The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-05-03
GROUND
BROKEN
Work Begun on the Can
son-Akron Line
AT SEVERAL POINTS
New Philadelphia and Canal
Dover People Enthusiastic
Over Prospect Of Lines
Exten sion.

Work on the Canton Akron electric
railway grading commenced ut several
po nts along the line Tuesday. Ground
was first broken on the Graham hill
by quite force Of men and teams and
at points along he line Contractor Dor
win was busy all day placing other
gangs of workm"n at work, Contractor
Richard Stanton, of this city. was also
on the ground with men and teams,
getting started on the part of the grad
ing that has been suhlet to him. a
large number of teams and men are on
their way here from Cuyahoga Falls
where a contract has just been com,
pleted. Those III charge of the work
say they desire to put 500 teams to
work.
Attorney John C. Welty returned
Monday evening from New Philadel-
phia. where he had been in consultation
with the commissioners relative to Sc
curing a franchise. There are q num-
her of preliminary steps yet necessary
before the matter can be closed and for
that reason the matter was postponed
two weeks.
The commissioners. however, gave
Mr.. Welty every assurance that the
franchise would be granted. Mr.. Welty
said "All along the line people are
anxious for the building of the road
They want an outlet to Canton. At New
Philadelphia aud Dover they are en-
thusiastic. and we have received every
encouragement
"Dr, Lewis and Mr.. Reeves. who own
all the land between New Philadel-
phia and Canal Dover, are laying out a
100-foct boulevard between those two
cities and they have consented to give
us right of way thirty feet wide right
down the center of it for line between
the two cities This will make one of
the finest bouleNards in the state. There
is no nicer country on earth than that
in the valley between those two ci.
ties"
Mr.. Hoover is at New Philadelphia
Tuesday looking after the interests of
the line.
1t is said that spectators are looking
after property in the vicinity of Sugar
Creek falls, two miles south of Beach
City with the intention of making
that a resort. The natural scenery
is said to be magnificent It's develop
ment depends on the building of the
electric line from CantCn to New Phi,-
adclphia
The prospect of securing a north and
south line into Canton has led to much
favorable comment from citizens gen.
orally. 1t is in line with the rapid
steps OF advancement that Canton Is
taking in other lines, they say. \
gentleman discussing the matter said
Tuesday morning:
'These lines are coming into cur
city promising to bring business and
help the city in every way, without
asking a cent of bonus. All they
want Is that we open our doors to them
and let them il. We cannot afford
to do anything less. We are offering
bonuses to other industries, and it
would be the height of nonsense and
business imbecility for Canton to re
fuse franchise to these people who
are ready to build lines that will open
avenues of trade that have been prac.
tically closed to Canton in the past.
my opinion is, now that the con-
structiOn has commenced and Is to be
carried out. the council should proceed
as soon as possible to give these people
entrance to the city. Bids are accepted
on the basis cf the best. What Is
best for our city? That is the stand
ard that should be applied. A cheap
fare over limited territory gives no
promise of benefit compared with the
opening Of the vast territories north
and south of the CITY,"