The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-01
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
MEETING OF VALLEY STOCKHOLDERS.

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MEETING OF VALLEY STOCKHOLDERS.
A special meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Valley Railway was held in Cleveland, Tuesday
at the office OF the Secretary, at noon. OF the
IA, ,508 shares 039 we're represented. President j.
H Wade, Vice President T Everett, Stockholders
D L King, OF Akron; L Holden Of Mineral
Point; L v BockIus Of Canton; Moses Bachtel Of
| Sparta and James Conrad Of Boston, were pres
ent The project that has already begun the eH
tend the road from Canton sixteen miles TO con.
meet with the Wheeling b Lake Erie road, to
build branches to the two coal shafts and stone
quarry, and to continue the line In Cleveland
across the river to point on the Lake Shore, was
approved with but little opposition. The pur.
chase Of additional rolling stock was also authol
lied. To meet these expenses II was resolved to
take up the Sl,600,000 bonds now outstanding
and issue consolidated bonds to the amount Of
81, ,000, 900, to be secured by q mortgage on the
property OF the road extending from Cleveland to
MarIinsVille, Belmont county, on the Ohio river.
The bonds will be payable the lst Of September,
1921, in gold, In New York City.
The sixteen or eighteen miles Of road now
building by the Valley south Of Canton, to the W
& L E, road, Ia Of considerable importance, % 1t
will form another line to Wheeling and open up
another valuable mineral territory.
THEN.Y,P a c., ROUTE.
The New York, Plttsburg q Chicago railroad,
which is running four different lines through
this section Of Ohio, will upon the completion Of
the surveys select the route best suited to their
WiRheA. Gen Negley, Of PlttBburg, and Mr. Gull
ver, Of New York, backed by q 88 100000 syndi.
cate, are at the head Of the enterprise. They 90
that the people on the WAynesburg route raise
10000 in stock subscriptions for forty miles Of
road, half to be paid when road bed is completed
and the other half when regular trains are run
The people along that line are little taIdy In
their work, and before they know 1t the cities and
towns along the county scat" route tine one
which passes through OantOn) will raise even
more than 1000 per mile and get the road. Gen.
Negley and MF Culver are announced TO be in
Canton sometime between the 10th and 15.h Of
September.
VALLEY VS. CoNNoTToN.
The Valley Railway Company on Saturday
commenced suit in the Common Pleas Court
against tbs ConnottOl Valley Railway Company
and Charles H Strong, D W Carey and Michael
Murphy, contractors, to enIoin them from digging
In ground included in the plaintiffs right Of way
for the purpose Of laying sbutmenh for bridge
over the old canal bed, and from crossing the
main and side tracks Of the Valley road at q
point near the south side Of the Cuyahogs river
bridge. temporary Injunction was allowed by
Judge Mckinney and hearing will be had on
or before Sept 25th.- Cleveland Herald.
SPARKS.
Work on the Connoton Valley within the city
limits Of Cleveland is progressing vigorously,
The Valley railway trestle in Fountain Park,
Akron, is being torn down and removed
About 800 men are working on the new Pitts
burgh, youngstown q Chicago road at Kent
Eighty brakemen employed on the east end Of
the IT d road, have sent In q petition asking
for an increase Of 10 per cent on their wages.
They are now receiving Sl.6OA q trip.
The right Of way for the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railway, between Toledo and NorWalk has been
secured and gang Of mon set to work at grad.
ing.
Masonry contractor Hogan, Of the Connotton,
was in the city Saturday. He reports work on
the CoBhocton and strAitSVille division as pro.
gressing rapidly.
Steel rails by the car load are being shipped by
the COnnotton to Dell Roy. They will be used on
the extension from the latter town to snerrods.
vile.
The Alliance people have raised sufficient to
pay the right Of way Of the Alliance and Lake
Erie road through the city and 1t is to be bull
south, as surveyed Immediately.
The Connotton have been compelled by in.
junction to discontinue work where their line
crosses the Cleveland, TuscarawaB Valley and
Wheeling road near Justus, Stark county.
The Wheeling and & Lake Erie road has rails
laid two miles south Of smithville and the whis.
tie OF the construction train is awakening the
residents Of that part Of Wayne county.
The Valley Railway expect to have the first
draw-bridge across the Cuyahoga, at the exten.
sion Of their track toward Whisky Island, III
Cleveland, completed and in operation In four
weeks.
Valley officials have invited contracts here for
he construction ftbe II miles Of the extension
Of that road from here south to the Tuscarawas
Valley. Grading is IN progress on the line.
The Valley Company has under consideration
two branches, both Of which will probably be
built One is to branch of little north Of Inde.
pendenoe, and run up Henlook Run to Geisen.
derfer & strIeblnger's stone quarry, Another ia
to run from near Krumroy station to the Lake
View and Summit Coal Companys mines.
The following verdict was returned on satur.
day In the Connotton Valley Railway sppropria-
tion case, which has been on trial in the Probate
Court at Cleveland for more than two weeks;
Compensation due the John Hurley estate, % 100;
due Patrick Cunningham, S2,ls2; due Rose o'Ma'
liza, $500; due Patrick Potts, $1,000 due Margaret
and John BurWell, $500,
The swedes employed on the Connotton south
OF Carrolton, struck last week for S175 instead Of
81 so per day, and by threats and intimidstlons
tried to get the Irish to I'm them. Contractor
Foley had three Of them arrested on charge Of
melting riot, and tried before Justice Mortland.
The Justice required them to give bond OF 800
each to answer to the next Grand Juryin default
Of which they were taken to Jail.
General Negley, president OF the New York,
Pittsburgh & Chicago, says as soon as their vari
ouB surveys are completed the officials Of the road
will come on, and q conference will be he'd
when 1t will be definitely known upon what terms
the road can be procured. Contracts for building
this road have been let for distance Of forty
miles west OF the Beaver river. That wo1ld in,
cude portion Of Columblans county as far, at
least, as New Lisbon.
The Valley road is to be extended from its pre-.
sent terminus, Mervin street bridge. Cleveland
across the river to that point, through the second
arch Of the Viaduot; thence across to West River
street. crossing the Old River bed by another
bridge and passing to the west end Of Whisky
Island, where running connection with the Lake
Shore 10 made by switch. This will neCesSitste
the building Of two bridges across the river, the
Alst at MerWin street and thesecond over the ship
channel The extension TO the Valley will be
about mile In length, and give them unlimited
dock room and facilities for handling coal, ore
and other freight. While the new work 10 dis.
tinCtly an extension Of the Valley Railway, the
project ls entirely in the hands Of the Lake Shore