The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-22
Much Interest Felt In the Proposed
Water Power Scheme.
Mr.. TODD GIVES INTERESTING PACTS.
Save the Contracts VIII be Made for J"nu-
airy lat, Is9S-Both Railway CONS
panies TO Utilize This Means OF
Running Thoir Cars'


and much interest IS felt and expressed
in the movement. FOR years there has
been ercat deal of talk about plans
10 utilize tho natural power here for IN
dustr.al purposes, but up 90 recently the
plans have not taken any definite shape
Tho now movement, however, is being
rushed forward as rapidly 0s possible
ana an the indications point 10 sue
c...fI outcome of the plans. Many OF
t.. ,..uuflrfurors of RlcilmOud have ai-
rr.gy ,xprosld hcmsc.N,t idNoidpiy lh
rrr4rd 90 tic enterprise. and tncio la
N.rv little doubt that within the n'Al
wear 30 viii Doc put into successful ole-
ration.
OUTLINE OF THE PLAN.
As already published lu Tho Times MI
William Todd of Baltimore, represent
irg tbo General Electric Company has
1,eD n Richmond for several days TOT
tle purpose of setting iofih lnr """ln'
or G. proposed undertaking before the
Chamber of Commerce. and aifo ID nnul-
Der of the manufacturers ana olhci h"sl-
ness mon in ths city. and io .'I'".
whether or mot 70 sufficient numn'I oil
conditional contracts can be mHoc U"
t.fr the company Interested 600 ihc pliH
ir a letter from Che Gcnof'i tlc',
ts,rnr4rv. stated before thc Chimuci
that the company had sent Their tnti-
rcers to This city to make intcsusauonS
into tho natural water power ol lne
james river. ard 1hDy bad decided lH''
81 could l. readily utilized to rfcii ad-
VANTAGE for operating plants in thN h'i'
thc Dfp 1hD lottDr went on l' e''''
fvaf r.. General Electric Company were
a.
va. backed ly outside capital. ana lh"l
the object of thc company iiseI was
chiefly tu GREAT, throueh this means
much greater demand boz this cilN TOT
their electrical apparatus. ln'Ic are
several Thousand horse power to hn d'-
rlr.l from thr e.I.mc uudor consdcra-
ton. and th. cam le utilized to run
plants m tIc tN0 cIu'r.
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o"IF ''oIl'.'i ., ,.. ,i.. so,.d59tions
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tfr -I.lf asked t1e Chamber of Com
,,.r.a o.. fo.t into Clio scheme and give
as aprb bhat0n Boo SUCH form ns would
eecur. for tho plan mu and favorable
consideration ON the part of the manu-
farturer. and other users of power of
RIrhmond
'rhe matter was referred to the Chamber
of Commerce Committee on business I'm
tsr,r.... snd u4t committee hcld
,,e.,in, rr.lav evening. at which time
Nfr T-l1 conferred v.itb them. After the
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THINKS WY A SUCCESS.
-n an interview with Mr.. Todd ne stated
That Doc had met with nothing but enc
couraprmolt at th0 hands or the business
meu Doe had seen and while he had not
set bad time to work up the sentiment
generally ln the business Geld he felt very
much claUfcI at the showing made so
flr and had reason fo believe the under
r4llur would ho satisfactorily carried
throurh.
Nfr Todd stated that there was about
o n0l horse uO,ysr fIat could De utilized
Nv the river flow hero. If the power
plant WAS established 10 would involve am
expenditure ol over H 100000.
Of course there would h1vc 90 be 81
certain number of patrons to Justify the
establishment of the plant Prom three
fhoisand ANA five hundred 20 four thou
sand horse power viii Dee sufficient 90
induce The hackers of she scheme Co push
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