The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
wHEELINs a LAKE ERIE.

WHEELING LAKR ERIE.
Masslllon. Navarro and Orrvi,le are all agop
over the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad. Orr.
vile ia positive but Masslllon and Navarro are In
doubt as to whether they will get It, Massillon
don't think she can raise the demanded 100000
subscription to the stock and the right Of way
through the city. Judge Cochran, managing
director, and Mr., Griggs, contractor, have held
meetings at Navarro and 0rrvlle. Subscriptions
are being taken to the stock but no pay ia asked
until the road is built and in running order. At
orVille Contractor Griggs said that he has orders
to contract no debts, but to pay cash for all work
and material by the 10Th or 2Oln Of each month,
which he has 80 far carried out. He states that
5000 tons OF steel rails, - locomotives Of 40 tons
each, 10 passenger coaches, Q combination cars,
the necessary mail and express cars, and 800 coal
cars OF 20 tons capacity have already been pur-
chased. full force Of men are at work between
Pike station and the lake. Judge Cochran has been
authorized to lease farms in the vicinity Of Orr.
Vile for coal. He was there recently engaged In
negotiating such leases.
The line Of the road Is from Toledo TO San.
dusky, thence to Huron, to Norwalk, oryille, and
on southeast to Wheeling, West Virginia. AS the
route now Is MaSsillon will not be on the line Of
the road, but Navarro probably will be. The
route OF the road through Stark depends greatly
upon the ability Of Massllon TO raise the required
emount Of subscriptions
gang Of fifty one Italians have arrived from
New York and been put to work grading on the
road at Milan, The right OF way from Norwalk
to Huron Is being rapidly secured, and the work
toward Huron is to be prosecuted as rapidly as
the weather will permit, Prominent parties in
Oak Harbor are soliciting the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Company TO build the road from either
Milan or Norwalk, through that place to Toledo,
and promise, In case Of a favorable decision BY
the Company, to make liberal local subscription.
The Company have completed arrangements
with the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & In.
dianapolis and New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroads for crossing their track. Their
line crosses the Lake Shore and Michigan South.
ern, both at Norwalk and Huron, and the Lake
Shore officers have given notice that they will not
allow them to cross their track.
sTEUBENvILIE, CANTON LAKE ERIE.
The steubenville Herald says: 1--WE had a call
to-day from General Negley, Of Plttsburg, G.
NICK. Watts, engineer OF the Island Creek &
Richmond Mineral Railroad, and Hon. Robert
Martin, from whom we learn that the two former
gentlemen start Immediately on trip Of exam.
nation TO ascertain the feasibility Of connecting
the Island Creek Road, which IL graded, and
ready for the ties from Richmond TO Browns
station. with steubenville. The idea is to run
road up Wills creek and tap the Island creek
road few 1--WE believe tiVe) miles from town.
Thence they go to saliDeville, where they strike
not only the G. & P but new road coming down
nom New Lisbon, Thence they 20 to Minerva
and Canton, connecting with the Plttsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago road at the latter point. From
Canton they Of course have direct communica.
tion with Cleveland. 1t is proposed to call the
new enterprise the Steubenville, Canton & Lake
Erie Railroad and 1t is In the hands Of practical
and energetic men. The gentlemen who intend
going over the route will take about week to
examine and report when they will have some.
thing more to say about the matter"
VALLEY EXTENSION.
The Valley Railway, by President ]. H. Wade,
have pettloned the Cleveland Council to allow
The extension Of It's railroad from It's present
northern terminus, over and across the Cuyahoga
river, westerly across West river street, through
The Buffalo Company's allotment and other tracts
of land, and across the old river bed to the tracks
of the Lake Shore railway. Permission was also
asked to construct over the Cuyahoga river and
he river bed drGw.bridge Of such character
hanfOn M n Faaa init
Council, the bridge to be kept open during the |
eason OF navigation except at such times as may
% required for the passing OF cars The petition
vas endorsed by the owners OF property fronting
IN West river street, vessel owners, manufactur-
'rs and merchants Of the city. The matter was
'eferred to the Board Of Improvements and the
on HarboHs and Wharves.
NOTES.
The OrrVile Crescent says: We are in posses
lion OF information that leads us to believe that
4 orrville raises the sum Of ten or fifteen thou
land dollars the Wheeling d Lake Erie railroad
will pass through our corporate limits
Il is reported that Canton and 0nyille will be |
tations on the line Of the Baltimore & Chicago |
'ailroad.
The new Valley depot at Berlin has been |
inished and furnished but the company refuse |
o occupy u until It is decided to them.
Mansfield, o., is to have road running from
he camel coal region, near Dresden, to Green.
Rich, on the Bee Line.
The war between the Connotton Valley railroad |
and the Commissioners of Portage county relat.
ng to the crossing Of road at "Kenps HILL" In
'ufAeld township two miles southeast of NIGGA
lore, still continues.
A new railroad project is talked Of in Wooster
lmoDg the business men. It is designed to start
rom Wooster and run the line up the Killbuck
Valley to Burbank, and from there continue
lorth to Grafton, occupying the c., G., G. & or
n Y, P, & o. railroads portion Of the way, and
'aying pro rata share.
The officials Of the Connotton Valley road will |
i've pass good for one year TO every man who
builds upon land along the line Of the road
Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland, TuscaFawas Valley & Wheeling
'ailroad company has ordered fve hundred new
am.
The Connotton have telegraph ONCE at Hart. |
lille. MiddIebranch will be the first station |
north Of CaGton,
Track.layen are within q few miles Of NIGGA. |
lore. A big dinner awaits them at that place.
At one place between Middlebnnch and Hart
Tille the Connotton Is q straight line for over |
.Wo miles.