The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-11
ALONG THE LINE
OF THE COSHOCTON & STRAITSHILLE DI.
VISION OF THE CONNOTTON.
What Democrat Reporter Sdw on Jaunt Over The
ROad-What Contractor Spots and Hogan
Are DOing


a few days ago, and In this jaunt OF about TWEEN.
ty six miles was enabled to get good idea of
what is being done toward the completion Of the
earth and stone work along that part OF the line,
Most OF our readers will recollect the piece Of
railroad strategy recently practeed by the Con
notion Company, when they purchased the un.
flushed line OF the Cleveland, CantoH, ,Coshocton
& Stratsville road. This road was originally In.
tended to become a feeder to the Valley road
with which 1t was to connect in this city. The
line Is surveyed and extends from Canton to
to straitsville via Coshocton, a distance OF some
ninety miles, through a rich region OF country.
Up to the time the road was purchased by the
COnnotton, considerable work at the grading had
been done. 1t was originally intended to build
the road standard gauge, but since 1t has become
the property of the OonnottOn 1t will be finished
narrow gauge, and will form the southwest arm
Of the Y made by the Conuotton, where 1t diver.
ges at Canton to Dell Roy towards the southeast
and straitsville towards the southwest, The con.
tract for the construction Of the road from
CANTON TO CosHoCToN,
A distance OF about sixty miles was recently let.
1t is divided into three divisions. The first dlvts
ion extends from Canton to about a mile and q
half below Beach City, distance Of twenty
miles. The second division extends from the
latter point twenty miles to RoWville. The third
division begins at Rowvlle and runs to CoshOc.
ton, the terminus Of the road at present under
contract.
Van Duzar, Chapman and Melvin Of this city,
have been awarded the contract on the first and
secor d divisions, and Carey & Strong OF Cleve.
land, the third division. Between Canton and
Navarro, Van Duzsr, Chapman & Melvin, are
doing the work under their own supervision,
while the work on the second division has been
let to
MEssRss. sPoTTs HOGAN.
These gentlemen have the twenty miles Of the
second division In charge Mr.. Spots having the
contract for the earth work and Mr.. Hogan the
stone work.
A number OF radical changes In grading and
direction OF the line Of the road are being made.
The grade Is being raised from two to six feet
above the grade established by :he old c &C &
Co. The old line passed through Wllmot, but II
is now changed so as to miss it and take In
Beach City. Other minor changes are being
made and many curves are being lessened or Ia.
ken out altogether.
THE FIRST DIVISION.
Between Canton and Navarro the work is we'll
under way, and will In short time be Complet.
ed, AT Navarro, Tuscarawas river will be crossed
by 1870 foot span iron bridge about 40 feet above
the water. Piles are now on the banks Of the
river ready to be driven. Upon these the foun-
dation will be built. Ghe estlmsted cost Of this
bridge is 5000. Just below this bridge is the
much talked Of
GRANT CUT AND FILL,
Which together are almost mile In length. The
fill is nearest the bridge, and is about 20 or 25 IT.
In height Several hundred feet Off are yet unf l.
ished and the work IS progressing daily. A
dump Car railway line has been laid on the TOP
Of the road bed and the earth from the cut is run
out and dumped on the fill. This is the heaviest
piece Of work on the line.
THE SECOND DIVISION.
Driving from Navarro to Beach City we found
on the line near the latter town an engineer
corps at work under the direction Of Civil Eugi
neer Johnston Of Greentown, stark county. Five
miles below Beach City is
DUNDEE,
The headquarters Of Contractors Hogan and
Spots and their workmen. Dundee is q quiet
country village, which the road has awakened
from Its lethargy and converted into busy hivl
OF industry. About two weeks ago Contracto
Spots and Hogan, with their force Of wOrkmep
invaded the place, and since then have mad
things hum, Dundee contains no hotel and hert
we're about one hundred men demanding guar
teTs and board, The citizens Of Dundee wanted
the railroads, but such gang Of men was some
thing new to them. What could they do bu
take them in, and they did on the condition tina
they would be satisfied with the accommodation
they received. The men were only too glad Il
accept Of their hospitality for the aCconmoda
tion one receives in a country village, located, Al
is Dundee, In a rich agricultural and minera
country, are not the worst by any means. In fac
the men say 1t is one Of the best places they eve
struck. AS a consequence almost every house In
the village Is filled with boarders, and 1t is &
sight to see the men thronging the streets Of usu
ally quiet Dundee at MONDAY or In the evening
Contractors Hogan and Spots informed us tha
they were under special obligation to the famt.
lies OF Mr.. Fred Reichenbach, Mr., Stout and al
the other residents, who were kind enough tC
take the men in. 0Le novel feature Of the vii
lage Is the absence ofa
SALOON OR GRoG SHOP,
Nothing intoxicating is sold in Dund go, and
natural sequence ia that the people are all tht
more happier. For this reason all the riots anC
brawls usually about small towns on the line o
railroads under construction is absent. In thu
evening the men smoke their pipe or cigar ,drinl
| lemonade and when the hour OF ten arrives mos
Of them are In bed and asleep. Concerning thes
workmen we would say that better, more in
dustrious class OF men can not be found OF
any railroad.
The earth contractor, has on his division Of TWEEN
ty miles, It is estimated, about $4,000 yards o
earth to be moved. Az the road iF already part
ly graded he has very little cutting to do. Mos
oft Is scraper work, the earth being borrowed
from the adjoining land and carried up In scrs
pers until the roadbed is Of the required height
He has only been at work about two weeks AM
has already some fifty teams and correspond
ing number OF men at work along the line from
above Dundee to Barr's Mills, a distance Of abou
seven miles He is daily increasing his force an
will continue to do 30 until he has about seventy
five teams at work on the line from below Beac
City to the end Of his division at Rowville. Il
company with Mr. Spots we rode along the lin
from Dundee to Barr's Mills and took a look O
the work, which is being prosecuted vigorously
When the G. O. G. & Company had the work 4
charge the people lost hope Of ever getting tn
road on account OF the dllstory manner In whic
everything was managed. The old Company di
not have the necessary capital and could nc
push the work. This the ConnOtton has got, an
the people in the Sugar Creek Valley are taklG
a new interest in the road since the change 1
management. At Dundee we dropped in anon
friends where we expected to find all stranger
Mr. James P sourbeok Of Canton was one Of tn
first to greet us. Jim" is book keeper for Cor
tractor Hogan. He says the open air work cor
trasts favorably with the combining office work
which he has hitherto been accustomed. Messr
Ed Frease and Warren Rank, also Of Canton, al