The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-04-08
OUR NEW ENTERPRISE
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. III.
E FRIES.
Brief Sketch Of the Proposed Devel-
opment on the Yadkin River by
the Fries Manufacturing and
Power CompanV.

Power Company.
Through the kindness of Mr.. 81. e
Fries, one of the promoters of the en-.
| terprise, THE SENTINEL is permitted
to publish brief sketch of the pro.
| posed development on the Yadkin
River by the Fries Manufacturing &
Power Co. In an interview Mr.. Fries
said:
"The development on the Yadkin
River will consist in the building of a
stone dam some 500 feet long, Power
House 130x36 feet. made of structural
steel. So far as l have been able TO
learn this will be the first structural
steel wheel house in the country. 1t
will contain at the present time
water wheels, 81 inches in diameter,
and will also be arranged to receive at
a later date more wheels of the same
size, or larger: the size of the addi-
tiOnal wheels will be wholly depend.
emit upon the volume of water which
the river can afford. The additional
equipment at the river will consist Of
a $50 XIV. Generator which will have
the capacity OF transmitting to our
towns 200 horse power. The current
will be brought to the city upon three
wires being placed upon poles 25 feet
above the surface of the ground, and
thoroughly insulated on every poleThe
current will come into the town at a
high voltage and be delivered into
the transforming station where the
voltage will be reduced to a
current equal in effect to the current
now used on our streets by the Elec-
trio Light Go The wires going over
nal CT 20 Cufl hn Inc
lated and every precaution taken to
prevent contact with other wires.
AT the present time the Company
has contracts in hand to deliver 700
horse power TO the various manufac-
turing establishments in the towns;
we will have remaining about 300
horse power which will be sold at fair
and reasonable market prices. 1t is
the purpose of this Company to sell
power only in larger units, say of Is
horse power and upward; all smaller
power will be sold to our people under
an agreement that we propose to have
with the Twin-City Construction Co.
We believe that the users of small
power will in this way receive much
more satisfactory service, since the
Twin-City Construction Co. must of
necessity at all times employ a force
Of competent electricians because of
the lighting system.
This movement when thoroughly
inaugurated will give to our people
cheaper power than they now have,
and should invite into our community
numerous enterprises which are look
ing for favorable locations with cheap
power rates.
1T is the purpose of the Company
to begin work as soon as the necessary
right Of way papers are executed, and
If possible push the entire plan to a
speedy conclusion, so that we hope to
be in operation by September. II
there are persons in our community
who contemplate the use of this power
we would consider it kindness if
they would notify the officers of the
ConpaDy,il the officers of the Twin
City Construction Co. so that rates
can be given them, both for the small
Ter and larger powers. II all who con-
template the use Of this power would
let US know it at an early date, it
would be much more convenient and
economical to put in all the plants
during the course of construction, and
far more satisfactory than it would be
IL the individual plants were left for
completion after the entire work has
been mapped out and installed"