. Summer excursion routes and rates. Delaware, Lackawanna and western railroad company. 1893 .. . ntain and is reached after the hard climb of a grade thatbegins at Milburn. This village has developed solely on its own merits. Its growthhas been strong and so far shows no signs of abating. Backing the de-velopment of Summit are men of wealth and thrift and the houses that arein course of erection are attractively laid out, and its macadamized streets SUMMER EXCURSION ROUTES AND RATES. 21 are of the finest and most elaborate kind. At present there are overfifty of them. Owing to its altitude Su
. Summer excursion routes and rates. Delaware, Lackawanna and western railroad company. 1893 .. . ntain and is reached after the hard climb of a grade thatbegins at Milburn. This village has developed solely on its own merits. Its growthhas been strong and so far shows no signs of abating. Backing the de-velopment of Summit are men of wealth and thrift and the houses that arein course of erection are attractively laid out, and its macadamized streets SUMMER EXCURSION ROUTES AND RATES. 21 are of the finest and most elaborate kind. At present there are overfifty of them. Owing to its altitude Summit is a bracing spot inwhich to spend the summer. The air is always fresh and salubrious,and on that account persons afflicted with pulmonary troubles havemade it their permanent home. In summer the population generallydoubles. All the hotels and boarding houses, of which there are many ofthe first class, are full, and the place presents a lively of the permanent residents rent their homes for the season, andthere is often more demand for these than supply. Looking northward. Childrens Fresh Aik and Convalescent Home at Summit, N. J. from Summit is a magnificent view of the Passaic Valley and BlueRidge Mountains, and towards the southeast, Brooklyn, New York Bayand Staten Island can be seen. The drives through the valleys andover the mountain are magnificent. Churches of the Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist andCatholic Faiths abound. The social centre is the Casino Club, to which isattached a theatre, bowling alleys, etc. This centre is made up of theprominent men of the place and is well patronized. The fresh air home,so well known, and with which many benevolent women of Summit areidentified, is situated on Stony Hill south of Summit. The town is lightedwith gas, and has a new and excellent sewerage system ; it is also supplied bythe Commonwealth Water Company with pure water drawn from springsin the mountain. 22 DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN R.
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