Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-26
lHvenns ri:sepans'1t Wednesd3y nS 1861
Friday. DFCEMpER 2o. 1910.
Two Highways for Lover Delaware.

The scheme Of main State Highway,
rarm the Maryland line on the south TO the
tPonnsylvanis line on the north, IN con-
Esoction With the du Pont Boulevard, has
sv-uultod IN two marn highways through
Susssu county Ono IS the du Pont Boule-
ward, on through the eastern section Of
she oounty from Selbyville 70 point ncsS
Dover. and the other is the main State
Highway tTsvrrBng the western eectlon
vf SUSSEX csounty IN noTthcrly direction,
shrSrxh Isurcl, Seaford, Brldgevile,
6svr~nwocd, Harrington, and on 20
point Of juncture with tho du Pont
boulevard, in Kent county.
By the plans st present adopted and IN
yrs-sstion, Kent county also would hsyc
both tbose highways, but both on the
'rsst ode Of the county and to the east
wzrd Of the Delaware Railroad In view
.uf this fscs, the Dover Index makes the
rnterartIng and vrry important suggestion
shat the routor FOR the continuation of
Ab<sse t~o highways be changed, 80 that
she western rnde nf Kent county would
asve main high y sv north and south in
xtesd Of the two lines running en- the other
p1de The public interest % road improve
ulents not having been directed 10 this
matter, the Dover Index gives i editorial
endorsement and advocacy.
Why should not The route q the State
rDad be changed, inqulTet the Index, 50
- - -v-se -he r-I4rC4I .,t Sfvl, f,y,lr7f
shove Harrington r. IN overhead bridge
Gkc those used n western Maryland and
N other States ard used altogether IN
railroad crossings II Fnclard. then by
passing ~ vnat j rHewn Il I}7rry1ovT or
further US, Il desired py Y .,lou Grove,
P,arS,u IS CORNER ard h.nf.n ena It / lay
hnu IRIS would ~. eveTy district il the
r,univ !, ate road and would a. Won
Jcrs ,ovaris The vrlormont q III sec
aons ii tha county N,- would the oN-
pcnsc =, very materially increased
Probably every rgtt q way
would = donated The road would be
connected with -he du poat road BY the
aounty by road from Clayton 70 smyrna
ana eventually connecting roads would be
built irou Dover to Pearson Conner and
from Frederlcs 10 the polrt where the
road crosses the road from FELTON, 70
Hollandsyllle Wc do not mean ~ this
r-ercsuon to deprive towns "a tho route
nov talked 81. Iciton for instance, would
not be further from Berrytown than
Georgetown and several other towns are
fron the du Pont road We understand
that II Is not TOO late to bring this to the
attention q the Highway Department
and We suggest that the peop.e Of the
Thrd. Fourth and SIXTH districts pet
tusy and organize tic movement anc
~aIt on the highway Commissioners st
Their peVt meeting Our interest Is 10 the
development of The county and a. Ve view
II this l. . great opportunity 70 ald the
0s velopment b the western par Of the
county. Il Is also but proper recognition
~ the nights Of the people % those dis
tricts TO par, 81 the public n proveneu1
b ing made ~ the ~taur and natIor
Certainly. thess suggestions sound
practical Delaware IL unt q VIDE State
al IL best but IL widest section Is IN
hover Kent and throughout SUSSEX coun-
tirf The rWo man highways viii amply
socoumodate thcse sections while the
two vergag into and continuing as the
highway would be sufficient Tor the narrow
- section, through upper Kent county
snd on fhro9gt NeV Castie county to the
STATE Inc The plAu suggested w tAe
Dover index SOUNDS scry Wei, iudeed and
T q least worthy - practical considers
ton