The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-18
News and Couriei

News and COURIER.
In the interesting review. printed yeatsr'
snt session there was . paragraph which. We
mink. calls Tor very thoughtful confederation
on the part Of the business interests OF Char.
,ss ton; and md v % ! E !. vs q. sis 2 f fro% nnioo,,
relative 70 the Development OF the Neal
shoals, published the same day. The para.
graph was short and was a. foiiows:
velopment Of the industries OF the Ststs and
the utility Of electric power has come the or.
Kanixation nj large enterprises, which have
asked for Legislative authority 70 utilize
street dams 70 secure the maximum water
lOwer. The Development along this Idea has
been remark able aud ~ The inoreaAe OF dis
lance over which electric power may 90 tfsns.
giant power plants grow"
The diapaich from Union was . long one.
and No canno we'll report IL 10 full. He sal
The Union Misunderstanding and Power Com
peuy, With Col. T. c. Duncan ct is head. after
having quietly secured control OF al tne prop
erty rights on Broad River Tor twelve miles
the Legislature authority 10 develop and use
the power TO DO derived from the ahoais. and
work Will be begun at once 20 that end. The
dispatch explains Substantially:
miles up the river, the dam will probably DC
built from hill TO BILL, no - to BE- able 70 oul'
ize the full strength Of this great stream. A
great lake VII! thus b formed. diving 2 pow;;
throw "a The shade anything ever atiem ted
In This part OF the State. The primary object
Mills, with the prospect Of furpishipg pcaeI
s 5Ss g, ins'G ana GS. sSso'i foSsr snoS S1a' caa
e ~ ss and small. in Gnioa and Other nssrs,
towns, which are DOW " operation 9 vi
probably DO pat in operation In the next hal
s.Tns ~clsstrie street car liue, which has beer
talked Of for Union for O year. 10 nov aimoe
IN sight The motive power for this viii alst
plant 10 10 run the trolley here Bndslt
through the town Of Union, pa.sins Unio,
Mi,is. Aetna Hills. Excelsior KniuinE Mil
| and Monarch Mills. thence 10 Neal Shoals. {
We Wish TO make two points only. . vi
| state them In the teveat possible words, 70 n
TO avoid obscuriog them because OF too mucs
ons il tba. CO... duncan and hi. associate
have proved and have 10 viev, by the setior
they have taken. that they are wlse 10 theii
generation. With the control OF such Q uatel
power. to be Distributed electrically, they
have insured III Industrial Importance ant
prosperity % Union and 81 oily The dl.tIie
Tributary to u or dependent on i. beyond {
docbt probably for oil TIM to omo II u
scarcely likely that Any cheaper and oettel
Il mO0e OF ODLal0IuB buO 0"piCJIuB pOWgt w
ali Industrial purposes will eyer DO found.
The other point 10 one thet We have suggest
Cd and urged before. II 10 that u would bt
moat wise o expedient for some Arsightet
capitalists, representing the industrial ant
Reu ernl business interests OF Chariestons u
Do for this city exactly what Col. Duncan and
/ his associates have done for Union, Carlisle
Buffalo, Jopesville and Chester. Il 10 OF It'll
consequence that the chief falls and rapid
In the State arc many milea distant from
Charleston. II hiss been proved that powe,
derived from sueh sources can DO Transmitted
economically for very long distances By wire
and the probability 10 that science vii great
II extend iis range In Q few years. Il 10 OIL
ready transmitted and employed 70 0 dis
lance Of nearly 200 milea on the Pscino coast
Il can be 90 transmittBd ~ nf lea expens'
and 70 equal advantage on this coast.
l One by ooe the great water powers 10 ID
State are being taken up for purpose OF loca
development. Not many remain The quca
ton IN whether Chhrieston vill secure one o
these valuable prizes while they are still With
In its reach. or DO content TO ees them all pas
into outside hands, - the railroads have dom
before them?