The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-01
MAY extend ROAD
Proposed Spur Of Salem and Lisbon
Electric Railway.
TO connect With COLUMDlANF
Company TO Own Its ROadhe,
and Use as Little of High.
way as Possible.

Preliminary arrangements for the
construction of the projected electric
railway from Salem to Lisbon are pro-
crossing rapidly. IL g. Folts, of Salem,
who is representin<a Interested capi-
tallsts and is shaping up the details Of
the work has returned to Salem from
New York. whittier he had gone with
Timothy Dwight, of Chicago, another
promoter. Mr.. Folts was engaged yes
terday in assisting the engineers TO To-
cate some portions of the right of way
for the spur which will run to Leetonia
and which 1t is the expectation to ex-
tend to Columbiana. He said he had re-
Gently gone over the territory between
Leetonia and Columbiana and thought
a good grade could be secured between
those two places, which would in all
probability result in the road being cx-
tended to that point. The line will be
surveyed that far in any event. Mr..
Folts further stated that Teegarden
had practically been selected as the site
for the location of the power plant, and
while this feature is subject to change,
work on the new plant is expected TO
be commenced within the next 90 days.
When the road is once completed to
connect the points named it is the inten-
tion to continue it on to East Liverpool,
but owing to the nature of the terri
tory to be traversed, this gigantic pro-
ject will be held in allegiance for the
time being. The entire system is 20
be constructed in a substantial manner
and carefully graded which will render
it available for heavy traffic as we'll as
passenger service.
In the course of his conversation, Mr..
Folts vouchsafed some valuable in
formation regarding electric railway
construction. The company which he
represents will consider no project
which deals with the public highway
as right of way, but will survey the
best route and purchase such land as
is required and may be procured. The
reason for this is that in building a
railway Of this character, provision
must be made for its operation on the
most economical basis possible. A road
following a public thoroughfare must
adapt itself to all the inevitable and In
Vulnerable windings and the elevations
and depressions. 1t requires prodig-
ious power TO propel loaded car up
countered, and this power has to be sus-
tanned continuously, of course, at the
point of capability, while probably most
of the way could be traversed as easily
with a much less powerful propelling
force. The great saving thus insured to
an electric line having Its own right OF
| way, whereby extreme conditions can
be avoided, is now recognized to such
an extent among capitalists that they
viii no longer invest money in roads
| which are designed to follow the high
ways. Furthermore a line constructed
on a private right OF way can thus be
made much more efficient in the dis.
posal of heavy traffic, which this road IL
intended to accommodate.
Mr.. Foltz is much pleased with the
keen interest manifested by the resi-
dents and property owners of thos'
places and districts through which th'
| line will pass.