The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20

'nehse holdings of realty. which pre-
sent big problem. Being considered
rlsht new Is a proposed solution Of the
.9nd question which would divide the
farms held by the company i'm hoth
torth and South Carolira into small
tracts. and the sale OF these on long
HaSE terms to farmers who now have
| no farms. This would appeal il seems |
| 20 the tenant class and to settlers and |
| immigrants, for it would give them a |
| chance to own homes and become val |
| uable members Of society.
IN addition to this land. the COM
| Dany along the Lookout line has
bought land coming within an area
| described by level struck Is feet
| higher than the dam itself. SO as to
| Guard the company against all possi-
| bie damage in the years to come from
any sort Of an overflow due to foods
| ms property has been transferred
! Ndck 10 the owners, who may continue
o cultivate it as they always did. but
should damage come 10 their crops. it
| is thus paid for in advance.
All this has cost an immense snrn
OF money Thousands Of dollars were
invested in riparian rights before a
cent was put into the direct means Of
generating power. In fact, everything
, tire company buys costs money. The
, right Of way for the little dinky rail
, road up the river from the Southern
; al point mile from Catawba. cost
; An abSurdlv large sum At one place
) Nhere II followed a snake trail through
canebr ke at the edge of the river.
$500 was paid for a four-year-right
~ way; and $3.50 would have been a
Il plenty. A prices ransom has been ma id
TOR necessary property time and again
= property worth nearly thing for any
Y purpose other than that of the S. F. G.
J, has commanded fabulous prices The
: power line through Davidson county
| TOT instance. cost an average of S. TOO
g q mile.
h Thousands in Payroll Money
S The operations at Lookout liberate
s ABOUT $4,000 a week in payroll
t money. this finds it's way into the char
It nels Of trade locally. Statesville, Ca
II taWba, ClaremOnt and Newton profi
D by it. A town has been built In the
d river bottom and on the high hill.
e overlooking the river The hundred
l. or colored workingmen are housed il
d cabins, and the white men live in tn,
n most comfortable homes Imaginable
1t Several really fine dwellings have bee,
It built, equipped with electric lights
,e water and sewerage. These belong t
le the Southern Power Company. Tn
d laborers are housed by the Hardawa
:" people. There is big commissar
le where anything may be had. Westerl
r. beef is shipped in refrigerator car
,e and better meats may be eaten il
,g Lookout" camp than many a tow,
& can boast
e. On top Of the highest hill is re
ar servoir holding half million gallon
,e OF water. Pipes lead from it to a.
a parts Of the camp. Deep wells furn
at ish the drinking water. Many Of tn
tv negroes have their families and abor
is fifty white men have theirs in tn
a. camp.
Maintaining Order.
o. Representing the HardaWay concer
1g and cZar Of the village is Superintend
m ent r. L. Pearson. He has as his fir:
er lieutenant "Chief Of Police" McCal
ut thy, and as Mayor" Magistrate Wal
s rem. Among them they keep tn
ds peace Blind tigers and blockader
nd seeing fat picking at Lookout, HAY
an more than once essayed to sell whi
r. key but the practice is all but broke
nd up. The company watches with q
n eagle eye for violators.
nd j. G. Scott, who has been with tt
tn Southern Power Company for near
le- 4 decade, and who built Ninety-N Nil
Islands Station, is resident engine'
o. for the S. p. c., and has number
ull assistants. With him on the dam ar
he Mr.. Nelson everywhere, work ru1
90 along with out a hitch and the villas
be life is unusually quiet and serene.
Mt. A phase of the construction which
ow arousing much local interest in c.
uit tawba and Iredell is the problem
Ter building a bridge at the place. Hithe
ng fore there has been more or less u
tai certain ford just above the dam, whit
yer IS now useless. Just below is a fer
eat that will be improved by the develo
"a ment but there is demand for
Is bridge. Representatives Of the ty
yba counties and the company have CO
am ferred repeatedly. The counties wa
oro the company to help and 1t Is unde
cid stood unOfficially that it will In t
ing opinion Of engineers who have look
cen he place over, a point just below t
is dam offers an ideal site for a brd:
rer, And while the HardaWay Company
for on the ground. with all machinery
ned material. bridge can be built, 1t
ent expert1y estimated, for 90 per &c
. less than at any other time.
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