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THE CANEY FORK OF THE CUMBERLAND

The Story of a River, Its History, Features, Moods, People and Places with Particular Reference to Rock Island and the Area Above Great Falls

Brought Together By
Arthur Weir Crouch
Nashville, Tennessee
© 1973

It is through the generosity and sense of history that his son and heir, Ed Crouch has given his permission to reproduce here excerpts from his Father's book. We thank him.

THE MEN WHO BUILT THE POWER PLANT IN 1923-25

The names of the Engineers, Office Force, Foremen, Craftsmen and Helpers who worked on the project between 1923 and 1925 are listed on the following pages. They came from Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Titles and rates of pay have been included to give the reader some idea of relative rates for various jobs. The common labor rate started at 25 cents per hour when the job began but was raised to 27 1/2 centers per hour within six months. This compared with 10 cents and 15 cents paid locally.

Farmers with mules were paid 50 cents per hour for a driver and team. All work was on a 10 hour day. Four to six teams were used on a heavy 10-ton wagon used to haul heavy equipment. A 20-mule team was used to move the water wheel and generator from the Depot to the plant on rollers.

NAME	OCCUPATION	RATE	HOME - TN unless shown
Able, W.E.	carpenter	.50	DeRossett
Addison, A.D.	carpenter	.50	Chickamaga, GA
Alspaugh, K.J.	carpenter	.50	Stevenson. AL
Anderson, E.A.	carpenter	.50	Rossville, GA
Anderson, P.L.	pipe fitter	.30	Walling
Arnold, H.A.	carpenter	.40	Smithville, Rt. 9
Arnold, W.T.	carpenter	.40	Smithville
Ault, D.H.	carpenter	.50	Cleveland

Baker, J.C.	pipe fitter	.35	Walling
Baker, J.E.	rodman	$3 a day	Rowland, Rt. 1 (Fine)
Barnes, J.L.	carpenter	.45	Copper Hill
Barnett, E.E.	rigger-carpenter	.35	Rock Island
Barnet, J.P.	blacksmith	.50	Cowan
Barnett, Wheeler	compressor operator	.35	Walling
Bealdsoe, W.L.	mechanic	.50	Chattanooga
Bell, L.W.	driller	.45	Copper Hill
Bell, M.M.	driller helper	.35	Culberson, N.C., Rt. 2
Bell, J.C.	driller	.45	Duck Town
Bellew, H.M.	driller	.45	Copper Hill
Berger, J.L.	hoist operator	.30	Copper Hill
Blackburn, J.C.	carpenter	.50	Morrison
Boling, L.A.	hoist engineer	.50	Benton
Bowls, B.M.	carpenter	.45	Sparta
Brazer, Willis	carpenter	.50	Morrison
Breding W.A.	hoist engineer	.50	Benton
Breedlove, C.E.	carpenter	.35	Rock Island
Brown, I.B.	pipe fitter	.30	Twinton
Brown, Mark	dinky engineer	.40	Ocoee
Broyles, J.F.	carpenter	.50	Sparta
Buice, Raymond	driller	.45	Copper Hill
Bumpus, J.W.	rigger	.40	Cleveland
Burnett, J.D.	driller	.45	Copper Hill

Cantrell, J.W.	carpenter	.40	Smithville
Carmack, C.L.	office manager	-	Chattanooga
Carter, Charlie	rigger	.45	Walling
Carter, D.E.	electrician	.35	McMinnville
Carter, Wallace	rigger	.35	Walling
Carter, W.C.	driller	.45	Copper Hill
Cates, Grover C.	general carpenter foreman	.80	Ocoee
Cates, Marvin	carpenter and truck foreman	.50	Ocoee
Center, William	time keeper	-	Copper Hill
Chambers, L.H.	store room keeper	1.50	Cleveland
Chisam, W.A.	electrician	.45	Walling
Christianson, Wm.	carpenter	.50	Gilman, AL
Clark, Doc	carpenter helper	.35	Walling
Cloer, C.L.	mechanic	.50	Epworth
Cochern, Edgar	rigger	.40	Fort Payne, AL
Cockrell, K.C.	carpenter foreman	.70	Magee, MS
Combow, J.E.	carpenter	.40	Cleveland
Copeland, John	carpenter	.50	Chattanooga, 4119-42nd Ave.
Cotton, A.P.	carpenter	.40	Walling
Cotton, C.B.	blacksmith helper	.35	Rock Island
Couch, W.B.	driller, assistant foreman	.50	Benton
Counts, W.L.	carpenter	.50	Elora
Crawford, M.A.	lineman helper	.30	Rock Island
Crawford, Tullos	machine helper	.40	Rock Island
Crouch, A.Weir	transitman	1.75	East Aurora, NY
Cruse, J.D.	rigger	.40	Rock Island
Cruse, R.K.	carpenter	.30	Doyle

Daves, J.R.	carpenter	.50	Copper Hill
Davis, W.W.	hoist	.50	Rock Island
Deaton, D.C.	blacksmith helper	.30	Quebeck
Dedrick, G.S.	carpenter	.50	Doyle
Denton, E.C.	carpenter	.50	Quebeck
Denton, E.M.	pipe fitter	.30	Quebeck
Dilbeck, W.W.	blacksmith	.60	Blue Ridge, GA (A-1)
Dodson, G.W.	carpenter	.50	Eastland
Donaldson, G.A.	carpenter foreman	.65	Elora
Duncan, E.P.	driller	.45	Quinton
Duncan, L.H.	carpenter	.40	Campaign
Dunham, Frank D.	saw filer	.50	Walling (Blacksmith)
Dunlap, Simp	rigger	.50	Rock Island (Diver)

Eldridge, C.L.	carpenter	.40	Sparta
Ellis, J.A.	carpenter	.50	Rossville, GA, 457 Chickamugua Ave.
Eslick, C.H.	carpenter	.50	Mulberry
Eyler, Harry	general labor foreman	.80	Rock Island & everywhere

Finnel, Ira	carpenter	.50	Cleveland
Finney, W.R.	carpenter	.50	Tullahoma
Fisher, Eston	machine helper	.40	Walling
Foote, C.E.	plumber	.45	Cleveland
Freemen, T.C.	air compressor	.35	Rock Island (R.R. Engineer)
Fralley, A.L.	derrick	.60	Rossville, GA
Franklin, C.K.	rigger foreman	.80	Benton
Franklin, M.W.	carpenter	.40	Rock Island
Franks, J.B.	carpenter	.50	Quebeck
Fulmer, Paul	Stenographer	1.10	Centerville

Geer, L.L.	quarry foreman	.60	McMinnville
Gilbert, E.C.	rigger	.35	McMinnville
Gilbert, W.R.	pipe helper	.30	Rock Island
Gillian, T.D.	carpenter	.50	Chattanooga, 1024 - 11th St.
Goforth, J.L.	pipe fitter	.30	Benton
Green, E.	rigger	.40	Campaign
Green, E.D.	carpenter	.35	Quebeck
Green, G.J.	mechanic	.60	Greer, S.C.
Green, J.H.	carpenter	.40	Walling
Green, J.T.	carpenter foreman	.55	Rock Island
Green, W.M.	labor foreman	.70	Sheffield, AL
Greer, J.R.	carpenter	.50	Copper Hill
Griffin, R.V.	hoist runner	.60	Benton
Grissom, R.J.	carpenter foreman	.65	Quebeck
Gross, W.R.	carpenter	.50	Walling

Haggard, Ellis C.	payroll	l.50	Cleveland
Halteman	blacksmith	.60	Quebeck
Hamilton, R.H.	carpenter	.50	Quebeck
Hannley, C.E.	electrician helper	.35	Doyle
Haston, H.C.	blacksmith	.60	Sparta (very good)
Haston, R.L.	carpenter	.35	Rock Island
Henry, W.S.	carpenter foreman	.75	Chattanooga, 4207 Avenue F
Hicks, N.P.	carpenter	.50	Boyles, AL
Hinch, W.H.	carpenter	.50	Winchester
Hitchcock, H.E.	carpenter	.50	Rock Island
Hodges, E.H.	pipe fitter	.30	Cummingsville
Hodges, T.M.	carpenter	.50	Doyle
Howard, Hosey	lineman	.30	Rock Island
Huckabee, R.M.	carpenter foreman	1.60	Lockheart, S.C.
Hudson, Marvin M.	hoist engineer	.40	Walling
Hudson, R.C.	carpenter	.30	Walling
Hudson, Tom	pipe fitter	.40	Walling
Humphrey, James	carpenter	.50	Boyles, AL
Hyde, HD.	driller	.40	Copper Hill
Hyde, J.H.	driller	.40	Copper Hill

Irby, J.C.	labor forman	1.50	Alexandria, VA, 241 W. 10 St.

Jackson, C.M.	carpenter	.50	Walling
Jaco, J.R.	carpenter	.45	Smithville
Jeffery, E.G.	blacksmith	.60	Gills
Jerngan, C.D.	rigger	.40	Walling
Jones, S.J.	carpenter	.45	Walling

Kaplan, W.M.	transitman	1.75	Brooklyn, NY, 863 DeKalb Ave.
Kell, S.D.	ticket puncher	.75	Spencer
Knox, A.L.	mule team foreman	.50	Stevenson, AL
Knox, James L.	commissary clerk	1.50	Alton Park, Route 7
Kimsey, Henry	blacksmith	.60	Cleveland
Kimsey, J.C.	brick mason	1.50	Sparta
Kirksey, Hugo	carpenter	.40	Cleveland

Lawrence, A.J.	commissary & mess	1.75	Edinburg, VA
Lewis, J.	carpenter	.40	Anderson, AL
Lipps, S.M.	carpenter	.50	Charleston

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