Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-10

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Utilities less than 5000 h. p, 14,29.
Other mfg. plants .----..----.......-.-. 46,45'
OF the approximately $50,OOO,OO'
which the Southern Power compan!
has invested in this section, Mr.. Fo'
said, about 60 per cent. Is represented
in hydro electric power generating
plants and transmission lines.
Where Used.
OF this 100000 horse power, Mr.. Fo'
stated, % per cent. is used outside OF
the state of North Carolina; 33 pei
cent. is used in the local manufacture
of aluminium; 13 per cent. Is used In
other manufacturing and II per cent
is used by the Southern Power COM
pany.
Showing the rapid increase in the use
of water power and the decrease in the
use of fuel power, Mr.. Fox said that IN
one year, 1919 to 1920, the use of power
generated by water increased 26 pei
cent. while during the same period the
use of power generated by fuel de-
creased 2S per cent. In the year there
was a reduction in the consumption OF
coal used in South Carolina textile
plants of 57,770 tons. He declared thai
the use of coal for the generation oi
power in this part Of the country is
absolutely uneconomical, especially be-
cause the transportation. involves only
one-way haul-the coal cars must be
always returned empty and the con-
sumer must pay for the empty haul at
long distance as we'll as for the loaded
haul. He gave figures to show that the
rapid development of industry in this
section has been due largely to the
availability Of cheap power and that
while textile mills in this section are
getting power at rate of 1.25, in other
sections of the country they are pay
ing much more and in some localities
nearly 2.
Future Requirements.
Discussing the future needs of the
DEVELOPMENT of the industry of the
state, Mr.. Fox pointed out that on a
basis of 10 per cent. annual increase
the state will require by 1925 total OF
$4,000 horse power additional and by
1880 a total of $4,000 horse power ad-
ditional to that now required, and yet
the development ought to be much
more than 10 per cent. annually.
Showing the increase III the use OF
water power by textile plants in South
Carolina, Mr.. Fox quoted figures from
Commissioner Harris report showing
that in 1910 the fuel power used was
94,311 and water power 7l,62S, while ir
1920 the fuel power was 1854 and the
water power 131, 1893, the total for 1915
being 165.939 horse power and in 1926
it was 20S, ,6O7 horse power. In the one
wear there was reduction of 57,77C
tons of coal used in the textile plants
of the state.
In conclusion Mr.. Fox pointed ou
that the cost per capita of state gov
ernment in North Carolina is lower
than in any other state in the Unior
except South Carolina-that the cos
in North Carolina is $2.54 per capita
while N other states it ranges all tho
way up to nearly $50 per capita.
Mr.. Fox had prepared and spreat
before his audience a large map of thu
Carolinas showing the location of al
the textile plants in the two states, by
red headed pins, each red head or do
marking the location Of 10000 spindles
At n little distance the appearance OF
the red heads reminded one of swarm
of bees. the great bulk of them in al
most solid mass over n comparatively
small area, while the bees are moro
scattering the further removed from