The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-19
MAGNITUDE OF PLANT


 The follown description of this plant may be of interest to your readers:
 Height of dam, 115 feet; length, 3S0 feet length of tunnel, 6663 feet; area, 151 square feet; length of penlock, 1075 feet; head of water at turbines, 600 feet; pow CT of turbines, 15,000 horse power; output of electric generators, 10000 K. w. A; voltage of generators 6600 volts; total power output, 90000; height of transmits sion towers, 70 feet voltage of transmits sions, 10000 volts; line distance to Atlan- ta, S7h miles; mouths dam distance above intake, seven miles; lake storage 1,250,- 100000 cubic feet.
 Thus the ingenuity of man has torn away from nature here much of her grandeur and sublimity The turning of the waters through the tunnel, hiding it from view leaves only modest flow over the rocks for the eyes of man, but still there are scenic features here impressive and inspiring. The rippling waters, the forestry, the hills, rock ribbed and an- cient as the sum-" cannot be moved and these present a panorama most enchant- ing. Here yet are the rugged, massive rocks, protruding from verdue clad slopes extending downward hundreds of feet.
 The potential energy of these waters that for centuries played to charm and gladden. the eye of the native and the NlSlllUS ODSSINcl, IS llOW lIdHolllllSu lol utilization through 240 miles of high tension transmission lines to feed indus trial life.
 Like an octopus the hydroelectric pow CT system is serving the fields of com merce and manufacture, lighting the ways and the byways, the palatial house and the humble cottage, and playing havoc with the coal industry as power pro- ducer. This plant management claims to have saved to it's patrons the cost of 22O,- GOO tons of coal per year.
 LONG A PLEASURE RESORT
 Tallulah Falls, in Indian parlance "Terrible Falls.' is summer resort, south wide famous. Since civilization first discovered the charm of this place. it has been a mecca for the health and pleas ure seekers of the south Atlantic and gulf states, and not even the cruel touch of the ingenuity of man has lessened the vivifying effect of this glorious atmos- phere the charm of the mountains. the woodland paths, the towering trees and the zephyrs that blow through their gorges.
 Here still are the open doors of a num- Der of hotels and beading houses, and the patrons of this summer constitute happy colony of health seekers and fun makers.
 Among the most interesting features of Tallulah Falls is that it is in Raburn county, the extreme northeast county of Georgia, touching the North Caro- lima line Raburn is the native heath of the typical Georgia Cracker" or Hill Billy" He is natural genius possesses good hard sense, but caring little for the outside world, for books; he reads his lessons from his ma tural surroundings and finds knowl- edge and inspiration in these woodland forests, in these hills. mountains and rippling streams. His music is that of the song birds. His religion adoration of the God who made and gave to him these scenes among which he was born. He is here to stay til earthly time shall be- no more Civ ilization, wealth, nor the higher so- ciety, so-called, can ever drive him away As Pope wrote of man, the Geor- gia "Hill-Billy'' is:
 'Fixed like plant on some peculiar spot To reap nutrition, propagate and rot"