The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-29
POWER FOR
BIRMINGHAM
Electric Plant Will Be
Erected on TallapOOsa.
H. c. JONES MOVING SPIRIT
Plant Will Be Similar to One
at TallaSSee.
VIII be Erected ON Cherokee Blur ana
VIII Transmit $4,000 Horse
Power to Magic

Henry c. Jones OF Montgomery said
yesterday that he had completed all of
the preliminary details for the con-
struction of an immense water power
plant at Cherokee Bluff on the Tai
lapoosa River. Work will begin on
the plant as soon as the financial ar
rangements now in process Of compile
ton are contaminated.
The plant will be built to develop
$4,000 horse power and 1t is proposed
TO transmit this power to Birmingham
distance of eighty-five miles
The Cherokee Development and
Manufacturing Company which was
promoted by Mr.. Jones, an engineer of
considerable repute. was chartered
about five years ago, and since that
time Mr.. Jones and his associates have
been industriously engaged in securing
titles, rights of way, making surveys
and caring for other preliminary de-
tails of the great undertaking.
In an interview Mr. Jones emphasiz-
ed the statement that the proposed
plant would In no way compete with
the plant of the Montgomery Light
and Water Power Company at Tallas-
see, which plant was projected by Mr..
Jones and in which he was at one
time largel yinterest. He pointed out
that the plant at Cherokee Bluff. from
an engineering standpoint. would bene-
fit rather than hinder the Tallassee
plant. and that the Cherokee Blur
plant was to be built solely for the
purpose of providing Birmingham with
water power.
Roughly speaking" said Mr.. Jones
Birmingham is using 100000 horse
power. 1t is not our intention to in
terfere with any power plant now
ffner anan
to put $4,000 horse power in there, and
every power company in Birmingham
would welcome 1t. The Tallassee plant
has a capacity 5000 horse power which
is ample for the present needs of
Montgomery. Our plant will have
capacity of $4,000 horse power, and
Birmingham will need that and more,
too"
Mr.. Jones, who has devoted many
years of his life to the development of
water power. declares that the site at
Cherokee Blur is one of the most
superior in this country. The site is
an abnormal contraction of the ITALIA
poosa River by a mountain formation.
Great bluffs arise on either side of the
river for a short distance only. 1t
will be necessary only to build dam
little more than 900 feet from an
chorage> to anchorage in solid granite
hills. The contour of the hills will
permit a continuation of the spill-way
elevation at minimum cost and suf-
ficient for all flood stages of the river
The river at Cherokee Blur sweeps
around a sharp bend which will per-
init of locating the power house well
away from the spray and a natural
forebay will conduct the water from
the pond to the power house. Just
below the dam site tho river reacbna
width of 1000 feet. giving ample
space for releasing flood water. I'M
mediately above the site begins an
open country of vast area available
and valuable for storage. This will
give a natural reservoir for impound-
ing SUFFICIENT water to bring up the
low stages of the river. The water
will be backed up as far as the bridge
of the Central of Georgia Railroad
near Alexander City a distance of
about twelve miles.
The main dam is to be 100 feet high
1t is to be constructed Of granite which
will be quarried on the spot. The
plant when completed, including
eighty-five miles of transmission wiz
ing to Birmingham. will represent an
investment of $2,000,O00.
Mr.. Jones said financiers were in
terested with him in the project who
were amply able to finance the under
taking. and that before two years
have passed the power plant would be
in working order.
The Cherokee Development and
Manufacturing Company five years ago
secured a comprehensive special char
ter. and 1t has full authority to pro-
coed with the work undertaken by Mr..
Jones'