The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-16
THE VALLEY RAILWAY
Passes Into the Control Of the Balu-
more a. Ohio.
Tho Vice Preaidont Of tho Latter tho proe-
ident Of tho Tormor. Moior Mckinley
n Dipagtor

An important railroad deal was con-
summntcd at Cleveland yesterday az tnp
mootlun Of the board OF directors ol lhe
Valley Railway. .,o.
Mo following changes were made
Ncssrs, W. S. Jones, Andrew Squire uuu
n. ID. Lumllicr resigned and Mch.rs'
Tbomng NJ. King OF the Baltimore W ONO
rnilrnnd company, Hon, William Mehlu-
Icy, Jr, of Canton, o., nnd NJ 10 pleNug
of Cleveland were elected directors ns
thcir successors. Mr, j. II, Wade resigned
na president aud Mr., Thomas NJ; Mug
was elected In hisplncc' hememoors OF
,h, bonrI of directors holding over are j,
n. Wnde and Is. A.. Everett OF Cleveland,
+. Y. Boclus OF Canton, &, u. Iaintor OF
Now York and j. y. SwarN ANA o. "
Scnifc of pitlsburg a..
Tbo changes niadc, virtually pass tho
Valley over ntultho control ol the Balil-
more q Ohio and they will materially llh-
proyo thc properly AZ Cleveland a largo
nrnIu rlpvntor will be constructed, new
dncla for coal aud iron ore viii be built
md the B, a. q. Will be- enabled 10 supply
its many furnaces with coal ana iron
brought 10 Cleveland by lORo' ,,
Cleveland will now become prlhclphi
terminal point and the new mohugenlohl
means tho opening OF udlrecl roulo 10 lnS
conl and Iron ilclls OF phln nnu Icl'linsl-
vnnin. TbomnA NJ, King, the new pres
i,lont who h also vice president OF tho ID
n o.. snid iu nm interview last nights
NV tbe purchnsc OF the Valley road the
II. A. q. IA piyen direct route from Ciovo-
lnnd through pittsburg 20 BALTIMORE
This Ia accomplished by tapping inc RUS
burg. Cleveland * Toledo nt Akron ~
viii bp unnecessary to build ntoot OF rolu
on purchase even that much TO make INC
connection. ms the PlttsburR Cleveland
X Toledo ig already controlled and owned
by mo B. so. Tho Is, a. q. has boell uo-
sirous OF securing limo between iit's-
burg and Cleveland, that isn dlroct niu,
"a short line OF Us own, 10 give " u NV
port or station or depot whlch coyryou
nrefor 10 term II, for the thousands ol TONS
~ conl nnd coke whclrthis road, tho b..
S d. cnrrirs and can carry 10 this ecction
of tho country from PittsburR, the Penn
svlvnnin mines and West Virginia We
want "a commercial center, where, hs !
enld. We could deliver this coal nnd where
IA eould bo oxnortod TO the coal conhun-
inc digtrictg along the lukoB We select
ed Cleveland because IL was tho most
available point and because II was
IA rpcopnlzcd commercial point. More
over. tho traffic of our rond 10 this quar-
ter OF the country has been FAR In excess
Of our facilities 20 accommodate ~ We
hnd 10 take caro- OF that traffic. or loso ~,
which was another influence that brought
about the forming OF the Inc 10 flltsDurg
from Cleveland over the Valley and Pitts
burg, Cleveland u Toledo, us have OK
planned. M a.,
HOur business hereafter, all OF Il, will
como 10 Cleveland, and We can be ready
10 receive freight over this line for other
Inc terminal points OF the consolidated
lines or beyond. BY this arrangement we
have n through route from Cleveland TO
Baltimore, whore we have all the adyan-
toqos OF n seaboard for export transporta-
ton,
"But We havo not only established a
now line between Pittsbutg and Cleveland
by the purchase OF the Valley. We have
made another line from hero 70 Chicago,
for at Akron we strike the Chicago diyis-
ion OF the y. q o., running between Az
ron and Chicago junction. Practically,
by this negotiation, Cleveland gets two
new railroads OF "a great system"
zone OF the ideas OF the management
is to make Cleveland grain center, and
In time we expect 10 build MP grain car
rying system, locating our elevators here.
Grnin from the northwest Duluth, SUI
perior and Wnshburn intended for cast.
ern markets aud the soabonrd should and
will como by our route, bocaliso 10 y the
most practicable aud the quickest From
all that vast country we expect y liberal
and growing trade, and tho course OF
TRANSPORTATION will be 20 and through
Cleveland. or course Il win take time 20
consnnmnte those plans, but they will be
carried out as rapidly ns possible. What
we shall do first Is what we most need,
and that Is 10 make Cleveland the coal
supply mnrhet for all the lake regions md
TO tnect the demand we will he Kept busy
from now on hauling coal and coke TO tho
Cleveland murkct.p
The clango In the management OF the
Valley profnisos also anew future Tor