The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-11
Old Zone Hundred
Mile Ware House
'OLD LANDMARK"No. rs. Written for the News Democrat
BY DANNER

were gathered in this vicinity than
had been gathered In any one season
before or since.
Before any railroad reached our
town, there was very little use for
warehouses, but very soon after the
Pittsburg, TT. Wayne and Chicago rail-
road was finished. two good. substan-
tial warehouses were erected, the one
Just described and the other on South
Market street, adjoining the track or
this railroad. This warehouse was
built by V. r. Kimball. who fifty years
ago was among our leading and most
enterprising merchants. After that,
X. G. Kimball occupied the warehouse
his father had built and thus con-
tinued until about 1865. when he sold
the property to John Patton. and from
that time until now this warehouse
has generally been known by the
name of Pattons warehouse.
Mr.. Kimball at that time moved to
New York city, where he has been
quite successful Mr.. Patton used the
warehouse until his death few years
ago and did quite an extensive busi-
ness in the purchase of wheat ana
other heavy products from the farm.
II has been reported that the railroad
has the refusal Of said property and If
/ they should remove the warehouse,
| there will likely arise the necessity
of having another building put up to
handle the wheat and products of our
I farms.
There was also a warehouse erected
| by the Dannemillers, little east OF
I tha froioht hnrca tho M e.
G.. railroad, that was destroyed by fire
few years ago. 1t looks as IL the
Patton warehouse could be no longer
used for the purchase of wheat, ETC.,
and that there will be a necessity for
some such building, unless indeed, our
city has grown so much that the -four
ing mills can consume all the wheat
there may be offered in the market.
One thing Is quite certain. Canton
Is growing city and is the capital of
one of the>best counties in Ohio, and
the very fact that we have two other
! flourishing and prosperous cities in
the county. namely, Massillon and Al
lance, and quite a number of beauti-
! full villages Of from 800 to 1.20O in
/ habitants. should make us feel that
molly Stark" is more than an ordin-
ary county.
IL may be we'll to say that when our
first railroad was built it was known
as the Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
and only run west to Crestline, where
1t connected with another road known
as the Ohio & Indiana railroad which
run to FIT. Wayne. But very soon the
: Pennsylvania company made a ninety
nine year lease of the road and adopt
ed the present name of Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne and Chicago railroad, and soon
became one of the trunk lines west
and most Of the road from Pittsburg to
Fort Wayne has a good double track
and does an immense business both
in the transportation of passengers
and freight. Canton people have
reason to be thankful that this road
was built at the time 1t was for up to
that time we had no outlet for our
/ produce, or means to communicate
with other cities, except the stage
coach for passengers and the old
Conestoga wagons for freight and traf-
fic. Surely the past fifty years have
] greatly improved our situation.