The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-15
- CLEVELAND AND CANTON. ~

EEEE CLEVELAND AND CANTON.
Blood Directors Meeting at ClevelAnd---
Prospects of the Road.
+ To-day's Cleveland Leader contains
the following: i.s7'Ts-.
The Cleveland & Canton Railway d.
rectors met Yesterday morning in Super
intendent WardWell's office. 1t was
rumOred that some important action wa
taken in regard to the widening Of the
gauge. but this W ~ denied by Presider
Blood, who said that only routine husi-
ness was transacted. 1t was the frat
direetOrs' meeting since the day OF their
election last May, and most of tie time
was consumed in qualifying ard becOm-
ing fully organized. President Blood
and party left yesterday afternoon for
the Esst
Mr.. G. NJ Smalley, one Of the BostO
directors, 10 speaking Monday OF the
troubles Of the road to Leader reporter,
said: "The line cannot be widened until
this fight Is disposed of. 1t may be Sc
tied either by an amicable agreement or
1t may have to run its course through
the courts. Mr.. Corbin has acquired
large block Of the Cleveland y Canton
stock, and Ia looked 10 as the nead
of President BlOOd's opposition. He ex'
pected 10 attend our annual meeting In
May, but two days before he was pros
trated by a severe Illness and has been
almost at deaths door ever since. When
he RECEIVERS sufficiently the first thing to
engage his attention will be his l., B. u
W. difficulty. After that he will prOba
bly look after the Cleveland q Canton
matter, and 1t Is impossible to say when
he will be able to take care Of 1t.
We are Just about filing our answer to
the quo WarrantO proceedings insti-
tu'ei by Mr.. COrbin In the Ohio Supreme
Court, but, as | understand, that court
has adjourned until September, and our
suit must then take Its chances IN II
regular order, so that 1t will probably
take some time before 1t could De
reached No, can not tell you how the
Boston stockholders, generally. feel IN
regard to the improvement OF the prop
erty, but | know that several large bold
eTs are very anxious that the road De
broadenec at once. They think that tbs
expenses Of the line would not be in
creased, except by the actual cost of
making the change, while the earning
would be greatly strengthened. If this
fight had not occurred have no doubt
that making the road standard gauge
would already have been under way.
Mr.. COrbins plan was to use the same
rails now on the tracks. am sure this
plan would not have succeeded; because,
while the rails are heavy enough for the
present rolling stock, they would have
been entirely too light for standard
gauge. The Cleveland & Canton is a
coal road, and must haul this heavy
product cheaply in order to get busioes
with so much opposition. In order to do
this with wider tracks. heavy rails would
be necessary. We found by our trip last
week that the road is In excellent condi
tiOn. Indeed. l think it will compare
favorably with some of your trunk lines.
The cuts and the fills have both been
widened and much Of the track has been
heavily ballasted. We are very well
pleased with the road, and fouudi much
better than we expected. No, | don't
think any steps will be taken this year
any more to widen the gauge