The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-06
Md1TERS.- WANTS TO
COME 70 COSHOCION.

The city of Canton, the county seat
of Stark county, cannot be set down as
a stupid burgh, but it does seem that the
business men Of that place, if not asleep,
have been slumberlng in a manner not
complimentary to their wanted reputa-
ton for activity in public Improvements
and business enterprise. The good peo.
Pile of that city have for many months
been wrestling with railroad project in.
tended to give them direct connection
with the city Of Cleveland called the
Cuyahoga Valley Railroad, The road
is nearly graded between those two cities,
but the company, seems to have exhaust
ed its available means. and is woefuly
embarrassed and worried with the ques-
ton of how their road can be ironed and
completed One of the plans proposed
is to spur up the stockholders and ex-
tend the road to Canal Dover,in Tusca-
rawas county, and there make a con,
.nection with the Pittsburgh and Marietta
rold, and perchance, sell OUT to Gen.
WARNER, the President Of that last nam.
edroad. This would in the end slcri6ce
the interests of the stockholders in the
Cuyahoga Valley Railroad project, and
the best and most responsible men in
the enterprise are anxiuusly casting
about to find some other escape from
the dilemma, and yet secure the com.
pletion of their road. Only about ten
days ago they cast their eyes in the di-
rection of Coshocton, and the Stark
County DEMOCRAT, of week before last,
contained the following:
Beach city sixteen miles Southwest of
Canton, is likely to become a railway
point of some importance. We find in
this weeks Massillon american, in the
Wilmot correspondence the following:
"The Massillon and Coshocton Rail
road, will, according to good report, be
finished next summer"
AS our readers may not understand
the situation, we may say that Beach
City is on the Tuscarawas Valley Rail
road. some ten miles from Massillon, and
the Coshocton connection is to unite that
place with Beach City, the former being
on the Pan Handle road, about half way
between Columbus and SteubenviIe. At
Dresden the Pan Handle unites with the
Muskingum Valley Railroad running to
GAINESVILLE. and so on, direct to Cincin
natl.
Our Cuyahoga Valley road will doubt
less be running next summer, giving
Canton direct short route to Cleveland,
and by rail connection with the Gosh
octon route at Beach City our town would
also have direct communication with Col
umbus, Zanesyille and Cincinnati, GER
tainly very desirable and most worthy of
consideration by our citizens. Sixteen
miles of additional railway will give 20
Canton these valuable and desireable
connection. Shall we have it F.? We are
confident that a little effort on the part
ofour citizens will secure this important
matter-important surely to the interests
of Canton.
Let our citizens consider and act in
time on the question. We favor direct
railway connection with Beach City and
Coshocton. So say you all, gentlemen :
Now, gentlemen of canton, and of the
Cuyahoga Valley Railroad Company,
you are looking in the right direction,
and have commenced to talk good busi-
nes sense. 'Tis passing strange that YOU
are so late in discovering the only prom
ising and feasible avenue Of relief from
your embarrassment. Ultimate success
for your railway project is not in the di
rection of the most barren region of the
Ohio river, but to and through the great
coal fields of Coshocton, and of Straits
vile and beyond, and on to the Queen
City of the West-the most direct route
from Cleveland to Cincinnati that can
ever be built. We will do you good il
you will come TO the goodly and grow
Ing town of Coshocton Yea, more we
will help you TO come herel And when
you are here we will help YOU on your
Journey. il you want 10 so fjrher. II
you will extend your line, and build your
road from Canton to Beach City. we