Evening journal., 1912-04-17

| oo@lhS AhoN idoN year ne Solu one ldinl
at low price within 80 days whereas
this year he had sold ten farms in a
like period A Mr.. Long of California,
Mr.. Hammond declared. had purchas-
ed farm thinking the road was TO be
built while a Mr.. Purdy OF Long Is
lend. had bought a large tract and
given some Of il for the road Another
man, Mr. Hammond said. was con-
templating the erection of a bungalow,
boosting $1,000, providing the road is
built Mr.. Hammond said the road
would be "a god send to the state"
Paul j. Scott. of Selbyville, said Mr..
Campbell had expressed the views
held by the. people of his section.
DR.. Frank Gum, of Frankford, de-
clared that while many persons have
opposed the road since work stopped
on it, they have since shown their
"colors" and are sorry for having OPP
posed the project. He illustrated the
desire for land in the section, provid-
ing the boulevard is constructed, by
saying that at present parties are de-
sirous of securing 100000 acres OF
ground near the road Dr. Gum spoke
Of the fertility of the soil in that ,seg
tion and the raising of small fruit and
vegetables and said that by the use
of the road the fruits could be mark
eted easily
Two Classes Oppose Road.
Zachariah Johnson, of Houston,
caused a laugh when he said two
classes of = pie were opposing the
construction of the road, '"Those who
were pinched and those wanting a
pinch" He did not think General du-
Pont would pinch any man. Mr..
Johnson said that members of the
Legislature with whom he had talked
on the subject, appeared to be in
favor of the road and the proposed
amendments to the act
r. ]. Winder, of Seaford. said HI
was a Virginian by birth. but was a
Delawarean by adoption, having lived
here for eight years.
THE road does not come near us,
he said, but we are here for Della
ware"
The fact that such road was r
be constructed he said, had gone
broadcast over the country. and h'
told Of receiving a letter from hii
: brother in California commenting OF
, General duPont's gift.
What will the people of the coun
, try say il Delaware turns down thu
, Offer" Mr.. Winder asked. In closini
. Mr. Winder said: Lets be men
stand up and fight for the road an,
let us help build it through Della
ware"
George c. Cummins, Of Milford, sal,
! that the nearer the road came to Nil
4 ford the better the people would lik
: it. Oliver Newton, Of Bridgeville
= = also smoke in favor of the road
No Opposition Now.
I David H. Reed, of Glendale. sail
= that before the work was stopped Of
the construction of the road Their
: was opposition. but now that III
u work has ceased. there was none
!. B. F. Woodall. of Milford. farme
y who has served on the commission .
u condemn lands to be used for tn
) road, said that the average value ne
u acre Of farm lands in Sussex wa
500 and i'm passing Judgment he ha
II given the farmer the better end {
y the awards instead Of General duPor
y Mr. Woodall said he did not thin
it some persons would be satisfied wit
II three times the value Of their farm
a Rehoboth Is Anxious.
u Charles w. Horn Of Rehobofh sal
that while the road did not com
J. any nearer than two miles. the res
d dents there were willing TO assist (
"a the building OF the highway Thi
opinion. he said was shared by al
/ FULLY 100 per cent. Of the people q
Rehoboth wanting the road He dc
n clared that the people OF Rehobot
10 want the road to show off their pines
N their beach and the ocean. Anticipat
ID ing what good would come from sue
!" road Mr.. Horn said that a larg
sr garage was to he erected there for tn
d Increased traffic on the road.
L. In urging that the road be con
structed Col Jnel Gilmore. of Pennsyl
vania. large property owner in Tn
g. dian River hundred, declared that
m has been said that Delaware wa
AZ asleep. and her people never graspe
is an opportunity. He urged the peopl
n TO grasp the road offer which woul
A be lasting monument to the nam
of General DUPONT. Colonel Gilmor
told Of the trouble now experience
~ in sending teams laded with sma
: ~ loads along the country roads ther'
Andrew Marvel, of Georgetown
said the road subject was so one-side
- that it was really useless 20 tai
. dbout IL. ne cdlu ne Was dcQudlnte
III with all lands surveyed and felt ths
ID no one would be injured by the roa'
oy whereas all would be bettered Her,
IN tofore, he said. the proposition ha
been noisy. but now the friends of tn
te road have shown by their meetin
ne that the road is wanted. In Georg,
ad town hundred with a population {
ad 1000. Mr. Marvel cOntended thel
lis were only about half a dozen person
by opposing the road.
. Boosts Land Values.
Charles A. Moore. of Georgetown
said that the Wilmington Board
Trade should bear in mind. that ha
the people I'm Sussex. while not livin
near the road were in favor Of H.
said the business men of GeoTgetow
had felt a falling off I'm their receip
q since the road work stopped He to
y Of a man paying S1.400 for a farr
- which was considered high. and whe
the proposed road was surveyt
through it. he wanted $4,000 for n
acres of the land.
Is Mr.. Moore also said that in workir
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