The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-03-07
A Very Large Proposition.

building Of the big dam at this place
will mean to southwest Missouri, ap-
peared in last Sundays Globe Demo
crat under a joplin date line:
The Ozarks are coming into their
own. Latent values are to be develop
ed. The long-talked-of plan to use
the water power Of the streams Of south
west Missouri are about to be realized
AS a result Of the banking firm OF
Henry l.. Doherty & Co., Of New York
becoming interested in the financing
Of the project to build dam and hy'
dro electric power plant on White river
fcr furnishing nearby cities and towns
with electric current, a transmission
line is to be built from Joplin to Spring
field, and it wi connect with the lines
OF the Empire District Electric Com
pany. This is the most recent power
development in the Southwest, and is
to be the work Of the Ozark Power &
Water Co.
This company has been organized
under the laws of the State Of Missouri
and owns the necessary water rights,
overflow lands and filings along White
river in the Ozark mountains Of Mis-
souri. Under act Of Congress passed
February 4, 1911, and by permit OF
the secretary Of war, issued November
"a, 1911, authority has been given to
construct the necessary dam for this
proposed development.
The immediate plans of the company
contemplate the erection o dam, the
installation Of the necessary hydraulic
and electrical equipment and the build
ing Of transmission lines to Springfield,
Mo-, and transmission lines to join the
lines Of the Empire District Electric
Company near Joplin, Mo-, together
with the necessary subs,ations, equip
ment and feeder lines.
The operation and management Of
this property will be under the direc-
tion Of the Doherty Operating Company
which plans to exert the same active
efforts to acquire and develop the bus
mess which has proven so successful
in their other properties.
The site Of the first development is
on White river, near the town Of For
syth, Missouri.
Authorization for the construction Of
a dam at this point has been properly
acquired by act Of congress, and all de-
tailed surveys and preliminary steps nee
essary 10 the requirement Of the lands
and other rights have been completed.
Actual construction work on this
plant is under way and contracts have
been entered into with the Ambursen
Hydraulic Construction Company Of
Boston for the complete construction
Of the dam and power house.
Contracts have also been entered into
for the delivery and complete installa'
ton Of all the electric machinery and
appurtenances, including the substation
equipment at Springfield, Mo.
Contracts have also been entered into
with the S. Morgan Smith Company Of
Springfield, Ohio, ior all ol the hydraulic
machinery and appurtenances incident
al thereto, including governors, gates,
trash racks, etc.
The contracts as made call for the
completion Of 50'ioot Amburson pat
ented re-eniorced concrete dam and
power house, completely equipped with
FIVE 22S0 kilowatt three-phase gener'
ating units, each directly connected
to a pair Of 48-inch S. Morgan Smith
wheels, together with the necessary ex
ciiers, switchboards, step-up transform
ers, etc., all installed and ready To-
operation.
: The transmission system, as planned
consists Of iorty-three miles Of 10000
volt transmission line, extending from
the hydro-electric plant 10 the City G
Springfield, Mo-; and line from ther
to Joplin, Mo, where connection wi
T be made with the transmission syster
? Of the Empire District Electric co.
+. The object Of the nterconnectio