Evening journal., 1912-04-03

General r. Coleman dupont has
suspended operations in the building
Of the dupont Boulevard pending an
opinion from the State Judiciary as
to the constitutionality of the boulo-
ward corporations law. and until the
people say they want the road
General DUPONT made this an
nouncement today in statement 10
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter. The
fact that Governor Pennewill yestor-
day had sent a letter 80 the six judges
of the Supreme Court of Delaware
requesting their opinion as TO whether
or not the boulevard corporations law
Is constitutional occasioped great sur.
prise throughout the State.
This important development was an
nounced exclusively in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL, and by nightfall II
was known and being discussed on
all sides from one end of the State
to the other.
Many persons expressed a fear that
General dupont was becoming dis-
gusted at tho bitter opposition to the
boulevard project displayed by some
newspapers and some individuals, ana
that he might abandon the boulevard
scheme.
Today's statement by Mr.. dupont
that an now depends on the decision
Of the judges and the attitude Of the
people Is taken as an indication that
he does not want to thrust upon the
people something they do not want
/ In fact. he made such a statement N
the Grange meeting at Talleyyille last
week.
II the Judges. after consideration o
the Boulevard Corporations Law
should give an opinion that so fal
as they can soc n is constitutional
such an opinion would get rid OF
some long legal delays that Nigh
occur should condemnation proceed
ings be resisted in the courts.
The judges have not taken up th
Boulevard Corporations Law as yet
hut may do so within few days
probably Friday or Saturday The
will give some time to considering al
phases Of H.
General DUPONT was found at HI
ONCE this morning.
lis the report correct that yo
Q have stopped work on the Boulevar
= and if 50 are you willing 20 tell Il
;, people through THE EVENlN
fJCJRNAf. Vhy?r hc was asked
So rOh. yes. there is no secret abo
e II" replied General DUPONT
s. thought the people Of Delaware wan
cd the road and wanted
II quickly, and, depending on Il
: support of the progressive and q
telligent people. | took a good maI
chances aud pushed ahead, desiring
make "a record In road building
e finishing Ia one year. But today
d really don't know whether the peop
{ Of Delaware want the road or NO
@ but know if they don't want u I &C
e tainly don't want to spend the none
necessary TO give Il to them. Ina
much as there are twenty or thiri
lawyers fighting IL and the majorii
of newspapers are against II. and {
the constitutionality of the act is b.
ing questioned. I have decided 4
stop until the people say they wal
the road. This they can do throug
their representatives, but in m
, Judgment the people are not shov
ing enough interest in the welfare Z
the State to take the necessary troub
| w MNN AH'AA A'HA'aiiANthAAN'n az
Senators i'm the Legislature.
This talk Of valuable franchise
and etc. is all poppy-cock. Any on
, who wants to can get a trolley fran
S chise or pipeline franchise or othe
franchises without building a roa'
and can gel a strip three hundre
or four hundred feet wide withol
) building road a great deal cheape
r. than by building a road along
Everyone knows that a stf W fot
hundred feet wide. say fifty acres
5 tho mile. can be bought for. say a
average OF one hundred dollars p'
acre, the whole length Of the star
This is only $4,000 per mile"
General DUPONT went on to explal
that under the general corporate