Evening journal., 1912-04-19
DUPONT BOULEVARD is DEMANDED BY SUSSEX COUNTY
BANKERS MANUFACTURERS, MERCHANTS AND FARMERS

of the one opinion. That is that il
would be a calamity If the road were
not constructed as planned. Every
body favors it. The second survey ran
right past my kitchen door gladly
would give any Of my land needed for
construction of the road. ] am en-
Enthusiastically in favor of having the
road built at once. What matters 1t
II il be true that General DUPONT con-
templates running pipe lines, or troll
ley lines. or railroad lines down the
side OF the road? Any of them would
be beneficial TO the public. and we
would have the road. I don't care
what is run along the line, so that the
road itself is constructed. and that
speedily. The present roads are ter
rible. The road from here to George
town is an example Of them all. You'll
find what that is If you travel along
the line. One hardly can get over
il, especially in Summer. l do not
know Of any opposition to it. From
what I've seen and heard do not be-
lieve there is a single man who would
stop the construction Of the road If
he had the authority.
Its effect will be greatly to help
general business here. Then, too
there will be a great deal OF money
expended in its construction. That
will find its way through the stores
and business places generally. En-
ployment and good wages will bene-
ft. of course, the laboring people
Property values all along the route
of the boulevard have increased. IN
Maryland. | am told by a relative
who resides there, the value Of every
farm along the stone roads between
Snow Hill and Berlin increased
/ greatly through the construction of
that road. There is no reason why
/ the same rule would not be effec-
/ tive in Delaware. incidentally, the
people of Worcester county are as
much interested in the DUPONT bOule-
ward as We are, aud arc equally dis
| appointed because OF the suspension
OF operations. A man from Wor-
cester county called to sec me last
Sunday TO ascertain If there was GO
ing to be a resumption Of the con-
struction work in the near future and
to learn what I could tell him re-
garding the matter of suspension.
They have a good stone road from
Snow Hill to a point two miles north
OF Berlin. about ten miles south OF
here, and the money to build a connect
ing road with the DUPONT Boulevard
has been appropriated. The present
road from Selbyville to RoNanna is to
be Strengthened and improved. and
will be connected with the duPoni
Boulevard.
Experiment is Misunderstood.
THE Misunderstanding regarding
the purpose of the construction Of the
fourteen-foot experimental road is re
sponsible for some opposition amoni
people who believed that this was e
he the gross width Of the new road
believe that when the people thor
oughly understand that the new roa'
will be thirty or forty feet wide al
, this opposition will disappear
p William NJ Long conducts a larg
, dry goods, millinery and women
, furnishing store here. He Is an
4 other strong supporter of the ros
a proposition. He said this mornin
! that there is no question in his min
that In every way the effect of Il
q road proposition has been TO advan'
4 property values and improve busine.
a I'm general. He added that the mel
rumor of the construction of the roa
n had doomed property values. Person
. are disappointed greatly because
: the suspension of work of constru,
: ton His opinions are corroborat1
; by Mrs. Long She says that almoi
y all of the customers of the store dii
!. cuss the matter, and that the gener.
. sentiment is strongly favorable to th
= early construction Of the road
4 Olister Moore, of the hardware an
q general farm supply firm. of Brasur
and Moore, expressed this opinion
= Would Benefit Property.
: Il am heartily in favor Of the en-
4 tire proposition. II I we're not. woul
" surely not have gone to Wilmingto
on Tuesday as a delegate from on
Board of Trade to advance the pro
iect. There is no question of its bens
y fetal effect upon business and pro
i perty values. What little work wa
: done here was Of vast benefit 10 III
u laboring people, since they were pai
. for their work at a much greater rat
/ than they ordinarily would have r,
: ceived. This had a good effect upo
o all lines of business because it gay
: the laboring man more money to eli
: culate. The present roads in tn
J. section Of the county are execrable-
It the worst / ever saw. Access by Il
It farmer to the markets with his pr
/ duce is greatly retarded for that re-
/ son. The new road would remo'
n that impediment, and be of equal ben
: At to all providing excellent meal
~ Ill
~ the road will be constructed at once
n Townsend Speaks for Road.
e Colonel John G. Townsend. ]
n president of the Baltimore Tru
d Company, of Selbyville, Camden Al
" Bridgeville; president of the Ban
is of Chincoteague; a director of I
" Farmers Bank of Delaware: a dire
4 tor Of the Delaware Trust Compar
n Wilmington. and president OF [
v Selbyville Manufacturing Compar
u who is one of the most widely kno,
Of men in Delaware, expressed his OBI
4 ion of the road project in this Ia
ar guage:
he Il think there is only a very SIN
Id percentage of the population of N
le county whether business men. far
ls ers or laborers, not enthusiastica
pc in favor of the construction of
70 dupont boulevard. All feel that
IL Will be benefited alike. The busin,
men will feel the benefit by reas
a Of the fact that the money expeno
n for the construction of the road "
81 help business very much The far
n ers and landowners will be benefit
Is greatly by the enhancement of tn
ne land values. The laborers will
CD rive much benefit most by the gr,
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