Evening journal., 1913-03-15
REHOBOTH BEACH GRAB
SCHEME BOBS UP AGAIN
INLETTER SENT TO SENATE
Men Back Of Game TO Get Peoples Oceanfronf Dos
main on the Atlantic Send an Appealing Letter
TO Senator Anderson, of Public Lands Committee
LATEST PROPOSITION ALMOST
AS INSULTING AS FIRST ONh
peciaI 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.

HOUSE, DEL i5.-The behind
Rehoboth Beach bill m cling the that
they Legislature, Palmer
corporation behind the Land Grab BILL sent senator Ander
Wednesday,
~RehoDom Beach, Delaware is, 1913
"non. Harry Anderson,
@Chairman Committee Public Lands
estate Dover, Delaware
by
mtee enable Palmer Company to locate and take certain
and waste lands north Of the town of Reoboth Beach And asu
the motive Palmer Company in having the bill prepared and
ence cOncusey
c essential their Legitimate and
recreation the yisowe carefully studied these
adverse criticisms with the purpose OF meeting and overcoming Them
bill VIII make
acceptable unah Interested
growth little We therefore respectfully make the
following your committees
4 : aleaea e Company
title obtained this land into building lots that
portion of which Immediately adons the present town Of Rehboh
but convert the into amusement pal with
ment and entertaining devices and we are perfectly willing ha the bill
should be amended nane the Of this part Of the tract lying
Rehob these only and that portion of this land
shall he sold for private building lots.
purpose straight line
present Henpen Light
willing that this shall he required in the bil
d a % ~ on 1e md " % @ 10 I % % p nd ' S ' @ S aS
aE the conditions, far In Of the
n actual value Of the land But this has caused Of the c
csm anything In entirely willing
provision shall he eliminated the bill that after the
any adjusted by
auction sold the highest and best bidder stated published
1--WE do not think however, the suggestion made by
sold Is MI feasible for the that VIII cost deal o.
Certainly thousand doIars)
the tides and the
tons We think this could he done individual syndicate
II number of ndi
riduas how absolutely could
be accomplished.
awe think the foregoing meets all criticisms
any whatever
the beginning anxious Intelligent criticism
of original bin and that shall be amended to that end If this land
Is left is IL viii be profit TO the State TO the county
Rehoboh individual repent that not believe
viii he reclaimed except by private enterprise
having title to the entire tract The original bill provides for the ex
pendiure Of least thousand dollars improving the within
five from the time the title shall Palmer Company bu
of the point bring
Investment many thousand dollars will
TO expended difficult imagine what would
the Rhoboth nothing Of the that
the taxable will be increased whatever
the ultimate Of these lands.
PROPOSE
tiOn faith from desire
the the OF Rchoboh II
is who willing do thnn
the provision public Will furnish
opportunity
consideration
shall with the result
you
dersOD B which provides survey all the public of the
State, think il would possible
might be made by and permission granted individuals under certain
prescribed up
vacant and waste lands of the state Very truly
81 "PALMER s COMPANY.
5 @By Robert HlnckIey, Secy.v
words thirty
Henopen claimed by the people
lice would jurisdiction
800 800 Of the peoples land sold the
bid for them the public auction
greatly the letter the suggestion that the woudbe
& viii build road along the beach from RehOboh Lewes
form the Anderson bill providing
rey RehbOh their
5 consideration.