Milford chronicle., 1925-09-25
BUCK HAS BIG JOB
AHEAD In FLORIDA
BOcO Ration, Where He will
Supervise Engineering, To Be
Larger Than Palm Beach.

The announcement that c. Doug
lass Buck, for several years chief
engineer of the Delaware State
Highway Commission had obtained a
leave of absence that may eventu-
ally become permanent, to assume
the duties of chief engineer of the
Miner Development Company of
Florida, came as a tremendous sur
prise to most of Mr.. Bucks friends.
Mr.. Buck has gone to Florida where
he assumed his new duties.
From a builder of highways of
Delaware to the builder of a city in
Florida is some step upward, but
those who know Mr. Buck feel con-
fident that the concern which will
attempt to create the city of Boco
Ration in a few months time has
made no mistake in obtaining his
services. Mr.. Buck Telinqulshed all
his authority with the State High
way Commission and like all his
other works, his affairs were in such
condition that all he had to do was
to turn the details over to w. w.
Mack whom he had recommended to |
take his place, put on his hat and
walk out. This sort of prepared
ness is one of the things that
brought him to the attention of the |
company.
Boco Ration is located % miles
south of Palm Beach. If the plans
and dreams of the syndicate of New
York financiers who are back OF the
project work out, then Boco Ration
may eventually become a bigger
Palm Beach.
The site involves 25,OO0 acres of
land. 1t is rumOred-and this is Flor
ida gossip-that already S5O,OOO,OOO
of lots in the site have been sold and
the city is just started. At the pres
ent time there are no houses there,
but a hotel which was started ten
days ago, and which is the first OF
several pretentious structures an
nounced, is now taking reservations
to entertain parties at dinner on
Christmas. This hotel will be three
stories in height and to build it from
the foundations up and serve a din
ner there with the hostelry COM
pletely furnished by Christmas IS
some undertaking.
In his duties as chief engineer, Mr.
Buck will be responsible for the II
building of streets and highways, [
sewers, lighting and water plants
and all details that go to make up
modern American city. The land
fronts on the ocean. 1t is stated that {
he Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company I
proposes to erect a hotel there and ]
hat within a year there will De ac-
equal to that of any {
ihOre resort along the coast as far !
is hotels go.
Because of the urgency Of his new
york, Mr.. Buck had no time to say {
Goodbye to any one except those d
ghom he happened to meet prior to
preparing to leave for his new posi-
ion of responsibility. As all things
n an engineering way depend upon
i'm and as this branch of the work
5 the most important now of any, f
e will be one Of the busiest men =
rom now on for the next six or Il
light months, possibly longer. h
Whether any of the engineers who t,
ave been working under him with O
he State Highway Commission will
o along with him to Florida were Ii
etails he had not attempted to c
rork out. Not until he has been on O
he ground and learns what he needs g
ill he be able to make acquisitions v
)r such trained assistance. But al n
lost to a man the engineering force n
-ould like to go along. Il
There have been such extravagant u
lmors about Florida floating about
II a year and so many Arabian al
light stories about fabulous wealth b1
lat came almost as easily as though Ii
ade by the Magic Carpet or Allad- al
is Lamp, that there is a general rt
esire to see for themselves this land m
gold" til
w. w. Mack who succeeds Mr.. ri
uck is one of the best qualified men
the state for the position. He has NJ
zen with the department since its ia
ganization and knows the work il
i'd has been holding down the po- tn
ton of maintenance engineer, a to
ost responsible activity. Fortu- tn
.tely his intimate knowledge of de- de
lis will enable him to assume Mr.. to
lck's duties with the least possible tel
Mount of difficulty and with such a he
yal force as Mr.. Buck has built be
Ound his Office the work of build
: highways in Delaware ought to fie
Oceed with splendid success. to