Evening journal., 1912-04-23
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70 be abandoned. and they WIN well
come the resumption OF operations
and the building OF the road as much
as its most ardent advocate Watch
and see"
The feeling in and around Frank
ford is reflected by the following in
terviews with representative business
men, farmers, and professional men
IN and around the town.
BOOM CAME WITH BOULEVARD.
c. r. Davis, the cashier of the First
National Bank of Frankford, a man OF
wide experience in business and finan-
cial affairs Of the peninsula. says
Il have no land to sell to the du-
Pont road, but | have some property
bore which has advanced much m
value have been almost a radical
men in support Of the road PROPOSE
ioa. There are so many things that
.afe increased in value due to Il.
Ihat is good for the producer and the
BUSINESS man. and his prosperity
means increased prosperity to this in
sutuuon Everything ! had TO buy
mas increased in value, feed especially.
1 own a piece Of property here and.
mcnced. ] decided 10 erect new
house on it. and rebuild another one
but when the work stopped. and IL
seemed that the road was to be aband-
oned. stopped work when the
Boulevard stopped If Il be con-
tnuod 20 completion. as I and every-
one else in this localtysincerely homes
VIII be done, then ] shall resume oper-
atons along my original plan. Other
wise there will be no use in my bnild-
ing, because there will be no demand
for houses IN fact, / believe that we
viii have more houses already in the
town than can be rented.
CAUSED A BOOM.
Every business was booming while
the work on the road was proceeding
There was a monthly payroll Of over
$1,000 here during that time, and the
greater portion of this amount was
returned to circulation through our
merchants and business men. This
oank felt the effects OF the general
prosperity, also, because at least
ninety cents of every dollar of the
payroll was expended right here IN
frankiord among our business men
4 was "a bad blow to this town when
lhat road work stopped. the true ox-
tent OF which the people have not real
ized yet
Even II the construction of the
road did not do Frankiord one particle
OF good | should hate to see the road
apahdoned because OF the great bene-
ny II VIII undoubtedly prove TO the
state There is no reasonable ground
lor any protests or claims of nm
lalr treatment of landowners regard
ing tneir property rights. Mr. du- !
[oht gave the people more in return |
Tor their propety than the land WAS |
worth. Possibly this generosity and |
desire 10 be more than fair has proven /
10 nave been mistake. since It has
raised the ideas of some far too hiab
! cannot see what some Of the people
along the line are thinking about nm
less Il is their desire 10 'pinch' him
and ] would be loath to believe that
do some little driving as ofton
as possible IN order TO give my fam
ily what little pleasure there NAV he Y
IN 2 drive over these miserable roade
IN good weather although. as Won
nouhiless know the better the cam
tr me worse the roads i'm thu seq
tioh. and ! have long dreamci that I
mirht live TO see the day when 7 couid
orlNe three OF four mileo from NV
'eoor without befRg comaclled TO travel /
through either mad or sand. eouailv
oeep and disagreeable. / think h
would be n positive calamity N that
ROAD We're not built. and I believe maj
express the opinion Of % por cent
on me people when I say that Every.
nooN mere wants that road"
THIS MERCHANT
FAyORs ROAD. TOO
Elisha r Dukes. a prominent vounr
merchant Of Frankford said In -
spouse 20 the stereotyped reoneat
Hh EVENING JOURNAL wnhS
IKE &c have your opinion sbouf tbc
unfont road, and your permission 40
publish il verbatim" ~
am as strongly i'm favor of ~ .
uutont road being built and AT onco
- i Is possible for any man ia he
qua so u everyone else i'm this town
: am sure that If vote was tatsen
npon lne question. the people would
approve IT'S construction bv an over
Nneiming majority. I only know ~
ohe man who Is not an advocate of
y ana ne mas owned property In this
heelon Tor years. but no one ever
aes'q OF bis selling a foot OF land
sno think that his only objection is
lhat it requires land to build road
~ ana ne has a deep seated antina-
my 70 selling one solitary foot of N
lhis road proposition has heen fbo
means of increasing property values
10 wonderful extent I know of
ono case where man has a ~ acre
pace ior which he paid SO ZOO and
lof which he has been paid 500
Nince the road line was protected
.nfough it. That is only one case
ms road has stimulated business i'm
ffankford 70 "A marked degree huf
since the work stopped and the men
went away there has been a decrease 1
lh business 70 practically tho same
fN,ehI everybody wants that road
and there is no opposition TO A."
GREAT IMPETUS TO COUNTY.
E B. Carey, ,Ir.. Of the firm of Carey
bfothers. dealers in general merchan-
use. VINO operate a large store in this
town. said.
The road would continue to-be ms,
what II started out to be. the greatest .
impetus to business labor and trade
conaiuons IN this section thar was
ever known. and this would increase
undoubtedly IN proportion as the
work progressed toward completion.
Il was a bitter disappointment when
tne work was abandoned Il meant
much TO everybody here, laborers.
merchants. farmers. fruit and berry
growers and business men of all