The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

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announcement of plans for large un.
dertakings involving millions OF dol
lars In development of water power.
In mining operations. in reclama ton
or wet lands by drainage. in lumber
ing. In agriculture. in electrical COM
struction and In railroad building.
Coming Several Thousand Strong.
as this is written news comes that
with II capital of $4,000. 900 the South
ern aluminium Company has bought
the Narrows on Yadkir River with H.
900 acres of lands-tlinber and min
iEg-and that shipments of tools and
material to that point began this
week -Four days ago the Colcr inter-
csts positively determined to put sew
efal million dollars in railroad extern
sion across Davidson. Montgomery and
Rowan counties of North Carolina
Last week the Southern Power COM
pany paid nearly S500,JoO for the An
derson Water. Light and Power Com
pany and leased the Savannah River
Power Company's lines. with which
tpe Spartanburs. Greenville and An
derson new electric roads will be
operated. The development OF 100
uoo-horsepower at Tallulah Falls. the
Niagara of the South, has started. the
whole being one OF the largest single
hydro electric developments in the
country. and probably the second
largest OF It's kind in Amcr!cn. The
total cost approximates $4,000. 900. and
Is TO be completed In one year
Tho Georgia RAILWAY and Power
COMPANY. the promoter, ia a SCI. 900. 900
corporation. in which Northern. South
orn. Canadian and English capitalists
are interested. on the Georgia prom
crty of the HORNE Dew .lopnent Conn
panE. which has just completed the
installation of a stone crushing plant,
tEere begins next montn the erection
or si.O00,00o Portland cement plant.
and In tho Same county OF Walker, on
the same property. the Southern CAL
clum Company will erect its $1,000, 900
FERTILIZER factory, using ground lime
stone as filler. This HORNE Com
pany owns 5000 acres of land con-
tanning moro than 100000 tons Of
limestone above water level. These
announcements, which are only a few
your correspondent in busy moment
recalls. are enough to show the dra-
matte element. and TO convince that
men everywhere who arc alert to
chances of effective and remuncrative
work wherein mind. muscle and money
arc utilized, are attracted to the Pied
mon.
Using the Raw Material
Inc Piedmont no longer simply
grows cotton. but she turns IL into
cloth and shirts and ether wearing
apparel; where formerly the farmer
imported his plowstock and reaper with
which he raised his corn and harvested
his wheat. he now manufactures them
dissatisfied with riding In Northern.
made buggies and street cars. resting
in Grand Rapids chairs. and sleeping in
and dreams in articles OF his
cwn make. and furnishes them to his
reighbor. and to tho foreigner as we'll.
verify. we arc shipping Goals to New
castle" said High Point manufac-
turer a few days ago concerning a
carload of furniture consigned to the
Middle Northwest. In the last decade
the Piedmont has leaocd into second
place in the United States In textile
| manufacturing. I'm the production OF
! gold she leads all the country or the
East. and in less than half a decade
more. Will have the greatest system
| o. electric railways In the world
FertiIIzinE mt Home.
For the fertilization OF her farm
lands she has heretofore gone to Chilli
but the wonderful story of transmit
ing. by her own electric power. her
bounteous air into fertilizer. Is an ac-
! c"mplished miracle. y blast Of air
across an electric arc causes the for
nation of oxides of nitrogen. which Is
| liquifed into nitric acid and then
treated with ordinary limestone
whence comes the desired nitrate OF
| lime AS <he most serious drawback
to the commercial success of this pro-
cess Is the great iisproportIon be-
| tween the electric power required, /,
can be carried on probably only
where water power gives a by-pro-
duct of electric energy. The variation
OF seasons OF times produces more
power than can be furnished according
To contrast. and because of this tho
| Southern Power Company is trying the
! experiment of Nitrolee. s. c. Only
1000 electric horsepower is to be
utilized at present. representing ar
output of eight tons Of nitrate OF
| lime daily, but II successful, another
plant of 0oo0-horsepower will be
| constructed. Then. a mammoth $3.50.
| 100000 fertilizer plant will be erected
soon by the Armour Packing Company
at Greensboro. The plans of the company
are complete and the contract will bt
| let within week. About twelve
| acres OF land will be covered and some
SEQ hands regularly employed wher
the factory is in operation. Not con.
tent to raise his crops, the Piedmon,
farmer must make in his midst the
wherewithal to raise 1t as we'll rs the
finished article into which it is
! fashioned.
! This section. too. is 4 great tobacco
| country, and here are immense tobac.
| &C factories. the product of which
goes to all parts of the globe from
! the African who chcws IL to the China.
man who smokes it. Undevelopct
lands. offering as good inducements
! for diversified farming as any II
! America. beckon with their minimum
prices and easy terms. TO the sturdy
white settler. Outside of trapical
| fruits and arctic llchen, everything
| that grows for the back or stomach
can be raised in Piedmont.