Milford chronicle., 1912-05-03
IILFORD BUSINESS men
STRONGLY FAVOR BOULEVARE.
General Good Will Be the Result of
the Boulevard, Benefit All Glasses,
Increases Value of Real Estate, Cause
Of More People to Settle Here.

oei Representative citizens of Milford have
Irradded their expressions OF opinion, all of
,vswhlch are favorable to the construction of
10 the dupont Boulevard to the testimony
n,5f other business and financial men and
autarm ers generally throughout Sussex
ricOunty. The following interviews given
,eby Milford's business men serve to show
1ethe trend of public opinion here regard
wing the road proposition, and that it is
/, considered here, as it has been demon
,iestrated to have been considered through
the length of Sussex county, as a great
boon to general business real estate and
m farming conditions throughout the State,
and in this county particularly
All Of the men whose opinions regard
sing the matter are given below, are men
whose wide acquaintance with business
affairs and general experience in matters
that affect the material welfare of Della
ware and Delawareaus. entitle their views
upon this, or any other subject to thought
fal consideration and much weight Each
and all of them have been abreast of CON
ditions III Delaware all their lives, and
each and all of them are men who have
assisted materially in the business de
velOpment of this State. Their pernis-
sion to describe them as has been done in
,this paragraph was neither asked nor
given, neither is 1t given as the personal
opinion of your representative, but is the
description that was given of them by /
others. and the record of the results of
their citizenship But here is what they |
have to say:
]. Stanley Short, Of the real estate |
brokerage firm of Short 4 Hall, made the |
following sla'emcit Saturday morning:
1--WE own svl,ral farms through which .
the right OF way for this road goes, and, /
in some Instances, cuts up pretty badly.
But You may say for me that if it were
necessary 10 give four hundred feet OF
right of way through them, we would
gladly do il to get the road through the
remainder. Our firm deals in real estate,
and the prospect of this road has caused
a general increase i'll land values through
out the county.
The construction of this road will be
of great advantage to Delaware, and es
pecially to Sussex county, from every
viewpoint. Your people in New Castle
county will have to speak for themselves
as to its general effect upon their interests.
/ cannot see why any farmer or land owner ,
should oppose tile construction of this
3ad, except it be some man who owns a
s nall home, where the road takes por ]
ton of his land that lie can i'll afford TO
spare. However, in all cases of which /
have heard, Mr. DUPONT has offered to
pay full value received for all such prop
critics.
In my judgement this road PROPOSE @
lion has ali eady had a very great bene- a
fetal effect upon land values throughout q
his county, and can assure You that can t
see decidedly adverse effects upon prop
.rty valuation since the prospects seemed g
% be against the completion of the road. G.
DUR farmers and business men are GER n
ainly very much discouraged at the idea O
# the possibility of losing the road, and
certainly do hope that it will be com r,
,leted as planned. F." b
w. a. Webb, a business man of Mil b
ord, who is also the owner of a large and vs.
aluable farm near the line of the boule- el
ord said: III
II certainly favor the road s coustruc- Il
ion at once / cannot say too much in a
xpressing how much / desire to see that p.
Dad stretching through this county and ca
think everyone else is Of the same opin oil
IN with few exceptions. ! own some ar
roperty which is some distance from the w,
ne of the road and l certainly wish the &c
irvev had come through it. would have IN
iven the necessary land gladly, and then
ave profited highly from having done lat
}. It has greatly advanced land values so
it is. 10y
II operate brick yard. also, and
now that this road would be of great of
.nefit to me in the matter of making it thl
sier in hauling the products Of that plant sh
my customers. That would mean cas-
eat saving of time and stock, both of lar