The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-03
GOULD HAS CONTROL
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for the Pittsburg, Toledo and Western
to run this line from Toledo to the Vir'
ginia line. II has a charter In that
state and another in Pennsylvania
After a while he will decide whether
these roads are TO be run separately oil
whether they shall be combined, but II
has not been decided definitely what
will be done"
Some question was raised about
building the line into Pittsburg, and
Mr.. Ramsey said:
THAT is QUITE a difficult undertake
ing, and 1t will he some time before we
can get started on 1t. The road will
cost about $4,000, 900 from Jewetts into
Pittsburg. As to opposition to our en-
tering that place l have no knowledge
We intend to go into Pittsburg. DO you
suppose that this company would spend
$4,000 600 to get an entrance into a city
unless 1t had terminal facilities arrang
ed for beforehand"
Although the official information con,
cerning the proposed action of the
board is limited, 1t is understood that
Mr.. Ramsey will be made the president
and that Robert Blickensderfcr will be
made the general manager. 1t is hard
ly expected that any other great
changes will be made.
Concerning the new route into the
West Virginia coal fields, it is said that
this is purely Wheeling project. The
work on the Adena extension has al
ready beer started. When all of these
lines are completed the Goulds will
have the shortest line between Pitts.
burg and Chicago.
The extension of Gould line to the
coast railroad men do not consider i'm.
possible. 1t might be accomplished, they
say, by resurrecting old projects Of
railroads east of Pittsburg. and that
Gould is anxious to combat with the
Vanderbilt system lines, the Pennsyl-
vania and the Morgan interests in the
Baltimore and Ohio they believe is al
together likely.
1T may be guess that this is
Gould's intention" said one well posted
railroad man last evening, but it seems
to me II is a pretty good one"
If this should prove to be the plan CT
the Gould interests when worked out
it would practically mean four great
railway systems east from the Nissis-
sylyania, the Baltimore and Ohio, Nor
gan controlling, and that Of the GoulG
interests.
ENGINEERS ON p. & o. GRADE.
The engineers employed setting the
grade for the extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad from Smiths Ferry
Pa. to Warwick, o., are now working
in the vicinity of West Point. says the
East Liverpool Crisis. There are twen-
ty-five men in the party and the wor!,
they are doing is being watched with
interest by the farmers in that locali-
ty. The survey for the new road Will
pass up through West Point, Gavers
and Millport and strike the Sandy wa
ters. In this way an easy grade can be
obtained.
THE SALEM RAILROAD SOLD.
Salem, o., May 2.-Colonel Myron 7.
Herrick of Cleveland, has purchased
the Salem railroad from Walter );
Johnson, Of New York, who bid it in
some weeks ago when it was sold at
special masters sale under decree of
United States court. Some years ago
the road was built under special act
Of the Legislature which authorized
cities of certain population to issue
bonds in the sum of s125,00O for the
of railroads. The act ap-
piled only to Salem, and after the road
was built the Pennsylvania company
objected to payment Of taxes on its
property in Salem for the purpose of
helping to construct a competing line.
The case went finally to the supreme
court, where the law was declared ur.
and the Salem council
was enjoined from leyying further
taxes. The Morton Trust company, of
New York, which held the bonds issued
by the city and mortgage on the road,
to secure the same, began suit in the
United States court, and Attorney d.
s. Amber was appointed receiver cf
the road, he having been president OF
the board Of trustees under which 1t hal
been operated prior to that time. The
road extends from Salem to Washing.
q distance of seven miles, and
connects with the Erie branch running
from Niles to Lisbon. thus affording
Salem an outlet over the Erie system.
1t Is the new owners intention to ex,
tend the road from Washingtonville to
Youngstown. distance of twenty miles
which will open new market for the
coal product of the mines along the
road. Attorney B. S. Amber, who Il
a brother of Judge Ralph s. Amber
of Canton, will continue to manage the
road.
KEEPS THEM GUESSING.
The infornetion has been received
that the bids of the contractors have
been submitted upOu the work of
building the Lake Eric, Alliance and
railroad for the Morris
Garfield syndicate and that the con.
tract will be awarded in n short rims
and the work started, says the Cleve.
land Leader. For the present It Is
said that the line will be built only
from Berghoiz south, reaching the coal
fields of Jefferson county. The ultimate
intention, however, is to build tn Fair
port, thus giving the road lake outlet.
1t is expected that the construction
work will be under way before the mid