The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
NEWPOWER PLANT
IS IN OPERATION
Represents Expenditure of $780,,
ooo-Progressive Health
Measure.
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Aeheville, N. c.. December 10.-rhe
new power plant OF tho North Caro-
lima Electrical Power Company, which
has been In the course of construction
Just below the town OF Marshall, near
this city. for tho past two years, has
been finished, and tho plant OF tho
Champion Flbro Company, at Canton,
twenty-sevcn mllos away, is now boing
run by the electrical power Tho
plant is situated OH the French Broad
river. and represents an expenditure
of 100000. Contracts have been SIGN
ed whereby tho now plant Is to fur
nish tho electrical power for a num-
Dor OF tho towns of tho Western part
of this State. and 1t has q capacity of
$500 horsepower.
Tho hsheyllle Cotton Mills, employ
ing $50 men, which has been closed
down for tho past four months on 40
count OF tho unsatisfactory condition of
the cotton market. resumed operations
yesterday morning. This mill Is owned
by tho Como interests of Greensboro,
and It has been announced that $4,000
Will BIO expended on improvements to
tho mill and tho mill property.
Tho nth annual show of tho Ashe-
vile Poultry and Pat Stock Associa-
tion will be held here for four days.
beginning Tuesday morning. A num-
Der of entries have been received, and
the exhibition promises to DO all un-
usually successful ono. At tho time OF
the show tho State meetings OF tho
Rhode Island Red Club of America,
tho National Single Comb White Leg
horn Club, and tho National Partridge
Wyandotte Club will be held In this
oity. L. j. Marshall, Of College Park,
Ca, has been chosen as tho Judge of
the Asheville show, which follows
Immediately those which will be held
mt Spartanburg, S. c.. and Morristown,
Tenn.
l. Morse Mccormick, superintendent
of tho City Health Department, leaves
within n short time for Northern
cities. where no will do special work
In tho laboratories OF those places.
Upon his return to Asheville q city
laboratory Will be established here for
the free use OF those who are unable
to have tests made for tuberculosis
and other diseases. It is said that a
number OF people who como here are
unable to pay local phyicians to make
tho tests for them, and In order that
these people may bo benefited and 40
that tho Board OF Health may. BIO
aided In keeping a record of tho casos
treated here. 1t has been decided to
establish the laboratory. which will
represent an actual expenditure of ap-
PtoAiHioloiy TipOUU. ldDOEdlOTy Will
be situated in the City Hail. on tho
second floor, and arrangements will
be made whereby all air going into tho
room and escaping from It may DO
filtered.
The greatest development of timber
resources in this section of the State
is that now being undertaken by the
Ashevllle Timber Company. which was
recently organized by 8. Montgomery
Smith and his associates. This com
pany has occurred options on practical
ly all of tho spruce tracts in Western
North Carolina, with the exception of
tho lands owned by the Champion
Lumber Company and It's allied In
forests. Tho options which have been
secured by the Asheville Timber Com
pany include four different tracts,
which contain 100000 acres of land,
and on which there arc about billion
and two hundred and fifty millions
feet OF spruce. six hundred million feet
Of hemlock and inc billion and yne
hundred million feet OF hardwoods.