The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-06-08
PLENTY POWER FOR GEORGIA INDUSTRIES
(From the Georgia" Magazine)


Hydro-electric developments of the Georgia Railway
Power Company, already completed under construc
ton give ample proof that this company has abiding
faith future of Georgia as manufacturing and
Industrial section
In this faith the Company began its developments
rhen it into existence ten years ago. The plan of
Development contemplated not only to take of those
manufactures and industries then located in its terri
but cheap and abundant power to factories
aid plants that the Company assured would event
uay reach this section This the inspiration of the
ereat Talluah River Power System that in its fnay
kill include the of six power houses,
reservoirs, and six dams that will generate sufficient
for every industry that the State
lo- etrs~to
this doe apply only the particular section
served BY the Georgia Railway and Power Company In
months the Company has completed the inter
connecting transmission lines, linking together the large
power systems in southeastern territory comprising five
cata4 isuring continuity of power supply throughout
lie .e.ritory served
- uae pre- ent Tine the Georgia Railway and Power
paay water power sites the Tallulah and
5-.-J rm-rs, Oh TIE Cnat,ahoochee Buford and
81. rran.n, the Etowah near Gainesville and on
AMMAN near Eloerton.
however, Company is centering its energies on
he Talalah dey eopment which it recognizes take
opposed 70 ce7eop the power of this river from
the Tugao river and down the Tugalo for
I.stance OF SIX or seven miles.
fan Of this river is 220 feet and the entire
al viii utilized with the exception of about six
ches Also 50 per cent OF the entire run-off of the
yatlrahad viii be made do useful work. with
nam per cent o. the run-of beng allowed to escape
Work this development began in 1912 Up the Tai
u!ah river, Immense reservoirs have been consruc-
ed. The first one known the Mathis reservoir, i'm
pounds 1859 GOO cubic feet of water The second
known the Burton reservoir impounds 5,280 100000
cubic feet.
This is now used to drop through the pen
stocks the Taulah Power House where it generates
900 horse power
This plant only the largest hydro-electrc sta
ton in the Southern States but is considered
modern. Three men operate the plant despite the
2ct that the power house is large a story
office building
The impounded in these reservoirs released a.
TaIuah goes bounding down to the junction Of the
Talluah and the Tugao rivers, where second great
dam is now in course of construction.
The Tugalo development started in 1917 but was
interrupted by the and resumed only in Febru-
airy of this year. This development will increase the
annual output of the Company by 900 900 klowatt
hours approximately SO per cent of its present water
power capacity.
his imersc dam will rise 142 feet above the Tugalo
er vii be $50 feet thick at the base and $50 feet
acros the top and wiz contain 225OO0 cubic feet Of
masonry 1t is estin. ted that it will take nearly two
wears to complete the work
Coincident with al this construction, high tension
transmission and distribution lines have been construct
ed, in voltage from 1900 to 10000 volts to serve
communities drought the North Georgia section.
The manufacturing possibilities of this DEVELOPMENT
are made strkingy evident when the is considered
that prior TO 1907 utilization Of the power of rivers e
oept by mechanical electrically driven plants
lose by the banks OF streams, was not attempted in
1eorgia.
The Georgia Railway & Power Company now looks
2rard eagerly to the adv nt of industries to Geor-
i. It realizes it can care for all of them