The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-08
THE NORTHERN CONYOTTON NARROW
GAUGE.

On Tuesday OF this week grading began in
earnest on the Connection Narrow Gauge north Of
Canton, and It is expected the cars will be run.
ming to Kent on the Atlantic & Great Western In
ninety days, that Is by the first of October. And
soon thereafter the road will reach the Mahon.
ing Railway and thus secure a Cleveland con-
nectlon.
On Friday, per previous arrangement, fifty or
sixty gentlemen, farmers and business men re.
siding In gainesville, Willoughby, Chagrin Fall S
and Intervening points, arrived in Cantor by the
Cuyahoga Valley railway from Cleveland, car.
riages in waiting for the party, which conveyed
them through our town to the Connotton depot,
where the train was In waiting to convey them
to Connection. On their arrival the party was
taken charge Of by W. A, Lynch, Esq. Secretary
Proal, General Ste engineer Of the road, and
other gentlemen. The following citizens OF Can.
ton also accompanied the party, Louis schaeier,
ESQ g, W. Lawrence, ESQ., Mayor Valley, Mr..
Wellman OF the Repository, and A. McGregor. On
arriving at Carrollton at hRlf.past one p. M, the
entire party repaired to the Vanhorn House,
where a choice lunch was ready, and TO which
the gentlemen, young and old, did ample jus.
tice.
Ere the report was we'll concluded, Mr.. Lynch
mounted a chair in the dining room, aud ad.
dressed the gentlemen from the northern part Of
the line. He thanked the gentlemen for the visit;
that the company had extended the invitation In
order to show them the completed part Of the
road through the country, and specimens Of the
grand and Astounding coal fields. The right Of
nav had ham uao,,, "a - U,at a.aAA-
be running to that point in ninety days. AL the
company required of the people along the line
was that they secure to the company the right Of
way. 1t must be don at once, for If the road is
to be extended 10 the lake al Fairport, 1t must be
done this year. II not to that point 1t will be
run to Cleveland. The citizens along the line cod
deal with their ~ne'glbors much better than the
company could, and could secure the right Of
way much cheaper. The company asked for no
money aid from people along the line, all they
wanted was the right Of way.
Q ~lestions were atked by gentlemen Of the par.
ty, and nswered by Mr.. Lynch and General Ste.
wart, and remarks were also made by some Of
the visiting gentlemen. All this took up half an
houro or so, when 1t was time to start back. A
committee Of ten or a dozen Of the visiting party
remained over to visit the Dell Roy coal fields,
and report to their friends on their arrival home.
On arriving at Canton at 4 p, m IL, carriages were
in waiting to take the party 10 the Valley depot
in order to reach Cleveland by the evening train.
The gentlemen expressed themselves highly
pleased with their trip. ofcourSe those in charge
were busy showing points Of interest on the trip
and explaining anything they could that was de.
sirable. The visiting gentlemen took much in.
terest in our gOodly town and surrounding coun.
try. We trust in q few brief months Canton will
have a direct railway connection with our north,
ern friends. 1t all depends on themselves. Let
them do as we have done in Stark, secure for the
company the right Of way, and the Northern Con.
notion Narrow Gauge will soon reach Lake Erie
at Fairport. So mote 1t be.