The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-27
ALABAMA POWER CO.
 WORK NOT DELAYED BY WAR IN EUROPE
London Has Indicated No Desire to Stop Spending Money in Alabama, Says
 the General Manager

Notwithstanding the European conflict and the tightness of money which im- medately ensued. the Alabama Power company. financed almost exclusively by English capital. is continuing it's work despite the distressing European situation and regardless of any money tightness
 It was announced yesterday by r. IT. Chamberlain. general manager of the company. when inquiries were made of him. that the line from lock i2 to Tus- caloosa was being rushed on without the slightest delay and the plans as outlined are not being delayed by any unsatisfac- tory conditions alleged to be prevailing at this time. Mir Chamberlain was asked about the work of his company when it was reported yesterday afternoon that the company had ceased work on it's transmission lines topping Shades moun- tain en route to Leeds. It was reported that workmen were being given their releases and that work had practically ceased. Mir. Chamberlain said the re- port was groundless as the line to Leeds was complete with the exception of few details
 Programme Not Interrupted
 
 Leeds, line, the conveyers to Tuscaloosa and the entire work as outlined is yet proceeding' said Mir Chamberlain T make this statement in answer to your inquiry to ascertain whether our work has been stopped As a matter of fact our construction forces at lock i2 have been through for sometime but work men have been engaged on the trans mission lines. All that work which was outlined Is being carried on without re- gard to the war or the reported strin- gency in the money market. 1 see no reason to apprehend that work will cease on this or any other account We have received no discouraging word from London our New York offices of which I am aware. I know that no word has been transmitted to me to stop construc- ton.
 "Our line to Tuscaloosa will bet of in- tense benefit to that section from a mo- tive power standpoint and we are anx- ious to get the line constructed as rap idly as possible. To that end We are bending every energy to get the trans- mission poles and the wires erected and the current passing through.
 ID. hh., N httidiN ,uppHtu | AS to the use of our power by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. ..tm at liberty to say that the | Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company is taking partial load from Us at this time However. tic Nesting house strike caused delay in some of the machinery Tor the company hencs a delay in acquirins the total voltage | required from the Alabama Power com pany | am sure that Mir. DeWindt of the Birmingham Railway. Light and i Power company would he better able to say when the entire load will Dc required | than I for the reason that [ am un- aware of the progress being made by that company in acquiring the machinery nec- essary for the local plant
 Mr Chamberlain uhc has been han ding the affairs of the Alabama Power company in this district for several 1 months. is not at all pessimistc over the general outlook as indicated in an. in- 1 formal talk with him yesterday. He seemed to believe that the industrial sit uation here was unusually bright and his statement that London had not indi- cated desire to stop spending money | is sufficiently indicative of feeling in that city of faith on the part of the Brit ishers in the future of Birmingham | The A'nh"'na Power in all has spent about sl5,0C000o or more here which has been furnished by London bankers and others in Europe,