Milford chronicle., 1924-09-05

Have we learned the lesson? Has
Coleman du POnt taught us what to
do and how to do it? Certainly Gen
eral du POnt must have had some
thing of this in his mind.
From Wilmington to Cape Charles
is one of the garden spots of the
world. With the minimum of effort
thls country will produce table de-
llcacles with flavor and a quality
That are unequalled. Someday we
VIII be canny enough to sell this
quality test to the world. It's our
biggest asset.
Pacltic slope farmers produce cher
RES which sell for forty cents a
pound in Wilmington. Yet often
tnese western farmers feed their
cherIles to the hogs because of the
ProhlDltlye cost and distance of
transportation.
Ihere are no such difficulties in
delaware. The best markets in the
world may be reached bv motor
truck between sunrise and MONDAY.
IhIs sunrise and MONDAY Dronosi-
u ion IS possible because of the roads.
10 coleman du POnt must be given
most Of the credit for this for his
boulevard has made available roads
llat were not or would not be DOS
Side II 1t were not for the boule-
vard' Let US try to understand all
IhIs teaches. What are we going to
40 about it? Are we going to stop
"nere Coleman du Pont leaves off?
are we going to look upon road
DulIulng as an expense and not as an
investment? Have we learned how to
govern ourselves better in the last
decade and a half?
we Will have to build more roads
and more roads and we will have to
maintain those roads. We will have
o raise more and more money. What
ire we going to do?
mere should be a road from the
delaware State line paralleling the
as far as Delaware City at
east and thence long the Chesa-
'eake and Delaware canal to the
laryland State line.
such a road would inevitably dou-
lie the population of Delaware in
cry short time.
Think what that would mean for
ne country between the canal and
ape Charles. Think what that
-ould mean for Wilmington! Think
hat that would mean for every far
Ter IN lower Delaware and every
Lrmer in the Peninsula! Think
hat that would mean for the State
easury and the tax office! Think
hat that would mean in the educa-
0nal possibilities that would be dis
'vered in the agreement to do and
e doing of this fine work! Think
hat it would do for Wilmington
nks and hotels and theatres and
erchants!
The Coleman du Pont road has
lght us much; but has it taught
as much as the donor intended?
it has not taught us to do for our
ives then we still need another
lcher and more teaching. If we
mt be taught by reason we will be
lght by its opposite.
The greatest thanks that could be
dered to Coleman du Pont would
action by the people of Delaware
build more and more roads, and
build these roads where they will
Ike comfort and business and mon
for the people of the State.
We are not being asked to spend
ney. We are being asked to in
t money. We are not being asked
our taxes. We are being
wn how to get more and more
hey and the taxes we pay will be
9n from money which we would
er have had if we had not made
investment.
ut money is small part of it. In
ming what we need and in dis
ering how to get what we need
will be teaching ourselves how to
ern. And that is what we need
e than all else. Is there any
# salvation for democracy; for
sress? If there is; what is it?
ne Coleman du Pont road is
ndid gift. Will it prove that this
ndid gift is a school for an edu-
IN in democracy? The people of
ware alone can answer this
tion.
neral du Pont showed us how to
Will we see it as
as a mere splendid gesture
h he could afford to make, or
we be inspired to go on doing
things like that for ourselves?
MT be awed by important look
people at your faVOrite resort.