>>snip<<Was there a time when >>there was a need to attract or retain people from moving away from New York >to >>other states? >> >>thank you >> >>Sincerely >>Roderick Mak How about right now? David Minor Eagles Byte Historical Research Pittsford, New York 716 264-0423 [log in to unmask] http://home.eznet.net/~dminor includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City and State, from approximately 450,000,000 BC to 1990 AD.