The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-01
oAIL ALONG THE LINE.r

On Tuesday last In company with O. II. Rosel
Secretary and Treasurer OF the company, we wen
over the proposed route OF the ungstown
Connotton Valley RaflToad-rby rail- from Carroll
ton to Oneida, fromthence to osnaburEh by ori
vate conveyance Al almos; every point on IA,
road we met signs OF life and activity and eyl
dence Of hard work accomplished In spite Of III,
inclemency OF the season. On Levi Beadle'
farm, short distance from town, stone QUAR-,
has been opened, 400 feet OF side track and tres
tle'work built leading thereto, a derrick erected
and several car loads of stone are being taken
out daily for use at the Oneida bridges Sawed
crOss-es are scattered In profuslon and are piled
up all along the track, and In many places new
ties have been put In the old track for consider
| able distances. The erection OF the YOUNGSTOWN
Connotton Valley Telegraph has been com.
menCed, and one mile Of poles was set on Mon.
day, Poles have also been distributed every two
hundred feet from Oneida to within two miles OF
Carrollton, and we expect before many days to
have telegraphic communication with the world
Gangs Of men are employed In cutting and burn.
Ing the brush which has encroaohed upon the
track, and vast improvement 1t maks. The
friends OF the old "elderberry road" would scarce.
y recognize 1t since II has been relieved Of It's 70.
mantle surroundings, At Oneida we found some
twenty to thirty men at work on the foundation
Of the bridge over Sandy, the foundations OF the
two smaller bridges being finished The stone
used are monsters, some Of them Weighing three
tonH We never saw a more quiet orderly and
gentlemanly hot of men on public works than they
are. We were informed that majority OF them
had been contractors and "bosses" on stone work.
but the John Sherman policy has brought them
to bedrock" The work being done Is az dura.
BILE as that on the best roads In the country. A
few miles from Oneida we find Mr.. McC. Ia from
Pittsburgh and has completed several large con-
tracts in that city and served three terms in the
city council. He is an intelligent and energetic
gentleman, He has erected large boarding
house near his work, cut his route through
large field OF timber, and is now at work on the
grade in earnest. A drive of two or three miles
brings us to Robersvllle. Near the town is the
Gazna cut and large force of men and teams
are now making and have made great opening
on both sides Of the hill One side of the hill is
almost solid rock and slow progress is conse-
quently made. short distance from this is the
hill which 1t is proposed to tunnel, Men and
teams are working at both ends on the eastern
side 400 yards Of track are laid and cars are used
to haul away the dirt The approaches to the
tunnel are almost completed The next gang we
find at work is at Montgomery hill near Osna.
burgh, where the men are at it with shovel and
pick at both ends, and have made a good show.
ing Between this point and Canton, distance
Of FIVE miles, there are no men at work the
grade being easy and the work light These
forces do not include the regular repair and sec.
ton hands, and many others-caIpenters, pain
ters, and so forth-in the employ OF the company
Mr., G G. Patterson Of Boston, the gentleman who
is furnishing means to complete this enterprise
is expected TO arrive In Carrolton this Thursday
evening, in company with Mr.. Edward Liver
more banker of New York city-and will meet
at the office of the company to-day with the Board
of Directors and, we presume, will transact some
important business pertaining to the interests of
the company. Those who doubt that N. A. Smith
Il Co. intend to build a railroad from Dell Roy to
Canton should go along the proposed line some
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