Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-17

ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND POWER.
Charter for Electric Power Company
Is Petitioned For.

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/ John l. Linler, of Walhalla, and
lMarcellus e. Thornton, Of Hickory,
n. G., are the petitioners for char
ter for the Linler Power Company,
with a capital stock OF $4,000. The
petition as filed with the Secretary
Of State recites that the principal
place of business of the proposed
corporation is to be at Walhalla, S.
c., and it's purpose that Of generating
electricity for Illuminating and
power purposes. The petition also
requests. the granting Of rights %
acquire and sell lands, to erect dams,
to build power houses, to acquire
rights of way, and TO construct
transmission lines to various towns
in the State of South Carolina: also
to engage in manufacturing with
electricity.
The capital stock of the proposed
corporation, as stated, is to be $40
| 600, the stock to be divided into 100
shares preferred stock Of the par
value Of 500 per share, and 800
shares common stock of the par
value Of 100 each.
Mr.. Linler has for some time been
working on the proposition, and the
application for a charter for his COM
| pany is the result Of the final salts
factory arrangement of all details
pertaining to the preliminary work.
His associate, Mr.. Thornton. Of Hick-
ory, n. c., is expected to arrive in
Walhalla this week, and all matters
of detail will be worked out.
The site Of the dam and power
house will be on the old Mauldin
Mill shoals, which are located 7k
miles from Walhalla. The blue
prints for the dam, buildings and
machinery are all in hand, and con-
tracts for the electrical machinery
will be placed within the next ten
days. Mr.. LINERS company already
| has a contract with the town Of Wal
halla for lighting and also for power.
| His contract calls for transmission of
power into the town on the COM
pany's transmission lines, the town
to furnish it's own wires, lamps, etc,
and the citizens will purchase lights
or power from the municipal authori-
ties, except in cases where power is
to be delivered in excess OF O-horse-
power, in which case the Linler COM
pany Will deal direct with the con-
sumer. The current furnished will
be on day and night basis, thus in
suring both to the town and the in
dividual user lights and power con-
tinuously if desired
Mr.. Linler states that his companv
viii be ready for business between
the first day OF March and the first
day Of June, 1914 the date Of readi-
ness for turning on the current be-
ing dependent upon the weather con-
ditions, which will, of course, mate
rally aHect the progress of the work
The contract entered into with the
town Of Walhalla is for a period of
five years, at the expiration of that
time the town having the option Of
renewing the contract or turning the
matter of furnishing light and power
20 the individual consumers over to
the Linler Company.
Mr.. Linler states that every piece
or machinery has been selected nee
essary for the erection and comDle-
tion OF the plant, and that in doing
so the most modern electrical appli-
ances have been chosen. AS tending
to show the modern plan Of the pro-
posed plant he stated that the con-
troll of the whole supply Of electricity
Will be centered in the office building
by means OF switchboard, from
which the current can be turned on
to its full capacity, or diminished at
Will, and maintained at given point
or einclency. This comparatively
new device does away with the
necessity Of operating gates at the
dam by some one stationed Cbere.
who would increase or diminish the
water flow on signals from the power
house.