The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-28

MaSSill0n, Aug. 25.-The Duildlng OF
the Navarro street railway will be as
sured when the village council grants
the Canton Massillon company fran
chise. The company means business
and the mutterings from the residents
along the proposed line are lost on the
desert air. The line will be built and
built soon. President William A.
Lynch has said SO and Mr.. Lynch ought
to know. Mr. Lynch stated to a News
Democrat representative Friday after
noon that his company would be repre-
sented in Navarro next week when Il
franchise will be asked for. The village
council knows the company wants a
franchise. They have heard Of 1t many
time and the members Of the
council say they are ready to grant It
when the company wants 1t. Mr..
Lynch stated that he had been very
busy arranging financial matters and
had therefore not had time to attend
to the Navarro end Of the situation.
Now, however, matters have all been
arranged. The company has had un-
usual success in converting its old
bonds. In a remarkably short time
bonds to the amount Of $525,000 were
converted. AS the company filed a
mortgage for one million dollars 1t will
be seen that the comfortable sum of
$475,O00 remains in the company's
treasury. OF this sum, said Mr.. Lynch.
$225,00O will be required to change the
guage and equip the lines now in opera
tion. The balance of $250,000 will be
used in building new lines. One Of these
new lines will be the Observation-Disclosures
line. What other lines Mr.. Lynch has
in view Is conjectural. When asked
the direct question there was a merry
twinkle in the keen eyes of the Can
ton railway man as he said that the
company's intentions were not quite
ready for publication.
So there Is no doubt now about the
Navarro line and 1t Is certain that the
company means business. The money
is in their pockets and it will certainly
not be allowed to stay there long. The
Navarro line will be built and then there
will be other lines. Whether the new
ones will be off-shoots of the Canton
or Massillon ends is not known. But at
any rate the entire system will be
improved, and materially improved.
The broad guage is already material
proposition at Canton Broad guage cars
are running on the Navarro street line.
And speaking Of the broad guage
brings up the subject Of a welded rail.
The rails of the Navarro street line are
not welded and the howler has be-
gun his howl. 1t Is said that the
company used the welded rail as a spell
binder in securing their franchise in
Canton and there were other sayings,
all directed at the innocent rail which
has not been given an opportunity to
get spliced. Mr.. Lynch says upon the
subject:
IT have heard of the criticism. The
fact of the matter is that the weld
ing of the rails Of our system is a big
job but Is done very quickly. In one
night many sections of rail are welded
and the work Is rushed to completion
when once begun. Now, you may say
that not a rail will be welded until the
guage Is changed. Then the force OF
men will be put to work. 1t Is quite an
undertaking and a rather novel sight
to witness. A large cupola is carried
along the streets and the molten metal
Is poured upon the rails to be Joined.
When the work Is completed we will
have practically continuous rails.
Heavy 7-inch rails are being used"
So the company's million is being we'll
spent and 1t looks as though the time
were here when a long suffering popu-
lace will have an opportunity of riding
on street car without suffering the
loss Of their store teeth.
GUN CLUB SHOOT.
The recently organized gun club held
a shoot at their range in Akron street
Friday afternoon and some good scores
wer made. The new Mauger trap work.
ed to perfection and the gunners keenly
enjoyed the afternoons sport. Frank
Becker broke 43 birds out of so and was
high man. Pemberthy broke 40 out of
so and was second high man.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Everything in and around the big
on the hill has pursued the
even tenor of it's way during the past
week and as a result there is little to