Evening journal., 1912-04-20
Business Man and Farmers in Towns and Country
Through Which Road Was Surveyed Depiore
Suspension of Work---"Greaf Benefit is
fhe Verdict of All

five men who are opposed TO the road
measure. People along the route Of the
road have been fairly and honestly
treated regarding the matter of prop
erty adjustments. and there is no com
plant to be heard rrom any one who
claims unjust treatment in the matter
OF payment for any land taken FOR the
use of the road"
Mr.. AlcCabc has expressed my feel
ing in the matter exactly said Mr..
Davis, who was present when the above
statement was made. "and ! heartily
agree with all that he has said We felt
the benefit of increased business during
the time the men were employed near
here, and believe that every other busi-
ness house in town did also
Jacob Layton. who is a rural mail
carrier. serving route from Sclbyyille,
which takes him TO every home along a
route of over seven miles from Selby-
vile. is another earnest advocate of the
dupont road He states that every one
along his route has expressed himself
as being in hearty accord with the prop
osition. and that all are wishing for the
early completion of the road. lie says
that all of the people on his route, with
out exception. are of one opinion on the
matter. and that is that il is the great
est thing that has ever happened to this
State aud that they are all desire the
early resumption of work, OF building
the road.
DR.. G.. Frank Campbell who resides
about half mile frow Selbyviile, said'
Gladly Gave Land.
"That DUPONT road is the best thing
that ever happened in Delaware. and !
am the most earnest supporter of it that
you could find. It gocs through my
, property, right along here" land he
pointed through the clearing where he
/ stood. which showed where the high
, timber had been cut in a straight swathl
81 gave them the right OF way, and
r would have given it az readily for a
two hundred foot strip as for one foot
T. want that road built and built through
my farm. If il cannot be constructed
f, / shall be bitterly disappointed. Every.
D body else wants il. too. ! doubt ii
there is one man in fifty who is sin.
Z ccrely opposed TO the project Every.
! body wants IL now more than ever
q since work on it has stopped. They arc
i afraid of losing It, That road viii be q
\ God-send to the State of Delaware, and
everybody in H. There is no doubt but
o that everybody whose property has
!, been taken for road purposes has re
q ceved ample remuneration, and are sat
isfed with their treatment. am ready
! to do anything in my power to help Sc
cure the road. and ann willing TO assis
x in any manner possible toward that end
u Now is the time to push the work o
y construction to rapid conclusion. AM
I, hope that all distinctions will be re
moved. and the work resumed at once
1, All wel-thinking people arc in favor O
the same thing and believe. as I dc
a that it is too good a thing TO permi
~ to die Words fail me to properly an
- adequately express my views ON th
n, matter"
:. Volley J. Stevens. confeetioner and e
~ bacconist at selbyville. expressed hin
:, self as being strongly m favor OF IL
" carly completion of the road He sal
il that it was his opinion that il meant a
- increase In business and property value
. that would be impossible OF intelliger
y, estimation at this time, and that
~ would be little short OF crime TO pei
y init il TO be dropped.
/, Ira L. Long. cashier Of tho Bnltimoi
y Trust Company. authorized this STATE
y ment Of his position with reference I
!, the road. which he dictated:
~ See Great Bcncfts.
~ "Nou cannot express my desire f
~ the building of the road, or my opinio
Il, of the benefits to be derived by a
= classes Of business and lahoring men
too strong terms for me TO approve
said. "Ono cannot estimate The amour
of benefits to be derived from the roa
y, or the value OF il at this time, Il
~ immediate benefit has been great; Il
~. borers have been benefited by emplO,
- mcnt at good wages, and business me
~ have been benefited in their turn throuI
~ the circulation through them OF Oh
~ money. ] know of several mcrchan
" y, who have already laid in large quantiti
J of supplies in anticipation of the grea
~ w increased business they know the ro'
will bring them. and of others who ha'
~ arranged to do the same thing. Ever
N, body expresses disappointment becau
~ work on the road has been stopped.
"S Another source of great benefit
everybody In the county will be q
ols fact that the general idea of road bull
ing of the future will be depende
w upon the completion or this road as
Y object lesson. It will, of course,
= built after the latest and best know
80 80 edge of road building. and will give
W impetus to the matter Of good roads
/
W. erations TO come. People have little i'll
&c of good roads here. and il that road
'' built upon the lines as laid down
oil the plans and the example IS followed
the improvement bf the lateral roads,
is hard TO estimate what benefits will
" the result.
on at has already had a beneficial eff
'ps along this line. If people sec 90
INC road hniit fhpV would soou demand I
~ improvement of more roads along I
~, Same lines. ! ann not afraid to make I
statement that if you take all the pcol
~ % in this county to some place where Oh
could see some good roads. they wol
never stop, when they returned. un
Wv, every road in the county was equally j
I proved There is only one man in q
,os vicinity who IS opposing Tire ruad.
a,., John Flood, prominent farmer wh'
lands lie near the proposed road, expire
-, ed himself as being in hearty accord W
~ Che proposition TO build the bouleva
'a. % and told of his hope that il would S,
W., be built. in strong terms. He said q
Ier. It was certainly good thing for
~. community, and should be hastened
Ia completion. since IL would be Of er'
a,, value to everybody. especially the 4
III mers, whom it would help through p
IA yiding better facilities for marketi
mo their produce, and increasing the va
are of their farms.
n should Build at Once.
~ George c. Brasure, "a member of
haf hardware firm of Brasure and Mo
,est Hardware Company, which conducts
II large hardware and general farm sup
the business here, made the following sta