Smyrna times., 1926-02-03

"While l am not a farm expert, l
believe that we can raise everything
in Delaware that can be raised in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska or Michigan. Besides we
can grow a Lot of things that those
states can not.
81 am we'll within the facts when
l say that the state of Delaware could |
furnish 20-acre farms for $4,000 ad-
ditional families without infringing |
upon her waste land reserves, and
that Sussex county alone could place |
One-third of the $4,000.
"There has manifestly been some
thing wrong so far as the methods
for marketing our resources are con-
cemed. Every year thousands upon
thousands of agriculturists are shift
ing from one state to another and in
practically every instance the migrat-
ing population pays from $3.50 to $500
an acre for land when they could buy
acreage in Delaware equally prOduc-
tive and more accessible to markets
for from one-fourth to one-half of
the prevailing acreage rate in other
agricultural states.
First Big Problem
$50 the first big problem which the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
tion will undertake is that of helping
us here in Sussex county advertise
our surplus lands at fair prices to
people who can use them. We need
more families on the soil in Delaware
because Delaware soil can support
more families. More families mean
more money in the banks, more bust
ness for the merchants, better prices
for land, more general prosperity
everywhere, more available labor for
our young industries.
twenty-five thousand additional
agricultural families in Delaware
would mean an increase in the an
nual business turnover of more than
$80,000,00O and that is certainly a
stake worth playing for. But there
are other development possibilities
which call for action. Delaware has
some S150,000,000 invested in its in
dustrial enterprises. 1t takes raw
materials and turns them out as fin
ished products adding $80,000,000 an
nually to their value. We have 700
industrial establishments and an in
dustrial payroll in excess of $50,000,-
600 a year. There is more than one
string to our bow. Any intelligently
conceived development plan must take
notice of our industrial possibilities
and how better can we carry these
possibilities to a national audience
than through ar organization which
can speak for us all
'"The Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association will, as a proper part Of
its functiOning, advertise and public
ize the resort possibilities of our Pen
insula. 1t will tell of the Peninsu
las miles Of ocean front, of its bay.
and its inland rivers. Delaware il
general and Sussex in particular mus
be in a position to capitalize its at
tractive and healthy stretches of rive
! bay and ocean fronts.
"When inquiries come to the aSSo
! citation our various cOmmunities mus
! find themselves in a ready position t
reply to the questions asked, showing
o that they have the very things tn
QuestiOners want.
: eve are in line with any prOgres
= which calls for the ultimate develop
: ment of our beach, river and ba
frontages. And we are equally in lir
: with any program which outlines tt
inducements the Peninsula offers n,
4, only to permanent residents but
. transient tourists. Adding 1000 pc
i manent summer residents to Del
wares population would mean an i
crease in our annual business tur
over of from $3,000,000 to 100000
- Adding 100000 to our transient tou
:, ist population would increase our bu
- iness turnover S100,000,000 annual
=. if each tourist spent but $1,000 with
al the confines of our state. These
- tails are not fantastic. They repl
nj sent results which are actually c
=, tainable if we go about the busint
- of promotion on a scale cOmmensl
- ate with our resources. These resu
ba are now being reaped by other co
H. munities.
re- To Advertise Products
1re Another phase of the assOciatiO
roe program of almost equal impOrtal
tn is the publicity it will give to Pen
Inc sula products. If we set about
to creasing our yield we must perfO
ing broaden our markets. If we are
"a do that, we must evolve an increa
number of standardized brands, VIII
the in turn we can only establish
s a means of up-to-date publicity
am. modern marketing methods.
OK "The Peninsula of Florida has
76 Jacksonville. The Del-Mar-Va F