The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-28
THEY WILL. MOVE
Southern Powers Company lo-
Gates in Columbia

LEAVES CHARLOTTE
Because Of What it Coastrues to Be
Hostile Legislation On the Part OF
the City Gorernment-Nil Mean
Much for This Section of South
Carolina.
For some time past there have
been rumors ahoat that there was a
possibility amounting to strong
probability that the general Offices of
the Southern Power Company would
be lost to Charlotte, and the indica-
tious were that Columbia would Sc
cure them. When it was first talked
about the people of Charlotte de-
rided the idea that the institution
would seek anew home for its head
quarters. The newspapers had car
toons making sport of Columbia.
The Columbia State says a day
! or two ago a prominent business man
Of Columbia was in Charlotte. and
in conversation with Mr.. w. H. Twit-
ty, cashier of the Charlotte National
Bank, was told that it was an open
secret that it had been definitely de-
termined to transfer the of1ees to
Colum bia.
Since then it seems information
has been given out from the man
agement itself that the step had been
decided upon, and that within the
next eight or ten months conditions
would so shape themselves as to ad-
NIT of making the permanent remov
al to Columbia.
There are two principal reasons
given for the contemplated action of
this great corporation. The first is
stated to be that the new charter of
the city of Charlotte empowers the
board of public works to regulate
public service corporations, with es-
pecial reference to rates to consum-
ers. This action, it is claimed, has
the effect to interfere with the sale
Of bonds, and the company felt that
is rights and privileges have been so
impaired as to make it expedient for
them to relieve themselves Of their
public utilities franchise.
The second reason assigned is
that the power at Lang's shoals on
the Cat2wba river about % miles
from Columbia is the next property
to be developed, and that therefore,
Columbia is the logical place for the
esta blishment of it's Offices. being so
much nearer the point Of opera
tions.
This company, which is rated at
s11, 100000, has acquired all the
riparian rights along the Wateree
and Catawba to within Is or IS
miles of Camden, and less than 80
miles cross-country from Columbia,
and their plants are of enormous
magnitude.
+ On the line of water power de-
velopment indicated, tt Wateree and
Catawba, there are now six valu-
able properties that are owned by
this company. On the Wateree canal
Just above Camden there is a fall OF
4,S76 square miles, giving 10000
horsepower when developed.
At Rocky creek, Great falls and
Fishing creek are other powers be-
longing to this corporation that have
a total fall of 173 feet OF these the
development of Great falls has re-
Gently been completed and that OF
the others will follow as the de-
mand for power warrants.
The amount of horsepower de-
yeloped at Great falls IS $4,000, with
probable total when developed OF
$1,000 horsepower. Rock creek and
Fishing creek will afford $4,000 and
10000 horsepower respectively.
At Landsford, near Lancaster, an
other power belonging to this COM
pauy there is fall of 40 feet, drain
ing an area of 3.42o square miles
and affordins energy OF $4,000 horse
power, as get undeveloped.
1t Rock Hill, on the Catawba, tins
| company has a 10000 horsepoweT
plant in operation, supplying power
10 Rock Hill, Fort Mill, PiHeVllle
Charlotte.
At Niney-Nine Island, on the
Broad river, is plant having a ol'-
foot fall, the full development OF
which is now under way. This pow
pr will form one Of several powers
hclonsing to this company which viii
he electrically connected by sys-
tenn of transmission lines furnish
ing power to all the large towns IN
the northern central part OF TINS
State and to number Of towns IN
| North Carolina.
The coming of the Southern Pow
OF Company to Columbia will mean
there will soon be located there alse
Offices of the large electrical macnln'
ery and manufacturing concerns
which will augment the business O
the city to a considerable extent
The Office force of the compan!
will be valuable acquisition 10 ths
,;.v .n6 to them fair Columbia eX