Evening journal., 1920-06-28
100 MILESOF
new HIGHWAYS
Road Engineer Praises Gen
dupont for Substantial
Gifts to State
JOSIAH MARVEL
GIVES DINNER

Nearly $50 miles OF roads OF high
est type have been built or contracted
Tor in Delaware since the present
State Highway Commission was in
stituted about three years aso. The
total cost OF these roads will be So
100000 When completed the State
VIII lead the Union in good roads in
proportion TO population.
These significant facts were brought
out Saturday night at banquet given
by Josiah Marvel. as a State Highway
Commissioner, TO the engineer corps
Of the State Highway Department,
the members Of the Levy Court OF
New Castle county, the Wilmington
llarbOr Commission and the Street
and Sewer Department. The banquet
was held In the duBarry room Of the
Hotel dupont, and was the third Of a
series, OF which the first two were
given by Gen. I. Coleman dupont and
Governor Townsend. There were 100
guests.
Mr. Marvel was fanked at the speak
ers' table by The following:
Governor Townsend. Mayor Taylor,
former Attorney General Robert II
Richards, Levy Court Commissioners
Isaac c.. Elliott, James A .Buckson,
| Howard NJ. Ward, Albert Stetser, Boyd
Mccoy and James G. shaw, Harbor
Commissioners Willard A. Speakman,
Charles Warner and Joseph Bancroft,
and street and Sewer Commissioners
Andrew L. Johnson. Charles + Ru-
dolph r. Henry Grler, Street Commits
sioner Frank w Pierson and Dun A..
Abrams, Of the Lewis Institute, OF
Chicago.
Chaples NJ. Upham, chief engineer OF
the Highway Department led a lively
"sing" between the dinner courses,
/ and then introduced several Of his as
sistants, who delivered brief addresses
Mr.. Marvel paid a high compliment
to the ability Of Chief Upham, declar-
Ling the commission was most pleased
with his work. lie also paid tribute 10
/ General dupont as "a man Of vision,
who. a few years ago, was viewed by
some as "a wild man with a road
bug" but whose foresight and judg-
lment today were borne out on every
hand. lie declared General DUPONT
has done more for good highways anc
had given more or less OF MS time
and fortune 10 the work than any man
who ever lived. He introduced Gov
ernor Townsend as the great Wal
The governor predicted the next Leg
+ llslamre would be asked 10 appropri-
ate more funds TO carry on the road
work
Mayor Taylor urged greater ac-
duaintance between residents OF Sus.
sex and Kent counties and those oil
Wilmington and New Castle He lok-
4 inglv referred TO RehobOth as "ouI
only seaport" and offered his services
In every way 20 highway development
President Speakman, for the harbor
, Commissioners. replied 10 the Mayor s
, ouip hv telling something Of the har-
,hor work and suggested that CONFER
cnce OF the departments represented
al the banquet to devise means o
raising funds for future work shoul'
lhe held
Mr.. Elliott. president Of the Lew
Court. delivered a brief, facetous ad
dress laudlng cooperation, and Presi
dent Johnson, OF the Street and Sewer
Department, thanked the HighWa,
Commission for aiding Wilmington IL
paving North Market street and th'
Causeway and planning the Chrlstlani
road improvements.
Mr.. Richards summarized the ad
dresses OF the evening In a fetchlnf
address on the value OF real co-Opera
tion based upon friendship. Mr.. Mar
vel hade his giUFts farewell, but
George w McGee. a Sussex road in
; spector. begged a moments time an6
hoomed the Wilmington harbor. Chic
lIpham then called for Three cheer
! for Josiah MarVelV They were giveI
so Justify they could be heard from
the ballroom TO Market street