The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-21
Splendid Barbecue is
 Served.
THE ELEMENTS WERE UNKIND
Crowd Was Drenched But Enthu-
 siasm Was Not Destroyed.
AM Local Oncials of the Plant Were In the Party and the Outing
 Proved To Be Best Kind of | Fraternizins

Tallassee, June 20-(Special. )--More whan 100 people. young and old. main- ly the Montgomery force of employees of the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company, enjoyed the courtestes of that corporation in splendid bar becue at their plant, three miles from this point. today. The elements dealt the only unkind blow of the trip, but even this could not destroy the enthu- ssiasm of the occasion.
 To be sure. lowering. heavy canopy pouring down torrents at regular in ,tervals, was not conducive to the great est joy of the men and women, girAs and boys, who formed the outing party: It drove the tables under cover anu wet the millinery until things all iook- ed like failure. But there was an idea of excursion in the minds of all. and 1t defied the most unsuitable weather-conquered the rain. anu brought events to a successful close,
 All the local officers of the light com pany were in the party, accompanied mostly by their wives or sweethearts, and 1t was the- best fraternizing that has ever been done by the large work ling organization of the big corporation. 1t was the first time that practically every employe had 6 chance to view the marvellous source of power which drives things in Montgomery after transmission over more than thirty miles of wire. It was a beautiful and Instructive sight. The day was fuller of interest than usual because it vir- tually marked the completion of the second transmission line running be. tween the dam and the City of Mont. gomery. In a way, it was celebration of one of the most prosperous eras ip the company's history.
 Office men. who have sat for months a.I fva oft opportunity to study the science of what gave them employment-saw the intricate and massive machinery thnt constitutes one of the few institutions of its kind in the South. For the first time men and women were introduced into the mystic shrine of volts, ann- peres, direct and alternating currents, oil switches, generators, exciters and a score or more mechanical performers in the powerful hydro electric plant built here only a few years ago.
 All We'll Fed.
 The office force studied in an inter- ested fashion. but they feasted with their friends Tn no less delightful style They sat down to an unlimited repast Although driven into cottages and storehouses where the tables were rebuilt, the excursionists found that their capacities had been much en- hanced by the indictment weather. But none went hungry nor was the excel lence of the Food hurt by the rain. There was ample camp stew, hot from the pot, corn on ears, we'll seasoned po- tato salad, sBarbecued mutton and other meats followed by an ice course which capped off a most delicious credit for SO successful a line of tables.
 The visitors found enough in the grandeur of the senery and the splend- or of the great power plant to interest them during the few hours spent on the grounds. There were promenades out upon the rampart-like walls which project above the huge dam and power building. Here 1t was pleasant to lis- ten to the incessant roar of the water, tons of which poured over the high precipice. viists were paid the large switch room fin which is being install- ed the new big switchboard, calculated to reduce the labor. hazard and time of the operators, as we'll as the space which was occupied by the old device.
 Thence the parties went down into the expansive room of the generators. where the majestic noise of those tres Tnendous machines told of the 30,000 volts that go daily to Montgomery for the consumption of srreet railway, for the illumination of the city and the use by innumerable motors in the Cap- ital City But the completion of the extra transmission line. making 1t pos sible 10 shift the current when there is a disturbance on the original line. or when there is too much load. marks the latest and most important improve ment in the plant.
 Heading the party were the officers of the company: Vice President and General Manager Robert J. Chambers; General Superintendent George Mont gomery; Secretary and Treasurer Vir-