The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-18
mAssII.LoN UNDERSTANDINGS.

There was a Railroad meeting at the Mayors
sfhce on Tuesday night, but what was done we are
not advised, andlnst here we may as well say that
the only feasible and practicable rail road for Mas
silon Is to extend the Massilon and Cleveland
road down the Tuscaravas valley.
The writer hereof has not always agreed with
the majority Of those interested in having in
creased railway facilities in the Tusearawas valley.
When the railway from Akron to Millersburg was
contemplated, we urged upon the citizens Of Mas
sillon who had an interest in the matter, to see to
burg it be brought down to this city and continued
to GAINESVILLE. Our counsel was not needed, and
the results are known and felt in the declension
Of trade that this city might have kept. The rich
wheat fields Of Holmes county upon which Mas
sillcn had, by the right Of prescription a claim
/ instead OF sendingtheir products here as they had
| done, ceased to make this their business psint
No matter where the trade Of that region went,
| ofthat road the entire business and prosperity OF
Massillon, growing out Of its western and south
western wheat trade, ceased. Coal has taken its
place, and has In . great measure supplied the
vacancy. but we might as well have had all
Now MassIllon must have increased railroad
facilities It is within her own power to have
them Irrespective OF the Pennsylvania Central,
Baltimore and Ohio, Lake Shore, or any other
great line. The Tuscarawas valley must be open
| ed up and made available by some other means
| than the Ohio Canal, and the question to be set
tied is .how SO desirable an end be attained 2
delay the MAssillon and Cleveland road to New
Philadelphia or any other point that will connect
route from Cleveland to Cincinnati. This view
OF the matter has been urged upon every railroad
| convention AllL has DCcu ucl0 Il lulh DOIllOu VI
the State, but such has been the anxiety to hang
on the skirts OF some great corporation, that IN
or 70 use a fashionable word ignored. And Massil-
lon Is not the only important point in the valley
that has thus neglected its own interests.
We hear that a severe storm of rain and hail
passed over the southern portions ofTuscsrawas
and Perry townships on Tuesday afternoon. This
city escaped with a very light shower of rain.
We learn that John Jacobs, Esqr, has rented
tbs extensive mines and fixtures of the Fulton
the business of mining with increased force; Mr..
Jacobs experience, judgmentand personal ability
are a sure guarantee OF success.
Mr. Cyrus Young offers q reward Of one un-
dred dollars for the arrest and conviction of the
persons who poisoned thirty Of his sheep on Mon.
day night. Barnburning is not quite sufficient as
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bring out the villains who resort TO such lawless-
ness
You, who have government taxes to pay, look 81
Jesse Ducks notice. He Is about.
The salary of the City Solicitor at the late meet
Ing ofthe city council was raised fifty per cent
/ I'd ret from 500 TO $500. So say the reports in the
Independent and American.
Ar. William McClymonds Is laboring assiduously
to make the Park what it should. and will be un
der his careful supervision q pleasant resort i
Is rounding into form.
John Maier, who has q common Of piseary OF
L the sidewalk in front of Albright's provision store
got q little uproarious or riproarious On Monday
prison which takes the place OF the old hog pen
AFTER SOLDERING up and paying a fns ofS and &C
/ companying, John was allowed the freedom Of tn
city In a modified form.
Bruce 4 Uhlendorf had on Wednesday morn
ing an extraordinary fine lot ofVegetables such as
onions, cueumbers, asparagus, rRdishes, etc
which they were selling at reasonable prices, in
dicAtive Of what they are going to have, and goinl
to do during the season.
The Independent this week Is sensltiVe on tn
subject of errors, and the American is maliciou
on the brick subject.
FoUsR AD.-Coron DewAit was here on Tues
day, holding an inquest over the dead body Of
| man whose name We could net learn for the reaso
that no one seemed to know him or Of him., II
WAS an employee on the railway, and while OF
shooting nnskrats on Monday evening, fell dow
and died