The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-02-20


mediate construction, jerks said they
would be developed "just as rapidly
as they may be justified and the COM
mission dictates" He said their pres
ent plans for construction over nine
year period were developed upon the
basis of normal growth" but that
when the developments were started
he expected an abnormal growth,
and said it would be necessary to
speed up" the Blackwater projects
if negotiations were closed with the
company to which he referred.
Attorney Doub, in withdrawing the
Western Maryland's project against
the Blackwater projects, said it was
made because the roads line near
Davis would be flooded for mile and
that extensive holdings of mineral
and surface lands in that vicinity. will
be "vitally affected" He said nose
differences had been "reconciled" and
the protest upon those projects was
withdrawn but remained on file
against the projects known as Big
Sandy, Gladly Fork, Shavers Fork and
Dry Fork. The Shavers Fork devel-
opment he said would flood the rail-
way lines for IA miles and Cripple
development of the railroad facilities
in that region" Speaking for D. w.
Mcdonald, Uniontown, Pa, who ap-
peared for two Fayette county con-
Germs in that state, Doub said Nc
Donald's companies opposed only the
Big Sandy project "due to the inter-
ference with the extension of rail-
road facilities in this region"
Advantages which the power COM
pany. seeking the franchise declares
will follow construction of the projects
were described to the commission in
testimony presented by the company
at the hearing which began on Tues
day last. 1t was commended impound-
ing of the water would remove danger
of floods and minimize stream pol
luton as we'll as attract industry.
Complete Control Necessary
L. R. Shattuck, consulting engineer
of the firm of Sanderson and Porter,
New York city, testifying for the
company, said there could be no more
comprehensive scheme for hydro-elec-
trio development of the Cheat than
the one presented by the company, a
subsidiary of the West Penn Electric
company, and that the degree of utili-
cation, placed at 80 percent, was only
possible because of its connection
with the electric system of the West
Penn concern. The Blackwater stor-
age and power developments, placed
for first construction, he said, were
predicted upon the development OF the
entire watershed by one company and
that if any one site was awarded to
another company, the comprehensive
ness of utilization would be "ma-
terially reduced" pointing to the pos
sibility of disagreements when more
than one company engaged in water
power development, operated in the
district.
Two Projects Consolidated
The company's application listed 10
projects in five northern and central
counties with four in Tucker and Mo-
nongalia counties placed for first con-
struction, but the number was re-
duced to IL by consolidation of the
Rowlesburg and St. George projects
into one project to be located near
Erwin to meet objections of the city
of Rowlesburg. The first four pro-
jects, the Blackwater storage dam
and Blackwater power developments
Nos. l and 2 in Tucker county, and
the Beaver Hole dam and power house
in Monongalia county, under the COM
pany's application, would be con-
structed within nine years at an ap-
proximate cost of II million dollars.
Shattuck was questioned briefly by
George C. Doub, counsel for the West
ern Maryland Railway, protestant to
the application, regarding the. posi-
bilities of completing other projects
named in the application.
Replying to question by Doub if
the company at the present time did
not contemplate construction of the
other projects, Shuttuck said if the
license was granted, as sought, the
company would be governed by the
orders of the commission regarding
construction. Passed by Doub with
a question if it was not fact that
the company would wait until a de-
mand developed for the other projects