TIIUnCDAY, JANUARY 23, 1223 .Wrnisui
THE FRANKLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN, N. C.
1 4
r
A
) )
O
Big Projects Under Way
In Mountain Streams
By T&Ihsjee
(By George McCoy)
Robbinsville, N. C, Jan. 15. Mil
lions ' of dollars are now. being ex
pended by the Tallassee Power com
Npany in the development of the power
'sources of the Tennessee River and
its tribuatries in the mountains of
North Carolina and Tennessee ,
The power company, which is 'a
subsidiary of the Aluminum Com
pany of America, with headquarters
in Pittsburg, Pa., is constructing a
series of dams to supply power tor the
immense aluminum plant, which has
been in operation at Maryville, Tenn.,
for several years. , '
Tapoca and Cheoah dams have been
completed by the power company,
and work is being pushed on the
building of a third dam at Calder
wood, Tenn.
Surveys have been made, land
bought, and plans in large measure
completed for the construction of
four other large dams in North Caro
lina. As soon as one dam is com
pleted by the power company, an
other is started.
Construction of a dam by the com
pany at Bushnell, will call for relo
cation of the tracks of the Murphy
Division of the Southern Railway
System, between Bushnell and a point
near Bryson City, a distance of about
' 12 miles. A preliminary survey, with
this in view, has been made by engi
neers for the railway.
. Tapoca dam, on the Tennessee River
in Graham county, above the mouth
of the Cheoah River, was the first
big development undertaken in this
section by the Tallassee. Power com
pany. Work was started during the
W. N. SLOAN
Registered under act of Gen-
eral Assembly of North Caro
lina. Careful personal attention
given to all work.
v Room TweWe
Bank of Franklin Building.
Franklin, N. C.
ESSIG MARKET
IL O. ESSIG, Prop.
Fresh Meats of All Kinds
Fin Homo Mad Sausage
Everything kept in a first
class market. Phons 42
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Established in 1845
A Mutual Company
Protect your family with a
policy in this old line com
pany. . v
REIDCABE
LOCAL AGENT
v xa . i .vi
As. I
..that Lasts!
Not for just a day, not for
just a month but for; many,
many months will the shoe that
I RE-SOLE - -Ust you. For,
into that Re-Soling will go
fcrct class workmanship plus
leathers that'll wear "like iron!"
o'.. Try 'Me ';y
EARL ANGEL
Next Door ' To Press vOice ;
World war and some $6,000,000 was
expended in 'the building of the power
house and dam, which is about 200
feet high and 600 feet long. J
The Tapoca dam backs water up
the Tennessee River to a point near
Rhymer's Ferry, a distance of about
10 miles. , At Rhymer's Ferry a
power house is being constructed to
utilize the water conveyed from the
big development eight miles north of
'Robbinsville, which is now complete.
Water is to be carried between the
Cheoah dam, at Santeehla, ,and the
power house at Rhymer's Ferry, a dis
tance of about five miles, by means
of a penstock line which tunnels for
about two miles through a mountain
between Yellow Creek and the Ten
nessee River This penstock .line,
which is of reinforced concrete and
steel, and 11 feelj in diameter, is
about completed. .
As a result of the building of the
penstock line, the bed of the Cheoah
River, from the Cheoah dam to the
river's mouth, will be dry with the ex
ception of "water received from a few
mountain streams between the two
points.
The Cheoah dam, at Santeehla, is
about the same size as the Tapoca
dam, and was built, together with
the penstock line and power-house, at
a cost of about $12,000,000.
This dam, which was completed last
fall, will back water up the river for
several miles to within one mile of
Robbinsville. The lake, which will
cover 3,000 acres, is being filled, the
gates of the dam having been closed
the latter part of December. The
lake is expected to be filled by early
summer. This development was start
ed in July 1926. -
Work is going ahead rapidly on the
construction of the third dam at
CalderwoQd, Tenn., which will be about
the same as the Tapoca and Cheoah
developments, the Laiderwood dam
is about nine miles below the Tapoca
dam, and will back water up to the
latter project. Plans call for its com
pletion within two years.
It is estimated that these three dams
will generate something like 200,000
horsepower.
Preliminary surveys have been made
by the power company's engineers
for the building of dams at the fol
lowing places :
(1) At Fontana, on the Tennessee
River in Swain county, where the
dam will back water to Bushnell.
(2) At Bushness, below the forks of
the Tennessee and Tuckaseegee Rivers,
where the waters will be backed to
near Bryson City on the Tuckaseegee
and to near, Almond on the Tennessee
River. This' project would call for
the removal of the Southern Railway
between ' Bushnell and Bryson City
The Power company is said, to be ac
quiring land now for this development.
W. C. Penn, purchasing agent for the
company; recently moved his office
from Calderwood, Tenn., to Bryson
City.
z(3) At Needmore, near Almond, in
Swain county, where the dam would
back water into Macon county for
several miles. The company is said
to own two dam sites above Almond
on the Tennessee River.
(4) Near Aquone, on the Nantahala
River,' in Macon county, property for
which development is reported already
purchased. The company is said to
own five dam sites on the Nantahala.
The Tallassee Power company, it
is stated owns practically the whole
of the Tennessee River watershed
in Graham, Swain and Macon counties,
an immense tract, and is still ac
quiring additional lands. Asheville
Citizen. ' ' '
REPUBLICAN PLAN TO
CAPTURE THE TENTH
SmatherS to Run Again
Washington, D. C. , Jan. 18. With
the Democrats threatened with revolt
over the Smith issue, North Carolina
Republicans are planning to capture
the Tenth Congressional District and
from all indications Congressman
Weaver is going to have a hard fight.
Kenneth Smathcrs, who was the Re
publican candidate in last election
and who greatly reduced the standing
Democratic majority, is already at
work and promises a most vigorous
campaign, and in view of the show
ing he made in last election, it is
understood that the National Congres
sional Committee is going to show
more interest than usual. Blue Ridge
Republican.
GOOD FOR ALL TIME
MONUMENTS GRANITE and MARBLE
SOLD BY
R. F. HENRY
FRANKLIN, N. C.
Before Buying See Him for Prices
and Save the Agent's Profits
ALL KINDS OF
"OLD LINE" INSURANCE
The Dependable Kind
v "Performance Beyond the Contract"
- Inquiries Cheerfully Answered
"NUFF SED"
W. B. LENOIR, Agent
fir Economical Trmn$portatiom
ri f
"Prices Reduced!"
COACH
$585
The
Roadster ... .
The
Touring . . . . .
The
Coupe . . ....
The Four-Door
Sedan . . . . .
The Sport
Cabriolet . . . .
The Imperial
Landau . . . . .
Light Delivery Truck
(Chasis Only)
Utflity Truck
(ChaiOnIyX
$495
$495
$595
$675
$665
$715
$375
$495
All Prices f.o.b. Flint, Micfcu j
"Check Delivered jr
' Chevrolet Prices t
They, include the lowest :
handling and financing,
charges available.)
Built on a 107 inch wheelbase, 4
inches longer than before offer
ing new Duco-finished Fisher
bodies whose distinction reveals
the world famous mastery of Fisher
craftsmen providing the safety of
four-wheel brakes, a new measure
of comfort, thrilling new power,
speed and smoothness the Bigger
and Better Chevrolet is being
every where acclaimed as an amaz
ing revelation in a low-priced car!
See this truly sensational automo
bile! Note how the hood
lir.es stream bick from j? fl
tin .
blend gracefully into the I VYilCCl
body contours. Note the YiililKCS
richness and elegance. Check
the chassis and discover every
feature of advanced engineering
design demanded in the finest
motor cars. Then go for a ride!
interior atmosphere of
Experience the flashing get-a-way
and marvelous smoothness of the
improved valve-in-head engine
with its new alloy "invar, strut'
pistons, and many other improve
ments. Travel rough roads and
observe the cushioning effect of 1
the new semi-elliptic shock absor
ber springs. Do that, and
like tens of thousands
of others you will be
amazed It o-l earnth a t "
such a car can sell a: such
low prices!
PERRY-JONES CHEVROLET Co.
FRANKLIN, N. C
Q U A L ITLY AAT L O W C O S T