The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-11
A NEW RAILROAD,
The W, a l.. IL, May Make a COnnee'
ton With the Valley
In This City II n Proper Pressure II
drought 20 Hear,

The information Is received that the
long proposed connection OF tho Wheel
ing Il Lake Erie with the Valley may
be made shortly NJ this city,
A connection will DO made by the
former road, ana In additions W the
connection In this city, tho road may
use the Valley track at Newburgh, the
| Valleys entrance into Cleveland being
upon leased ground,
The Wheeling n Lake Erie main line
10 about completed from Toledo TO
Wheeling, a distance Of 2lb miles, and
II has several short branches In opera
tlon says a Cleveland paper. The com
pany originally secured q charter IN
1871 and the Huron branch was built IN
1877, In 1873 the road was placed In
the hands OF u receiver and was reor'
ganlz0d In 1890. Ia 1883 interest was
defaulted but Ia 1856 the road was re-
organized agaiu and taken Out
of the receivers hands, since
which time II has been prosper
ing. The day 10 about past when u sin,
gle lne can hope TO enter large city
alone, and II may be- that triple ALI
anoe OF some kind will DO made between
the Wheeling a. Lake Erie, the Erie
company aud the Cleveland, L0raia a.
Wheeling, by which the three roads viii
20 into Cleveland on the same tracks,
The Wheeling 70 Lake Erie has decided
10 90 there alone II necessary but In
connection with the other roads II pob'
Bible,
CrestOn is u hamlet In Wayne county
lust south Of the boundary of Medina
county, where the Wheeling u Lake
Erie road crosses the tracks Of the Erie
line, II IN proposed 10 start the pro-
jected lne AZ Crest0n, from which place
IL win run northerly, passing along the
shore OF Chippewa Lake and parallel
Ing the Cleveland, Loraln a. Wheeling
10 Medina. The two llnes will CROSS NJ
Medina, and the new road will run q
little east OF north from that town 10
Independence. Az lndepi ndonce "
will either tap the Valley road or
parallel II into Cleveland, 10 tho
point where the city owns the
ground and right Of way. II the Val.
10y company aud the Wheeling x Lake
Erie cannot agree ~ 10 the rental price
for the use OF tracks aud terminal IA
cllitIes, the city council, by virtue of
the power vested In that body by the
terms of the Valley lease, will appoint
u commission 10 decide upon u reason.
able TeCOmpense for the rights given
An engineer has been all over the terri
tory, aud by bar0motyical observations
has outlined short route with easy
grades, and o corps Of locating engin.
eels VIII soon 20 into tho field and run
n preliminary line. .,....
In reference 10 the rumor that the
Wheeling a. Lake Erie would build a
connection to the Valley Nt Canton, Mr.,
$. +. Everett said yesterday that no had
heard nothing on tho subject, He
thought the Wheeling u Lake Erie
company would make some arrange.
ment with the Valley for entering this
city In the future, but said that he had
heard nothing from them since the sale
Of the stock OF the Valley road Of
which he is treasurer A rumor has
been circulated during the past week TO
the effect that three examiners Of the
syndicate which purchased the Valley
road had visited this city and declared
the deal Off IL was said that Mr. II. B,
Squires had entertained the visitors,
Mr.. Squires said his friends wers here
months ago, but that their negotiations
for the Valley property ended IN no
thing, and that they had nothing 70 do
with the owners of the line Mr.
Everett said Oh the same subject that
the deal was not OIL.