ECONOMIC SURVEYS OF COUNTY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. 52 
The principal industries are dairying and lumbering. The chief 
crops are potatoes, hay, hops, barley, and corn fodder for silage. A 
considerable amount of maple sugar is also produced. Most of the 
milk and cream in Franklin County is hauled from the farms by the 
dairy companies. 
SUMMER RESORTS AND TOURIST TRAVEL. 
The southern half of Franklin County is in the heart of the Adi- 
rondacks and there are hundreds of beautiful lakes surrounded by 
camps, cottages, villas, and hotels. During the calendar year 1912 
there were 371 automobiles registered in the county, of which 11 were 
commercial vehicles. During 1914 the registrations had increased 
to 823 pleasure cars and 30 commercial vehicles. This does not, 
however, represent the total number of motor vehicles using the roads 
of Franklin County, as the Adirondacks region is visited every summer 
and fall by thousands of tourists from all parts of the country. 
The various hotels and summer resorts afford excellent markets 
for fruits, vegetables, poultry, and dairy products. There are no 
canning factories in the county, and as the soil and climatic conditions - 
are well adapted to the growth of fruits and vegetables, it is believed 
that when all the main roads are improved there will be a good oppor- 
tunity for developing this industry. 
Three inspection trips were made through the county on the fol- 
lowing dates: May, 1912, May, 1913, and May-June, 1914. 
HIGHWAY CLASSIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
The roads selected for improvement under the bond issue by the 
county board of supervisors have an aggregate length of 135 miles, 
and. in connection with the State and county highways will form a 
system connecting the principal towns, market centers, and summer 
resorts of the county. The total public-road mileage of the county 
ageregates 1,370 miles, of which 145 miles, designated as State and 
county highways, are being improved under the supervision of the 
State highway department. About 212 miles of town roads have | 
been surfaced, so that when the contemplated work is completed the | 
surfaced roads of the county will comprise 492 miles, or about 36 per 
cent of the total mileage. (See Pl. XXII.) 
~ The roads, as planned at the time of the last inspection, are divided 
- into four classes, and are paid for and maintained as follows: 
State highways.—Seventy-five miles. Paid for wholly by the State 
from the $100,000,000 bond issue. Maintained by State, under 
patrol-and-gang system, but towns contribute $50 per mile per 
‘annum. Patrolmen receive $3 per day and furnish their own teams. 
County lighways.—Seventy miles. Paid for partly by the State, 
partly by the county. The amount paid by the county is deter- 
