The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-16
GREAT PLANT
10 Be Hedea Near Riigsrille BY a
Chicago Syndicate.
WILL COST MILLIONS

WIN Be Used to Manufacture Nitro
genous Fertilizers From the Air.
IL Is Also Said That Georgia Com
pany VIII Construct Power Plant
ON Ediseo River at Big Cost
That q company OF Georgia busi-
ness men is about to build on the
Edisto river, six miles from Ridge-
Vile, hydro-electric plant at cost
Of s1,20o,ooo and that Chicago
syndiate purposes to erect at Ridge
VILE or st some point near this
water power q s10,000,oo0 factory
for the manufacture OF nitrogenous
Fertilizer are statements contained
in a communication received by the
Ridgeville correspondent of The
News and Courier and by him sent
TO that newspaper. The correspon-
dent states that this communication
was sent to him by Mr.. d. y.
tZaigler. who. it seems, has been the
moving spirit in the enterprise men
toned. Here is what the Ridgevilie
correspondent says:
Some time in the early spring Mr..
D. G.. Zeigler. of the firm Of D. 9.
Zeigler & Co.. engineers, OF Jack
sonville, Fla, began an -investiga-
ton on the Edisto river. six miles
southwest Of this place. Mr.. Aeig-
ler had located a valuable water
Bower at that point on the Edisto
river. There came at one time to
this place Mr.. H. 8. Marshall, OF
Illinois, an engineer in charge OF
a force. He made surveys on the
river, and immediately.after his. sur
veys these lands began to change
ownership at fancy prices compared
70 their former prices. MIR. Aeigier
bought them and within short
space Of time. about two weeks
sold them to a group of Savannah
business men, wko have organized
a company to develop a hydro-elec-
tric plant on the river just miles
from Ridgevirle, where they Wsli
develop 23, 900 commercial . horse
power, electrical.
It is also learned that this de-
yelcpment will cost about $l,2oo,-
500 and that the company has been
chartered in Georgia to make TINS
development, capitalized at Sl,5oo,-
coo. 1t is said that all stock has
been subscribed for and fully PAID
0p. and that construction will be-
Gin very soon. The plant when
completed will be one of the best
water powers in the Southern Sta5es.
This stream always affords an
abundance Of water, and head OF
s5 feet can be easily obtained. There
will never be any scarcity or short
age of water. It Is stated that this
same firm OF engineers is making
at present the following other va
tire power developments:
35,00o-horse power, on the Sc
vance river in Florida; S,0o0-horse
power on the Allapaha river IN FLOR
ida; 8,00O-horse power, on the Ca
noochee river, near Savannah; H.
aoO-horse power, on the Satilla riv-
or, near Brunswick, Ga; 1900
horse power, on the Flint river, near
Americus, Ca; 6,O00-horse power,
On the Abbey creek, near Dothan'
Ala; 3,500-horse power, on EIole
Bridge creek, near Geneva, Ala;
s,oOO-horse power, on Pea river,
near Abbey, Ala, and S,OOo'e"rse
power on Little river, in .Alaaaina.
The above make a total 1eveio2'
ment of 136,5oo electrical ho;s-
Bower, at an estimated total cost OF
twelve million dollars when compler-.
ed.
It Is also estimated that when all
OF this power is put into use 1t VIII
take the place of about four mil
lion dollars that is being spent each
year by the people in the various
sections OF the country where these
powers are situated for coal to make
steam power. This alone will be
nice sum to be paid for the water
power, to say nothing Of the other
expenses Of a steam plant. 1t is
said that power will be furnished
from these plants for about S33 per
horse power per yenr.
1t is stated also that Mr.. D. G.
Zeigler has received from Wall
street banks offers Of large sums for
a number Of the water powers which
he and his associates now control,
but that he has received q still bet
ter offer from Chicago syndicate
These Chicago people have secured
control of a process to extract nj
trogen from the air by means OF an
electric current, and they have de-
cided to establish chain of fac
tories in the South for the manufac-
ture OF nitrogenous fertilizer, which
is said to be cheaper and more pro-
ductive for the farms than any other
fertilizer on the market.
The gentlemen above referred to
had their engineer meet Mr.. Zeigler
last week in Georgia and go with
him over some of these water powers.
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