Giant Parr Shoals hydro project fuels nation’s power drive
General Gas and Electric leads early pioneers in pulverized coal use as Parr Shoals dam work nears completion. Water impoundment will form the United States’ largest artificial reservoir for power, stretching 41 miles with up to 14 miles width, capable of 760 billion gallons. Construction to finish next year, with 200 000 HP initially and 300 000 HP later, under long term contracts to Broad River Power Duke Power and Carolina Power. Associated firms Murray and Flood oversee engineering. Barstow & Company leader W B Barstow serves as board chair. Farm Board pressuring reform urged across agencies to resist special laws.
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General Gas! & Electric Corporation
Parr Shoals
Columbia
General Gas & Electric Corporation
United States
Benivear
Aria
of Light
Edison Ae
Mien
Ite
Titans
Barstow
Tax Notice for Aiken County School Taxes Opened
Tax notice announces opening of books on September 16 1920 for school taxes due in Aiken County. It warns added percentages for late payments, cites sheriff collection after March 15 and penalties, notes multi district properties require payment in correct district, and is signed by H Williamson over Aiken County.
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X Books
Aiken County
Siadm
County
Acta Schoal
Schoal
Aiken City
Iken
Rocky Springs
Rolland
Gree Gregg
Rathwood
Oak Grove
McTier
Hopen
Pine Forest
Hanmond i
Rocky Spring
Salley
Rocky Grove
Belvedere Kultz
Shaws Fork
Windsor
Shiloh Aiken
Marsuella
Jackson Silverton Massy
Sleepy Hollow
Wi Smythe Rocky Grovd Bt Spring Branch
Kitchings Mill
Tabernacle BG
Talatha Sleepy Hollow Ae
Town Creek
Hammond H
Wagener
Giddy Swamp
Warrenville
Greer
Windsor Windsor Gol
North Augusta Shultz
Pineland
Caberna
Plunkett
Shaw Glade Indse
Beaver Damiken
Iddy Swamp
Shirley Branch
Chincapin
Clearwater Shultz
Creek
Textile workers lament wages and strike impact in Keowee Courier letter
A Keowee Courier reader from Walhalla argues wages fail to cover living costs, cites mill waste and idle days, and defends workers amid strikes. He contends many earn nine dollars weekly while living in squalor, notes mill management indifference, and urges skill training and wage growth through other employers, mentioning Ford as higher paying.
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Keowee Courier
Valhalla
Courier
Prightly
Seneca
Walahalla
Lonsdale Mill Village
Walhalla Mill Village
Lonsdale
Spinning-Room
Card-Room
Lons‘dale Company
Square
Smail
Ford
Fords
Mill Promoter Grady Graham Message From Seneca 1929
A fragmentary historical note from Seneca dated July 24, 1929 includes a garbled plea for promotion and cleaner mill workers attributed to Grady Graham. The excerpt also contains a clipped joke exchange about a party described as nip and tuck.
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Grady Graham
Seneca
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South Carolina
New Farm Board
Aiken County, 8. C
Thos. H. Williamson
J.tuck
Jossin
Aiken
J.L. Owens
Cotton
Alue
Sai
Toiday
Super Service
Diamond Standard
Walter C. Plunkett Filling Stations
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