The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-18
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
VALLEY MEETING.

Notice has been given to the stockholders OF
the Valley Railway to meet at the Office OF the
Company August 3Oth, for "the purpose Of au.
thorizlng the issuing OF bonds TO an amount TO
be determined at said meeting, and the eXecu.
ton of mortgage upon the property Of the Com.
pany TO secure the same, for the purpose Of rails
Ing money to pay the Indebtedness Of the Com.
pany, to redeem its present outstanding bonds, to
extend It's railroad beyond the points to which II
is now constructed, to procure additional equip.
ment, and for such other purposes as the same
may be needed in the business Of the Company,
and to transact at said meeting such other bust.
ness as may then and there bs lawfully transact
ed" The books for the transfer Of capital stock
will be closed from August 20 to Angus, 80, inclu
sive. One Of the principal objects Of the NEE ting
is to consider the projects OF extending the road
to Canal Dover, where 1t will connect with the
Marietta, Pittsburg & Cleveland Railroads. 1t is
understood that an effort will be made to consol'
idate the bonds Of the Company under the mort.
gage. Additional rolling stock will be needed
when the Marietta link is pat through and the
expected Pittsburg, youngstown & Chicago (BAl.
timore & Ohio connection made.
SPARKS.
Kent ia now a station on the Connotton.
Pennock's new car shops at Minerva will soon
be ready for occupancy.
The name OF Pike Station, Wayne county, on
the N & o, has been changed to Crestou.
The employees Of the Cleveland & Pittsburg
road will picnic at tle Fair ground at Minerva
next Saturday.
The work at the big Grant cut and hll on the
Connotton at Navarro is being done under the
supervision Of Contractor Stein.
The survey OF the steubenvlle, Canton &
Cleveland road Is completed between steuben
VILE and Minerva.
The ConnOttOn has obtained from the State
Board Of Public Works the right to cross the Guy
ahoga river at Cleveland.
The Mtv& Railroad will be sold at the
Court House in Akron next Saturday The road
is appraised at 81 7lO,2SO.41.
Capt W Williams Of Canton, has two gangs
Of men cutting tie timber for the Connotton, along
the Coshocton and straitsvile line.
Last week some 50 or 90 hands on the Connot-
ton gravel trains struck for a raise in wages from
81 IS to 81 50 per day. Their request was granted
Bayard, August 1O.-Yesterday party Of Val.
ley Railroad officials made an overland trip
from Canton to Mineral Point. Among them
were H Wade E'q'r, President, s T Everett,
Vice President and Mr.. Turk, engineer.
General Negley Of Plttsburg is In the city with a
corps Of engineers, and is engaged in surveying
one Of the several lines being run by the New
York, Pdtsburg & Chicago railroad company,
through this part Of Ohio. This line ia known as
the county seat route" and takes In Canton.
It is stated thstth Pennsy ylvania Railroads, in
1880, carried Is 1854 7SS tons OF freight or nearly
twice as much as the entire ocean traffic In
United States vessels, It's passenger traffic was
equal to trio of 1856, ,939 $40 miles, or more than
twice the distance from the earth to the sun.
The Valley Company have completed the sur.
Vey Of their half Of the connecting link between
this city and Canal Dover, They are now wait
ing 70. the Cleveland, Pittsburg and Marietta Co
to do likewise. after which the grading of the
line will be commenced.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the
Pennsylvania Company, which own the lines
west of Pittsburg, including the Fl W R R
have purchased grounds at Plttsburg, and pro
pose to erect thereon an extensive freight depot
to be used by all the lines centerIng at the Union
depot.
The Alliance 4 Lake Erie road is thinking oI
running their Southern extension within half 9
mile OF the Fairmount Childrens' Home. Tha
institution consumes abou! six hundred tons Of
coal annually, all Of which is conveyed from
three to four miles by wagon. II the road is bull
thus It will reduce this expense Of transportation
and will also reap a rich harvest from the large
passenger traffic to and from the Home.
Mr.. James Hogan, contractor for the stone
work on the Connotton Valley Railway, made u
pleasant call this week. Those Of our citizenl
that have examined the stone work and the per
feet arrangement Of the Transfer" on the Con
notion Valley, below 9 h street, all agree with III
In saying that 1t is master piece Of workman
ship In every particular. In fact all of Mr.. Ho
gan'a work along the line proves him to be
careful and thorOu ,hly competent and plactica
workman. he is also a genial gentlemen will
whom 1t is a pleasure to have business dealing
or social chat. Mr.. HogaD's headquarters ar
now at Dundee, Tuscsrawss county, where he 1
also experimenting the stone work on the South
ern Conno!ton. Stone mRSOns, quarry men, &c
will find 1t to their interest to give him a call
should they desire employment.