The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-23
THE YADKIN HARNESSED
IT FURNISHES POWER TO WOODEN, COT
TON AND FLOUR MILLS.
An Enterprise Promises Great Things for Manu-
ring--SaIem Academy Commencement
Exercises Tobacco Stamps

Winston. \. c.. April 22.-(Special.l--
The mower of the Yadkin river has been
harnessed and is now being transmitted
upon the lightning wings of electricity
to the Twin City to turn the wheels of
it's industrial progress. The cOnsumatiOn
of the scheme marks great event in
Winston-Salem' history. 1t is the only
enterprise of the kind in North Caro-
lima. The plants now being Operated
by this power, include Fries wooden, cot
ton and Touring mills. The South-side
cotton factory, the Street railway and
Electric Light plant and Fogle Bros.
planning mills, will be connected by the
first of next week.
The development of this enterprise was
inauguratcd last year by the Fries
Manufacturing and Power COMPANY of
Salem. The mechanical plans were pre-
pared by Chas. II. Makepcace & Co, of
Providence, Il. L., and the electrical
plans by Lewis & Chain, of the same
place.
The channel Of the river where the
plant is located was widened, and the
power house built upon solid rock. The
power house building is 36x45 feet. and
contains eight "A inch Mccormick
wheels and two governors. The genera
tor house is at the end of the power
house, and contains Il 900 horse power
generator. The dam is of solid mason
nv, 800 feet long, 10 feet high. and it is
estimated that the total amount of pow
er to be transmitted will be more than
1000 horse power.
The present development represents
/. 900 horse power. hut the buildings have
capacity for another line of eight tur.
bine wheels, and another generator of
sufficient capacity 10 utilze the entire
water flow Mt tbs point of the river.
The electricity is generated and trans
mitted at 10000 volts.
Near the Wachovia mills. in Salem. is
a sub-station, from which the individual
lines conduct the electricity to the vari-
Gus manufacturing plants of the city.
Among the plants which have already
contracted for the power are two cot
ton mills. one grain mill, one wooden
mill, one planning mill, one machine shop.
Street Railway and Electric Light Com
pany. City Water Works, fertilizer fac
tory, etc. Other industries are contem-
plating the use of the power. and the
probabilities are that in short time the
present amount now transmitted will
be consumed.
The new enterprise is working beauti-
fully. and the operatives in the mills,
where the power has been turned ON,
say that the speed and regulation of
the machinery is much better than when
it was run by steam. -
The program of commencement week
at Salem Academy and College. has
been completed. 1t opens May 22nd
and closes on the Goth. The class TO
graduate this year consists of twenty
eight young ladies. In addition TO this
there will be number of graduates in
other departments. The annual sermon
will be preached by Rev. III. A. Brown,
d. D.. pastor of the First Baptist church,
Winston. The orator will be Judge Ad-
vocate General Samuel c. Lemly, Ill
d., Of the United States Navy. He is
n native of Salem. Two memorials will
be presented at this commencement. One
is fine Grill Work Entrance to the
North side court of the main hall, by the
class of OF; the other a large bust of
Comenius, by the class of '9S.
On account of the probable increase in
the tobacco tax the stamp sales here
have been record breakers during the
past week The collections yesterday
amounted to S13.140.1S.