Milford chronicle., 1936-11-06
WHY DELAWAREANS SHOULD
BE PROUD OF DELAWARE


BY J. NJ. Bennett, Millsboro. Del.
II is said that the people who
dwell up among the Alps pay but
little attention to the marvellous
scenic beauty and awe-inspifing
grandeur Of those famous noun
tains which for ages have drawn
tourists from all parts of the globe.
Many inhabitants of New York City
have never been on a skyscraper.
Numerous residents of Washington,
d. c., have never seen Congress in
session. A great number of the
people living in Chicago failed to at
tend the Century of Progress.
Thus It is with people every
where. There seems to be a tenden-
cy for us humans to take as a mat
ter of course those things which
have been placed within easy reach,
while we pine for the more remote
or unusual. Perhaps this is why the
people of Delaware in general do
not seem to appreciate more their
wonderful little State. abounding in
picturesque scenic beauty and la
den with natural wealth.
In Delaware are to be found some
of the finest things in the world.
How many Delawareans ever stop
to think of the many advantages, for
instance, the ocean offers? People
living farther inland have to plan
and even sacrifice if they wish to
spend a few days at the 'seashore. If
the weather warrants 1t, all a resi-
dent of Delaware has to do is climb
into his car and in few hours the
most remote inhabitant can be at a
splendid beach enjoying surf bath
ing or marine fishing. The ocean
also plays an important part In
tempering the climate. Hence Dela-
ware is not subjected to either ex-
treme cold or heat.
Good growing seasons always
seem to prevail here, and crop fall
nre is a thing unknown. Here is a
haven where tornadOes and earth
1uakes do not visit, and where Sc
rere drOughts and devastating floods
never come. Even during the dry
summer of 1880 Delaware was bless
ID with one of its usual good sea-
IONS.
Soil fertility is another of Della
yare's assets, which is so easily I
aiken as a matter of course. With !
What ease farming is done in this
Oose, reckless, fertile soil! Ger
airly here Is to be found one of the
most fertile garden spots in the ma
ion. Not only this. but soil that
will produce any plant or vegetable
hat can be grown in this latitude.
Yet the tax rate on real property is
rery reasonable; forty cents on the
hundred being the maximum at
present.
Nearness to several of Americas
yreatest markets is another item
hat should not be forgotten by Del
Ivareans. The ease with which pro
luce can be marketed has encour-
.sed both farming and fruit grow
ne as we'll as poultry raising.
The topography of the State is not
nly advantageous to the farmer
ut also inducive to good roads
,hich in turn appeal to the motor
It. Here lie thousands OF acres Ol
mooth. level land, comprising
road fields of waving grain. ver-
ant meadows, thriving orchards,
eautifuI vegetable gardens, and at
ractive poultry farms; through
-hich pass some of the most splen-
i'd highways in America. One mas
nIv to drive over the smooth, broad
uPont Boulevard from Wilmington
D SeIbyville, and to observe the
ountry through which he passes, to
ealize the many blessings that are
eing bestowed on the people OF
elaware. (It should be remember
/ that the DUPONT Highway was a
1T to the people of Delaware. and
lat the generosity of the duPonts
as stimulated Delaware alons
Ianv lines. Not only its splendid
1ad system but also much OF its
,dustry as well as its present mar
elous school system we're nuriured
their infancy by these noble sons.
no could have used their wealth in
much less noble fashion,
DeIaware's school system has eX-
erienced the most rapid improve
ent during the last ten or fifteen
ears of that of any of the other
ates in the union. Today the little
iamond State boasts of a modern
ick building in every town. It also
is a corp of wei TRAINED teachers
,erating under one of the hest
stems of state organization in the
lited States. And yet the average
tizen of Delaware pays no school
x.
If one is blessed with an aesthetic
nse, he will do well to drive along
e marvellous highways of Della
ire in the month of June. when the
sllises of roses greet the eyes
I'M above culvert, or railing; ram
: through the shady woodland and .
use beneath the soothing arch -