Newark post., 1911-11-29
BUSY TIMES ON THE DU POINT ROAD
DESCRIPTION BY SUSSEX Resident

In last week s Milford Chronicle
the Georgetown correspondent
writes interestingly Of the dt I ut
road. That the work is an actAal
fact is clearly shown and some
idea Of it's magnitude can be found
in his comments.
The letter follows:
If there is a person in the COM
mouwealth Of Delaware that has
conceived the idea that the boule-
ward which General Y. Coleman
DUPONT has now started to con-
suGlrt. from the southern extremity
IF sussex county to the northern
boundary Of the State. not only as
monument to himself but which.
when completed. will be given to
the State. is farce and land
crab game on the part of the donor,
let that one pay visit to old Sus-
sex and see what is being done. No
sooner will the one having such an
idea. after looking at the construc-
ton work now being carried on a
short distance from this town,
change their mind and say that
this is the most gigantic undertak-
ing and the most philanthropic
move that has ever been made by
amy one man for the best interests
of the masses Of any State in this
country. Only those who are di-
rectly concerned and in touch with
the thousands of details can grasp
and realize what tremendous un-
dprtaking it is to construct such a
highway as it is the purpose of this
great benefactOr to give to the
State Of Delaware at IL cost which
will in all likelihood exceed the two
million dollar mark. The ordinary
layman has not the mental capacity
to picture the undertaking, and to
those who have not been here and
viewed the workings but have
merely read about it the movement,
in tigurative sense, almost as
sumeS the proportions Of myth.
About the headquarters every one
is on the move, and while to a cas-
] ual observer many things are done
which appear useless. nevertheless
all 20 to help solve the many de-
tails which have to be worked out
before the construction work from
one end of the State to the other
can be started. With the minor de-
tails out of the way, actual work OF
laying the stone on the highway is
going on. and is being pushed with
energy. While as rapid progress
is not being made as no doubt could
be. it is only due to the fact that
labor in this county, which it is the
desire of Mr.. DUPONT to employ
first in preference to foreign labor,
is very scarce. Notwithstanding
his unwillingness to bring foreign
laborers here Mr.. DUPONT has
found it necessary to do so or al
most be compelled to abandon the
work for the time being. Now that
the farmers are about through har-
yesting their crops, it is argued
that more help will be available
and that greater advances will be
made on the construction, provld-
ing that the weather does not be-
come too severe.
Gangs Of men are at work grad
ing from here to Selbyville and it
is understood that this work will
be completed and operations of
placing the stone commenced.
From the Laurel-Seaford road
at d point just out of the corporate
limit, Of this town, for distance
OF two miles south in the direction
Of N"lbyviIle, as far as the Sussex
county almshouse, the road has
been graded and nearly the entire
distance has been placed IN condl-
tion for the LAYERS Of building ma