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from Rome to the mouth of Salmon river, in the 
town of Mexico on lake Ontario. 
Next in order are the roads from Lansingburgli 
and Waterford, extending northerly on each side of 
Hudson’s river, sending off branches into the state 
of Vermont, and continued by the great northern 
road to the north line of the state at the forty, fifth 
degree of latitude. 
And lastly, amongst these important turnpikes 
may be enumerated, the several roads on the east 
side of Hudson’s river, extending eastward from 
Poughkeepsie, Rhinebcck, Hudson, Albany, Troy 
and Lansingburgh, to the states of Connecticut^ 
Massachusetts and Vermont. 
This transient review of our turnpike roads will 
enable us to form a competent idea of the flourish¬ 
ing condition of the state, and the accelerated pro¬ 
gress of her improvements. It will enable us to 
estimate how far these improvements are calcula¬ 
ted to favor the new settlements, to promote the 
increase of the state, and to facilitate transporta¬ 
tion of produce and merchandize from its interior 
and remote parts ; as well as to draw large supplies 
from the neighboring states. For owing to the 
-natural advantages of our geographical position, in 
relation to the states of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, 
Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont, a large 
portion of whose territories are nearer and more 
