The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-24
RAILROAD GOSSIP.

Some twenty.sx miles OF grading on the Con.
notion north of Kent is about completed.
Ninety.nine Italian laborers OH the Connotton
dwell together in unity In one medium sized
house near Twinsburg, Summit county.
The Valley road is having four new caboOse
ears built by the Cleveland Car and Bridge
Works.
Two hundred men are at work on the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie RarC ad, between Huron and
Wellington, Two thousand ties are being made
daily.
Stephen Whitney, formerly Of the Tuscsrawas
Valley has accepted the situation Of Assistant
Master Mechanic Of the CoRnotton,
The Alliance, Lake Erie and Wheeling Compa-
ny, are replacing the worn out iron rails on their
road with steel ones,
Greentown Station on the Valley Railroad
shows for the first years business, passenger and
freight earnings amounting to nearly $4,000.
Contractor Noonan has some fifty men and a
number Of teams at work on his contract for
grading on the W. & l.. E. road, between Pike
Station and Lodi.
The Tuscarawas Valley road offers to build
line from Russell Station to Wooster, about II
miles, for $50 600, giving Wooster direct outlet
| to Cleveland.
The City Council Of Norwalk has negotiated
| for loan OF fifteen thousand dollars to pay for
the right of way for the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railway through that town.
From two to three car loads Of walnut logs are
transferred from the Alliance and Lake Erie to
the G Il P. r. +. at Alliance, every day, to be-
shipped to Hamburg, Germany via New York.
transit and level party Of the W. & L. E. rail-
way, under charge Of J. A. Hanlon, chief engl-
neer have been doing considerable preliminary
surveying in the neighborhood Of Massillon and
Dalton.
PennOck Brothers Of Minerva, have purchased
FIVE acres Of ground adjoining that town, vest
and are about to erect large Car works. They
are now working on an order for 800 cars for the
Connotton Valley road; they are completing 100
per month.
After the different proposed routes Of the W. Il
Lake Erie Railroad have been surveyed and the
reports filed with the Directors OF the road, a
meeting of the Directors will be held and propO-
sitiOns submitted to the competing routes
The Valley road soon intend to put on fast
train, which will leave Canton at II O'clock q VI,
m., arriving In Cleveland at 1 o'clock, p, m /;
leave Cleveland at s O'Clock, p. m, arrive at Can.
ton 10 o'clock, p. m.
The western part Of Brimaeld, through which
the ConnottOn Railroad passes will resolve itself
into a village. Mr.. George BOosnger will erect
stand for a restaurant and offers to sell lots at
reasonable prices for the location of dwelling
houses and establishments Of various kinds
RdUennd Press.
Wheeling aud Lake Erie officials in conference
with the citizens OF sandusky state that the road
will be extended from Huron to Saudusky II the
citizens will subscribe enough They Will not
be called upon to pay their subscriptions until
after the road is finished. A dozen splendid pas'
senger coaches for use on the road have been
purchased.
The Salem Republican says: "Salem wants
only another railroad as an outlet for frelghs--
one that would for instance tap the Ponnsylva
MIA and Erie system northeast OF here, to make
0 Of her as great place as Youngstown, Canton
s or Mansfield, We have the coal, stone, lime
! stone and other facilities for profitable fac
r ture, that they have not We would let Youugs
b town make the iron and we would work 1t up
In that case,"