The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-06
He Will Corner tn. Cata wba
Purchase IF The Waieree Power =.
An Alliance With The Dukes -
Th" Catuwbu Falls-The
Development of These
Properties To Take
Place at Early
Date.

Nv h"''''' h"' 'SSh l'S' Sio'Sh'-
~ circulated in the city for the
past several months that the ca.
tnwha Power company, of which
Dr. Gill Wylie of New York, ID
president, were making the most
decided efforts to secure every
water POWER along the Catawba
river Nothing definite looking
toward the accomplishment of this
end could be secured until a week
or more ago, when Mr w S Lee,
acting in behalf of his company,
acquired the sole aud undlsputed
rights and properties of the
Wuterec River Electric Company,
situated seven miles west of Cam.
den and conceded to be one of
the finest water powers in South
CarGlila. This rrol city was pur
chased through the agency of Mr.
s Logan Lang, or Camden, who
acted in behalf of the property
owners, Mr. Frank NJ Zemp, MIR
Eugene Iemp, Mr. Johnson of
Camp, Mr. A NJ Lee uf Charleston,
Mr. W G Whitner, of Rock Hill,
and Il number of others. The
price paid is said to have been be
tween 1925 600 apdS15O0O0. This
includes the water and property
rights for four and one half miles
up the stream and gives to the
Catawba company power that is
in the very centre of one Of the
largest manufacturing districts of
South Carolina.
The Catawba river is the mOst-
favored of all streams that flow
from tie mountains into the At
lantlc Ocean, in that the flow of
water is more constant than that
stream, The fall near Camden Is
some AZ feet in distance of five
miles. Of this only about 33
feet is available for economical
development. The average flow
of the river ut this point ls some
thing like 5000 cubic feet per
second, which should yield more
than 5000 horsepower dur
ing the entire year. Should the
plant be operated On the 12-hour
per day basis, with sufficient de-
velopment, the available horse
power would he far greater, from
13, 600 to 1000 being the esti-
mate. The central location uf
these falls makes of this power in
the hands of the Catawba com
pany, most desirable property.
Camden, with its many manufac-
turing interests, is but seven
miles distant. Columbia Is 80
miles distant, Lancaster is 25
miles distant, Kershaw 16 miles;
Sumter, Wlnnsboro and a number
OF other manufacturing cities are
within reach. The close prox-
unity to the growing markets
makes of this property most
valuable investment.
This is in keeping with the de-
signs of the Cutawba people. The
plant near Charlotte is expected
to supply the necessary power
for Gastonia, Rock Hill, Char
lottc and other manufacturing
centles that may be developed.
The Camden power, to supply
the cities named above, is situat-
ed some 80 miles down the river,
below the Calawba Power Com-
puny's present plant. This prop
erty Is rs vet undeveloped and
will necessitate the expendi
ture of 81, 900, 200 in order that
every detail the property cost,
the building OF the dam, the plac-
ing of machinery, lines, etc, may
be completed. The projectors of
the new plant have IL Efficiency
of capital and this development is
soon to be made.
There are five available powers