The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-17
OAKLAND Sees BOOM
FOR ENTIRE REGION
Power Development Projects
Forecast Expenditure OF
Millions of Dollars.

der an Oakland date line recently APP
peared in the Cumberland Daily
| News:
Recently in the columns of The
Daily News we gave a general outline
of what was going on along the
Youghiogheny River in Garrett coun.
| ty. Each day is bringing new rumors
and surmises. Matters are now round
ing in such shape that we can give
some little information as to the gem
eral outcome.
By reason of the West Penn Flee
trio and Power Company having OBJ
tanned an option on the Oakland cleo
trio light plant, it was concluded by
all that it was this comapny which
was having the surveys of land made
along the river from Friendsville to
Oakland, and along Deep Greek from
the State road to where it empties
into the Youghiogheny River. Now
from the options of purchase going
on record in the office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Garrett County
we find that the survey is being made
by Charles B. Hawley & Company,
and that the options are taken in
these parties names.
Again Charles B. Hawley & Co.,
thur its agents, have made propo-
sitiOn to the Mayor and Town Council
of Oakland for the purchase of the
electric light plant which is, as we
understand, much more liberal in it's
terms than that offered by the West
Penn Company. The West Penn Co.,
it is understood, will generate their
power at point near Morgantown,
West Virginia, while Hawley & Co.,
from the information we secure, will
have its generating plant at a point
about one mile below Sang Run or
about seventeen miles from Oakland
on the Youghiogheny river. At this
point will be the main dam, by reason
of the narrowness of the river bed
and where the mountains rise in
natural barrier and all that is needed
is the breast and practically a natur-
al dam will have been completed.
Following the river almost to Oak
land, series of dams will be built.
The same applies to Deep Creek,
crossing the State Road. following
this stream northeast to North Glade
Run. The main dam when completed,
it is said, will be one of the largest
in the United States, and the power
sufficient to furnish electricity to
every town, coal mine, all industrial
plants of every kind, as far west as
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsyl-
vania. In addition to this, there will
be ample power to electrify the Third
Division of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, that is to say, from Grafton
to Cumberland. This enterprise will
bring into Garrett county hundreds of
thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
Not only this, it will open the county
up as one of the largest industrial
and manufacturing fields in the state.
Other enterprises will follow
almost Immediately and they will not
be small ones.
Again the Confluence and Oakland
Railroad Company, a branch of the
B. and o., running from Confluence,
Pennsylvania, to Kendall Garrett
county, eighteen miles from Oakland,
has applied to the Public Service
Commission Of the State of Mary
land, for authority to issue a million
dollars worth of bonds. This has
given rise to the rumor that the ex-
| tension of the road will be made
| from Kendall to Oakland, and by
reason of the installation of the hy-
| dro electric plant of Hawley & Com
! pany, that this branch could then be
| operated at a slight cost. These
rumors are not altogether without
foundation. The extension of this
road would bring Oakland within a
four hours ride of Pittsburgh. AS
matters now stand if we want to go
to this city we practically have to
consume an entire day
Notwithstanding the strikes of the
coal miners and railroads, this section
of the state Of Maryland is buster
that it has been at any time for
years.
Beginning with Oakland, we find
more building of houses than there
was in dozen years put together,
and new contracts being given. Go
ing four miles northwest to Crellin,
we find five coal mines employing
about 600 men running full tilt The
same with the big sawmill at Crellin,
Then at Hutton, six miles west of
Oakland, the Lang Horton Company,
owners of the tannery, have INSULT
cient employees and have advertised