The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
ELECTRIC P0VVER
FOR. COTTON MILLS
Large Plants Developed in North
Carolina to Meet the Needs
of New Enterprises.
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BALTIMORE, MD. May 23.--1r this
weeks issue OF tho Manufacturers
Record special correspondence from
raleigh, N. G., says that that city is
arranging to take something like 1000
horse power from the electric power
plant In Buclthorn Falls, on the Cape
Tear River, twenty-elght miles distant.
At that plant 1000 horse power Is de-
veloped, one-half OF which Is to be
used by the Fayetteville cotton mills.
"A full force Of men Is now at work
on the dam and powerhouse of the
great electric power plant at Blewetts
Falls, on the Pee Dec River. near
Rockingham. N. c. which willsdevelop
$4,000 horse power. Cotton mills are
very thick In that section. The North
Carolina Corporation Commission has
been notified by officials OF the Nor
folk and Southern Railway that ar
rangaments have been made for the
immediate resumption Of work on the
great trestle across A1bernarle Sound
at Edenton, which was abruptly stop
ped last November after about $50
yards at each end OF tho trestle had
been placed. !, The trestle Will be more
than five miles long, and will cost
about sl,0o0.000.
building Connecting Lines.
These Items are suggestive OF the
-sightedness and optimism which
prompts investors to go ahead in pro-
jected undertakings in spite OF the
general depression. Another instance
Is the pushing OF construction upon
twenty-mile long road leaving the
Cincinnati ATLANTA line of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad at VIII
liamsbnrg. KY. and extending to three
large coaN mines which are being pre-
pared for development upon first
class basis.
Within few weeks will be started
construction OF large extension to
the convcyor OF elevator 3. at Calves
ton. Texas. one OF the largest grain
elevators in the South, and upon the
rebuilding OF the conveyor to elevator
4 at the same place This work Is to
be mainly OF STEEL
Birmingham. Ala, Is to have four
sky scrapers at the Intersection OF two
streets-one at each corner-and plans
have l,een made for the building OF a
fifth one a few blocks away. Plans
have also been made for the addition
Of 100000 to the investment OF 100000
In marble quarries near Sylacauga.
Ala. A lumber company has recently
made heavy purchases OF timber be-
tween Raleigh and Springhope. N. c..
about thirty miles distant, and will
construct q railroad line between the
two points. In connection with the
financing plan for the yirginian Rail
way is the report that steps have been
taken to connect that railway with the
kanawha and Michigan Railway by
building bridge over the Kanawha
River at Carbonate. w. Va, and thus
providing a particularly desirable route
for traffic between the coal mines of
Vest Virginia and ports on the Great
Lakes. Though plans have not yet
been settled. 1t seems likely that the
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Company will build line from Clinch-
port to Toms Creek. Va. when finan-
oial conditions permit. the route being
from clinchport in Scott county. Va.
up the Clinch River to the mouth OF
Guest River and up that stream to the
Toms Creek coal properties.