The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-21
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
THE CoNNoyToN BUYS THE C. c.c4s

THE CONNECTION BUYS THE C. O. Gas
The following is taken from the Boston Daily
Advertiser Of April 18th: VERY recently the
Cleveland, Canton, CoshOotoR 4 straitsVille Rail.
n ad, Of Ohio, has been purchased in the inter
est OF the OonDotton Valley Railway Company,
This road was commenced several years ago as q
standard gauge, intending 10 connect with the
Valley Railway at Canton. It will now be com.
pleted as a narrow gauge line, and connect with
the COHnotton Valley, instead OF the Valley Rail.
way-thus becoming an ally Of the former rather
than competitor as proposed. The new road
is to be extended 105 miles In a southwCsterly
direction from Canton; will pass through the
Massillon, Coshocton, straitsvllle, and Hooking
Valley coal districts; reacN many important
towns and Cities notably Zanesvllle and Co.
shoctou, and terminate at q central point iu the
Hooking Valley coal field. The Importance Of
this new feeder to the ConnOtton Valley system
must be apparent to every ore. It will bring to
the main line at Canton very large amount Of
through business for Cleveland, and st cure from
that city return traf1o in the shape Of: Lake gu.
perior iron ores and merchandise greatly in ex-
cess Of that which could be expected to go south.
easterly from Canton on the Conn0tton Valley
road. The property acquired by this purchase
involves the right Of way through central part
Of the State OF Ohio, distance Of so miles, and
an amount Of grading upon which has been ex.
pended nearly 100000 With so much done, It
is believed that this road can be completed Ess
far south as 2 Inesville during the present sum
mer. The COnnotton Valley track ia now laid to
Kent, q miles north Of Canton; tho iron Buspen
sion bridge over the Cuyahoga river at that point
10 being hung, and a large force Of labOrets are
laying track from Earlville north toward Cleve.
land, and south toward the bridge referred to Of
Kent There is little doubt but that the line will
be In running order tn NeWburg during the
month Of May, and large earnings..are confident.
| ly expected from that date, These are all the
facts that could be learned to-day at the once of
the Connection Valley Railway Company In this
city.
SMr P. German has been appointed assistant
to the Road Master Of the Connotton railroad and
will be known as supervisor Of the Road" ,Ea
= The foundation has been laid for the new de.
pot Of the Valley Road on West Tuscarawas st.
The Cleveland, Youngstown & Pittsburg Rail.
way has been incorporated by William A. Lynch
and others, capital 81 OOO,OlO. The counties PEN
etrated are Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Trum'
bull and Mahoning. The line is a narrow gauge
one, and will connect Plttsburg with TWinsbuTg,
village on the ConnottOn.
The surveyors on the proposed Baltimore, Pitts.
burg & Chicago Railroad surveyed the route
through Minerva few days ago. They went
down the Sandy Valley, intending to survey as
far as Beach City, o., where they will meet the
engineers from Chicago Junction. They speak
very faVOrably Of that route, 1t being easy
grades.
The New York Coal Company, operating in the
EbenVale, Pa, coal region, has purchased large
amount Of coal land near Dell Roy, on the Con.
notion, including the Empire mines, and will
soon begin working them under the name of the
New York & Ohio Coal Co. New machinery and
equipment are being put In the mines.