Evening journal., 1912-05-09
Mayor Howell Voices
Get Together" Theme

State that we wanted to see and become
more familiar with.
Railroad Could Help.
"We have, as YOU know, a railroad
that goes from Wilmington down through
our State, and ] think, with all due re.
spect to the Pennsylvania Railroad and
that part Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
that the Delaware Railroad is, that
when they have opportunities in such a
grand. glorious State that we have, that
we should have better facilities over
those railroads. (Applausel. And / am
trusting that some of the real men at
the head of the Delaware Railroad-not
among the stockholders, because there
are a good many stockholders, they
know good thing and hang on to it, but
il has been a good thing particularly for
the stockholders and not for the State
Of Delaware, will recognize this. | did
not come to talk about railroad but 1
did come with the idea in my mind that
We could not particularly impress upon
the people in this audience the necessity
for good roads in a better way than TO
picture the only way VIC have of reach
ing from one end OF the State to the
other. II is not necessary to further
comment on the facilities that the rail
roads offer to us. We believe the rates
are a little too high and the service not
frequent enough to intermingle with the
people in tho lower end of the State and
get back the same day, which is some.
times a necessity. Now VIC have con.
cluded. and it has been established as
have said, that Delaware was first in
everything. I find that the reputation
of Delaware has gone forth that we have
fine roads and that is purely a supposi-
tion on the part OF the people who
thought that because they have never
been in Delaware. ] met couple OF
years ago, gentleman in Kansas City
and he spoke about Delaware, and hC
said; You are rather interested. | want
to make a trip through a certain part OF
il, but before going / want to have a
nttle information first. I was in Della
ware a little over FIVE years ago and you
certainly have dandy roads there
was stuck on them, or fast to them for ]
couldn't get away for five days.
Nov We are all familiar with that
state OF affairs and the gentlemen from
the lower end of the State are more di
rcctly the sufferers than we are. becaus,
necessity sometimes forbids that W,
should 90 over these roads in automo
bacs. particularly in some Of the weather
we have had, and ! am sure we do moi
care TO have little rain interfere Will
our friendly relations. The roads in tn,
State Of Delaware are being improved
every year. We are not az all jealous o.
selfish in the matter, but we know thai
some Of our sister states have establish
ed the reputation for having the besi
roads in the country. The states OF New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. I think thu
gentleman on my right viii verify, havi
great many miles OF the best roads il
the country and they are using every en-
deavor today to arrange for even
greater mileage per annum, more thar
double what they have ever done befor'
in any one year. The State OF Delaware
in order to properly intermingle will
citizens Of the upper end Of the stat
with citizens Of the lower end of tn
State. and assure that no matter wha
end Of the State, what particular poin
in the State. if our Delawareans liyl
there, we want 10 see them.
Good Roads Necessary
1T is necessary. therefore, for thl
sitizens Of this state. not necessarily th'
Board Of Trade Of Wilmington. but tn
citizens of Wilmington and the citizeni
I of the state OF Delaware. TO establish
and maintain oood roads which vii