Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-21
WHERE,
Will 1t be Located?
Erie Ere ght Depot Site
Is Unsettled.
Several Places Are Being
| Considered.
John R. Walsh Is Extending
His Lines.
Will Create Fund For Purchase Il
John R. Walsh Is Extending
His Lines.
will Create Fund For Purchase Il
Additional Property.

II a new freight depot is built in
Akron the coming spring where shall
1t be located?
This question is being turned over
and over In the minds of the officials
of the Erie railroad. That new
freight house is needed there is no
dispute, and it is generally conceded
that 1t will be built during the coming
season. The location is the puzzling
question.
The company owns strip Of land
between Buchtel ave. and Exchange
ST., which would make an admirable
site for the new building. A few
months ago it was all but decided to
locate the depot at this place. When
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
purchased the old Jennings school
property it completely changed the
phase of the case. In fact it may
result In the erection of new freight
house upon the site Of the old one.
just south of Mill st.
The Erie officials figure that with
the Pennsylvania company's depot so
centrally located that their own bus.
mess might suffer if they were located
SO far away,
Upon the other hand there are good
reasons why the Exchange st. site
should be selected. At that point the
freight house could front upon three
: streets, namely Exchange ST., Buchtel
lave. and Broadway. Besides, there
are several side streets that would
make the place approachable from
several directions 1t is said that a
majority of the shippers favor this
site above all others.
, Whatever decision is reached, the
company proposes to erect first-class
up-to-date freight depot. The busi-
ness has been increasing steadily and
has long outgrown its present quar-
tiers.
Mr.. G. A. Allen, division superintend-
; ent of the road, was in Akron Monday.
he refused to discuss the situation.
"Some day we will drop new freight
depot down in Akron" said Mr.. Allen,
"but there is nothing decided at this
time" Mr. Allen said that he knew
of no new improvements for this year,
Notwithstanding the fact that the Erie
is the most talked Of road in the coun.
try today.
AhtRAILROAD MAGNATB.
John R. Walsh, president of the Ak
ron Gas company is to reach still far
ther out with his Southern Indiana
raidroad. Within the last week or so
he has dispatched corps of survey
ors to map out route for branch
road from Indiana Springs, Ind, Oh
the main line, to Louisville. 1t is said
TO be the intention to have the branch
touch at West Baden and other i'm
portant points lying within reason
ably short distance between Indiana
Springs and the big tobacco town. 1t
Is also said that in time the proposed
branch will be q link in the Chicago
Louisville route dominated by Mr..
Walsh. The branch line will be about
70 miles in length, and besides touch
ing at West Baden and several COM
mercial points of growing importance,
It will penetrate some OF the richest
coal fields In the southern part of
Indiana. The proposed branch of the
:, Southern Indiana will be in the Chi
cago-Louisville route formed in part
. by the Chicago, Crawfordville and
:. Southwestern.
ERIE CIRCULAR.
The directors of the Erie railroad
have issued circular giving details