Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-28

and BreakDater Light my letter of last
week did not increase Mr.. Maulls love
| for the writer. His ire reminds me some
what Of that OF the big boy at school
when some little fellow tells on him.
Strange that MIR. Maui (the senator
maker) should condescend to notice the
communication of Sussex farmer, as he
can hardly DO accused Of paying much
attention to their wishes In certain
affair of Importance early in the session.
The Breakioater. Light correspondent
seems to think that ''do not know what
] am talking about" If he had stopped
there, all well and good; but he goes'on
to prove that he himself does not have the
least idea of what he is talking about. II
he will read the report OF the passage OF
the bill in the GAZETTE he will see the
reason Of my mistake, although
hardly thought il probable that
o route was mentioned in the bill.
As TO requiring 81 500 to pay the right
of way by Love creek route, he is away
Oh. The only damage along the above
route will be the two mill ponds, Bur-
toms and Red Mill. The latter is of no
use to any one (the mill was burned
down in 1855 and was recently sold with
three dwelling houses and ABOUT 90 acres
Of land for 81, 600. The Burton mill
property, including large farm, is as
sessed ct 81, 500 and is rapidly declining
In value. There seems TO be an impress
sion existing that because the Love creek
route follows the boundaries OF three
hundreds. Lewes and Kehoboth, Indian
River and Broadkiln, and benefits a large
section OF Sussex county that it is q cir
cuitous one. II seems to be lost sight of
that the Delaware side of the bay shore
does run in continuous line with
the ocean shore, which rams almost
directly north and south, but more
to the northwest and can be reached as
easily by route bearing more to the
northwest as by following the ocean
shore. LeweB and Rahoboth hundred
lies along the bay and ocean and is about
seven miles long and Ave miles wide.
kehoboth bay bounds the south corner
OF 1t. A correspondent has said that
'sthe Love creek route runs all around
Loves and Rehoboth hundred" while
the Lewes creek route runs through it.
Now how near ne is right will be shown
as follows: Persons well acquainted with
that hundred know that the upland and
ehhNbAO PbAAAhtA vi ~ Hlu1Obl "a
rectangle. Take the Love creek rout as
two sides of a reetangIe and you will find
the Lewes creek route to be the other two
sides and the two sides next to tho
ocean and Delaware bay, the
longer side extending along the
coast about mile from il.
Allowing canal to be benent 80 the
farm land lying within five miles OF it we
find that the Lewes creek route benefits
Lewes and hehobotb hundred alone at be.
lug almost wholly within the rectangie)
because there is very little farm land on
the shore side to benefit. On the other
hand tine Love creek route will not only
benefit the same hundred to greater ex-
tent, but also all that portion of the
county within i've miles Of it lying with
out the rectangle, or Broadkiln and
Indian River hundreds. II MIR. MaulI
can not see the superiority OF the latter
route let him try tho rectaugle plan above
described. The course OF the former
routerups about northeast from Reboboth
bay to leves creek and then following il
in q general north-westerly (the
creek 10 too crooked 10 be directly
direction to the Delaware Bay,
The Love creek route leaves Rehuboth
/ 80 .s1.@U AoItn-Hf sicily course 10
ths lead MI pond, then turning runs
aAlnost directly northeast 10 the Delaware
bay.
II the Breakrdter Light correspondent,
VINO thinks the latter route such o ''long
and clrcultous" one, would take yard
stick (not Mr.. Maulls six foot one) and
measure the two routes from bay to bay,
ne would find that he had more Yards
along his favorite route than along the
Love creek route. When speaking OF the
bewes creek route, refer TO ths shorter
and more beneficial one, because there
have been two surveys, if am not mis-
taken, between the head OF Lswss creek
and Rehoboth bay. The deepest, il not
the only available channel 10 Reboboth
bay is from the mouth Of Love
creek to the big ditch connentjne
Indian River and Rehoboth havs
iheIe is more and deeper water along
the Love creek route than by way Of
neWes creek 1t is qpite pastime for
the boys OF Lewas to wade back and forth
sefoss the creek q Deg MIR. Mauli's par.
don, SHOULD have said river at low tide
curing the summer months Why should
neWes people complaint Let us have
the canal by way OF Love creek, aud thew
can have eli tina benefit Of it by dgedginr
cut their river from The centre OF town
up to Canary creek. 1t ought not 10 be
much trouble TO get an appropriation to
eiean out river, but oh, no, they know
that the cniy wharf likely to be along
their route womb bs Ut Iieges. and ae
they own the wharf, 80 , it is plain 70 be-
seen why they desire the canal by their
'o"H' SUSSEX FARMER.