Milford chronicle., 1912-04-26

statement tnat II yOu take all the peOpl
in this County to some place where the
could see some good roads, they woulC
never stop. when they returned. unit
every road in the comfy was equally i'm
proved. There is only one man in thi:
vicinity who is opposing the road. -
John Flood a prominent farmer whose
lands lie near the proposed road, express
himself as being in hearty accord with
the proposition to build the boulevard
and told of his hope that it would soon
I be built, in strong terms. He said that
it was certainly good thing for the COM
munity, and should be hastened to COM
i pletion, since it would be of great value
to everybody, especially the farmers,
whom it would help through providing
better facilities for marketing their pro-
duce, and increasing the value of their
farms.
SHOULD BUILD AT ONCE.
George c. B-asure, a member of the
hardware firm of Brasure & Moore Hard
ware Company, which conducts a large
hardware and general farm supply bust
ness at Selbyville, made the following
/ statement:
From my view of the matter, think
that the road should be built as speedily
as possible. In the course of our bust
ness, people of this town and the sur
rounding country for miles call at our
store, and I am often among them at
their homes. and l find that everybody
who is at all broadminded and progress
sive and who has any idea of the future
is in favor of the project Without
doubt I believe that it would be of vast
benefit to every business man within miles
of the line of the road. In this town we
have already felt the effect of the road
upon business, even in the short time the
men were at work here. Now, when the
road is in course of construction, that will
mean the employment of large numbers
of men, and that, in turn, will mean in
creases in every line of business. The
completion of the road will furnish the
farmer with increased facilities for the
rapid transportation of his products and
supplies to the various markets and rail-
roads, and that will mean the saving of
much time and money to him, because
over good roads he can haul twice as
heavy loads in half the time he could !
make the trips now, because of the abom |
Unable condition of roads in this part of
the county.
1T is my opinion that there will be
such an increase in property values all f.
along the line as will more than doubly |
for all of the land required
to construct the road. This has already
been demonstrated by property valuations
III along the route in this section,
Isaac McCabe, who is large uanufac-
urer ofconcrete and cement blocks, said:
Il think that the road proposition isall
light. I believe, that its construction
would increase the value of all properties
long the route and that people are max
ng mistake in opposing the construc-
ion of the road. It's effect upon business
n general would be of value that would
,e hard to estimate. think it would be
f the greatest benefit to the farmer, in
smuch as through the increase in ease of
he could transport twice {
he amount of fruits and berries i'll a given
ime that lie can now do, and with half
he teams and expense now necessary.
OPPOSITION GOING. s. @
1T is my opinion that those who have
cen opposing the building of the road,
ave now changed both their opinions
nd their tactics, and are now hoping for
lie work to be resumed. In my opinion
lere are not enough words in the En-
ISL 70 property uGSCLlDG luG app SCld-
on that should be felt toward General
uPont for lts public spirited generosity
have heard N a number of farmers in \
lis locality WHO are contemplating the
lrchase of autNuobile trucks to haul
leir fruits and bef1,ias tI-t+fe fnaTKeSSX in \
lie event of the building of this rOAd,/
hich we all so heartily desire. VI
A. B. Murray, a prominent farmer, eX-
-esses his views in the following:
Il have no objections to your quoting
{ as saving that l think the boulevard
'Godsend' TO this community not only
jacent to the line of the road but to the
.Ople on lateral roads that lead to the
WINS on this road. l personally have
% pieces of farming land near the pro-
sed line of the road here and the town
uncil having made the line of the
ulevard the western corporate limit of
r town brings both farms nearer the
yn and also has enhanced their values
Also that the laboring class
people would derive great monetary
ne6t which would mean great increase
all business circles as we'll
When the first line was surveyed it
mt diagonally across one tract and took
.orner off the other, and l am proud to
that was ore of the first to sign free
ht-of-way across both, but the final
alton was to the eastward of my prop
y"