17 May 1929
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
1
Resident Engineer outlines the Saluda project cost as twenty two million dollars and details the hydro electric development plan. The report emphasizes the scale, funding source, and anticipated impact on regional power supply and infrastructure.
A full scale plan for the Saluda River Dreher Shoals project details a new large earth dam to create Lake Murray near Columbia South Carolina. It outlines a 208 foot high 7 838 foot crest dam with 1 160 foot width and 11 000 000 cubic yards of fill built by General Gas & Electric for Lexington Water Power Company. The facility will start with 200 000 hp and 300 000 000 kWh annually, later expanded to 300 000 hp with two additional units. The project includes spillway, conduits, surge tanks, rockfill toward the downstream toe and a 110 000 volt outdoor substation. Construction will be by Arundel Corporation with Murray & Flood as designers and overseers. The lake will cover 78 square miles, extend 40 miles, and take about ten months to fill in average flow years. The dam site lies 10 miles west of Columbia and will interconnect with state highways and rail lines during building. The work requires extensive land clearing, surveying of over 1 000 tracts, and a malarial survey in cooperation with state health bodies. The project anticipates a 22 million dollar expenditure and completion by September 1930.
The text notes A S Crane of Cedure retained as consultant for stock market matters in New York City and references hydraulics and earth dam projects. It asserts the greatest business is living and mentions a curious line about 75 ls. per 100 people with Houdini's influence.
The piece traces sun based time versus clocks, noting four time shifts coast to coast as daylight saving grows in popularity. It highlights confusion between standard and daylight times, calls for unified seasonal hours, and predicts future fixes aligning with standard time.
Following Denmark’s general election for the Folketting the Socialists and Radicals won 80 of 149 seats. They campaigned on disarmament and may push Denmark toward abolishing the army and navy, signaling a bold anti militarist stance amid market uncertainties.
Citation issued by Probate Judge George Webb of Aiken County requires all relatives creditors and interested parties to show cause why Mabel Gardner should not be appointed administratrix of the estate of J A M Gardner deceased at the Court House in Aiken on Monday May 13 1929.
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