Milford chronicle., 1912-05-03

road. We want the road.
Charles NJ. Hammond, real estate brol
er with offices in Milford, who is one
the largest real estate dealers on til
peninsula, who knows people and cOnd
tions thoroughly throughout the State
expressed this opinion regarding the roa
. proposition as he views it:
Like almost everyone else in this sec
ton, / am strongly in favor of the con
structiou ofthe DUPONT boulevard l wis
/ could express exactly Just how Strongl
! do feel about it. and how it would bene
fit the general community As to it
effect upon the real estate operations o
this section, ] might say that during on,
period about one year ago, before tn,
matter had shaped itself or was Offered
TO the State, | sold but one farm in thi.
section during that period of time; sine,
the road has been decided upon, during
the same length of time during this year
have sold ten farms, solely on the
strength OF this road being built. The
full list OF these FARMS locations, owners
and purchasers, was published in the Mil
ford Chronicle on April S, last These
| purchasers came from PENNSYLVANIA, Long
Island and California, and in each case
the fact of the DUPONT road being built
| through here was one of the main factors
i'll the sale. All of these people had heard
of the dupont road before they came here,
and when they arrived and saw the coun-
| try, they said that il was beautiful, and
| that they could make no mistake in pur-
chasing land in such a country with such
a prospect ahead Oft as would be brought
with the DUPONT boulevard, of which they
/ had heard so much. There is 10 doubt
of its beneficial effects upon real estate
conditions.
Il have i'll mind another farm that
tried hard to sell, for a long time previous
to any knowledge of the boulevard plan,
for 81, 500, which have since sold, solely
because of that road, for 50, 500 on the
strength of the road being built and
will give So, 500 for it to-day, if the man
will sell it back to me. That is enough
to show what confidence l have in the
effect upon real estate conditions of the
boulevard project,
i. y Hearn, a large dealer in whole |
sale and retail lumber and builders sup |
plies, i'll Milford, gives the following eX
preston of his views about the DUPONT |
Boulevard:
1T is my sincere opinion that we not |
only want the DUPONT road in this sec
ton, but we need it Just as badly as we
want it. There is no doubt, whatever, in
the mind of any one who has taken the
trouble to keep posted regarding such
matters, that there has been a large in
crease in the valuation of real estate
throughout Sussex county, solely due to
the influence of this road, which has
caused Il great many real estate opera
tiOns Since it Was commenced, and has
injected new life into that branch of bus
mess. In my opinion, although many
remarkable instances of the beneficial
effect of this proposition upon real estate
valuations have come to my attention,
and are equally well known to others,
the full effect of it will not be apprecia-
ted or realized for wears to come Good
roads, especially of this magnitude, are
bound to bring i'll their train all kinds
of public advantages and business beue-
fits, and it is hard to conceive, with such
a strong stimulus to general trade life,
the prosperity that will be the result in
a few years after the boulevard has been
i'll its entirety, and the adj
verse effects that have been predicted i'm
some quarters are found to be ground
less.
Without doubt we want that road
We Just cannot afford to be without il.
As l said before, we have already real
zed much benefit from it,and have good
ground TO anticipate much more along
he same line. own a farm Of 72S
cres of good land near Selbyyille, and
ell YOU / would be only too glad to have
hat road cut right through it in any di-
ection, if it would only go through It,
would gladly give not only the right of
way through the property, but | would
.ladly give an even half of that farm if
he road would go through the other half
,ou cannot express too strongly my de
ire for that road. There is none who Cauat
listimc estimate toany degree OF accuracy
hat benefit the lruit and berry growers
.ould derive from a good solid road lead
lg the whole length of the State through
hich he could with ease and economy
transport his products to the various
Iarkets. And the matter of easy and
lpid transportation facilities and meth
DIS IS one of grave importance TO him
-om financial viewpoint. Trausporta-
on expenses count a great deal in mat
.rs of this character"
a. Cain, a prominent merchant.
ated to your representative that he be-
eyed that this road would be OF great
lHCIl 10 general business conditions
lroughout tile State. lie particularly
lpressed the hope that the remainder
the right of way would include trolley
mes which, he said, would be of the
-eatest possible benefit to the commu-
ty.
General George II. Hall, that scholarly,
.nial gentleman than whom Delaware
)r any other State ever produced finer
iample, and whom every one in Della
are knows well from his long and hon
able association with its best business
I'd political life, expressed his opinion
the DUPONT road and its effects upon
e community in this manner:
81 think that the road would be of
eat value to the general community,
pccially to Sussex county, which has
t been developed as much as either
the other two counties Furthermore,
'clieve that it would increase values of
Al estate through or near by, and would
the incentive for general good roads
ilding throughout the State, which
uld be one of its greatest beneficial
ects. Personally, ] would like YER,