CANTON. A city and eounty-seat of Stark County. Ohio, 60 miles south-southeast of Cleve land, on the Nimishillen Creek, and on the Cleve land, Canton and Southern, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pennsylvania railroads (Map: Ohio, Ii 4). It is in a fine wheat-growing district, and coal, limestone, and clay for pottery and brick are found in the vicinity. Its manufactures include watch eases and movements. iron bridges, and roofing, threshers. engines. mill machinery, plows, bookcases, steel, steel ears, cutlery, sad dlery hardware, stoves. safes, woolens, presses, pottery, tiles, and various kinds of brick: and besides these articles. large amounts of grain and coal are exported. Among tire more prominent features of the city may be noted the United States Government building, city hall, county court-house, county workhouse, high school. Ault man 'Hospital. Nimisilla Park, and two monu ments erected to the soldiers of the Spanish Ameriean War. Canton WAS first settled about 1805. was incorporated as a village in 1822, and
was chartered as a city in 1854. It was the home of President McKinley. Under the charter now in operation, the mayor holds ollice for two scars- and the city council is elected by wards.
The school board is chosen on a general ticket for a term of two years. The executive appoints the city board of elections, and, with the consent of the council, sewer, police. and park commis sioners. The board of health is chosen by the council, and other administrative offices are tilled by popular election. The city's income and expenditures exceed considerably $500,000 annually. The principal items of expense are $20.000 for the police department, including amounts for police courts, jails, reformatories, etc.: $25,600 for the fire department; and $110,000 for schools. Population, in 1860, 4041; in 1SSO, 12,25S; in 1890, 26,189; in 1900, 30,667.