Evening journal., 1914-12-11
DISCUSS DUPONT
boulevard SITUATION
conlinned From Page 6.


taxpayers who have been fighting
against the project. and holding il up
through the several suits. The great
majority OF the taxpaying people Of
the state, and particularly the thous-
ands of farmers who will be bene-
fted by its completion. and automo-
hilists OF not only Delaware, but OF
pennsylvania and Maryland and other
middle Atlantic States, are heartily
III favor OF its construction.
Another excellent reason why the
road should be built is that there are
a. enormous number OF men out of
work IN all three of the States
named, and as close TO three thous-
Nnd men will be employed in the
construction of the road for many
months. that will give employment al
good wages 20 a small army of the
unemployed This will then result
~ thousands OF dollars per week be-
Ina spent by these men in the state
nf Delaware. where the men employ
cd in construction will naturally
spend most of what they earn, and
the business of the entire State will
have p sudden and steady boom
General DUPONT has not been in the
best OF health for some time, and 1t
is his intention. when construction Is
started. TO personally superintend the
work. In order that he can do this,
he expects 10 camp in the open wher-
ever the work is being done and
fherebv build himself up TO his gem
gerally rugged and healthy condition.
AS has already been stated az the
Beginning of this article. Delaware
has always been backward in her
road Improvement, although there had
been some little activity during the
past two or three years. With sucn
4 boulevard as this as the nucleus
of q fine modern system of highways,
n would not be long and n would
be an easy matter 10 connect scores
VI existing roads, after they have been
Improved with this main route, and
ihus have a general highway system
that would be q credit to the state,
bnd which would materially assist
the farmer and fruit-grower In re-
nucinc the cost of delivering his pro-
ducts TO his markets In every part
Of the state. And who can deny
that. as soon as the farmers see the
benefits they will derive In being aoio
70 haul larger loads at a lower cost
and in less time they will be in favor
OF the construction of this main road?
when they realize what they will be
able TO save by having n wide and
safe highway constructed Of macadain
md even higher types OF modtrn paw
Ing there IS certain 90 be an instant
Remand for the immediate construc-
1ion of this boulevard Delaware Is
.fhe second smallest State in the
limited States, but with the COM
pletion Of this main road and the ex-
penditure Of the annually available
money In the three counueg on the
roads that would feed into this road
Fhe would instantly become one OF
1he most progressive States.
The methods of laying out the
roads Of a state as used in Massa.
rhusotts. New Jersey. Ohio. Cali
4ornia, and other States. are hearth,
approved OF by General DUPONT, IN,
there Is absolutely no doubt bnt tina
he has the right idea His idea /
the improvement OF long distanc
trunk lines. or main market roads
frst and then as traffic and occasio
demand. construct the radial. o
auxiliary roads, connecting thes
irunk lines with each other and con