The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-29
TO HAVE A
DAY CURRENT
WATER AND LIGHT co.
WILL FURNISH A MUCH
NEEDED POWER
THE CITY IS GROWING RAPIDLY
And Mr.. BigeloW Will Meet The
General Demands. Nc
Neal Marble Co. Does
GOOD SerViC9

That ''alI things come 10 him who
waits. is as true in the history of
municipalities as in the lives of men
for Columbia. fter years of waiting is
at last to have day electric current,
and this power-the cleanest, safest and
best OF all swill be availble for small
manufactures, electric fans, dental
offices etc.
OF course there must he a certain
demand before company can afford
to furnish this power, and it was
only upon Mr.. Blgelow's recent visit
to Columbia that the growth and
prosperity OF Columbia convinced him
that the necessity and demand was
here.
Columbia has been growing, not With
a boom growth but steady and
sure, and today it is the best town of
its size In the south, with the brightest
prospects for the future
The latest industry, ana one which
has contributed largely TO securing the
day current for Columbia is the MIC
Neel Marble Co. of Marietta, ia :,
which is esta bllshiug large workshop
and Offices on ouuth GRruen street. This
company had Practically arranged to put
IN steam power, but Mr.. Marchland.
their local manager, realizing the cleanli
ness and other advantages of cleo
tricity, hent his energies toward seoul
ing day current. and his efforts to
gether with the amount CT power his
company would consume, carried the
day.
The Columbi establishment Is the
latest to be launched by the Mcneil
Company. They have large estab
lishment at Marietta, Ga; one at
Gainesville Ga, and one at Cordelle
Ga. The territory of which Columbia
is the center, appeared most promis
ing to them. They met the people here
and Of course found them the best on
earth. so decided to locate. Their com
ing means great deal to Columbia.
They will WORK from twenty to forty
bign pIlced workmen, though the
greater part of their work Will be
done by late, improved machinery. Co
lumbia needs just as many manufac-
tories Of this character as can posi-
bly, De secured
In connection with the day current,
it is perhaps not out of place to state
that the Light Committee of the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen had
satisfactory talk with Nj. Bigelow
during his visit. One letter from Mr..
Dale to Nh. BIgelow and one from
Mr.. Bigelow to Mr.. Dale, 1t seems
went astTay and caused an appearance
of Indifference and neglect upon Mr..
Bigelow S part where none was intend
ed
While here, Nh Bigelow stated that
he not only intended to carry out his
contract with the City to the letter, but
to exceed it in the matter o. addition
al power so as not only to care for the
present demands. burt to provide for the
Increased demands of the future. He |
offered il the Light Committee de- |
manded 1t to purchase and. install
steam engine at once, but stated that !,
if he was allowed week or two to IN
vestigate certain makes of turbine |
and gas engines he thought he could
probably purchase one of these. An
engine of this improved character
would cost about So 600. while the |
steam engine would cost a nout 81. 900.
mt the economy in the way of fuel
and the increased power
would more than make up the differ !
en- g in time
NJ, ssTs. }. S. Robinson ana Tom
Brown have already inspected one Of
the gas engines, which is being oper
ateu at Lexington. KY.