The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04
CANTON 4 wAyNEsnUna RAILnolD.
Review ~ tho History of the Iioad aud
Ward Abtut he IOnl.

CANTON & wAiNEsBUha RAILHOtD.
Review ~ tho Hlstny Of the uoad aud a
Word Abluf lhs Ionl,
Through tina cOnrlary Of Mr Charles
Coos, Plrsldpid Ot mo nrw canton 70
NAyurrbufg Rillr AZ, "A DEMOCRAT Te'
porter made u tflp over lhat ,ur uea.
day an gtiuei HOmn Valu be lufufma-
ZION. B tweHn Canton aud Wayae.hnrg
there hrs lhr,e lTatta II land 0nderlald
VII b an excellent quality OF hllumlnOus
coal, for whirh III 70 ha1 hehu, until
lately, no facilities Tor ahippllg II was
this tact tin. led t0 tho org ,uiZatlOn OF
the Canton " Way esburg Railroad Com
pany IN 1884, whi'h, nj ef considering
the adVlanDllly Of u ing part Of the
Cleveland q Canton track, abandoned
tuat pFOjAcG aud commenced work on the
Canton ~ WaynesOurg Railroad Ia Sop.
tender, 1884 0a account OF cold
Weather work was suspended for some.
time la the winter aud nv tln ratumed
IN the summer OF 1885, when lve miles
OF track were laid, lTlugng II Into the
coal region, where Nraara, Cook aud
lia Hey have leaeed 500 acres OF land nn-
del laid with VEINS vi coal mostly ~
ieet In thickness anu OF excellpnt
| quality,
Al the mine there are four side tracks
ana o convenient shoot, making excel
lent facilities for loading etrs. Az tho
city terminus an simple number OF swift
chea nave hefn laid, together with ar
rangements for running 10 dad cara ON
an elevator To facilitate aud expedite
unloading.
Actve operations IN the coal business
were not commenced on tho road until
January, 1885, Sincs which tins an aV-
erfge OF l5O tons OF Cal have been
brought inlo the city daily by this com.
pany on its own railroad line,
Employment In given 10 about seventy
persOns In digging aud transporting.
the rolling stock Of thu TOid AZ present
C0nalats OF an excellent englne, cab00se
and II cAra, which. with their excellent
arrangements for loading aud nnlOad.
Ing, IL sufficient TO haul u very large
quantity OF coal,
The 500 acres Of land leasel by the
company would, according To n IN ,the-
mallcal culaliOn, supply tho city OF
Canton with coal for sixty yeATa, allow.
lug 800 tons annually, making tho
whole amount about two aud One-half
miltiOn lOus. Besides thil there are
acres upon acres OF good Coal land In
that section aud along tho Indian Run
Valley. Al WhynesDurg also aTe large
supplies, making the supply along
the lntende route Hlm,sl inexh u7table.
The road has bern SUI lyeypd from Cook
" Hidley's coal mine 10 Wayneshurg, q
distance OF seven miles, aud the work OF
laying the track will be commenced as
sOOn as the right Of way Ia secured aud
sufficient encouragement aud guaran.
tees given the company 10 Justify them
In proceeding,
Tue present terminus OF the road Ia
at n hill, thT0l gh which u tunnel Of
about 600 feet Will be dug, From thence
the rOad viii follow valleys aud level
country on TO Waynesbufg. The ctI.
2ana Of Wayne, burg ana land owners
along the cad should come fOrV ard and
encourage ihe extension ard thus pro.
cure facilities for shipping aud better
outlet for their coal aud other products.
with anolher line 20 Cleveland tho
shippers Of Wayneshntg wUu have the
benefit OF competition IN freight,
thus glViHg fresh lmOetns 10 mining
aud manufacturing, In this way the
population OF the town could be In.
creased, materially benp1ttiug the mer-
chants aud real estnte owners,
The benefits 10 CautOn II the road 10
extended are apparent, II would make
the coal fields OF Waynesuurg and In
dian Run tributary TO this city aud
bring the trade OF this section into tho
city. At present most Of the trade goes
TO other points moro easily accessible by
railroad.
The per r'ons at the head Of this enter.
prise and oil employees are residents OF
Canton aud will number over one hun
dred II the extension Ia made Every
one along the line OF the road should
give their support TO the extension, as II
will be great benefit 10 all concerned,