The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-22
MORE RIVER POWER.
TO DEVELOP CHEROKEE
SHOALS ON THE SAVANNAH.
Power to Be Sold for Manufacturing
In Abbeviile, Greenwood and Rlber.
ton-Msybe a Cotton Mill as Cal
hOUa Falls.
Anderson Daily Mail.

Mr.. +. R., bravo, president, OF the
Dravo Contracting Company ofPitts.
burg, has been spending che past two
DAYS in Anderson, and as a resultit is
practically certain that the water
bower at Cherokee Shoals on Savannah
river will be developed at an early
date. .r.,.> r- q,
Mr.. bravo visited the shoals, and
went. over the situation very thorough
" with acknowledgements who are
interested in the property. An agree
ment' was mapped out VIII ich was satli
factorily to Mr.. bravo and, to the local
people, and MI. bravo carried the pa
pers back home with him to be acted
upone byftbe board at directors OF his
company. He said he was thoroughly
satisfied himself, and that he was sure
the directors Of his company would be
satisied and would ratify the3agree-
ment he had made, but he did not feel
warranted in making q binding con-
tract without consulting his associates.
The contracting firm Of which he Ia
the head, Is one Of the largest In the
United States.
1.-THE contract Is approved, and OF
that there is little doubt, work o n the
property will commence as soon as the
material and force Of hands can be Be-
CURED, which will probably be some
time in May. "'
electrical power for manufacturtng puf-
poses. All Of the spewet that scantbe
secured q be sold insfAbhevilie,
Greenwood and Elberton. tfThs report
of the engineer showsSthAt sHsS6ef0ot
dam, LOO feet long, wnljdeyea4pia
primary 5000 horse powefssHith 6ty808
horse power available during thegyeat-
or part Of the year. The company
also owns other shoals near by on the
river, and these may be developed
Later as the demand for power increas-
e.. a.,
Judge w. F. Cox, who owns a good
deal. OF land at Calhoun Falls, 10 anx-
ious to build q cotton, mill at that place
and says he will do 30 II he secure
the electric power, and the company
owns several available mill sites along
the river 'front.' that II would cell to
manufacturing companies II - not
the present Intention Of those owning
ths property TO engage In m~anufactur-
ing Of any kind themselves, but simply
GberoEee Shoals are about three
miles frora the failroadsstation OF Cal
houn Falls, and within sight OF the
Seabsard Air Line bridge across the
Savannah river! Aside track VIII be
built out to the dam site, and ali the
material used in the construction OF
the dam can. thus bepnlosded directly
where IL is needed, doing away with
long hAuls onrwageas and efecting q
considerable saving. :;
,sAseooneasth the papers are returned
from Ptttibnrgf a,c0dnpAny Will pc
formally 6rganized andtthe work Will
commence.
Those now interested In the proper
,ty are DR.. d. N. Orr and Col: q: d.
Watkins Of Anderson, Mr.. o. NJ. Shef.
field Of Atlanta, MI. J.. E. Shrine OF
Atlanta and MI. 81. A. Orr OF Atlanta.
The late Col. J. Il. Orr was Interested
In the Ioroperty, and his. interest still
belongs to bis estate. Mr. bravo, It
Ia understood hasperfeeted .thevfnan-
cial afranRsnant& fol-, deyeloptpE the
properly. and WillhimseK become In
terested fn1the company. ~"
The company viii not interfere with
the Hatton's Ford Power company. as
the two power plants will be located
so miles or more from, each other.
DR.. Or and his associates have 81.
ready secured the permission from the
legislatures Of Georgia andSouthS erc-
lima for building thS. DAMS and mas
bought up the land along the river
that viii be affected BY building the
dams.