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Newark post., 1920-01-14
The State Itself Takes Hold

Meanwhile in the 1917 General Assembly, the state itself
had come to the point of assuming responsibility for state
road system By legislative act the state created state
Highway Department. In doing so it was simply taking
action already taken by number of progressive states In
Delaware at least probable that state action was brought
about partly by the public interest aroused by the Boue
ward project in Sussex, and partly by the demonstration
furnished by 20 miles of completed modern road From
this beginning Delaware citizens could hardly help getting
picture of what staelong boulevard would mean TO
every farmer and business in the state.
Newark post., 1920-01-14
A Beginning of a State System Made in
Sussex County Under Private Auspices

In the 1911 session. the General Assembly passed
what known the Boulevard Corporation Act The two
main features of the CD it authorizes corpora
ton of private citizens state road and 2)
provides that after the road itself any section of it not
less than miles long, completed it must be conveyed
TO the state free of COST and that the state must maintain
the road all the Bridges cuvers etc. forever The act did
not give any any group of power over any road
of the simply enabled interested citizens to do for
the state what the had that time got around to
doing for itself
Newark post., 1920-01-14
Construction the First Object of the State
Department
Department

The Chief Engineer did think it wise to map out at
the 7ery beginning hard and fast map plan of
ton. 1t at clear in his mind however, that the
general state plan should be to construct simple north and
south trunkne system supplement the county and
west roads, with radia system around Wilmington.
When the state should have completed this main arteral
system north and south, it might undertake important
to west lines, but these be the first considerations
The proposed state system involved approximately 27O
miles.
In the construction program for 19l7-S, the guiding
principles consider first the essential roads that is
the roads upon which there the greatest traffic, both
passenger and freight and to relieve the physical
conditions in the case for instance of the road between
Dover and Smyrna. In normal year program of per-
haps 80 miles would have been attempted In wartime
with all the necessary delays ebargoes decided
to attempt program of 40 miles for the year. Even this
because of conditions the effect of which everybody
knows, could not be completed within year. although
excellent progress made
Newark post., 1920-01-14
Why the Department GaUe Up FolloUing the
Lines of the Old County Roads

In the beginning the State Highway Department had the
general idea of following the old county roads far
possible. But their endless winding their constitutional
irregulary their unnecessary and dangerous sharp
finally made expedient abandon the old roads
altogether far detailed alignment concerned In
the whole trunkne state SYSTEM the guiding principle has
thereafter been that which pointed in Mr. Coleman
du Points counsete fact that straight line the short
est distance between two points The expense of follow
ing the county road in detail would probably have been
prohibtve. For economy for safety and for appearance
different alignment policy became necessary
Newark post., 1920-01-14
For Which Roads Vas the State Department
To Assume Responsibility?

Thousands of miles of public roads i'll the state were out
OF repair and aery little maintenance work being done
upon them. Should the State Highway Department
assume the responsibility for maintaining all these roads
roads 7lch the state constructed For these new roads
careful maintenance system be developed from the
begnng but the maintenance of other roads would not be
attempted
The for this is obvious The maintenance of old
roads would have cost upon average perhaps $500 per
mile If the State Highway Department had assumed this
sponsbty for thousands of miles of roads from the begin
ming the direct result would have been that the State would
continually be putting into maintenance money absolutely
needed for construction.
Another is that of these roads were in such
bad condition that they would have had be
1t was important to settle this question at The Chief
rather than simply maintained Yet their alignment was so
bad that when the in some future time came to build
new roads to take their place. would probably have had to
buy new rights of way.
Newark post., 1920-01-14
HOW THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
STARTED IN DELAWARE

~ HE good roads, movement with its emphasis
federal and state responsibility has steadily gained
L strength all the country during the last
wears 1t did not leave Delaware untouched. Obviously,
however, so long all the roads Of the state under
either county local CONTROL official agency could plan
for the roads of the state 7hoe Several of the reports
Of the county engineers and road authorities in the various
counties do show distinct conception of the need of state
trunk line system One of these reports suggests that
each county might do its bit up to the county line, in the
piecenea construction of main north and south line
throughout the state.
A number of Delaware citizens, including notably Mr. T.
Coleman DUPONT, have for several years called attention
the fact that the advent of the automobile had made
statewide system of good roads not only important but
even imperative in the development of agricultural and
industrial like Delaware Obviously the first necessity
would be north and south trunne road passing through
the whole state from the Pennsylvania line to the Maryland
line Because of the shape of Delaware this trunklne
would be both the first necessity and the backbone of any
statewide system that might be developed But there
was authority authorized to build it any other
state road
Newark post., 1920-01-14
Why the State Roads Go Around ToUns,
Rather Than ThrOuoh Them

Since the main purpose of state highways is
towns why not run the roads straight through them This
is question often asked of the State Highway Department.
Engineers experienced in road building know the answer
Newark post., 1920-01-14
m Delaware State Highways

The supplement- here is made UP from the "Fstoru
ofDsIapare State Highways" published by the Clear
1p House of the Delaoare State Program interest,"
readers may secure copy of this booklet BY ,oriing
"DeIa,pare State Program Church Building Whining
on DeIawdre.
Newark post., 1920-01-14

Department. This third condition, however, was later
waived by Mr. DUPONT in view of the difficulties of war
time.
The cost of this highway Mr. du Pont offered meet.
including the cost of all rights of way.
The proposal was accepted This that the of
90 miles of trunkline comprising essential part of the
state highway system, does have out of the
states road fund.- and that very considerable amount of
state money is therefore, released for other parts of the
state system.
Newark post., 1920-01-14
POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

\ NY Deawarean who has read the reports of the
n Chief Engineer or carefully followed the Delaware
road work, will discern that certain definite policies
have been carefully followed. To have the road rightly
planned and located and then in the actual construction to
have good MATERIAL good workmanship and good inspection
that has been the aim in Delaware and is the whole
philosophy of road building anywhere
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
TAKE IT EASY IN ThekTsR
Japansss custsns That Seem ocs -
rhess Accustomed 10 TIE Fer
malitiss ef TIE wet

Japan must be Q happy lsat t~
thestsrIoers. because IN that lad
seats are not paid fcr--sa tse, tAeer
are no seats. The IApaness .aarh prr
fsrs TO squat feeling. 10 ceub,. much
more at homo In this corforIsels at
titude. SearA however. are usaAily
brought for the use os any fcSel sneo
who may be present rnsrs srv no
hard and fast laws u ccnveu,ico- The
japanese playSoes may 90 as 10
pl-asss; be may eat. drins. smoke
and criticize 10 his hearts content
Converxaiioos are carried oa. and. II
they merit II. the acto- are me, by .
storm ~ criticism and chaa. When .
man Ell ers the auditorium he removes
his boots, and n the weather Is hot.
any clothing that appears TO him 10
be superduous The naive frankness
Of the actors prcmpter 10 rather DE-
hghtful. for II % actsr forEets his
lines the prompter comes on the stage
and. quite openly. points out to the
actor where he 10 wrong. A boy is
kept for the eIpress purpose Of walk.
ing on the stage and wiplng the per.
splraflon on the actors faces: this
duty he carries out without disturbing
the even tenor Of the play.
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
MAKES rae SAPPHIRE BLUSH



Modern science has not brought %
vsry much nearer the magic stone OF
The old philosophers, but II has enabled
later experts TO play some surprising
tricks with the existing materials Of
the jeweler and lspldsry. The old
alchciaisls set out to discover the phil
losopher's stone. and achieved gunpow-
Der and other adjuncts to civilization
- the accidental by-product OF their
original inquiry. Thsir less credulcus
descendants reverse the process; the
Invention 10 made nrst and It's applics'
ton to magic is discovered afterward.
The existence Of the electric furnace
makss Il possible TO create diamonds
that are the vsritnbls stone. and 10
fuse clippings and fragments Of ruby
into one complete jewel. New arrives
q report that with the aid Of radium
successful transformations have been
made in the appearance. II not In the
nature. Of certain precious stones A
sapphire. II Is said. has been turned
into glorious ruby by long exposure
TO the effect Of rsdium. Chemically
considered. this 10 not very surprising.
for the two stones are both examples
Of corundum, and the mysterious scci'
dent Of color Is the principal difference
between them. n sapphire can lie
made TO blush hard enough for its
mistake In not being q ruby. pre-
sumably II could blush Itself into
most accomplished example Of the
more valuable stone.
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09

tui"No Alih'"h e" NJ l. lo' of
n'S~E' eet mat i the amount lhai
Ne 'n''rN state department OF agri'
'lit'N c nt'e' T'-"r' lose every
wa 'b'N "a .N -'-s pr"dac'
u< 80 'si' 'os' : due Z" me par
s'ai uA'''1es 81 te''''e eEs' when
aa's eTra a'N'Nri :" es''"pi" warm
en"esh % tA'1oai" u = pte'enia-
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09

highway TO fncr the same sgn hsH
Q mile further on.
We'll II seem. that I have come 10
the end Of the road he soliioqulrsl
Al little distance was q soll,sr,
house ]; se, back among a grove ss
trees and be made his way to It's porch.
4 young giri sat there at a table. Q
number of blank aud written shssu
sprcad out before her.
I'm wondering where I am spoke
Virgil Il seem TO be In a labyrinth.
with no way out
"oh. you mean the blocked road.y' |
inquired the young lady NY father
owns the land FOR miles beyond here
and has a purpose In segrrgsting II /
fou arr not the engineer. are you
whom he was eNpecilnkT~ ]
-No, ! am not" replied Virgil. but
engineering Is my profession and
then NJ he glanced az the shes, near
q, hand he observed, that the rirI h.d
been copying surveying transcript. and
map details A hlur. hearty looking
man APPEARED from the house Hs
had overheard virgirs declars ton aud
Il s''cmcd 10 interest him. Abruptly n
questioned
"Arc YOU Mr.. whartour' and as VIZ.
gil dissentcd he also refcrr.i TO the
man ~ tha, name he had seen at the
restaurant and reclied the incident
and you're In the same llneY" said
Robert Dayton n queer coincidence.
Maybe We can turn II 20 account I
want now survey ~ Somr ten thou.
sand acres Of land own and some
engineering work besides You ser.
hold the k"y here tp supply electric
utilities fur nfty mile district Tn
willing to pay well FOR expert counsel
aud help 10 put {, In shape"
Virgil Nnsne accepted the ptoposh
tion rendered him.
Tie was ~ fascinated with the prob
ect " the old man. so encouraged In
realizing that his technical s-iucatlon
had found ~ practical opportunity At
last, 50 enchanted with Rhnche 10
'k"i by both her and her father that
he Willingly agreed to become a per
manent partner In the vast enterprise
under exploitation.
There came day when Virgil
wayne proudly welcomed his son with
riadnesS aud the old parental love. oil
The dark past forgotten. aud blanche
: prospective daughter ln-lsw. a sunny
hhprN central figure 10 the trpnsior
m'l'n oi the career VI the ar,dIssl
sou.
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09

the production Of market eggs a
fowls, unless a higher price 10 secured
for the ducks eggs.
A trade Is gradually being estab-
lbshed in some markets for fancy near
By ducks egys. which bring higher
prices than hens egEA and the de-
mand seems TO be increasing. PURE
white eggs are preferred and usually
bring the highest price. These eggs
should he marketed frequently. %
they depreciate in quality more rapid.
iy than hens eggs. especially during
hot weather. The market for egg
should be 0refully 1investixated BY
those who intend to raise breeds Of
the esg-layine type Of ducks. such ss
the Adlan Runner. especially for the
production Of eggs. say poultry spe
cialists Of the United States deplft.
ment Of agriculture.
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
OhsIl We Discard hyphsosf

In the struggle for the conservation
Of snerxy and material We are urged
10 cut out the hyphens from our books
and writings. says the Chicago Jour.
nal Their use causes US to waste an
enormous amount of time. Ink and
physical force. Some nations build
rp compound words without any ny.
nhen 10 break them. but the English
and one necessary for q simple word
Of Ave letters. like to-day" II may
be roughly estimated that each of the
200000.oo0. people who write Eng.
lish write "today." tomorrow" or
-tonight" three times . day. Half sn
ounce Of force ls required to make
q hyphsn with Q psn or pencil, so
this superhuous symbol entails q to-
tai waste Of is.50O00o pounds daily. or
enough 10 draw passenger trais
rssad the world
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
|DOUIW NJIF(
II 49, ~

he sure chicks do not become crowd
ed
ship or deliver EGGS twice or tArss
times weekly.
Market white-shelled and brown.
shelled eggs In separate packages.
0yergrown fowls are no better 10
any particular than those Of normal
sire.
Gull the nock % % 10 eliminate the
early molter and other Improbable
producers.
The important thing In getting start.
sd In turkey raising 10 to be careful to
get healthy stock.
Uniform poultry products command
the hest prices. pure.bred fowls prs
duce uniform products.
When selling eggs 10 the countyy
u errhHni " cash hrvsr. insist that
The n nsir'lun ~ ~ n quality bAs1A
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The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
hvmm,ne olrd's kssS.

Burroughs In his charming little
book. "wake Robin" says Il 10 sn
svsnt 10 ones life to nnd q humminr
birds nest. The event happened to
me without any effort oa my part.
Looking up from q seat In the grove.
NV the ruby.throat drop down on
its nest. Ike q shining emerald from
the clouds; II did not pause upon the
edge Of the nest. but dropped imme.
diately upon H. The nest was sltu.
sted upon an ost twis. and was
about the siss Of q blach.wslnut. and
from where ! sat II looked more like
an eIcrescence than q nest. I, was CIT.
uated In the fork Of two twigs, and
firmly glued at the base to the lower.
bat was not fastened to the upper
twis.-Mary Treat In "Homs Studies
in Mature"
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
The Roads End
By OTllLiA r. PFEiFFER

Go your road. and it's q downward
path. aud you will soon rrach IT. end"
Archibald Wayne made gesture u
dismissal. final aud sc,crr. ul. soa
Virgil. responded with a look OF d.s-
persion rather than conifitencss
"iou Won't help the out-for the
last timer l'm through with the folly.
II you VIII give me . ncw start" he
said.
You have the erruntcry to ask that
after all have done for yoG. Wastrful.
ly. frultlcSsly. Idlsowri you. More than
that not a penny more " my hard.
earned money will you ever grt"
The young man shrugged his shout.
d-rs and tried To- ASSUME au air u
rccklc>s indifference lie Wherlrd face
about and started down the road. in.
deed, a. u that Wa the mrnncing
thoroughfare itself which his father
had Indicated.
Nirgil Wayne, Young handsome. ath.
le'ic, with u good liom, aud favorable
prospects had be- not imp,ril,d and
Sacriiic"d them. had something serious
to think about Graduating ~ an rn.
ginecr h. had come HON, from a tech
Meal college to enjoy hricf rest. a.
he termed II. His father was away
Tor his health lie had left with his
lawyer the power to provide what mon
~ Nlrgil needed. aud ~ the latter had
left college with high distinction IA,
vas quite proud Of him. Never VA,
. father more disappointed aud shock
81 than Mr., Wayne when. slN months
later, lie returned TO learn that his
sons name had become a by word IN
the town. Virgil had Joined It's wild.
est se, of young men lie had thou.ht
OF nothing but profigacy aud pleasure
anu had run int deb, for over two
thousand dollars
Thrice since then had Mr.. WAYNE
settled up his sons newly acquired
debts. At last the limit was reached
Virgil had gone with some " his chns.
en- friends to horse race at dis
tanoe. iis had been Induced To risk .
large amount Of collections he had
made for his father. and this las, NC,
OF unfalthfulness had led To MI, present
situation.
Virgil Wayne started down the road
vowing that he was done with IN,
past and his evil associates forever
He had no idea A. to his destination
Moodily. sturdDy he tnmp,d on
About the middle ~ the afternoon be
entered restaurant IN a little mil.
road town aud his attention was M.
trac'ed to two young men at the ne,,
table, one of whom was waving n tolls.
gram In n riotously excited and do
lighted manner.
The next train back for both a,
US he exclaimed. "You see whs, 1,
says Drop the Dayton work We
have closed the big tunnel contnc, and
need you here"
Yes. but what will this Rober, pay.
ton think OF your no, coming whan
tony propounded the other.
What he pleases. Think m ,,rs.
tate s' a hundred a month way on
here, while double and treble PROMISES
on the tunnel contract"
VIRGIL rested awhile and resumes, nj.
tramp. Just before dusk he came 10
halt where the ruad was hlocl.i
A post bore the sign NO ,horoueb.
fsre-Privs,e Road" lie took side
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
POULTRY
.FN1S.
PRODUCTION OF DUCKS EGGS
Demand at Coed Prices 70 Limited
Except Around kAstsr-lRtlan
Runner 10 fAvered.

The demand for ducks eggs at Q
gOod price Is limited and not nearly
as general rs the demand Tor hens
eggs. The quality Of the Southern
and Western duck eggs On the aver.
age market was poor until people be-
gan TO keep Indian Runner ducks and
to build up a trade In Arst-claS .AgEA
A good demand for ducks eggs exists
about Easter time ct prices usually
several cents q dozen higher than for
hens eggs. Most buyers make no
quotations for ducks eggs except early
In the spring. Since three ducks sGEs
weigh about the same as four hens
eggs ducks are not a. profitable for
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
GOOD HIGHWAYS
ASSIST FARMER
Vast Road.Building Program Now
Under Way Throughout
Whole United States.
POOR ROADS ADD BIG TOLL
Projects Have Been Approved Calling
Tor Federal Aid to Amount Of
acknowledgement Factor
In Buying and Selling.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureD
The highway is coming into its own
In America.
Neglected, abused, underyalued. sub
1ected to cheap remedies for decades,
at last the country road is being ac-
corded the treatment II deserves. At
a cost OF hundreds OF millions, the
United States is rapidly overcoming
the economic handicap which highway
neglect has so long entailed.
This stupendous movement the scope
Of which the public even now does
not fully comprehend, is founded on
sound business considerations. Good
roads pay If they did not, the nation
would not now be constructing and
planning them on an unprecedented
scale. They pay by promoting the so
cial life Of the people, by helping re-
lieve the congestion that Is making
maelstroms OF municipalities. But,
more important still. they pay In dol
lars and cents. for poor roads add a
heavy toll 10 the buying and selling Of
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09

ey to the extent Of 5000 a square mile
Of wheat area. 20 that roads could be
improved TO effect Q saving on wheat
hauling equal TO that cited above, and.
at the same time. effect a correspond
ing saving In each Of the other crops.
The lowering Of distribution costs.
II Is now recognized. Is one Of the most
important problems In reducing living
costs. While business Is searching for
more economical methods OF handling
goods. the farmers have not been neg
lecting other phases Of this problem.
On the prices at which he sells. all
other prices must depend. Good roads.
enabling him to get his products TO
the market at materially reduced cost.
are among the big factors In more eco
uomicai distribution.
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
9slSRaRlsEs8AF4bs
swes, clover is winning on merit.

swes, clover is winning on merit
Head lettuce does best In cool, moist
weather.
Humus makes the soil more mellow
and granular.
The shining hoe IL the best badge Of
the good gardener.
Plant plenty OF celery and late cab.
bsge for ell seasons use.
Trees grow; they grow In height, In
volume, 10 value, aud in quality.
Cultivation Of soy beans as q facta
In solving the stock food problem 4.
urged.
The easiest. cheapest and most sat.
isfactory way TO prevent soil drifting
Is TO SOW q neld every year to tams
grass
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
RURAL HAULING PROFITABLE
Many Farmers. Whess Trucks Ar het
Filled to Capacity. Help Out
Their keishbes.

Many Of the motortrucks on farms
adjacent to large cities are not loaded
10 full capacity on their trips to the
city. Few farmers have their bust.
ness % arranged as to permit the use
Of the truck to its maximum capacity
regularly. Many such farmers. accord
ing to the United States department
Of agriculture. have gradually begun
to haul a part or all OF their neigh
bors' products TO market, and In some
cases this practice has led to the es-
tabllshment OF q reguls, route. Some
farmers have been enabled TO purchase
trucks. because their own business,
coupled with that OF their nelghbors'.
has been sufficient to warrant such an
Investment
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
PLENTY OF RANGE ESSENTIAL
0Iseeurasino Rssvits Hsvs csms Fran
Attempting - Raiss Tvrksys
Under ceahnsmsat.

Given plenty Of range. turkeys Vim
rustic for grssshoppers end other In.
serts, green vegetation. we'd and uass
seed. waste grain, waste nuta and con-
vert them into delicious meat ct
minimum expense. Plenty Of sanss 10
essential to success In turkey raising.
and usually the discouragns results
have come from attempts 10 ralss the
fowls under close connnemsnt
The Crittenden press., 1920-07-09
geessraereinsry Coincidence.

The custom has prevailed with q Ger.
tain Episcopal church In Callfornis Of
presenting each scholar II the Sunday
school with an ess at the celebration
OF Easter. ON one occasion. when
that point In the service Was reached
which had been set apart for this In.
terestins ceremcsy. the clergyman rise
end made the announcement: Hymn
No tis. Begin. Ny Soul. the Exalted
lay after which the eggs VIII be dis.
tribuied. d."-Bostou Transcript