Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-05
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Water Power of Washington County.

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l have delayed this concluding arti.
Gle longer than intended, hoping to get
estimates, in detail, from those well in.
formed 30 as to give the aggregate
water power Of the county; but only
one, H. NJ. Sherfey, Of Germantown,
has made a full report. This report EN-.
bra ces the southwestern part of the
county, showing twenty five water
power sites ia active use and twelve
not utilized.
Taking the northeastern and north
western parts of the county where the
streams flow into the Watauga River,
and basing my estimates on actual in.
spection of streams east of Boon 8 Creek,
and what | feel SURE is a safe estim ate
of streams west of Boon's Creek, gives
an aggregate of what will call the in.
land water powers, fifty four sites in
actual Use aud thirty six available sites
not in use, making in all ninety valu-
able water powers. But to this aggre.
gate is another Of special value which
| must state. The Watauga and Chucky
Rivers running through portions of the
county and along considerable borders
of the county, embrace not less than
twenty five shoals that really consti.
tute valuable power sites. l refer, by
shoals, to places where the rivers have
a fall of fI4n two to seven feet in a
distance of 300 feet. Some OF these
sites NAV be utilized by turning a part
or all of the volume of water into side
canals by means OF low dams at the
head of the falls and employing tur.
bine wheels. Others by employing long
wallowing wheels, a careful descrip-
ton of which have hot space to give.
Adding these river sites to what | have
indicated as inland sites gives an ag-
gregate of 115 water power sites of the
county. which if properly employed
will show q horse power measure
greater by far than in any other county
of the State. In this connection | must
note the fact, that these power sites do
not embrace at least fifty locations on
small streams and the headwaters of
the larger for planting stationary or
movable steam engines. and that gen.
orally these locations for steam "
are in the midst of or close by our
magnificent supplies of soft aud hard
timbers, and our valuable deposits of
marble and limestone.
Looking to the fact that these water
powers and steam engine sites so large
in number are we'll distributed over
the county, are surrounded at close
range with high grade soils for field.
garden and fruit growing purposes,
and most of them in convenient range
of railroad stations. Surely no other
county or place in East Tennessee or
State at large promises 80 well for large
and lasting profits to investors. ! say
investors, weighing we'll the meaning
of the word. Most OF our citizens are,
and if not spurred w, will be content
to live out a long life with very limited
improvements. Outeiders must come
in who can, and will at a glance, see
what great values and profits are ready
to spring forth at the touch of pro-
gressive and sensible energy. Then
our now half Numbering residents
will wakeup and overflow with new
life. For this reason the best inter
ests of the county require that a plan
be set on foot TO place a few at
least, and the more the better, of our
magnificent locations in the hands of
those who will use them ''for all they
are worth" What ought the plan to
bep Perhaps its name should be the
Washington Co. Real Estate Agency"
But nov listen: Such agency, to be a
success to the county, must not be for
special profit to the agency on the one
hand, or on the other to get high prices
to the owners of land willing to part
with either small or large holdings;
but the aim should be for profits only
to cover cost OF advertising and office
expenses, to secure the right kind Of
purchasers at low nominal prices.
Leave the large profits in sales to be
made by individual actors after the
ball of progress starts well to rolling
forward. n. A. PATTERSON,
Vineland, Tenn.