The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-16
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/ Ni7e' - utioii iioW uHueT COHStT ,
so miles of 110-volt line from Mitch
| ell dam southwark and eastward to
/ Opelika, carrying power to that tex
tile territory now being built; recon
structing Tallassee to Montgomery
line and raising it to $4,000 volta ge
GA miles of $4,000 voltage; assump-
ton and maintenance of the 91-mile
/ Sheffield to Gorgas transmission line.
At the close of the year the COM
pany had 1,646 miles of transmits
line.
The Muscle Shoals plant at Shelf
field, leased from the government,
was rehabilitated at considerable ex-
pense. Generating capacity of tho
Gadsden steam plant was increased to
$4,000 horse power.
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For Welfare Work.
The company expended $4,000 in
providing attractive and permanent
housing conditions for employees at
its plants.
For encouragement of the use of
electric energy the company during
the year established special combined
cooking and lighting rates.
This statement is made in the
printed copy of the annual report
that has been distributed among the
company stockholders: "All securities
sold since 1914 were sold to investors
in the United States and the company
now has over $4,000 security holders
owning approximately rs per cent of
all outstanding securities"
At close of the year the company
had a total connected load of 403, 1886
horsepower compared with one of
S62,107 at close of 1921.
Use OF Steam Plants.
In connection with operation of
steam plants it is stated in the an
nual report that at lowest stage of
water in the rivers and consequent
lowest point of power generated in
the hydroelectric plants, the steam
plants of the company furnished more
than Sc per cent of the total energy
supplied its customers. For two years
the company has supplied points as
far away as Raleigh, n. c., with
power generated at the steam plants.
Use OF Coal.
Referring to use of coal, the report
says that total coal consumed in steam
plants of the southeast in 1922 was
LOCO, 900 tons and it is stated that
had all the power generated been
furnished by steam, 1t would have re-
quired 1000, 900 tons. In other words.
the waterpower plants which fur
nished rs per cent of the current
used in 1922. saved digging and trans
portation OF 100000 tons of coal.
Advertising Alabama.
Among its other 1922 activities the
company recites its advertising cam
paign by means of which it has pre-
scented the advantages of capital in
vestment in Alabama to investors
This has been in the way of printed
matter in leading publications of
large circulation through a series of
movie pictures of Alabama industrial
operations and the like and through
the establishment of the broadcasting
radio station in birmingham.
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Recreation Center.
The report refers to the creation
of a recreation center for employees
buildings, etc. have been turned over
to employees for that purpose.
The report outlines the company's
project of building four dams on the
Tallapoosa river to generate 10000
fhorse power. Formal announcement
of the Cherokee Bluffs dam of 1872
600 horse power has just been made.
Upper and lower Tallapoosa dams
also are under reconstruction.
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Greater Power Demand.
The report alludes with confidence
to the prospect of a greater demand
for electric energy in 1923. That
forecast has been already proven
correct. =
A consolidated balance sheet Of
the Alabama Power and subsidiary
companies sets forth assets and liza.
bilities of S5S,114,90S.
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Chr And Gas Properties.
Among other properties the com.
pany lists for 1922 total of CT
miles of gas mains in Selma, Albany.
Decatur and Admission and IS miles
of street railway in Admission, Hunts.
Vile and Gadsden. Some time ago
the company acquired the street rail-
way properties at Montgomery.
Including work on dam at Chero-
kee Bluffs at Tallassee dam, on the
transmission line from Mitchell dam
TO Opelika, etc, the construction ex-
penditures for 1928 will equal If not
exceed those of 1922.