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I Senator Reynolds "Gi
I proposed Coleman Dam Site
1 Most Feasible and Economical
I for Construction On Hiwassee
jS (I' is a pleasure for the Scdut to present the following article
If prepated by Dale Lec, former Army engineer and now connected with
? the local mercantile business. Undivided attention is rcspectifully
H , ,H ,} to the following data on the local TVA dam situation which
? has never been made public before?and written interestingly by a
R inm who "knows" evciy inch of the area?Editor's note.
? BY DALE LEE
? Having formerly been connected with U. S. Corps of Engineers
0I| |he net c-topographic survey of the Tennessee River and its trilniH
taries, the purpose of the survey lieing to determine tin- potential
hvilro-eleetric possibilities, flood control and navigation pnssibilior
lie-. 1 was with the Unit that surveyed the lliawassee lliver in 1925
1|i'<>111 headwaters io iiiouiii 01 iivci mm iiie u u icw ui mm?
f.n that |>rove llic Coleman Site is more economically feasible t/i??
any of the proposed sites down the river in Tennessee.
The drainage area of til Tennessee River is 40,600 -q. mi. Over
one ioiirth of this drainage atea originates in Western North Carolina.
1 la- lliawassee River is the second largest in Western North Carolina
with a drainage area of 2660 sq mi.
i he proposed Coleman Sile is 151 miles above the mouth of Ilia
i wa-rc iiivcr ana id nines clown river trom iUurpliy. llie reservoir
formed by the Coleman dam would have a shore line of approximate!)
100 miles. 'I his shore line would consist of timbered lands
[ and the icscrvoir would not fill up as quickly as a dam near the
mouth of the river such as the Charleston site, which is in a flat,
farming section and is not in a timbered area. The property damages
to farming lands in the Coleman reservoir will be comparatively
small a this area is owned by one company. There will he no damages
to railroads and highways 1?\ the construction of the Coleman
dam- The foundation for a dam at the Coleman site is of a hard
granite and could not he equalled in the Tennessee River Basin. 'Hie
Coleman site like the Norris site is a natural site for the construction
(if a d un, I doubt if the T\ A can locate a site w ithin the bounds of
th. rennessee River Basin that will compare with the Coleman site
willi respect to a natural dam site.
Murphy is ideally located for the construction of the Coleman
dam in that it has access to two railroads, the Louisville and Nashville
and the Southern for the transportation of materials for construction
{purposes. There is a good road bed from Murphy to the dam site
' that can he put in good condition for trucking materials at very little
ex|KU:e. There is also a railroad bed leading down the river some
five miles and can be extended 011 down to the dam site at very little
cost should it be necessary to have a railroad from Murphy to the
dam >ite for transportation purposes.
Can Have Two-Fold Purpose.
lite Coleman dam can serve a two-fold purpose; first, as a storage
: ( servoir for flood control relief ?>11 the Tennessee River; second,
tin r can he generated approximately 25,000 K- W . of power which
will greatly encourage small industries hi this section, that being one
of '! aims of the TV A to establish small industries for the people
of ! i'*rent sections oO the Tennessee River Basin.
i he following is a brief summary of the proposed dam sites 011
th' : iiwassce River, in Tennessee, beginning at the mouth of the river.
1. e.-j. oa olw.io ili.? tiiiniili r?f thr? river.*
ICilUll O/ff* IS? lUtaiCil muto c???v??. n.v
D Ovation is 675 feet and will conflic t with Dam Xo. 1 on Ocoee
??wned hy the Tennessee Electric Power Co., which has nil in
' ' ') capacity of 22,500 K. W . Tlie elevation of the minimum
c' 1 of this dam being 725. This dam will flood out a portion
01 C- & X. Railroad between Benton, Term., and Wet more, Tcnn.,
as \ 11 as roads on both sid.*s of the river.
li e damage to farming lands will he tremendous a- this parti*
( < !ion is made up chiefly of good farming lamb. The head
past navigation on the Iliwassec River for steamboats and flal11
miles above the mouth of river which shows plainly that
[ " is very little fall in the river in this vicinity. The formation
in ilsis section is a limestone formation w hich does not seem satisfactory
loi a dam site. These few facts prove that the Charleston site is
Dot at oil feasible for tile constructionrof a dam by the TV A.
Data On Other Sites
"'<tral Site: The Austral site is located 45 miles abo\e the mouth
of the river and by its construction will flood out 8^2 miles of the
main knoxville to Atlanta line of L. & X. railroad and will also flood
out highways on both sides of the river.
Crumley Site: The Crumley site is located 53lis miles above the
Continued on page 2
Dl A Mr. * w-**-. T>v Tnt irn AiltTDDLIV QI TPPI V
* AKL rUDnLU mura ill
for big fair here company offers
september 26-2? unusual values
With the 1934 Cherokee County! Noah Lovingood, manager of the
catalogs (and premium lists J Murphy Supply company, has started
??w completely distributed and re- a Jmge advertising campaign in the
ports ^at a large number of exhibits Scout designed to bring the purchases
being arranged, fair officials er closer to the merchant.
*e*e pushing plans for the "biggest The store is offering quality mer*nd
best" Fair yet to be held here on chandise at economy prices and hunkeptember
26, 27, 28 and 29. dreds of genuine bargain? can be
. fcreat deal of interest from ad- found there that will meet the needs
Joining North Carolina and Georgia of everyone.
C01lIJtieR is being manifested. The campaign will he carried on
e price has been lowered this indefinitely and will meet the dey?ar
so everyone can afford to attend mand of the people that are looking
ery day ?nd night session at the for real quality at prices within the
^?und?- reach of everyone. 1
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'th Carolina. Covering, a large ar.o
Friday Sept. 7, 193
ranted a H<
ATLANTA ROAD^
IS NOW OPEN;
GRADING ENDS
Surfacing Started Or
Road That Runs Direci
To Atlanta And Soutl
All grading on the -4.8 miles stretc"
t new road from Ranger t:> Blu
Ridge, connecting highways 64 an
76 as a direct route to Atlanta, ha
been completed, A. B. Persingei
superintendent of the work, sail
Wednesday night.
, Aiihi ugh the w rk of surfacing th
road was started this week, the tual
i <?rcn for traffic, Mr. Persinger an
nounced.
The road which g cs thiough Cul
, bersun was strated last February, an
providing the weather is fav >rabl*
all constiuction on it should be fin
; ished by December 1. according t*
Mr. Persinger.
The Federal government allotte*
about $70,000 for construction of t?h*
, stretch of road and actual huildin}
, has been done by the T. M. Stride
company.
Seven men are now located hoi*
crushing the stone that will be Use
in surfacing the road.
The new road will give motorist
from Western North Carolina j
straight shot through to Atlanta in
stead of the choice of Vwo length}
detours?one 4.~? miles by way o
Blaiisville and the other 43 mile:
via l)uckto\vn and Copperhill. Mr
Pel singer said the new road \va
4.78 miles in length.
GOOD SAMARITAN
FUND SUPPORTED:
MEETS SEPT. 17
A meeting for all that are inter
ested or have subscribed to the Goo*
Samatitan associaton will be held a
the court house Monday Septembe
17. at 2 o'clock, Rev. W. II. Graham
?it near t ulberson, announced Wed
nesday.
u\ti ")? local people have suhscrib
ed more than $200 to the fund tha
was originated by Mr. Graham i'o
donation purposes tu (hospitals an*
' first aid.
i Th? peiiiion ii awn up and contain
ing the names of the subscribers an
nounced that 90 per cent of th
auiuis ui'.' n Hi u\ mi' ai. oa :
tan fund would go to hospitals t?
; help the- unfortunate people that ta;
; no* siK1'- their bills. It ah.- :aisei
! by popular solicitation.
Moi than was subscribed tin
{first day, Mr. Graham said. The plai
in iginatcd at an associational meet
j ing of the Baptise mip;sters whicl
ir.ei here this week. Kev. Grrean
stated the plan and the minister en
dorsed it.
Reverend Graham and ether mem
hers of the church have worked dili
gently io pet up the fund and feel
they say. that they have been successful
in their efforts.
The plan of the meeting is to or
ganize the members and elect of
ficers. A board of five directors wil
be named by t?he association at thi;
meeting.
TV A OFFiriAI s
! VISITORS HERE
OVER WEEK-END
I
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Bock, Jamei
S. Bowman, H. M. Cortwright, all o:
Knoxville, and N. L. Poole, of Hia
wassee, spent Saturday night an<
Sunday morning here. Mr. Bock i
assistant chief engineer of the Tenn
essee Valley Authority.
The party arrived last Saturday
evening. They did not visit the Cole
nu n dam site. Sunday morning Vie:
went out to look at the Notli
power house and the Andrews powei
?'iouse, near Brasstown.
Leaving Sunday morning they wen
?r?T
J j'.q uioi ll
t fids
I Potentially tit'h f frriti;?-v in Thin
4
saring" By I
! Son Robert R. Reynolds
KNITTING MILL
; OPENS MONDAY
' FOR OPERATION
Final Arrangements Be
ing Made, Fain Says:
Brumby To Be In Sats
urdav
I
According to present plans th
Brumby knitting mill will start up
f orations Monday, according to W. M
s Fain.
After all necessary marhineiy ho
s been placed there last week, B. G
Brumby, operator of the mill, let
' for Charlotte to make arrangement
I for yarn and other mateiials to b
used in the mill when it gets undo
I way. Mr. Brumby will return Satui
' day, it was announced.
''Current strike troubles may hob
him up a hit," Mr. Fain -aid. "but i
Continued on page two
' Brasstown Club
Visits Tennesse<
Fifteen members of .Men's ani
" Women's. Club? of Bra.-stown mad'
i joint exereusion on August 25 an
1 2d to Norris, Tennessee, the moth
town of the TV A, 2d miles of Knox
ville.
" i Starting early on the morning o
the 2f>Ti., they icached^ Kn-wille ::
L' | time to vicit first the site at whie
" j the Norris dam is being built. Tliei
' I they drc ve thr uuh'thc town of Nor
ri> and saw the model dairy and th
* workshops where the men employe
on che dam can get in their leisur
time vocational tunning along var
1 icus lines. They visited also the C m
" munit> House, the center ??i t.he so
1 cial life oi the t i,v and th? Demon
1 strath-n House where expert demon
" strator. show the use of electrica
household appliance, i f all kinds.
j After supper in the cafeteria main
" tained for the workmen living in th<
?j barracks, came the most interestinj
" event of the trip. This was a secon<
visit to the dam. where work goes oi
' under flood lights. As the towerinj
1 derricks, t.'ie great cables and thi
i figures of the hundreds of men a
5 work stand out from the surroundinj
darkness, the scene they report, give
| an overwhelming impression of thi
' vastness of the project under con
struction.
The night was spent at a touris
i .camp near Knoxville and the retun
j journey was made by way of Bobbins
, ville with a stop at the Santeetlal
P dam.
The party included Mr. and Mrs
jjVirge Coker, Mr. and Mrs. W. G
j Comwell, Mrs. Iowa Green, Mr.'
I.ena Brendle, Mrs. F. O. Scroggs
the Misses Louise and Elizabeth Pit
r I man, Mr. Luce Scroggs, Mr. Williar
' j Clayton, Mr. P. W. Fisher, Mr. J
| A. Caldwell, Mr. Lake Tuckwelle
^ j and Mr, Bradford Coolidge.
r said to have driven up throug
Western North Carolina to view th
? scenery along the route.
[Jit PAGKS
TODAY
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Dr. Morgan
WILL DISCUSS
COLEMAN SITE
SEPTEMBER 17
Asks That Large Delegation
From Cherokee
County Meet In Knoxville.
"
A telegram from Senator Robert
R. Reynolds to Harry P. Cooper, local
attorney. Tlun-day. stated that
the Senator har "been granted a
hearing" by Dr. .Arthur K. Morgan,
director oi. the Tenr.cs.-cc "vaiiey
.-\uuioruy, on ?ep.cniocr unci mat
he (Reynold;?) urged Mur;*iy and
Cherokee cuunty to .-end a la:ge
delegation to Knoxvillo for the meeting.
The telegram said that the exact
1 place ahd hour would be revealed
later.
A news st ry from the Ashcville
Citizen-Times Thursday morning
- said Reynolds had made an appoint.
me nt with Dr. Morgan "for a conference
regaiding the proposed Cole'
man dam site."
When it first became known that
a Tennessee representative had attempted
to "go over the back fence"
by going t? President Ro< .-cvelt to
have the dam built in Tennessee at
Vie "Charleston site," a delegation
led by Cooper composed of Josh
Johnson P. A. Mauney, Lee Shields
[' and Willaid Cooper, went to see
* Reynolds in Asheville to see if he
could not promote the sympathetic
0 feeling of Cherokee county towaid
r the proposed dam.
A number of wires and letters were
sent out and a number of contacts
'1 were made to organize a -tr ng body
f to present to Dr. Morgan the attitude
of the people of this section.
PLANS TO BUILD
5 FCUR HOMES ARE
? UNDER WAY HERE
o
j CoiSr.li action lias been st sated or
1 wa- being planned on four homes in _
- tiie city this week constituting one of
the b'.irgest building programs ever
f to be undertaken locally at on? time,
n several promincm residents said.
|j Const; action i well under way on
n a bungalow being built by Xoah
l.ovingood on Dillaid Street. I: will
e ! b0 fin:-lie'.! ? n the outside by brick
d ! veneer.
e ! Dr. li. W. Pet1-ic\- two story house,
built near ihe hospital off
i_ Peach tree street, is nearing comple"ion.
It will be finishmed on the out.;
side with stone.
Vv\ II Mu? my i... : ; a five1
room log ea in on M lore Ileiirhts
E* av: ' t n h; ',i\ . ompleted
_ for what will probably bo a residence
ff Sunset Mve. It belongs to L.
r Hodges.
j! Since t.he TV A engineers and other
^ workers have taken permanent resi,
dence here there lias been an inB
; creased demand for homes.
t; R. P. Williamson, local lumber
g! dealer, said there was an increased
si demand for lumber both for building
e i purposes and renovations
. j The recent goverinmentol cna<
i ment that allows home -owners to bort
i row money to improve and remodel
-i their homes is expected to find a
_|humber of recipients of ihe funds
h \ here.
; Baptist Will Speak
,' ! Here On Saturday
!, '
j Ore of a series of lectures by Dr.
n J. T. Henderson, secretary of the
Laymen's work of the Southern Bap;r
tist convention will be delivered here
in t' Baptist church Saturday morn
ing at iO o'clock.
h The public is cordially invited,
e Dr. Henderson has been speaking all
over Western North Carolina.