Evening journal., 1919-02-15
TRACTION COMP ANY
FOR COOPERATION
tcontInued from nnee one

vel, OF the State Highway Commission
that at no time during the progress o.
tl1F work OF Improvement VIII oui
9fnp1fy be found either lacking Oi
j. <Sesging In the performance Of any dut,
which 1t owes TO the public In this re.
spect. We shall cooperate. most
heartily, not only with the State High
way Commission, but also with iis chief
engineer and other agents doing any
thing IN our power % facilitate their
work: nothing 10 reiard a.
such an Improvement as Is the one
planned, viii mean much for the. con
venience, the pleasure and the safety
OF owners OF automobiles and other
vehicle, and also inure 10 the com.
-iercial prosperity Of The city OF WI
mington. the firm establishment OF our I
city as a tourist Objective and center
ana also enhance greatly lhc value of
priNale property ahutting upon each
sue OF the contemplated Improvement /
As view " twentieth century i'm
provement OF that half mile or moro of
ioao"ay VIII bring 90 Delaware In hel
course OF a year. thousands OF tourists
nho VIII not fan 90 avail themselves ~
ele pleasure Of riding over such de-
htntiui stretch Of r0an as that which
VIII extend from PHILADELPHIA DOWN IN
Wilmington and from Wilmington IN
down the state as FAR as Dover. and
10 the southwest when the Lincoln
Highway Is completed. on through io
Baltimore and Washington II IS an
axiom among Wilmington hotel men
automobile men and merchants. thai
no tourist party ever comes into WA
mington without leaving here somc
substantial evidence Of its visit. think
can supplement that axiom by say
ing that with these road improvements
completed. no tourist party ever can
come TO Wilmington without carrying
away with II sentimental messages OF
Dencficial advertising for our city In
other communities These things
being true | look upon the action Of
Che State Highway Commission in TAX
ing over this piece Of road and linking
up. north and south. as being one Of
sfe most beneficial public acts now in
contemplation. Its beneht win be felt
got only by the present generation. but
5v generations TO come
II recognize that this Improvement
will entail upon our company very
large expenditure of money in the
Rowing of the tracks. switches and
1fher things which enter into the con
struciion of our line within the area
affected ! further recognize the fact
that this expense viii fall upon US at 4
q time when we are passing through
the great war crisis, with its manifold
abnormal expenditures and embarrass-
ments which have been suffered by all
puonc' utilities. Nor am ] unconscious
y une 1act that we might continue to
sss vse 'nose tracks in their present posi-
s.on inoennuely. without suffering the
oss OF one cent Of revenue Converse 7
~, We removal Of those sracle M ~ \
49, on winch under present co,,di Z
s, nnds, wiz De three times what n ,,,o,,,a n
drse normal conditions vim ~, -.
oorne,,. NV. OF revenue which ~, :
istInq ccrss.s a. not now eniov under =,
80 svon,inons- l am conv,ncaa "a :
r,,hl,o =. % pur company owes ,a ~
At -. ~ Hhis matter the same 60. wy
"uts Wnicn is owed 10 a ~ sort Of (
v'oual: feel strongly ma .ne indh
company nor any individual 49, 49, onr
line should stand in the vSa,. ons ,ne
great Improvement. or fan M e WIS
reasonable cooperation with reeres. sso,ss
TN respect
4ssTefore while conscious franLt,
th8t II will be source Of al leas. tar,
porary embarrassment for US 10 nnake
euch an expenditure and to Interfere
With out traffic at this time our duty
tho matter Will be met frangly, fair
( la and expedftiously With that end
u view our engineers, and other off
~ have been and still are working
u No costs and the detailed plans
moytpg the tracks. At the .proper
hnca action will be foli6v(ed by
te<sfng " contracts which WI car