Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

Ia the course of a woll-written aud
fairly considered editorial IA It's cur
rent Issue. tho Dover Index calls at
tcntiun TO matter OF much import
anoo To tho people OF certain parts
OF rural Dolawarc--the selection of |
public ronds FOR permanent improve
mont, Tho aim of tho state High /
way Department In constructing the
state Aid roads, and of tho county |
authorities IN forwarding other new /
road projects. We had supposed. was
Ca adort and follow a system Of op-
Grafton that would best serve the gen
eral public interests. THIS. II will be
admitted. 10 a task of much difficulty.
by reason of tho natural eagerness of
the people ~ all sections TO have the
ruad improvements extended TO their
neighbothooda. How the operations
thus Ear hSW trcndcd. IN the view
OF tho Dover Index. Ia thus set forth
IN ta EDITORIAL
In Delaware tho central part Of
the state because OF the location OF
The railroad has hal an immense adj
vantage and their towns have grown
aud population conferred when the
state and senator du Point began
road building the money was and II
hcins spent for tho Improvement of
the central part of the state. All the
state roads closely parallel the rail-
roads and help tho towns Since Sus-
sos county bcran bonding itself for
state Ala roads all tho money has
been spent IN tho central part OF the
county and alcns the railroads. Kent
county has raised 100000 for state
Ala road building and almost all OF
n with q like sum from the state Is
being spent 60 build cross county
roads between tho state roads and, the
railroads. IN tho central part OF the
county. tho only exception heinz the
road cast from the IA pont highway
g. ioipslc and from Dover 90 Marydel
Amos, half ~ Kent county lies ives,
% tho railroad and west of a state
road. This part % the county has
good farms. adapted 90 all sorts Of
crops hut has never had a chance &c
develop because ~ lack Of railroads
ana improved roads. Yet s, pays 81,
share u taxes
since the development Of tho ad.
Joining Maryland county and the i'm.
provement % So roads lot az IN,
trade ~ western Kent county has N
necessity turned TO Maryland towns
The people OF western Kent as %
western Sussex have never had 4
chance and Rs ever tho money beins
rpcnt IN the state is nov COINS to IN,
central and eastern parts Of thes
counties and the western parts ar
stil Go have no improvements. why
because the vote 4. in the central an
eastern parts and the pull Is there
II N tho town against the rura- ~
members of the state Highway Com
mission or OF the Levy Courts com
from the rural districts save the sec
rotary OF state and probably but 70
that fact the one western eide Of th
county road. that from Dover {
Marydcl would no, have been granite,
I'VE are not blaming the centr'
part ~ the counties for getting IN
roads. but we do contend that IN
state would b. greatly benefited b
giving the western part chanc
nut We are told ito turn will com
when more money IL available. TIA
inay be. bat every sensible man know
that there II limit 90 borrowing an
taspaying. We are rapidly reachir
the stase when borrowing must ceas
Tho burden IN getting too heas
and the chances are that the populo,
part OF the counties having obtains
what they want will call a halt az
leave the western parts q the counts
~ ever with no improvements
"in sussex county. where borrowir
has gone much further than IN Ker
the burden Ia, already begun 20
felt. Their. 60 meet the increased bu
den the assessment this year has be
raised s2.oooO 600 over four years ~
thouEh values have decreased and q
tAN rate has been increased from
80 20 cents on the 500. kent coun
viii show an increase tina. year DO
ln assessment and tax rate, The ne