The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-16

tfamWay, carrying two steel buckets,
each holding exactly three fourihS of IL
cubic yard of stone. These are filled
under the bin by means Of II slide door
through which the crushed rock drops.
II is then carried TO the desired point
along side of the dam and lifted over
and lowered on the upper side, where
IL i mixed with proper proportions of
sand, cement and water and then
shovelcd into the position where it is
to harden and remain. A branch of
lblS tramway extends to the house in
which the cement is kept and it is
handled and hoistcd over the dam in
Sand is abundan; and is hauled in
whcclbnrrOM.' u short distance and
cmDticd into the steel buckets before
mentioned.
CONDITIONS 81. ELECTRICAL. MACHINERY.
The power house is literally filled
with electrical machinery. Jutting in
through the dam to about onc-third
the width OF the room are five large
fumes, or pcnstOcks. III which the tur-
blnr water wheels turn. To the shaft
from these are attached immense dyna-
mos or generators, each OF which has
It's complement of necessary machinery
and wires and Occupyinga space which
leaves but scant room for moving
chimes are ut work.
MI Of this machinery was submerged
when tlic dam WAS carried away by the
hl1lI water, but none OF il was dis
lodged from IT,, foundations and it is
hoped no damage resulted. 1t has
been thoroughly dried out and rubbed
up ~! does not now bear amy of the
MARKS of the recent disaster As suon
rs the water can he turned into the
I... Il
asccr!ain,d, and tins will be done per
hap> rs soon ns he center Golfer, dam j,
hnilt. some work is now being done
on the machinery hut i, is; IN making
necessary changes ard additions.
HOW TIL: !oH:E"i'; A>n tAnpEiS
LIVE.
The house originally built by the
Water, Light and Power Company for
occupation by the young men in charge
Of The plant, is now converted into Il
boarding house with j. Il. Busby. of
thls County. proprictor. Here Mr..
Sullivan. Mir. Sheppard, Mr.. Mays and
wife and mast OF the other white en-
ployers board. For the laborcrs Il
number of well made shacks Lave been
erected. They are provided with sub
s.antial Sleeping bunks, benches and
chairs and with stoves. One of tho
thr laborcrs, where they are given
Wholesome ard substantial food at one
dollar ANA scvrn,y-iivc cents per week.
y majority of the lAbOrcrS, however.
divide off into mcsSes, doing their
cooking outside during good weather.
None ct the laborers were heard to
complain; to the contrary, when uucs-
toned. they stated they were Welt sat
lsiicd; that they were paid eighty cents
per day regularly, and when working
even half Il day in water were paid one
dollar per day.
The health of all appeared to be
good. y few OF the lnborers were not
working. but stated upon inquiry thnt
their arms were sore from recent vac
cination, none were sick. The laborer
who was said to have had smallpox was
cn--accidentnlly. He was standing
in front OF his shack, which is con
structed on the road to the dam, but
which does not belong to the COnstruc-
tion Company. He stated that he had
been sick about ten days, but had had
no physician. His appearance indica-
ted perfect health except an eruption
arms slightly but not over the entire
body. This might have been Il case of
modified smallpox, but it appears to be
extremely doubtful.
MIR. Sullivan stated that the sanitary
conditions OF the labOrers quarters were
good and would he better, as he was
arranging to put in clean straw mat
trcsses and to have man look after
tho cleanliness OF the shacks regularly
The washing away of the dam Mt
p0rtman Cntaled II loss on tho Water,
Light and Power Company OF seventy
thousand dollars.