Putnam patriot., 1917-12-14
MAY FINISH
 COTTON'S DAM
Story That Governments Plan to Con.
 serve Water Power is Back of IL
Nothing of Definite Nature Can Be
 Learned

There is rumer that the dam st Cotton's Bridge, near Pomfret Land- ing, which was started in July, 1908, for water power, is to be com mpleted by the Pomfret Power Co. IL Is known that men have been in Putnam and have consulted with property owners whose rights wal be effected relative to purchasing their property.
 One of these property owners is k. M Wheaton, who met engineers in the office of Richard German this week but came to no agreement. Ii the dam is built the water will flow b ack and seriously effect MT. Mhea. tons farm. MT. Wheaton had sur
 vey made in 1909 showing just how his property would be affected if the dam is built.
 When asked about it Mir. Gorman said that it was his opinion that the dam would be built. He was asked if the Pomlret Power Company was in- terested and said that it was When asked who the FPomfret Power Com pany was he said he did not know but that representatives would be here again next week.
 The men who incorporated the Pom fret Power Company were J. Eugene Corcoran of Dedham, M ass, at that time interested in the Danielson Cot ton Company, Frank A. kinman, also of Dedham, and Gordon A. Johnstone agent of the mill at Danielson. 1t was at that time proposed 10 derive power and run the mill by electricity carried on wires from the dam. After some work was done it was found that the expense that would be entailed in buying fiowage rights and paying damages would be too great in view of the small amount of power it was foundi could be generated. The pro- ject was abandoned.
 Coupled with the story that the dam is 10 be completed was the statement that circulars received from the gov. ernment in Danielson relative to con serving coal by developing all water powers lead several Danielson men to undertake tlhe project of completing the dam. Several prominent men of Danielson, who are versed in financial and business affairs in that place, said Thursday, that they had heard noth ing about the matter. They had heard of a promoting company that near Norwich, and they say that this company has sought other sites in the state and IS know to have had survey ors on the Cotton's Bridge property from time to time. These Dsnielson men seemed inclined to believe that il is this company that may have become active in securing concessions and property along the Quinebsug river.
 If sthe dam is built Il will set the water back almost to the railroad bridge south of the city. Land down stream will be effected. ThelWheaton farm will be inundated as will the property of the Putnam Country Club If the Pomfret Power Company, as at first tirganized, found the project un- feasible, in that an insufficient amount of power could be secured, it would hardly seem as if the government would have much interest in water privilege that was inadequate to fur nish power for one mill, assuming of course that this Is the fact.
 It does seem certain that some pro. ject is on foot but just what it is those interested have not as ,yet seen fit to state, possibly because no one has asked them, not knowing who they are.