The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
GREAT PLANT
7s Be- Erected Near RidseTae By Il
Chicago Syndicate.
WILL COST MILLIONS

VIII Be Used 20 Manufacture Nitro.
senous Fertilizers From the Atr.
1, il Also Said That Georgia Com
pany Will Construct Power Plant
on Edisto River ss Big Cost
Tha: a company OF Georgia sus;-
ness men IS about 10 build on the
Edisto river, six miles from Ridge
Vile. a hyG,o-eiectr.c plant at cost
81 sl.oo0.00o and that a Chicago
syndiate purposes TO erect at Ridge
willie o. ct some point aear this
wate. powe. a s10.600.o00 factory
tor the manufacture o. n:troseaoas
fertilizer are statements contained
q communication received oy TIA
R.dgev:lle correspondent OF The
News and Courier and by him sent
70 tha, newspaper. The correspor-
den: states tha: this communication
vas sen, TO him BY Ir. D. q.
ze.gier. who. It seems. has Been tie
moving spirit In the enterprise men
,ionec. Here is what the Rtdgev!lle
correspondent says:
Some time Il the early spring 8r.
.. G. Zeisler. OF the Arm OF D. q.
Ze!gle- & Co.. engineers. OF Jack
<onr.l!e. Fla. began an inVestisa-
ton on the Edssto river. SIX n!iea
sou.hwes. Of this place. Ar. ZesS-
ie. had located valuable water
,ower at that point on the Edssto
liver. There came q: one time to
this place Mc. II. S. Marshall. OF
illinois, an engineer n charge OF
force. He made surveys On the
i've. and Immediately after his sur
veys these lands began TO change
| ownership at fancy prices compared
| to their former prices. Nj. ze.slef
| bought them and within a short
| space OF time. about two weeks
,old them to q group OF Savannah
business men. who have organised
!. company to develop hydro-eleo-
...c plan. on the river just 6 miles
srou Ridgevilie. where they VIII
,evelop $4,000 commercial horse
oower. electrical.
| ]. is also learned that thts de-
velopmen. will eost about si.2eo.-
| 900 and tina: the company has oeea
chartered IA Georgia to make this
development. capitalized a; si.seo.-
900. II Is said that ali stock has
been subscribed Cor and fully paid
10. and that construction viii ee-
! gin very soon. The plant ~her
completed will be one Of the best
rate. powers IN the Southern Statee.
This stream always affords "a
abundance OF water. and hesd OF
es fee. car he easily obtained There
w;l. neve. be any scarcity Or short
sxe OF water I: is stated that this
saue Arm OF engineers IS maSs7y
=. present the following other wa
.-e power Developments:
s5.ooo-ho.se power. or tie Sc
vance river IL Florida: s.oo0-horse
,ower or the AlIapaha river n Flos-
ida: s.oo0-horse power. on the Ca
7oochee river. near Savannah: H..
o0o-horse power. On the Satil!a nv.
nr. near Brunswick. Ga: $4,000.
horse power. on the Flint river. near
Amerfcrs. Ga: S.coo-horse power.
~ the A5bey creek. near Dotaaa.
Ala: 3.50o-bo-se power. on C:o!e
! Bridge creek. near Geneva, Ala:
e.ooo-ho-se power. on Pes river.
near Abbe~. Ala. and s.00o-ho-se
,ower Oh Little river. IA hahaina-
TIE above make total teveto2-
nent o. I3s.5oo electrical bose
power. al ar estimated total cost OF
'welre million dollars when comD!es-
ed.
I, is also estimated that when all
IL this power is pnt into use It VIII
'ake the place OF about fou. MIL
lion dollars that is being spent each
wear by the people IN the varsous
sections Of the country where these
oowe.s are situated for ccal 70 mako
steam power. This alone Will be
nice sum to be paid for the water
nower. to say nothing Of the ethe:
expenses OF a steam plant. II Is
said tha: power Will Be furnished
from these plants for about SIS per
horse power per year.
Il Is stated also that Mr. D.. G.
Zeigier has received from Wall
street banks offers Of large sdns for
number Of the water powers which
ne and bis associates now control.
hut that be has received still bet
ter. offer from Chicago syndicate
These Chicago people have secured
control OF a process 70 extract "a
'rogen from the air by means OF an
electric current. and they have de-
"!ded TO esta biish chain OF fac
'ories 10 the South for the uaaufae-
trra o! nit-ogerous fertilizer. which
's said 70 De cheaper and more pro-
trct!ve for the farms than 1ny other
fertilizer on the market.
The gentlemen above referred 70
had their engineer meet Mr.. Zeigler
'es: week IN Georgia and 80 With
him over some Of these water powers
The resul: OF the Investigation Is
,ha: ;her have offered to Mr.. Zetg-
e- and his associates all the capi-
al nacesssrv for them 20 use IL coz
't.uct!ns the variors plants. ard
hey will take power at fair price
\ exchange. The syndicate will
rect At or near ea~t nae Of the va
~ powers factory Cor the mann
actu-ins Of this fertilizer Il Is
.ated that thew wifi invest IN the