The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-09
FOURTH edition


NPOh tbo VI CO
far as am concerned, must be treat
Ell mostly from the testimony of
others. Our fellow-farmers who live
within the segment of the Delaware
circle that surrounds WilmiL gton on
the north, northeast and northwest,
could have told you, from experience,
what influence. il any, the pixies lead
Ing to that city have had upon the
prices of their land. -.-.
Al least they could toll you whether
they would even be satisfied to OK
change their farms, rocks, hills and
all, for other farms where for three
months in tho year they would lie
cd to greater or less degree
bp muddy roads. If they are of the
opinion of the Ohio farmers who now
enjoy the perfect roads of portions
OF That State, 10 influence could he
brought that would make them go TO
Il mud-road country.
Judge Lawrence Of Ohio is quoted as
saying that since the adoption by
that state of the Free Pike act farms
adjoining permanent roads, made UNI
der that act, have Increased In value
90 per cent. because the demand for
farms is conferred on these all the-yeur-
round roads.
And why should this not be so?
The fnctors If personal comfort and
business profit are generally the con
trolling ones with us all. One who
considers all future contingencies, rs
Tar as he or she can IN the selection Of q
home. would not fail to compare all the
year round with the bottomless one
Tor three months; the slow plowing
and surging during the most inclem-
ent and dangerous season oil the
year to which delicate women and
children arc exposed. In all our Jour.
neylnEs TO the railroad station. to mill,
to school, to church and post Office in
coolest days and toughest roads can
we wonder that the difference is valued
at 20 per cent
The only ones who would suffer in
their business would be tue black.
smith, wheelwright and carriage,
maker. Our winter roads make them
"A busy summer, Tie Young man
comes out with his now buggy in June
and by the next May it is ready for Its
repairs. its new coat OF paint and warn.
ish. The wagon load OF grain or hay
Is started oil strong and tight and re-
turns home II ram-shuckle concern Of.
ten of doubtless value. Two horses
upon perfect road will do the work
| oil SIX upon our worst roads.
| During all Of he unprecedented de
preston of the past years the farmer:
who avoided middlemen and sold theil
| products III Wilmington have grown
better oil year by year, They have no
belonged to the army of discomfort
Once, in my hearing, farmer whit
! was toe far away TO attend Whining
ton market said; This has haen ny
worst Year, 10 was talking to IL Tar
mer who attended Wilmington mar
ket and was no doubt surprised whoi
tho latter said in reply: This nai
bren my best year. | had good crol
of everything: my COWS did bette
than ever before; ! have sold II all a
fair prices lie, Too, had Il good rouC
to travel.
There is but little favor In bushes
! transactions. Tho man WHO can fulfil
u contract any day la the year is lillell
to get an established trade in his mar
ket town.
lie VINO mover knows when lie cal
do iver what lie has sold soon tinls h,
has no dependable trade.
IN ideal Farming community il
Maryland, twenty miles from Wash
lngtOn, has pike, hut no railroad. /
prays railroad may not come. IT.
products are all marketed most profit
ably III Washington by It's exCcllon
lnAd Intelligent farmers themsrl, Us
young farmers sell their firm produe
toms To houses of wealth and exclu
sNcless, where they visit upon torn,
OF social where theyare wei
come guests. Ii is needless to sd,
That II is community where agricui
turd IS honored at It's true value
believe its success depends. however
upon its intellectual or its skillfu
icrup raising, but upon It's accessibility
10 good market ana that the pike il
the key to It's pantry.
When n healthy and beautiful coun
Try las also good rUuds il Is attractive
TO the wealthy who Seeh summer com
fort in ttln country residence. Tn.
master Of the state Grange of New
Hampshire told me recently that hit.
state gums -, 5000 unnuallyby tour
Isl III her mountains anuelel summer
residents He says tile Old farm house,
arr bought and reiittei and the Stat
is made very prosperous by this new
population.
Where our county has hnen testet
in tins regard Hlheit without any
mountains, it Ans afforded great salts
fnrliOn. These Residents lit with tlif
binds. Assured roads would proIu
hly help to keep mHH$ oi them wild
us all the year round. | have seen an
estimate Of two mills upon tho as
se7seti value OF farms as HE demon
strihe saving in actual expense TO the
Residents upon tho improved ro1sis
This then is the t,N that the niui road
| imposes Whether it Je more or less.
We, who live Ia the country. know That
We are paying an immense road taN,
year after yriu. Like the tabled stone
os SisyPhus, it rolls baek as fast as WI
get il to the top OF the hill.
NhiG sort of economy il this for Z
/ peOple tlFilG lit ihs last decade OF thu
nineteenth century?
In ererything else we 80 in for 4
permanent job for that which il
cheapest in the long run-knoWiua
tnji : to he the only true economy. Ii
tbs matter of foal Is, upon which de
Ponds orr health often, our comfort
ON business prosperity, the attractive
HISS of our community bot h to uS nm
To Visitors. Our reputation as an enter
prISlnaand business ike people. w.
arc low about MS We Were 200 Year
ago, except that we have twieeas nuci
mileage OF rpatlS tnut are raproacf
and an anHChfoHlsn.=
am convinced that New Ca7tl
county VIII ba prosperous beyond an,
SECTION OF ugr State aS soon us tn
perfect road shall lead her to the VII
mingtnn market. Tho middlelnnn o
Philadelphia and New York will thei
no longer get all that the freight line
spare tiiHm. In answer to a question
rs to iiow the roatls wall be paid Tor
MIR higgins said that Tho Ohio meth
cd IS Ter those farms which are uionl
tHe road 10 pay * in acre. thust. no
50 Hrai ! an acre leual dimensions
Tie balance needed Il raised by gen
ergl taSnliuusZln conciu4ign sir iii,
gins said that u competent enginee
HE MIR Euulnaon WAS ueaIed 50 tina