The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

Nine Islands. Near Blackburg, S. O.,
at Great Falls on TIE Catawba.
Dcrelo ment Will Give approx
mateiy $4,000 of Electrical Horse
Pcuer-Afonster Work 10 be Made
Next Year-A Few Details.
Official announcement has been made
by the Southern Power Company of
its plans shortly to commence work on
two fresh power sites, one at the nine
ty-nine islands on the Broad river, six
miles south of Blacksburg, S. c., and
the other t Rocky Creek, two miles
below the Great Falls station OF the
Catawba river. The development at the
Ninety-nine islands will produce t.
900 while that at Rocky Creek will pro-
duce 10000 of electrical horsepower.
The total cost Of these two develop
ments will approximate $4,000. 0Co.
Both will be completed by January 1st,
1908.
Mention was made a few days ago
of the addition Of 81 $500, 900 to The cap
ital of the Southern Power Company.
That corporation now has the largest
capital Of any having headquarters in
Charlotte. 1t owns the water rights
for 40 miles along the Catawba river
and controls the following named pow
er sites: At the Catawba Falls, near
Rock Hill, S. c., at Mountain Island,
near Charlotte, at the Lookout Shoals.
near Newton; at the HorsefOrd Shoals,
near Hickory; at Landsford, near Lam
caster, S. c.; at the Ninety-nine Islands
near Blacksburg, S. c.; at Great Falls,
near Fort Lawn, S. c., and the Wateree
power, near Camden, S.. G.. The 1900
of electrical horse power which will be
generated at these different points will
be transmitted to owe a territory 100
miles in length and 100 miles in wirth.
This territory stretches from TaylCrs-
vile. on the north to Columbia, S. c..
on the south; and from Greenvilie, S.
c., on the west, to Darlington, S.. c.,
on the east. Cotton mills and manu-
featuring plants of all kinds dot this
section, to all of which this power will
in time be available.
The Catawba Falls development near
Rock Hill, S. c., was the first finished
It's 10000 of electrical horse power was
disposed of very shortly after it had
been placed upon the market. The big
development at Great Falls, 10 miles
below Fort Lawn, S. c., was then be-
gun, It's 40, 1000 of electrical horse pow
er will be available early in January.
Already between Is, 900 and 10000
horse or about one-half of this
supply has been sold. Negotiations are
pending for the remainder. The of
! ficials of the Southern Power Company
believe that the entire output of the
Great Falls station will be sold before
| a single wheel turns. After the first OF
the year, there will be little power
available from the present develop
ments.
Realizing this, the officials of the
company met some time ago ano
agreed to begin a development when
tory for some time to come. They deter
| tory for some time to come. n deter
mined to open up as quickly as posi-
ble not one power station, but two
capable of producing between 45,OO
and so. 1000 horse power OF electrical en-
ergv. With that already on the mar
ket. this would give the Southern Pow
or Company the control OF approx
mately 100, 900 by January LIST, 1913.
When work was commenced on tn
Great Falls station last year, a por
ton of the current generated there
was intended to be transmitted to tn
mills about Gaffney, B~lacksburg, Spar
tanburg. and Greenville, S.. c. The de
mand of the mills about Rock Hill, S
G.. Gastonia and Charlotte, however
we're so insistent that practically al
IF the current was disposed Of there
49, ~ cot;oFC thu dpnqnn
Of the mills about Spartanburg, Gan
new and Greenville, S. C. 1t was oecld
ed to begin the development Of tn
j power at the N~inety-nine 81
miles from Blacksburg, and ABOUT .
miles from Spartanburg.
I The plans and specifications for tn
work there have already been draw
Some of the contracts for the mach'n
ery will be let within thirty days. In
building Of the tenent houses for ID
workers and the clearing away Of Ian
will be begun at once. The l6,oou {
electrical horse power which Will g
generated at that plant will 90 to SUI
! ply the needs of the mills in the ada
!. cent cities.
The power which>is to be develOpe
on the Catawba. two miles belOw tn
Great Falls station house, and whic
will be known as the Rocky Creek pOv
err, will produce 10000 horse powe
Ell Transmission lines will connect tn
station with the one just above IT, Al
the current will be carried to II
: distributing center at the Catawba st;
ton. near Rock Hill, S. c. Power wi
be supplied the mills in Chester, Lar
q caster, Union S. c., and elsewhere
the territory where needed.
The work on the Rocky Creek powt
has already commenced. A quaint
Of material has been moved from II
Il Great Falls station and the erection
- the store houses, tenant houses, ett
will commence at once. The clearin
of the stream and the work Of prena
alton for the actual DEVELOPMENT
e. already under way.-Char5otte O
server.
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