Evening journal., 1912-04-22

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regarding the dupont road in this en-
tire section of Sussex county
Would Draw Trade.
Uriah w. Long, of the firm Of /. W.
Long and Son, which conducts a
large department store here, author
lied the following expression of his
views anent the DUPONT road this
morning.
"As a business man, / believe that
the dupont road will not only draw
trade to this town, but will draw
trade and increase business in every
town it touches, I'm exactly the same
manner as every public improvement
in any city or town IN the country
will have the effect Of improving gen.
eral business conditions in the town
where the improvement is made. l
can say this from experience in this
town. Before the Improvement to
the streets and sidewalks of Selby-
vile, business conditions here were
bad Since the improved streets have
been completed, and the concrete side
walks have been laid, there has been
a general and decided improvement in
business conditions; and we have also
noted that there have been many peo-
pie induced TO take up their residence
in this town. It can sbe stated as
settled fact that the same effect,
only in a much greater degree will
follow the construction of the DUPONT
road which will have the same effect,
on general business as the construc-
tion of another railroad line down the
peninsula would have. Il is un-
doubtedly true that the better the
transportation facilities the better the
general business conditions. Better
transportation facilities for the farmer
means greatly increased profits TO
him, and means also reflex benefit to
persons i'm every walk of life.
Property Advance.
Another great benefit that will un-
doubtedly accrue from the dupont
road will be that the travelling peo-
pie. passing along the, boulevard
through our town will be able TO get
better idea of just what the town
and county are from actual observa-
tion than they could ever get from
studying maps or census reports or
through any other source.
81 believe that the construction
Of this road will mean a general prop
erty advance of from so per cent tc
100 per cent. dependent upon the dis.
tance properties are located from the
boulevard, and that there is no doubt
whatever that property in the whole
community will feel the effects. and
values become greater i'm proportion
OF course. the people closer to the
road will be affected I'm this manner
to greater extent than those further
away. I feel assured that town prop
erty will also be enhanced in value
for the same reason. In this town
now that the corporate limits have
been entended to the line Of the boule-
ward. there are a number of proper
ties in the western end, near the boule-
ward, which are now useful only for
farming purposes. that will eventually
become valuable building lots, thai
houses will be erected upon them, anc
that thereby the population of th'
| town will be greatly increased and
| business conditions will be betteres
in proportion to the increase in popu
lation and trade. I feel sure that in
the future. if the road is built, oui
streets will be extended to conuec
with IT, The sooner the road is com
] pleted the better it will be for every
body"
FOrerunner of Great Good.
William A. Gum, Jr.. also a promi
nent merchant of Selbyville is an
other representative man who come
into contact with practically every
body within a radius of miles from
his home town. who is strongly il
favor Of having the road built. II
stated this morning.
81 believe that the DUPONT road 4
the greatest thing that ever appearel
i'm this country. What little worl
they did here was felt by every bust
ness man I'm. this town. These sam
people who object to the building o
this road are the people who alway
object to any public improvement
whatever, from national to municipa
and I certainly do hope that Genera
T. c. DUPONT, the Governor and tn
General-Assembly will be men enoug
to push the thing along in spite of OF
position of this character.
The building Of this road would b
of untold benefit to business i'm gen
eral OF course. il will make II har
for awhile for those OF us who emplo
laborers in the summer time, becaus
of the demand for labor that will FOL
low but our loss in this regard woul
be far out Of proportion to II. becaus
we can give him only a day or two a
a time, and pay him a dollar for II
when dupont will be furnishing hir
labor day after dav and week afte
week. and paying him half again a
much.
III this road is built n will be onl
a question of a brief time when Sus
sex county will be honeycombed by
network of modern improved roads
whose benefit TO humanity in genera
needs no comment. There is one thin
that I wish to emphasize for the bens