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CilAIlLGi.TC'DAILY-O; net -i r n'rAi)'''' rt if---" FALLS I0V,j:a Hi lU.TlXOrMENT t Ta IUver Ttolng Ilsnweaed i s i t cHiUM-ro lo-r Company I ,rtlrt to FarnlNli 1 lioiitiid of i ,, irici Jiorso-Tower WlMt Na ture Has Ione to Akl la Uie Work A IX-eorlpUoat of the Slant In ltail ami Uie Ilea lor tlie .Fntiire Op rratlon to be Bognn In January. 1 U7 Tho Itrmarlutolo HoWlng " ibo goatbcrn lwrrComptiJy. . One cannot conceive ot the Imnaan uitjr of the development of the JSouth rrn Jwer -Company at. Great FaU. S. C'-vntH the seen has been visited an) the thousand and one detail of the wark explained. To the casual rpectator who way perchance pas by, the first Impression Is that ot confu mon, lack ot order and a general dis arrangement ot parts. It looks as If there was no one plan being followed bat that the several works, scattered alone the river for a distance of more than a mile, were nothing more than the play house of a Cyclops boy. The Incongruity of the scene la strik ing..' Oat there In a wilderness, away from any city, town or village, be tween two Immense hills, hundreds of m are working, as It for dear life, building an Immense wall. The wall la really a dam. but there Is nothing to Indicate It for there U no water visible. One unconaclouly asks Uie question. "What does all this mean anyhow?" It. Is but necessary to watch the progress of the work for a short time to learn that there la system and or- '1. ft! vwiviuiiHi I M n ' va.v general ache me has been planned. In the completion of whu-h all the parts will flgure. The task Is so Immi nw : and the amount of work to be dorm so . vast.: that It must need be done In parte all of which are directed to one common end, namely, the construc tion of one of the largest hydro-elec- tno plants In America. THK CATAWBA OREAT FAUA 'The Great Palls of the Catawba are - a series of rapids which are situated Be miles below Charlotte and mid way ' between Chester, Wlnnaboro, ' Camden and Lancaster, thriving South !arolin mill renters. The liver falls 17S feet In 7 miles, affording three fine sites for hydro electric development. When work -was- ready to begin, survey were made of the adjacent country and It . was foand that by building a dam out lato the at ream at the middle of the rapids, the current might be turned ik. h. .J , a - . a . m.v iii vk 14 iui a I t .11.1 I,tJ thus the development greatly fan II "tated. Six thousand feet below na ture nad placed two large hills on elUier side of the canal and It was vldent that the main dam rould be thrown across there at a relatively mall cost. Work was commenced In the spring of 195 and to-dny the dam and headgates to the canal are more than two-thirds completed, the great er part of the bulkhead-wall and tubes and water wheel casings are nearly all set, and the transformer . house Is well under way. A railway Una, capable of handling (he heaviest cars, has been run from Fort Lawn mum, m uiniancn u 14 miles, and the river on either side has been ... cleared of trees and undergrowth. At tImM ' evr I Ihnnniul m-m v. - ... been 'employed and the amount of work accomplished has been nothing short of wonderful. The plant will ba In operation the first of January, r very shortly thereafter. - Tba first glimpse that on has of the work -of the Southern Power Company k at Fort Lawn. Besides , the railroad which runs due south a , distance of lj miles, there are to be seen . stretching north and south a double line of tsll steel towers. On ; these steel towers will be placed the heavy copper wires for the tranemte ; si on ot the current from Great Falls to the Catawba station, 14 miles away, from which point it win be distrib uted to Charlotte, Oastonla, Rock Hill aad other mill centers. un jnvm-T irom iron Lawn to the Great, rails Is through a section of broken country, a large part of which Is the property of the ftouthern Pow er Company. Here and there along mvmm yam ran see in nviT at in- Charcoal Kills Daa nreatn. i prinking or Katlng n be Instantly 'Stopped. ' . ' hamnle rarlur m.iii iv : Other people notice your bad breath where you would not notice it at all tl Uf nauseating to other people to aland before them and while you are jaiaina:, mem a whiff or two of your bad breath. Jt usually comes front food fermenting on your stom ach Sometimes you have it In the , morning -that awful sour, bilious, bad ltasnf W YAaa saa ..av a s. - by swallowing one or two Stuart Chsr coal Losenges, the most powerful gas and ador absorbers ever prepared. ' ' Sometimes your mesls will reveal themselves in your breath to those wha talk with you. you've had on ions," or "You've been eating cab bage." and all of a sulrien you belcn In the fare of your friend. Charcoal la a wonderful absorber of odors, as very one knows. That I why Htuiirfs lsenges are o quick to Mop nil gases and odors of odorous f'lodn, ,or gas from Indignation. - TlAh't Man hfAulh wmn . 1 L. never conceal the odor, and never ut sorb the gaa that causes the odor, lie aides, the very fart of ucing fluni re veals the reaaon for (heir una Htuart's Charcoal Losenges In the firm place . atop for good all wtur brash and belrli- m - fin, ami rrma your urcsm pure, fresh and t. Jut aftrr u'v eaten.-' Then no on win turn his ( away Irom you hcii you br- ntho or talk; your breath will bn pure and fresh, and besides your food will tusto so much better to you st your next rneaL ioat try It. Charcoal does other wonderful things, too. It carries sway from your ataniarn ana intestines, all the Impu rities there massed together mid which auea the bad breath. Charcoal is a puririef aa well as an absorber. Chreoel Is now by far the l. t. mom t'sny and mild luxatlva known. A whole boxful will do no harm: In fav, the mora you tske the bettor. tu. ert's Charcoal Losenges are muds of t r willow charcoal and mixed with ta faint flavor of honey to make . m palatable, for you, but not too . (.. You just chew them Tike t ab' They are absolutely hormlesa. :t a new. pure, sweet breath, i. en your stomach for yoor nxt . i. and keep the intestines la good i i.lng order. "These 1 wo things ar -( ret of 'good health and long You can get all the charcoal . sry to do these woaderfat but l ie thing by getting Stuart's (Thar I ij i.-e. We. want yon to test iitiif wonder worker yourself you tony thm. v So send us f,l address for a frampla of . iv f"iiarT?al Losenrea, Then af . i 7isve tried the sample, and . nvinred. go tfl your druggist i a 2C cent box ( them. You'll r ail over, more comfortable, r, IT" InHlde.,;., l'ii J . i i ' -t nam and tddres to i i;i st once send you by i 'a free. Address i i ' )., 9 Hoart ii1f, alar tervals falling and tumbling over uliouls and throwing the spray high In the air. The elTnct of the sunliglit on. the water is surpassingly beauti ful, the green hills forming a mag nlncenl background. Here and there the slcna of the hill have been bur rowed Into and huge rocks have been extracted for use In the construction of the dams below. About 10 miles from Tort Lawn, and midway of the rapids, the track suddenly- lurches over to the river' side and a tine view of the first dam- and headgates may be had. The nver, wnich had divid ed several hundred yards above, turn a sharp corner, with considerable , WHAT NATURE HAS PONE. !' Nature, In digging a : canal . from this turn of the river to Rocky creek. a tributary stream of the Catawba, 7.000 feet below, contributed no little part In the work, of harnessing; the river. It was only neoeaeary for those In charge to blast and excavate a lit tle and then throw a asm across tne current and ao turn all of the water Into the new channel. In this dam headgates have been built ao, as to regulate the flow of the river Into tba new course, in times or nign. water. It will only be necessary to shut down the gates ana tne water ww continue bv the old channel. This dam la composed of rock and concrete mixed. It has been strong enough to resist any pressure which may be brought against It. The main dam la located a little more than a mile below. The mate rial used in the construction there I the same aa that above. The dam I a little more tnan nait nnisnea. Hundreds of men, In squads, are hard at work every day. Hallway track run In every direction and every labor Having device Is being used to facili tate the construction. A half dosen Immense cranes are In constant op eration on the dam, lifting and plac ing In position the rock and cement. Knglnes are puffing, workmen are shouting, wheels are screaking and whistles blowing incessantly. Men like pygmies appear here and there about the worka. The scene is one of tireless sctlvlty. THE MACHINERY EQUIPMENT. The main dam will furnish a fall of 72 feet. The power house will be located just In the rear. In this build Ing will be eight I.OOO-kilowatt, three phase. 2,100-volt Westinghouse gen erators, direct connected to six hori zontal turbines of the Escher-Wyss pattern and two Hercules turbine. . The water after having been used will pass out under the power house, down the canal to Rocky creek and on back Into the river. Besides this development which is now nearlng completion there are two other site which are as yet undeveloped. These will be taken up and used later. The Cornerstone of the power house waa laid Friday, the dedication and Invocation being said by Mis Mary Duke, of Durham. Among those who were present to witness the ceremony were Mr. J. B Duke, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Duke, and daughter. Miss Mary Duke, of Durham; Dr. and Mra. W. Gil Wylie, and daughter, of New York, and oth ers. The next event of the kind will be the formal opening of the power house when the machinery la set In motion. This will likely be about New Year's. The Southern Power Company, which owns and will operate the Great Falls station, owns seven other powers on the Catawba river, and one on the Broad river. The water rights cover a distance of lit miles and form an aggregate head of S00 feet. In all about 150,000 horse power. Having thus the control or every power on th CaUwbn, the Southern Power Company can 'thus regulate the flow of water from one storage to another, an advantage whleh will ap peal especially to hydraulic engineer. a cold la maeh mors eailly cured when ths boweli are opn Kennedy'! Laxatlv Honey and Tar epsni ths bowels and drive the eold out of th ryum In young or old. Sold by Hawley'i Pharmacy. "SONGS MERRY AND SAD." By John Charlca McNeill. Sione ) Bsrrlngrr Co., Pnb lUlier, Charlotte. N. C. tl net; by mall $100. Some PitM and Other Com ment: "I have read after Mr. Mc Neill nnd I have enjovod his work." Prenldent Roonevel. "It Is not too much to say thst In the reslm of pure poetry no more satisfying volume than this has been published In the United State In a decade,"- Norfolk Land mark. "lis it one of tit rarest literary geniuses we have in In th South." Editorial In The Raleigh Christian Advo cate. "The deliclou Southern fla vor and the tender touches of the old plnntntlon life make It especially refreshing to our Southern people. It Is the very cream of the vrk of ths young author, which lias brought him the favor of the public in ao great a meamire. It la perfectly free from af fectation, but It Is couched in faultless Kngllah and reveal the highest gifts of the poet." Editorial; In Charltv and Children. At all bookstores, it direct from publishers at pric qnotrtl. 1 it BT .'''. Bs. . 'V THK NEW LIMITS OCTMXU). Well-Known CliarltMlo Cltlwn fiv-x ' reel Wlmt thoi Kxtemicti , Uniiij (should Be A S&lg-Zagfrer. '; Certain Charlotte cltlsen are wast Ing much time In discussing just what the extended ejty. limit will be. The public generally has om to 4he .con cision that tb fy boundarlea will be enlarged but jther 1 considerable difference of , opinion' as to th new territory to b taken In,'"' "V.;. P' A, well-known cltlxen, who ha ,ben riving In Charlotte for IS year ana who I a. staunch ' expansionist, ha suggested the following limit. " Be ginning on the Camden road, near the D A: Tompklh DHworth shop draw the Una down. the East' boulevard straight-out, beyond the fair ground to a point near Mr. OY. A. Hobblna new home, : From thi point, continue to the Shorter Caldwell place, and on around In front of Elisabeth College. Front the and of the street car: Una in front of Elisabeth College.', run th Una North, parallel with tba college gTOUOuB, lo nvvciiill nrnt tutu .u aeroe to Hha terminus of the car Una in Piedmont Prnv - From thera ex tend the line o'ut bt the offloe of the Louise Mill and around near Belmont prlng to thi side-of th plant of the Elba Manufacturing; ..Company. From that point, across to Groveton, near Alexander track farm and on by Diddle University. From Blddle University draw the Una through the wadsworth farm to the end of . the trestle across Sugar creek on this aid ot th Elisabeth Mill and then by the Itudldll mine back to the Camden road, at the place where the boundary commenced. , V Thla cltlsen I evidently a tig-rag- ger. BIXX5D POISONING. ,J results from chronic constipation, which U quickly cured by Dr. King'a New Life Pills. They remove all poiaoniu germi frem the iy(em and Infute new life and vuror; ours sour ttomach, nautea, head ache, dicxineai and colic, without grip. Ins; or dtaeomfort. 2fa. Guaranteed by R. II. Jordan A Co., druggists. ,r,: Are You A Victim? of Indigestion, with it train of kindred evils T will cure you. -Why suffer' longer? . S . ! 1 After you hav , exhauatedj tlm. patience and nioney "on quacks, try thla King of Cura tive Agencies. From the mountain to th seashcre the grateful people ' of North Carolina sing its praises. MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY AN O P EN I N C LACE CURTAIN SAIL W are oftartng to th trade on of th largest assortment of fin; Lace Curtain ever shown In Charlott. In our tock you will find , the latest styles In Nottingham, Renaissance, Irish Point and Cluay Curtains. '. Nottingham lace Curtain .. . Renaissance Lace Curtain . . . , Irish Point Lac Curtain . . . , Cluny Lac Curtain . , W also carry a large assortment of fin Renaissance, Clnny and Arabian Sample Curtains, from which you can get a selection for fine Curt Ins. Price rang from , y, .. $i$.00 to $30.00. in Inviting you to look our Una over, w assure yon -that 'You win not, only the newest design and th very best grade of Lac Curtains. Th visit will be worth your while. r W. T. McCOY, ; Wh tryoiii Street. " .., . . , '.4 ' i f , A :; Hi I -j ' l;i S. n.trt C'U.tS. ; The Itoyn' I!rh;;iilo dais of Tryon Street Method lnt "Sunday school - met st the . home of tlielr teacher, Mrn. v", 8. Stewart, Friday afternoon, this being the time for tlielr regular quar terly meeting and election of officers. New officers were elected as follows: President, Jlmmle Watklns; vice pres ident, JKastham Ware; recording sec retary. Creasy .Overcarshj treasurer, Ada 11 Simmons, and th lookout com mittee. Bobo Tanner and Leroy Held. After a pleasant social hour the meet ing adjourned,. " ' v1 ,-i Other member of the class are: Newcomb Berryblll, Rea Hlnson, Gwyrt LJIIard, Jasper O'Connell, Wayt Thomas, Arnold Watson, Willie Wearn and jtaiph Armneid. .'.!.. - v FOR AN IMPAIRED) APPETITE. ' To improve the appetlta and strengthen the dlsemtion trr a few doete of Chambsr. lain'i rstomaoh and Liver Tablet. Mr. J. H. Sells. f Detroit, Mich., sty: They restored my appetite when Impaired, re lieved me ot a bloated fealina'and caused a pleaiaat and tatUfuotory movement of the ; bowels.';. Price, -. cents, , Samples free. H. Jordan Co. V u -':. Th following letter 1 mora eloquent . In prala of th Ar tlaUo Stleff Piano than any testimonial Mr. ClwU or our- i lve cauld . writ. ' Key. Mr. Clewell la th,hd . of Salsm Academy and Col lege. ' Winston-Salem, N. C, knd how th high tero and confldeno ' in which th firm of Chaa. M. SUff I held by on of th best known duca-i tors In th Sooth. Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. io, hoi: - My Dear Mr. Wllmoth: .Rsgardlng th letter for th Stleff Pianos, plekse writ uch a letter a will nlt your purpose and alga tny ham to tha' latter. Or, If yen prefer t do sor writ th letter and end to n and I will algn it and return to you. I know that I can endorse anything . you claim for your piano. W hav alway been welt pleased with them. Very truly your, J. H. CLEWELL, ; , PrlnclpaL dm. M Sb'efT. Sonthera Wareroom S Went Trade St., Charlotto, If. a. O. H. WTXiMOTH, Hgr. $1.00 to I&.00 per pair, $4.00 to 115.00 per pair. , . $160 to $10.00 per pair. . . $4.75 to $1S.S0 pet pair. :r Is hre. Tou'H need on real . Mali, ii Wh Wkitt maka vnn a n", : selection whtl 'oar ' . atock Is ' ', completer War hav a blg iitMw w uiv whi laauivia .:' nao ' ' v ; pronounoad porreot. , 1 , mv H j , Raincoat and ' Overcoats j ' ranging In prlc from $3,00 to " 1 sJwt tw ni guar ;Lc-Tete Oooda Sent on Approval Ita ANliilSI FinniiFPJTv blaVUVU 1 TES1I101L Ml mumu. turiMibl at . Onr Uxponae, i ."j : I Vf-; I . i J ,LLJ LJjU J . The beautiful and artistic creations of the G0lltlicrn .Cotton Oil Company of this city will be used ex-, v vs J clusively in the new , , ' -rA GEL VlXl r''- , . On yesterday the contract (which was vigorously V :r fought for by many r big out- y& town, concerns pf y , national reputation) yasplacIkwitlT( (the Charlotte k y . Factory for 130 of these matchless hiattressese They- , " V - wiU be the WdSomtv,and ' most, artistic :produc- , ' tions possible - v. - . : v . - : f ' Beauty wip be; combined . with strength- comfort A and perfect workmanship, and future guests of . the 'yJ' r ; 1 big,, f ine; new' hotel ' are guaranteed restfulness ab-' solute is fine as any in the Jand will the be sleep' . "V liguiling comfort giving, imow . beds of the SELWYNe :.t ;:;iria ; ' WciL-afa a ;'compkte assprtoen - mese'han'dsome '-r r)y V-H :;: l'--?KiSV We jgfaran cism, beyond, come-teolutely p Unde Sam has just bo soldier boys -ienough . -y. v-p- Oome and examine our by the world's famous U1C ICiUlV . W YYCtU LilC equal to ally tailor make, from the ;best woolen stock contains Clothing Atterburyp Stein-Bloch," Clothes made, by these our guarantee, Isn't that enough! f , 1 ' ' ' ' iWfl Onrantee a PiL 'tlT-':: "' 4 E.Vr lllbbB. 1 ' aaanaaf f"jf- .' A ,,."3. J!-'"vL'aaL "A.jlVri '.Ji .-)'3:.Vf .... .'"'r. ,,;)!! ill. OXTOn r GIT IsiQalf t couoo taMtVXM- ' - '-.h '. ri'--y stock of Clothes, made clothing houses They . :. Uk AO gUOlOUliCCU IU WO .i and the cloth came - mills of the l&d. The l: made by such firms , as - Kupenheimer and Ham- . firms and sold 'under Willi Hill - - - . - rnrr,iv : of lien's Suits we have ever had;:the privi- .!l1ie man who wants a! .,from the cut-and-dried styles;that TgreH him',-at every turn, will , do well to come here and see what ' we have to offer. '-"' l ' : A , i Our Suits Are Different ; v; ? The -fabrics are exclusive; r and: youll not meet a' dozen . men dressed : in N the 'same stvle of suit. " 4 ; ' If you want to get away" from ; the common sort j of ready-to-wear Buis, come here for yours. ' , i . i t y - .1 V , ' V-' i ' - ,f . a-Ift ' . . Fall Ciiit that's" different 1 A'' I 1 ' 1. S - II , H,--';-,vr-;r; ii:;r H ' ' ' .. '" -. . i .... . 1 ! iv. ' '',( I1. ;,' .. r r,y. - ' "i. ' -' f v 'V;
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