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the circular sent them stated plainly that their replies would be treated as a confi- 

 dential communication. Still, some persons flatly refused to furnish this particular 

 item, and so an official of the Commission, competent to make a fair estimate as 

 to the value of this class of property, was sent to obtain the lacking information. 



In some instances, where parties made a complete return, the value of the 

 property was evidently an understatement, the owner having the assessors in mind 

 when he filled out his report. On the other hand, some hotel proprietors, actuated 

 by a feeling of rivalry or pride in their business, reported their yearly receipts at an 

 amount beyond that which the extent of their buildings and accommodations 

 would indicate. For these reasons the figures in the condensed statement may 

 be regarded as approximate rather than strictly accurate. 



The information compiled in the course of this work is too voluminous for 

 insertion here, and hence it will be sent to the Legislature as a special report. 

 I am able, however, to submit the following: 



Summary. 



LOCALITY. 



Total 

 advertised 

 capacity. 



Total 



number of 



guests. 



Guests 

 remaining 

 over two 



weeks. 



Guests 



from outsidf 



of New York 



State. 



Adirondacks 



Lake George 



Thousand Islands 



32, 863 



89,978 

 5,389 

 4,9l8 



204, 523 



224, 382 



26, 272 



47, 209 



44,956 



89, 732 



5,237 



4,3l6 



22, 876 



44, 866 



3,no 



17,251 



Total 



133, 148 



502, 386 



144,241 



88, 103 



LOCALITY. 



Total capital 



invested 



(exclusive of 



land). 



Total 

 number of 

 employees. 



Total 

 wages paid 

 employees. 



Total 

 receipts. 



Catskills . . 



$4, 164, 620 



II, 131,200 



1,131,500 



1,243,500 



7,452 



17,986 



1,009 



1,155 



$541,959 



539, 58o 



48, 508 

 63,694 



$3,999,139 



4, 443, 848 



282, 227 



350,156 



Total . . . 



$17,670,820 



27, 602 



*$i,i93,74i 



$9,075,370 



* Does not include board. 



These figures show that our forests occupy a valuable place in the political 

 economy of the State, aside from their product and the industries dependent 

 on them. In addition to the sanitary benefits, the esthetic advantages, and the 



