Show 4 it 11 lEd editors ilor note toils is another in the stories ries of the slates series by EDWARD EMERINE features rear ures lets think of cattle cattie and head of sheep Just imagine pastures so lush that each h section of land cares for 40 head of cattle picture a state where farms average acres each no its not some western state its new york alter after all 7 manhattan lart hattan island Is a small part of the area 0 of new york which is square miles ol of farms orchards mountains valleys streams lakes forests and other rural beautiful and natural things times square square greenwich village fifth avenue and wall street are rivaled by niagara falls the adirondacks the catskills lake placid and mount marcy the subways are no match for ski runs and toboggan slides its a long step from the bowery to country lanes and old farmsteads champlain Champl aln came first new york has so many firsts they cant be counted samuel de champlain was the first white man to set his foot in new york as well as the first to teach religion to the iro quals within a year hendrik hud son anchored his little ship oft off coney island finally sailing up the river which bears his name to the present site of albany two years later some amsterdam merchants were given a trading charter for new neth erland as new york was to be known the first post was set up in 1613 on manhattan the second in 1611 1614 at fort foit nassau on castle island south of the present albany ten years later all manhattan island was purchased from the indians for 23 worth of trinkets forty years later in 1664 a british fleet demanded surrender of new amsterdam and director gen eral peter stuyvesant found himself with little support he capitulated and the duke of york wils g ranted granted the conquered land new york became the new and lasting name As years passed more and more I 1 people flocked to the new world many of them finding the rich lands 0 of f new york state to their liking hamlets villages and cities sprang up knit together with a network of a aboriginal bori ginal trails that eventually became roads and highways albanys geographic position at the crossroads of the state made it a key frontier settlement in the century leads in population the battleground of saratoga champlain valley fort ery valley of the mohawk the na nigara niagara a frontier from these grew new york a state which has mushroomed from scattered col colonies onles to the most populous state in the union with inhabitants through the years the he centuries and many wars the great industrial commonwealth of new york has emerged during world war 11 II of all the war contracts awarded by the federal government in the 18 48 states 11 per cent went to industrial plants in new york state of the largest industrial corporations po rations in the nation 91 94 are represented in new york city new yorks variety of products range from heavy metals and machinery to exquisitely polished diamonds shoes paper books magazines furniture carpets business machines locomotives cameras photographic films precision instruments electrical equipment and the list grows on and on all these are produced in the factories of new york its apparel industry produces 48 per cent of the nations clothing and 45 per cent of rugs and carpets comes from there still there are farms in new hew york state the appraised valus value of wh which tell la Is more than a billion dollars the average growing season ta Is often a as dhigh high as days particularly ticul arly in the long island section new yorks own fruits and vegetables supply the states large canning industries wines champagnes champagney champ agnes oysters sea foods poultry eggs and other products go to nearby markets the last prewar year placed a total value of more than million dollars on new yorks agricultural products with milk the largest farm revenue producer today the port of new york city Is the nations foremost center of 0 foreign trade and yet its people like to recall that it was there that george wash washington I 1 agton was sworn in as ai first president of the united states buffalo is the nations largest fresh water port yet when white men farsi came they found a basswood forest and erie indians fishing and hunt ing along the creeks and lake and there are binghamton rochester syracuse utica yonkers and others othera all playing an important part in commerce and trade today those who wh 0 live tn in new york anywhere in the state have playgrounds close at hand there are mountains seashores lakes rivers waterfalls farm lands and more than 70 state parks niagara falls the thousand islands chasm the palisades howes caverns lake george and many others are points of 0 interest for or natives and visitors alike lake placid Is internationally known as a summer and winter resort with toboggan slides ski runs skating rinks stables for skijoring horses and kennels tor for sled dogs there are literally hundreds ol of other places in the state for or winter sports saranac lake is famed as a health resort as well as a winter and summer sports center lures coney island brighton and manhattan beaches and long island with its MIS park rockaway long beach and jones b beach ea h provide pro ld e a playground for the greab great metropolitan cill areas southampton is the scene of a noted society colony and staten island has a number ot of resorts and theres still new york city with its universities its cathedrals museums libraries subways bridges parks and driveways one of the great wonders of the modern modem world 1 yes new york state has so many firsts they cant be counted it is rural it is metropolitan and always it is refreshing in its variety of pursuits pleasures recreational advantages and unusual natural beauty |