Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-16
I. c. DU POINT LEAVES
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
Tells Governor His Duties in
Congress Make Step
Advisable.

Special Dispatch 20 Every Evening.
Dover, March ls.--Governor
Denney has received the follow
ing from United States Senator
Coleman du Pont:
Hon. VIM. Denney, Dover. Del.
My Dear Governor;
Feeling that | shall be away
from Delaware most OF my time
on account OF senatorial duties
and at a time when the roads OF
Delaware need attention OF all
the commissioners, believe IL
would be wise In the interests Of
Delaware good roads for me 10
resign and let you appoint some
one In my place, from Whining
ton.
II want to take this occasion
to thank you individually and
jointly all tho members OF the
commission for the faithful, loyal
way In which they have looked
after the interests Of Delaware.
and compliment them on the good
work they have done for the state.
1T Is needless to say that II al
any time my knowledge In the
past In regard TO the roads or In
the engineering line, can be OF
help. IL will be a pleasure for me
10 be OF service to the commission
and / hope 10. within a year or
two. be able TO point TO Delaware
as the state IN the Union which
leads in good roads.
i remain. with all good wishes,
Sincerely,
Coleman du Pont"
Governor Denney replied AZ
ITO Hon. Coleman du Pont, u. s
Senator:
My dear Senator: ac-
knowledge receipt of your letter on
March 10. in which you say:
Feeling that shall be away from
Delaware most OF my time on ac-
count OF senatorial duties, and at
time when the roads OF Del
aware need the attention of all
the commissioners, | believe IL
would be wise I'm the interests OF
Delaware good roads for me to re-
sign and let you appoint some one
in my place"
While realize that your
wishes be respected. / yield very
. reluctantly to the suggestion that
you resign from the commission
of which you have been such
useful member. That your APP
pointment was most fortunate for
the state is evidenced by the fact
that you have been faithful in
the performance OF your duties
constant In attendance whenever
possible. and always deeply con-
cerned for the pest interests OF the
state in the important matter for
which the commission was Great
ed. You were not only one OF the
original members. but Its real
inspiration.
Whatever good the commission
has accomplished was largely ow-
ing TO your interest. counsel, en-
thusiasm and encouragement. But
every one knows that outside and
independent OF the commission,
the value OF your. services In Sc
curing better roads In the state
cannot be measured and VIII not
be forgotten. From the beginning
Of the good work in Sussex until
now, there has been no abatement
of your unselfish efforts 10 make
Delaware the first of all the states
in the matter of improved high
ways.
Your generous expenditure OF
money 10 accomplish that end has
been wonderful, as every citizen
knows, but IL Is not for that alone
that your efforts will be appre-
ciated and remembered. You have
been almost equally generous OF
your time, counsel and engineer
ing ability, without which the
work already accomplished would
not have been possible.
II am particularly pleased with
the concluding paragraph or your
letter and IL makes me more re-
conciled 10 your contemplated
resignation. 1t is as follows: 1t
is needless to say that II at any
time my knowledge In the past In
regard TO the roads or in the engi-
neering line, can be OF help. II
will be pleasure for me TO be OF
service to the commission and
hope to within a year or two. be
able TO point TO Delaware as the
state I'm the Union which leads in
good roads"
Il heartily join in the hope you
express.
Yours very sincerely,
WIN. ID. Dennay, Governor" !"