The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-12
For Lease of Turkey Foot
Lake
HASBEEN POSTPONED
Pending the Disposal Of Two
Protests Which Have Been
Filed by Akron
Parties.
From a Stan Correspondent.

.fTOm Stl1 correspondent.
Columbus. April 10.-The state board
of public works met in regular session
Tuesday and by request postponed ac-
tion for the second time for another
month on the application of Julius
Whiting, Jr OF Canton, for the lease of
state lands ard waters in Summit
county. near Akron. Mr.. Whiting i'll
formed the secretary of the board that
he would be unable to be at Tuesdays
meeting on account of having several
lawsuits on hand. He is arranging to
accompany Governor Nash and party
to San Francisco to attend the launch.
ing of the battieship Ohio, and mean
while will he precluded from doing any
thing relative to his application, Two
protests have been fled with the board
against granting Mr.. Whiting the lease
he has applied for. Both protests come
from Akron. one is from n. c. Wilson
and Co. a lumber concern which also
owns resort. and is as follows:
To the Honorable Members of the State
Board of Public Works.
Gentlemen:-H Having noticed the ap'
plication of Julius Whiting, Jr., of Can
ton, O.. for the exclusive lease o,
-
the owners of Long Lake park we here.
by enter our most earnest protest
Having invested thousands of dollars
in hotel. cottages and other attrac'
tions for summer resort; operating
two steamboats, on the Ohio canal fol
the past 10 years in connection and pay
ing the state large foliage, we be,
,lieye we are entitled to a consideration
in the matter. Hoping you will Civ,
this matter your careful attention tC
the patrons of the canal. There are
about dozen launches that visit these
lake resorts and pay toll on the canal
that would be barred out if any one
party had control of the state waters.
The other protest is from The North.
ern Ohio Traction company, of which
l.. L. Belstein is general manager. Tho
company operates between Cleveland
and Akron and is extending its line to
Massillon. The concern desires to
pass through portion Of the territory
which Mr.. Whiting is anxious to secure
control of, and fears its plans will be in
terfered with IL the lease is allowed
The company's communication follows:
To the Honorable Board of Publi,
Works of the State of Ohio.
tlemen:-Believing as we do, tina,
all the people alike have a right to en-
joy such rights and privileges in tho
public waters OF the state, as are con.
sistent with the states use of the same
we hereby most earnestly protes'
against the granting of any exclusive
right or license 70 any person or persons
for boating. bathing, fishing, huntin ?
or other privileges upon any of the
waters of the state. within the county
of Summit
= Both protests were referred to the
committee which is considering Mr.
Writings application. The opposition
to the application is regarded as
formidable and the general opinion here
is that Mr.. Whiting will have much
trouble in circumventing it.
The Minerva Land and Improvement
company, capital stock $4,000, has
been incorporated by e. M. Jerome, f
ID. Davis, f.. S De Ford, A. l.. Curry
John Starkey, l. N. Pennock and +
Shumaker.
Tuesday morning the state board OF
equalization decided to give Massillon 1
hearing at $3.50 this afternoon. Thl
city wants reduction. The appraiser
placed the valuation at $2,77S, ,2O5, which
sum the local board raised to SO, 113, lis
=. l.. Metzger. of Louisville, who will
graduate from the veterinary depart.
ment at the Ohio State university in
June. appeared for examination before
the state board of veterinary surgeons
to-day.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.