Evening journal., 1911-10-16
DUPONT ROAD
MOST MODERN
GiVer Of Great Highway Tells
of Benefits to the
State
STATIONS ALONG ROUTE
FOR AIRSBIP LANDINGS

In deciding to give Delaware
11O-mile trunk line highway, General
T. Coleman DUPONT recognized that
such a road would be of some benefit
to every inhabitant OF the state A
hospital, college and manual training
school were considered but rejected
in favor Of the road, and so General
dupont proposed to present to his
home state the most finished road ever
constructed in the world. with only
one proviso, and that decidedly es-
sential, for it related TO the guaran-
tee of state maintenance forever.
While in New York city recently,
General dupont visited National head
quarters of the American Automobile
Association on Firth avenue, for he
is one of the Oldest members of the
Delaware Automobile Association,
which part of the National organi-
zation, and a great believer I'm or
ganized effort to secure the things
that are worth while. Commenting
upon the project which now absorbs
the greater part of his attention, the
General said:
81 want to build a road that will
be a lasting one, and I am gradually
collecting all engineering data OBJ
tainable in addition TO engaging-roads
engineers of experience, who under
stand thoroughly the conditions to be
met with in this day OF multiplied
and varied traffic. OF course, this road
will show TO the people of Delaware
the difference between a two horse
load over a bad road and a one horse
load over a good road. We have had
! inferior roads for a long enough
period. l sincerely hope the people
OF Delaware will see the advantage
when the road becomes an actuality.
Every twenty miles ! have in mind
the establishment of agriculture eX-
I perimental stations for the benefit Of
the farmer and development of the
/ state, in charge of graduates from
the agricultural colleges i'm the coun-
/ try. They will show the farmers OF
/ Delaware, and those of any other
state, how two blades of grass will
grow where they had grown one be-
fore. OF course there VIII be other
| representative adjuncts of farm life,
live stock of the best breeds, for IL is
my belief that only healthy and the
best cattle should serve the needs Of
the human race.
"As to the road itself my ideas in
volve combination which would ulti-
mately provide for both motor-driven
vehicles and horse-drawn carriages
and wagons. A 40foot road should
take care of the motor vehicles, and
also permit Of reasonable speed for
ordinary vehicle traffic. A 30-foot
pathway will give ample space for
horse-drawn vehicles. / believe the
value of this road when finished will
be to show the people Of the United
States by a practical example. how
any section can build a road that
will pay for its maintenance. will
ultimately pay for itself, and pay
those who contributed the land a
handsome dividend on the original
ground or investment. County or
state credit might be needed tenn
porarily, but in a growing section for
only very short time"
Trees will line the roadways, ar
! ranged in such manner as to afford
the greatest protection, for General
dupont considers that much of the
success Of upkeeping European roads
y due 10 the care of the trees along