The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-11
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT
WILL COST $5,000,0O0I

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
Baltimore Md, March 10.-Among
the numerous important Southern in
dustrial announcements of the past
week, all detailed in today's Manu-
facturers Record, the most extensive
is the $1,000 900 hydro electric plant
which the Southern Power Co. of
Charlotte. has decided to build at
Wateree. S. G. This development will
generate 10000 horsepower for trans
mission by electricity, and the neces-
sary contracts have been awarded for
completion by November l of next
year. There will be five units of co.
coo horsepower each. and the cleo
trical energy will be transmitted from
Wateree to Great Falls, where it will
be connected with the company's
present high-tension system which Is
distributing more than 100, 00o horse
power in the two Carolinas This
makes the company's seventh de-
. veopment from the power OF the
Catawba river, and, besides its i'm
portance as a big industrial enter
prise requiring an expenditure OF mill
lions of dollars, the Wateree plant
will not only furnish electricity for
power and lighting in existing plants
throughout its territory, but will also
result in the establishment OF addi-
tionsI manufacturing enterprises re-
quirins cheap power for their opera
ton.
The Manufacturers Record also
tells OF these big enterprises:
Another expenditure OF several
million dollars is planned by the Mid
Continent Oil Co. which has pur-
chased site at Irvine. Ky. for tank
age farm which viii have total ca
pa city OF 500, 600 barrels of oil. and
the whole cost is expected to be about
81 500 600. At Oldsmar. near Tampa,
Fla. ii is proposed 20 build a plant
for manufacturing farm tractors. and
10000 company is to be organ
ized. n. F. Odds OF Lansing. Mich,
the well-known automobile manu-
facturer. being Interested. The pur-
chase of several gas and ice plants
throughout Oklahoma and the con
struction OF additional plants as well
as several electric generating stations
is proposed by the Consumers Light
and Power Co. of Ringing, which
has organized with sI,00o.o00 capital
\ cotton oil mill. with daily capacity
Of 1000 tons Of seed will be built at
Shreveport La, by the Henderson oil
Min Co. which has orga nized with
s4o0. 0o0 capital and has purchased
various plants in Arkansas and Lout-
siaua. Lumber manufacture IL the
purpose OF the Glenn Lumber Co. OF
Dallas. Tex. which has Incorporated
with 100000 ca pital. The manu-
facture of broon1s at Oklahom City
will be undertaken by the Panhandle
Broom Manufacturing Co. which has
incorporated with 5000 capital.
An investment of s25o.000 for an ad-
| ditiona, electric plant has been de-
r eided upon by the Federal Light and
Traction Co, of Springfield. Mo. A
s250.000 capitalization i. announced
| for the Tennessee Beverage Co. OF
Memphis, which has Incorporated to
manufacture alcoholic beverages.
Near San Antonio. Tex. the Medina
Fuller's Earth Co. will develop ful1er's
earth deposits, and this enterprise is
! ca pitalized at 100000.
Other Manufacturers Record an
pouncements include: sf00.0 900 bot
! Ting company: 100000 coal develop
ment company: 100000 electric light
and power enterprise: 100000 stock
Yards: 100000 hosiery knitting mill.
100000 glass works: 500, 900 syrup
! mill; $500 coal mining enterprise;
$4,000 hosiery knitting mill: $50. 900
! coal land DEVELOPMENT