The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-19
Editor Hostetter ofCanal
Dover on His Ear.
THE WELTY RAILWAY
Asks q Modification Of q Fran.
chise and Causes ell the
Troublesome Lurid
Language.

Herald, puDnSheu AT CaTal DoNer, 10
up in the air over an attempt cm the
part OF Hon. John c. Weity to get the
council to change the franchise so as
to allow them to use he modern rail
Through that village instead of the
flange raj.
The council postponed acicn until
Wednesday night of next week, and in
the meantime instructed its commit
tee to visit Canton and see If the peo-
pie in this city could get over the new
tangled rail either on foot or horse
back.
Hostel er's TRADE exhibits lot of
anger and disgust, and is as fol ows:
1--WE have worked for the Welty
street car line from the beginning.
we have opposed those who have
fought the granting of franchise over
Wooster street bridge and on Wooster
street and were anxious that the rail-
road company should have all that 1t
could fairly ask for. We worked to-
ward that end constantly whether we
accomplished anything, others may
say. The franchise as finally passed
after many weeks discussion was
thoroughly considered by both tie
council and the railroad company UNI IL
its every part hal b:en thoroughly IN
derstood.
"What happens Lext?
"Withodt asking for the change OF
franchise the company shipped many
tons of the IT style or rail into town
and then take steps to bluff the com
Gil into amending the franchise to pe.-
NIT the laying of the same in our
streets, What is the pupo:e in
this? Let us note soma of tna incon-
sistanc,es of MIR. Welty. When he was
urging the council to push TIE grant
ing of the franchise through. he stated
most positively that they Ead all the
rails ordered and ready to ship cnCe
they eot the franchise. ho dizc"s ed
thV luii " NC puS uS"h' "teA -i''
Cooper, a member of the council and
told him that 'flange or 'g.rder'
rail was the only kind of rail ever put
down in corporations and would MT
think Of putting down anyth ns else.
Now he and his agents come before
the council and state positively that
1t is impossible to secure the 'glrder
rail in market for present delivery
and If this road IL to be built this
year the '1S must be Used Now one
of two things is quite obv. GUS. either
Mr.. Welty told what he knew
to be not so and attempted to misleld
Mr.. Cooper. or he was ignorant Of that
which he pretended to know.
"Then some days ago they a tempt
ed to shove Chrough Icon ordnance
: and the change in rail with one am nd
ment and in one evening. The matter
was then deferred until Tuesday even
ing. At the meeting of the council
there is present one oil the employees
of he railroad. When the matter
comes up and does not go through at
manner displays a e'egram from L.
Il. Meyers at Chicago which said that
unless the council of the village of
Dover passed the amendment asked
for Immediately and without further
monkeying-they would refuse to build
the road and take away the material
already on the ground.
"The council got balky and refused
to consider the matter further that
evening, appointing a committee to
20 to Canton and examine into the
railroad building going On there
"From thetone assumed by the rail-
road builders one would suppose they
considered the council set OF small
boys whom they could bluff into do
ing whatever the railroad company saw
fit to demand. 1t is not to bs forgot
ten the parties who obtained the fran
chise are under bond to construct the
road. One of our citizens who favored
the road from the first said If they are
so anxious to forfeit their bond let
them take their road and 60 to hell
1t may he an uncomfortable place to
take railroad. whether ~ or 'hange'
but we endorse the sentiment at any
rate, II ret the language In which it
was clothed.
"The New Philadelphia council has
been asked to change its franchise and
has also postponed action"
PATHETIC SCENE.
Layton, Aug. 15.--A pony and cart.