Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
WAR IS DECLARED
BETWEEN TOWNS
OVER ROAD ROUTE
Milford and Harrington in
Fierce Contest. Each With Its
Positive Choice.
STATE BODY WILL DECIDE

spccni pispatch io Every Evening.
Milford. dee. -. War has been de-
claud The comlatauis are the munl-
,ipahtv m Harrington versus the citi-
erna a., Milford. "llnnc of contention
the lnraiion Of nine miles OF concrete
tond. tn lc constructed 10y ;he state
lliphNnN Commission.
The commission has had slated on its
lir,rnm at improvements the constrlc-
l,nn oi nine miles oi roadway extending
lrnm Niliutl Ia Harrington which would
whrn complvlcd, cunncct the du Poui
boulevard with the highway constructed
uu the western side un the state.
Ih. stretch ui road, running latcrally
ncfo., lhr state, u was deemed, would
lp nl greatest lcueli' ;o the most people
81 placrl between Milford aud llarring-
Ton. as II would then not only prove o
counrrting hnk between the two high
Wn,n. hu' wuuid afford the residents IN
the lower eastern rcr,lon ui Delaware a
ducrt route 90 thv mann line railway
in lcnNnp.
surveys were madr between Milford
anil ilafrnrtun anil routes were "stakcd
uui and all WAS moving smoothly unu,
sunr ul the husinrss Interests of llar-
unpion "nui their heads together with
ruac having large land holdings on tho
western side ul Delaware, aud concluded
tlnt Il would hc ul greater advantage
in the town uf Harrington II the road
we're built from Harrington to the Mary
land linr. instead ul between Harrington
and Milford The, claim that thC road
lpm Nlar,h tu Harrington would
Durd the latter town and develop The src-
uun lvtWcru Mnp loud and Harrington.
vhilr N the road Wcrv CNtcudCd 60 Mil
.oul % much lrocr town, The trade
V,mh pa~4 ruhi through Harrington
lhpN cuh.icd thc support ol some u.
0nrutwd polillrmus and cullcd a public
uattiur \ w.iiiiuu was circulated end
umu, .iuue. srcuuvd from those ~.
Hrrr.icd w the road lrom HARRINGTON g.
NpNlnd lhs Influence viii hc brought
tu hrar ou thc State Highway Comnue-
.iuu m un effort 60 have The route
changed
Milford Aroused.
Word uf the proposed action reached
thr huancs~ men ol Milford this wccl
and they mmcdaicl, called mec,mi
which was hc,d VA lrrmcu's Hall
itcshy evening II Was presided over
p, Arthm Dcruckson. Who outlined th,
ttuntinn II was the unanimous scntr
mrnt oi the mcctlnr that the best in'
trrret. d the people at large woulf h,
.rrNcd hv the originally cuutcmplatco
oulr trum Niliord to harrington, an'
in.tend ol hcing dctumcnt Il woul,
enlv lv oi advantage Co harrington, O..
tWnuld hnnr travel aud business tratli,
rom ihi, side ul the state thriugh liar
ruuton. to cunncct with the mann hnC 81
lhc rcnnsvlvana railroad, which travc
uihprviec would hc diverted straight uu
The State on the nov state Highway.
tommtivrs Ncrv appointed to iorinu.
lo'o plnns ior obtaining the result de-
,ln'd Petitions viii I've circulated ~
milford and vicinity. not only with the
hnlncs ol -lcncrs. hui hgurs showing tho
value w dollar. on the iutcrcsts iavonng
lhr Milford Harrington route.
l1prisiou rr.ts with the state Highway
Comnission. which viii mcct ~ Dover
on "wednesday lanuar, Z, and lt Is pro.
iuscd tQ uun a sIwcial tram irom NH
iutd io tho state capital that dnv carry
rg q drlcgnilon irun tbi- town.
Nmonv hose from Milford who an
working actNclvtohaainlain the ougina
rrite hro Dr g. LAYTON t,ricr, l. ID
short Wilson INWARD, John " Her
ring. George u Hall DR. L l.. Gricr
\ Is. pcct and others