Evening journal., 1912-04-24
Dagsboro Joins the Sussex
Clarion Call for Boulevard

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along nicely until the work on the
road stopped. Then this was sad old
town. We don't care a rap what goes
with the road, so long as we get the
road. There cannot be a single thing
done with the rest of the property
that Will not double the value of every
thing and everybody. Just think or
how that will help the berry and fruit
growers. Why, with such transporta-
tion facilities as that roadll bring, and
that is the whole secret of farming
successfully, to get your produce to
market rapidly could take that lit
tie four-acre plot over there, in ber-
ries. and get more revenue from it
than one could get now from a great
big farm Yes, indeed, mister, Days
boro wants that road bad.
MERCHANT FOR 1T.
Directly across the road from the
railroad station is the large general
store of Bishop and Hazard. compris-
ing Littleton j. Bishop and John G.
Hazard. When the correspondent en-
tered the store there we're six or seven
men and the proprietors. The usual
question was addressed 10 the first
man nearest the front door, who, as it
happened, was Mr. Hazard. Here is
what he said:
I'VE own a piece of land over there,
and he pointed, through a window,
in the direction of the road, "and we
gladly gave the right of way through
it. We are now--and always we're
in favor of the building of the road
Nothing we can say, or you can write,
would be too good for il, or express
its benefits to this town and county
Business doomed and practically
doubled while the work was going on,
and you would have thought there
was funeral when the work stop
ped
That's no joke. either" came from
the group Of listening men. Amt
he just telling the truth?"
BOOSTED FARM VALUES.
The road had a telling effect upon
real estate values, too, continued Mr.
Hazard. On the strength of the road
several real estate dealers bought
property along the right of way, and
boosted prices.
Il was on a jury which. against my
vote, gave a property owner S344.66
for about nine-ten his OF an acre of
land off of six acre plot. To my
mind, $50 was big damages. You
see, owing to the way the law read,
iuries and commissioners we're pro-
hibited from considering anything but
the dead property loss; nothing Of
the more than equalizing benefits
could be considered. / think it was
outrageous. and ! don't blame Mr..
DUPONT for stopping operations until
things are settled.
Il am a Democrat, as strong a one
as there is in Delaware, and I hope
and want the thing to go through.
Those amendments to the law should
positively be passed at once. so work
could be resumed.
If one lived here he would have
seen the effects of that road. Many
people were discomftted when the
work stopped, and / hope it will soon
start again. You can go over Days
boro hundred from inch to inch, and
you will not find one man in twenty
who is opposed TO it, Everybody got
The big head about it. and thought
DUPONT was going to run the thing
through regardless of expense and
that they'd get all out of Il they
could.
Mr. Bishop, Mr.. Hazards business
partner informed the writer that he
had heard Mr.. Hazards statement, and
that his permission was given to an
pend his name to the interview 1--WE
are alike in our opinions of that,
he said, and you can quote me as
saying everything Mr. Hazard said
GAVE MANY ACRES.
President r. d. Lingo. of the First
National Bank of Dagsboro. said in
response to the same questions as are
asked of everybody. Il think if you'd
see Mr.. DUPONT you would soon learn
what my opinion of the project is.
J am strongly in favor Of it, and |
think the people of Sussex county
ought to be willing to give the right
of way to build the road II went
through my property, and gave s 1-2