The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
THE UPPER
AT POMANTOX
Boats to Navigate an Artifl-
Cidl Lake.
WORK STARTED ON DAM
The Diversion of the River Below
Petersburg Will Soon Be Under
tak-n-Mrs Malone viii Re-
ceive the Crater Veterans.
WORK STARTED ON DAM
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PETERSBURG, VA, Oct. 24.-EXcava-
tions have begun on the Dinwiddie side
of the river for the large dam co be
built by the Virginia Passenger and
Power Company. The company will begin
the work. but 1t may be let to a contrac-
tor later. The dam first built will be
about thirty-five feet high, and will
back the water twenty-four miles up
tho river, and in some places the river
will be eight miles wide. This Will give
an outlet to farms along the river that
at present cannot easily reach any mar
ket The company itself hay run boats
on this waterway .or let the privilege to
others.
At any rate as soon as the dam has been
completed there will be line of boats
for the accommodation Of persons along
the river above Petersburg.
A LARGER SCHEME.
Had the property holders been willing
to dispose of their property at rcasona-
BILE prices, the dam would have been built
seventy-fivc feet high, which would have
given q waterway above the city Of nearly
forty miles without any locks. The COM
pany now finds that such dam Will not
be needed for their purpose, and that
with the large power house at the site
of the old locks, and another still larger
at the dam several thousand horse.
power can be developed, sufficient io-
their uses in Petersburg, and for the inter.
urban line, and also for the factories,
light plant and the power users In this
city. 1t will take at least two years 10
complete this work, which means so much
for the future development OF Peters
burg.
THE DIVERSION SCHEME.
There are now no longer any obstacles
IN the way of the plans for DETECTING the
Appomattox River at Petersburg. a few
formal negotiations are pending. and de-
lay Is only occasioned by the time neces.
sary in sending communications To the
heads OF corporations and getting re-
plies 1t IS now thought tina, specifications
will be ready for contractors by the first
OF the coming year, and that the work
can begin early in the spring,
One of tho most interesting features In
connection with the reunion OF the sur
vivors of Mahone's Brigade, in this city,
November 9th, Will DC the reception to be
given to tho surviving participants by
Mrs. Malone. widow of General Malone.
AT her home on Market Street which
was the home OF General Malone during
hi' lifetime,
There are now only about two hundred
members of the brigade living, and they
are living In various PARTS Of the Union.
but II is expected that most OF these will
he in Petersburg at the reunion From
the number Of inquiries now coming 10
tie committee In this city, 1t Is likely
that eight or ten Thousand civil and mill.
tary visitors viii De IN the city on that
dsy.
BUILDING BURNED,
small frame building in the rear of
Mr., Sterlngs Bragg's residence, on
Washington Street was burned last night.
Lumber near by, belonging TO the Seward
Trunk and Bag Company, caught. but the
fire was put out before any damage re-
suited.
Mr. George r.. Meredith and Miss Mad
lin Lockett were married al Matoaca
Thursday evening, The bride is the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Iockett
of Matoaca, and the groom Is the son