Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-23
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald. July 10: We have
an item of special good news for our
readers. Until this week it seemed that
our little city was in imminent danger
of losing the important advantages OF
the development of the great electric
power of the Catawba Power company,
inasmuch as only the Victoria Cotton
mill had up to that time contracted to
use the power. but on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, the Highland
Park mill. the Arcade mill, and the
Rock Hill Water, Light and Power
company also agreed to take the power,
and by this action Rock Hill Is to be-
come the company's principal distribu-
ting point and the untold blessings
which are to flow from the develop
ment of the stupendous enterprise have
been secured to our city. This was
Rock Hills last opportunity, and our
people have arisen to the Importance Of
this occasion by subscribing to such
an amount of power as the company
decided was necessary to bring the
power here and the last doubt has
thereby been removed. Under the
agreement the aggregate amount of
horsepower to be taken. in this city is
1000, distributed as follows: Victoria
mill, 400: Highland Park mill. 300; Ar
cade mill, 400; Rock Hill Water, Light
and Power company, 300. In addition
900 horse power has been sold at Fort
Mill. 1t is expected, Of course. that the
Manchester mill and the Chicora mill.
of this city. will also become patrons.
but have not yet indicated a purpose
to do so. The development Of this pow
er and the bringing of it to Rock Hill
will without doubt secure to US other
enterprises of great value, just as was
true of Anderson. Before the develop
ment Of the electric power now used In
that city there was but one cotton mill
there, with $4,000 spindles. Since then
the number Of mills has been largely
multiplied with an increase Of spindles
to 100000 and smaller enterprises and
manufacturing concerns are springing
up there on account Of the opportunity
to buy power at a nominal cost. So 1t
must be here and in Fort Mill, and we
must hail the action Of our manufactu-
rers this week in agreeing to utilize
this opportunity as glad tidings of great
Joy. DR.. Wylie, who was here this
week. is very much gratified now that
the matter has been settled as to the
power coming to Rock Hill, and he feels
sure that this week marks the begin
ming of a new era for our city. Even
now, before the plant Is completed we
have reliable authority for the state
ment that party Of eastern capitalists
are considering a proposition to erect
in this city an immense manufacturing
enterprise, with a most encouraging
prospect Of their plans being carried
into effect. These capitalists are look
ing to this city as the home of their
plant on account of the electric power
which they will be able to obtain here.
For the present we have only the priv
ilege Of saying this much; but the
statement may be relied upon. With
the present equipment the power plant
at the river is capable Of developing
5000 horse power. except in seasons
when the flow of the river is at it's min
imum, when the maximum develop
ment will be less, but the Catawba
plant will have this advantage over
that in Columbia especially, where the
electrical power has not at all times
afforded satisfaction-that is, that in
the case Of the former the plant can be
operated. and that too to it's highest
development. when the river Is flooded,
as it was last year, while at such time
in Columbia, operations must be sus--
pended on account Of the failure of the
power plant to afford power. The Ca
tawba plant is being constructed so as to
obviate just such difficulty. The plant
too, is being erected so that it may be
enlarged with but little cost whenever
the demand for more power may war
rant it, Primary power is being sold at
SIT per horse power and secondary pow
er at less figure. BY the latter term
is meant where the power Is sold to
plant that has steam power equipment
and this is used to supplement the elec-
trio power at times Of extremely low
water when the electric plant may be
incapable of developing its full capac-
ity. Power will not be sold continu-
ously at these figures, but only for the
present, nor will it all be sold only in
Rock Hill and Fort Mill, for it is the
expectation Of the company that it WI!
likewise go to Charlotte, where power
in less amounts will be installed for
high-class enterprises at a rate in ad-
vance of that paid by great manufac-
turing concerns. Operations at the riv-
er are progressing most satisfactorily.
The stupendous stone foundation FOR
the power house, erected out in the
river, has been completed and in fact
all the work within the present Golfer
dam will be finished within two months.
Meanwhile the company is now putting
in another Golfer dam to extend about
one-third of the distance beyond the
present Golfer dam and as all the mate
rial is already on the grounds there
will necessarily be much progress made
on this latter work. Everything looks
very hopeful, with normal weather con-
ditions, for the completion of the entire
plant by early spring.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July IS: The opening meet
ing of the Chester county campaign was