Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
u. s. OVERNMENT
TO AID IN ROAD WORK
CON, nned from naee !

Going NJ tho Philadelphia Pike to the
Delaware Founsvvania State line. the
WanhngtpniRnH expressed surprise when
they aaw the industrial area near lay
mont. and for its benefit and berause the
pike il a mail and military route they said
tho road ahould he improved Immediately
While returning to Wilmington they IN
speCted the Fauk road and the Con cord
Fike Nost the party proceeded down the
state journeyinR fret "a - Georges
where glimpse nf the ate of hne bridge
10 he erected over the Chesapeake 4
Delaware Canal was obtained En- route
90 Smyrna tho autonoblists passed
through Odessa Between smyrna and
Dover they viewed the route Of two sec
tone of road TO he built near Cheswold,
which are to bc paid for hy I Coleman
du Pont and transferred 10 the State
After lunching in Dover they went
Nv wav of Lebanon and Frederick tn Mil
ford, whence they trnversed the route of
proposed road TO Glendale. tho cost Of
which also will be borne by General du
Pont On highways between st. Cie rges
and Glendale Engineer Jpham told where
curves would replace angles. he also
said for the purpose OF preventing con-
gestlOn of traffic roads would be built
outside small towns instead Of in them.
Messrs Pennypacker and Bishop great
lv admired the Coleman du Pont Road,
on which they rode from Glendale 90 a
point three miles south of MIllsboro. OF
this stretch all but 800 yards, two davs'
work, is completed The Washingtonians
said it is the longest aud best concrete
road they ever saw. Experimental gardens
along tho boulevard Interested them. At
Georgetown the visitors saw DIR Joseph
Amies, patentee of Amieslte experiment
ing on the Coleman du pont Road with
Soiamies, concrete foundation with Il
bituminous top, In which he used various
materials available along the road, They
also were shown central distribution OF
concrete construction, Engineer tpham
method, In which material Is taken from
freight cars, measured and transferred
Immediately TO the concrete mixer, thus
requiring but one handling of material and
dispensing with l0 men around the mixer.
During inspection Of the state High
way Department s offices, at Dover, the
party examined and praised u system
adopted hy the department for the pre-
servation Of road reports.
Engineer Upham intended 10 take his
guests to Fort Salisbury, near Milford,
and the naval base south of Lewes and
planned to spend the night at Rehoboth,
but Messrs Pennypacker and Bishop
could not remain III Delaware another
day They promised, however, to make q
second visit during the year Owing to
lack of time they could not inspect roads
in the western part of the State, but
Engineer Upham gave them descriptions
of proposed roads from Dclmer 10 Laurel,
from Laurel to Seaford and from Seaford
to Bridgewlle and said construction Of the
road from Delmar to Laurel will begin
next Monday.
1t was a fine day for the tour, aud the
party greatly enjoyed the trip Despite
the storm Tuesday night the roads were
dry yesterday, but all except the Coleman
du pont Road and the Concord Pike
showed need Of Improvement. The Wash
lngtOuiAns we're surprised whom told sur
face maintenance of the boulevard cost
but 81 per mile last year and shoulder
maintenance sl00 per mile Arden,
Barratt's Chapel and other show places
interested the visitors, and large acreage
Of vegetation south of Wilmington evoked
commendation.
Following a midnight feast at the
Hotel du POnt Messrs. Pennypacker and
Bishop left Wilmington at | o'clock this
morning for Washington. They expressed
thanks for the hospitable reception tender
ed them and said they would do every
thing possible To aid Delaware in road
Mr. Bishop told Engineer
Upham the State is entitled TO Federal
road appropriation amounting to $50 600