The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-11
THE VALLEY RAILWAY.
A Sunday Trip to Cleveland on This Popu
lar Route. artr-H

Sunday Trip to Cleveland on This POpu-
lar Route. rtf
The season of the year is now at hand
when travel for recreation as we'll as
business is on the increase, and as many
persons, owing to their duties, cannot
get away during the week, the Sunday
is the only time at their disposal.
With our present railroad facilities
visits to comparatively distant points
can be made and home reached again
tha same day, and this is especially true
of those wishing to go to Cleveland, a
point of great interest during the sum
mer season. The Valley railway, u stand
ard guage road, affords unrivalled faeil-
tiles for visiting the Forest City, having
good road bed, careful engineers, and
courteous and attentive officials. Last
Sunday, upon invitation of Mr.. Fred.
Lied, N. g. Warth, manager of the Can
ton Telephone Exchange, and the wTi-
ter, took the morning train for Lake
Erie. 1t was a beautiful spring morn
ing, and even the peanut boy on the
train, who was trying to sell gilded
niekels of the new issue, for quarter,
felt its influence. The run was made
in little over two hours. This road
was one of the heaviest flood sufferers,
and all along the route the marks of the
angry waters could be seen, notably be-
tween Akron and Cleveland, along the
course of the CuyahOga river, the trees
from eight to ten feet above the pres ent
water level being entirely denuded of
bark, which was stripped off by the ice
and floating rubbish, and the canal bed
was filled with mud
The great washOut at Peninsula,
where the bridge had gone out, is en-
tiTely repaired. and all the Gulverts and
sewers are again in good order. A tenn
pOTary structure over the river at Cleve-
land causes the train To slow up, but
this will be replaced by a substantial
iron bridge, material for which is on
the ground. The city presented live
ly appearance, the streets being filled
with handsome tuTnOuts and dashing
equipages. Taking the street cars, our
trio repaired to the residence of Mr.. B.
Lied at No. l, 1856 Wilson avenue, the fa-
ther Of our guide, and a gentleman of
the old school. where a hearty welcome
was extended to the waits from Stark's
capital. MIR. Lied is an old resident and
is we'll acquainted with many of the ell
der citizens Of Canton.
After a hearty dinner the pilgrims
strOlled around, sight seeing, and
brought up at engine house No. 9,where
they were introduced to Messrs. Mears
and G. T. Girrard, officials of the depart
ment. Through the courtesy Of the lat
ter gentleman the men went through
the drills. AT the tap of the gong, horses
came frOIn their stalls and were hitched
up; men took their positions, and every
thing was in readiness to start in less
than eight seconds. The engine house
and horse stalls are as neat as wax and
scrupulOusly clean; and we take this Oc-
easiOn to thank the boys of No. 8 for
their kindness, and also to MesSTs. Lied,
both senior and junior, who showed US
every attention. The return trip was
made apd Canton reached at z D. m
The scenery will he improved in a. few
weeks, after buds and leaves have started.