Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-09
REPORT ON CHAMBER
y COMMERCE ACTIVITIES
lCOntinued from first bags1

the continued efforts OF the
of the Chamber OF Colh-
merce Who rArranged the various
meetings between Mr.. Baldwin OF
the Telephone Company and the OF
ficers and members of the Ignt anu
Water Commission. In addltlOn "
nlacing the poles, lessening the
number and aiding the Light ana
Water Commission in any way pos
sible they have intimated that when
rewriting begins that they will send
A tree expert to advise and assist III
saving lives of the trees Whlch
might otherwise be lost should the
work be done by inexperienced
hands. This expense is to be de-
frayed by the telephone company:
In addition to this they have agreed
TO give to the Light and Water COM
mission $1,000 which is to help III
defraying the cost of new wiring.
5-Those of us who have during
the mast two or three months, drlV-
en- to Wilmington, Dover or George
town have seen our two welcome
signs which Immediately attract the
attention of travellers riding toward
the town and bring to his mind the
fact that he is entering a progress
sive and hospitable community.
These signs as well as the signs on
the point of the road which give dl-
rections and mileage will be hghteu
and therefore save the evening traV-
eler considerable time and anxiety.
6-The Chamber of Commerce
went on record as approving the
new spur of the Queen Anne's Rail
road, which when completed Will
save the people of this vicinity con-
siderable time and expense in their
railroad travel.
During the time when Section
8 of Senate Bill No. 20 was occupy
ing the attention of everyone inter-
ested in schools several meetings
were called to acquaint the people
with the exact situation, in addition
to this several committees made
numerous trips to the State House
in Dover thereby acQuainting the
Senators with the fact that Milford
was vitality interested in the educa-
tion of its boys and girls. This pro-
iect has not yet seen its completion
nor will our efforts in this direction
cease until the bricks are laid one
upon another in the erecting OF
new school, suitable for the chill
dren who in the future will be edu-
Gated therein.
S-Another interesting and educa-
tional meeting was scheduled and
between 700 and 800 invitations sent
out to the farmers and merchants
living in this vicinity. The intention
of this meeting was to acqua1nt peO-
ple with the fact that the fertility OF
Delaware soil is conducive to the
raising of English walnuts. In short,
the subject of the evenings meeting
was "Del-Mar-Va the Future Home
for English Walnuts." Those of us
who came to this meeting recall
that Mr.. John Hershey knew his
subject, had good lantern slides and
gave a short, interesting discourse
about "walnuts."
9-The Del-Mar-Va Association
has on its staff to assist and advise
the farmers in these three sections
lust when and where to market pro-
duce, a man of wisdom and knowl-
edge and he is the best to be pro-
cured for marketing. Milford, being
an enterprising town looking toward
the future had the privilege ana
pleasure of introducing to this sec
ton Dr. Franklin B. Bomberger.
1O-Sometime ago, the Chamber
of Commerce received through Its
office several communications from
the people in and about Greenwood,
Staytonsville and Owens, and the
subject of each was the earnest de-
sire on their part to have us inter-
est ourselves in what is known as
the Milford Greenwood road. The
Chamber of Commerce then called
meeting; invited them to attend IN
body and the invitation was so re-
ceived that we had to hold the
meeting in the gymnasium OF the
Community Building. AS the anger
controversy, and mirth subsidized the
president chose a committee OF SIX
composed of two men from Owens,
two from StaytonsVille, and two
from Milford. These six went to the
State House in Dover, to lay before
them their request and abide by the
ultimate decision. This they did
with the result that there was no
bowling mob storm:1g the doors OF
the State House but rather dlgnl-
fed committee which feels that their
labor was not in vain, inasmuch as
the road is to be built, extending
from the Shawnee road in Milford to
Stavtonsville to Greenwood, and 1t
is a known fact that it will not be
very long before another road will
he built from Owens to Greenwood,
thus linking Greenwood, Owens and
Staytonsyille to Milford and it will
ultimately help all enterprising and
active merchants. Any man who
will give this moments thought
will see that it will bring trade to
the town and if the magnet be
strong enough it will make beaten
path to his door.
1.-THE committee named to work
on the road proposition had the
Measure of entertaining a commit
tee from the State House in Dover
and it was with no little pleasure
that they transported them in auto
mobiles between Milford and
Slaughter Beach, thus impressing
upon them the necessity of an i'm
proved road between Milford and
Slaughter Beach. This we feel will
be built, Judging from the -emarks
made by certain men and the sug-
gestion has been that there will be
in the not too distant future an i'm
proved road to Slaughter Beach
thus enhancing the value of proper
tv and possibly enticing many peo-
nile to build at one of our best
beaches.
12-One of the later projects
which has no doubt been indelibly