwest to Black 

 Lake; from DeKalb -I unction to Russell; from Canton to Pierre- 

 pont; from Potsdam south to Colton, southeast to Parishville, and 

 north to Norfolk; and from Lawrenceville to Brasher Falls. 



There are in the county 259 miles of completed improved high- 

 ways, with 25 miles additional under construction. 



available markets 



Ogdensburg, which is a port of entry on the St. Lawrence River 

 and a terminus of several railroads, is the principal coal and grain 

 receiving center for points in northern New York and the New 

 England states. This city is the principal local market for all 

 kinds of farm produce. A considerable amount of lumber is 

 shipped, and there are several flour mills in the city. It is the 

 seat of a state hospital for the insane and of the Hepburn Hospital. 



Massena stands second in importance as a local market. Here 

 is located the Aluminum Company of America, which is the 

 largest establishment of its kind, producing 200 tons of aluminum 

 per day. Clay for this purpose is obtained in the western states. 



Canton is the seat of St. Lawrence University, with which is 

 connected a state school of agriculture. At the village of Potsdam 

 is located a state normal school and several other excellent institu- 

 tions of learning, including the Clarkson School of Technology and 

 the Crane Institute of Music. 



The principal outside markets for dairy products are New York 

 and Boston, supplies for the latter city including a large quantity 

 of a special soft cheese. Cattle raised in the county are generally 

 sold in Buffalo, Albany, or New York. 



Although New York is the leading paper market, immense 

 amounts of manila paper are sent to Boston. Chicago, and the 

 West 



St. Lawrence County, which is the largest milk-produeing 

 county in the state stands first in the number of establishments 

 for handling milk and milk products, of which there are 148. 

 During 1919 over 423,000,000 pounds of milk was delivered at 



