Evening journal., 1912-05-09
peake Uncle Sam Should Help States Build Highways

THAT seems to be the difficulty today.
These people realize that they want the
highway, but they have found somebody |
somewhere who has been sordid and
mean enough to suggest: WELL it -
outlined; II viii 20 on anyway; II Is
possibly not constitutional, and why
stand honest to the agreements DUPONT
is exploiting you people. You don't
know how many millions he is going TO
reap from it, Wen, now, gentlemen.
don't care how many millions he is GO
ing TO make. ! hope he viii make more
money than he ever dreamed Of from it,
because every dollar that he reaps from
IL the people OF the state of Delaware
and contiguous TO this road are going TO
reap $40 in addition. ! don't care what
he puts ON this other l70 feet. whether
he puts trolley road or a railroad. or
cuts them up into building lots. He
can't make the money without improv-
ing the conditions Of the adjoining prop
crty ten times, because they have got
ten times as much property. and they
come in with the winner. N he WINS,
they win. Why, what is there about
this road for him 70 make money out
or II els taking the chance OF losing
and he is entitled, Tor his courage and
his confidence, 20 a fair consideration
for his chance and he is entitled to u.
~ would not have General DUPONT eN-
plot the citizens OF Delaware. No; but
when recognize that this man IS dong
them a good. and by no possible argu
mcnt can he derive an advantage with.
ont they derive an advantage manifold
, greater. / see no reason why there
should be any hcsitancy upon the part
, of the Legislature in confirming thu
, contract. should the courts deny the
I, constitutionality of the last act
Gentlemen. am very much interest
! ed in th eroads of Maryland have
, heard with a great deal of pleasure an'
, with great deal OF satisfaction. sena
! tor. that YOU people have decided e
! spend fifty million dollars in Pennsyl
yania. You may have some Anglo
, Saxon opposition there. | imagine ,
: has been very strenuous, because up un
til very recently YOU had the mos
+, abominablc roads in Pennsylvania tina
= / ever rode on. I am delighted, sir, q
: know that YOU have realized the grea
7, advantage that viii accrue. not TO th
: pleasant convenience Of automobile nd
u ing. but 10 the higher development of a.
interests of your State, by unanimous
4 ~ voting fifty mhhons ol uoil"s
\ change that character of highway. w
- are doing something OF the same hin'
n Build Connecting Roads.
II eve. in this last legislature, appr'
u priated $4,000 out OF our pockets ger
a tlemcn. no gift from a man OF philal
= thropic and business ideas. but out
:, our own pockets, 60 complete or conne'
e this system known as the dupont Boul'
!, ward with our State road in the State
;, MARYLAND. lApplausel We do ne
propose that Delaware, through the ia
sirhtedness and the generosity OF IN
~ citizen. shal ldeny his greater amhltio
n and that il 10 make Delaware only
~ link connecting up all the States OF q
4. Union TO that one broad highway. ! a
'ic sure from the interest that you ha
"A manifested by this large attendant
n knowing the object OF IL, that we CT
hc lall believe that you are going TO ma
IA this boulevard in Delaware, and that I
people in Sussex county. and the peol
,is in Wicomico county in Maryland are
he ing to enlarge their friendship and ma
ral better acquaintance with each otl
of Ibv a full, thorough and complete syst
sal OF highways, all along this hast'
Shore"