Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-11-20

Il. S. Anderson, Treasurer j. e.
Tompkins and others for their pub
lie spirit and unsel6sh service to
the people of the county, We won
der if the farmers appreciate, as
they should, what these men are
doing for them? :,
Card From MIR. Middleton Con-
7 corning the Savannah Land.
Editor Advertiser: We on this
side of the county are glad to see
Mr. J. P. Woods article in your
paper about the very, very impor-
tant matter to US, of the condemna-
ton of our lands on Savannah river
and Stevens creek. If the compa-
ny will say more to the public on
this question it will help the people
to understand, and decide about
the questions involved. What the
| public wishes is information-full,
| complete information. We hope
the Power Company will give it.
If Mr.. Wood will answer the fol-
lowing questions through your pa
per, it will put important informa-
ton in the hands of the people, to
enable them to reach an intelligent
idea of the value of these lands. Of
course, the company Is as anxious
as anyone else for the people to
know their real value. The course
of the company in beginning to
take the public into it's confidence
by it's recent articles is'praiseworthy,
and we are sure the public will ap-
preciate it if the company will give
complete information.
Will Mr.. Wood give, through
your paper, the following informa-
ton, accurately; as contractors are
already at work on the dam and no
doubt all items of cost are already
carefully figured out:
l. What will the dam and ma
chinery cost in money mot in stocks
or bonds,) but in money?
Q. What will your transmission
lines cost to build?
3. How much power will be de-
veloped by this outlay?
4. What will this power sell for
per horsepower per annum?
S. What is the estimated cost of
annual operation?
6. What is the estimated annual
cost of depreciation on your dam
machinery etc.?
Z. How many acres will your pro-
posed pond actually cover-not
including the surface of the river
or creek?
8. How many additional acres
will it so seriously damage that
you will have to pay for the land?
9. How much has this land cost
you-what has been paid to the
farmers?; This not to include hill
land that you bought and have sold
again, or will sell.
10, How many acres have you
yet TO obtain? The average price
that you have paid, will show what
this additional land is to cost, and
show the total cost of all land nec-
essary.
If Mr.. Wood, or the company,
will give the above information to
the public, which no doubt they
will be glad to do, and which they
do, since they claim to be public
corporation and therefore to have
the right to condemn private prop
erty, then the people will have in
formation from which they can
Judge what the lands are really
worth, and have the proof of
Woods statement if that is cor
rect, that 1t was dlfhcult 10 ngure
the matter 80 that interest could be
made on the cost.
We contend that our lands are
valuable for water-power purposes
and that you cannot disassociate
them from the power and condemn
them as mere farm lands, which
prices many of US could have got
ten at any time for years from our
neighbors. Also that every foot OF
the fall has it's power value as every
dollar has its value in total of dol
lars. Respectfully,
r. II. Middleton.
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