Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15

The water Fever of TIE Roeounoc.
HOW THE GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING COW
PANY PRoP0oD TO UTILIZE IT.
that q number Of gentlemen Of wealth, residing
in and around Boston, had examined the water
power at the Great Falls OF the Potomac, and
chase by them Of Souantity OF land, includine
the water privileges in that neiRhborhood for
the purpose Of establishing manufactures They
returned to B0etOn-to form company, with the
object Of commencirg operations In the spring
Of this year; but the disastrous fire in Boston
last November interfered with their purpose,
and the project was abandoned by them-at
least for the present. Efforts are now being
made in this city to raise capital to utilize the
great water power Of the Potomac 1t the point
mentioned, and to that end a pamphlet has been
states that the Create alls Manufacturing Com
pany OF Virginia are now the owners OF 900 acres
of land at the falls, commanding the water
the stock-slOO 900, In 100 shares of .ooo each
he taken, that a new joint stock company be
formed, or that the stock be increased to
%, 100000.
THE CHARTERS -oP THE COMPANY
provide that, for city and other purposes, the
company have the right to acquire, own, and
control 1000 acres mOreon the Maryland side,
and 200 acres more on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac, adjoining their present property. And
the charters also provide for developing the
WATERPROOF er for manufacturing purposes, the
founding and building city, and bridging the
Potomac. There is also a canal belonging to
the company over one mile in length, leading
out OF. and along the line Of the river, through
the lands Of the company. and emptying back
into the river below the Great Falls, which was
dug out and built up years ago, and, with re-
pairs. might prove valuable for milling pur-
poses. After appropriating about 200 acres of
lan1 along the line of the river as will best suit
for mall purposes, they propose laying out the
remaining i0O acres with such other as NAV be
found necessary, and proceed
TO BUILD CITY.
The 100 acres alone will furnish about 125
squares Of AZ lots each, aggregating about 600
building lots (making due allowance for waste
grOund) which, at 500 per lot, would give
500 900 In regard to building snd. other ma
terial, ample supplies of marble and granite
and Seneca or sand, blue, and other, build
dislg and paving stone, as wen brick and
bre-clay and cement abound at and within the
vicinity of the Great Falls. Along the lines of
the canal and -converging railways there il no
Gold has been discovered to exist at this point,
but, a. yet, not sufficient to authorize working.
The sell, not only around this point but more or
less throughout the states Of Virginia and
Maryland, abound in mica, silica, alumni
terra Gotta" concrete, soap-stone, blue and
potter S clay, and Divers elements Of esrthen-
ware and glass, and ether productions necessary
TO private and public improvements.
The pamphlet states that the reason WHY this
great water-pOwer has 80 long remained unde-
yetOped has been mainly owing to the adverse
lnfuences Of slavery. Years ago, prior to the
Development Of the falls Of the Merrimac river
same parties who inaugurated that enterprise
offered $500 600 for the Great Falls water-power
)f the Potomac, but the owners refused to sell
At any price,