The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-20
.HENRYFORDAND
EDISON DISCUSS
SHOALSPROJECT
Auto King and wizard" Plan
Trip of inspection Soon
After Thanksgiving.

After Thanksgiving.
BY HARRY H. FLORY,
International Nows Service.
NEW YORK. Nov. l9.-Henry Ford
and his experts conferred for three
hours here this afternoon with Thomas
A. Edison and his experts on the
development of the Muscle Shoals nj
trate plant which the manufacturer Ia
planning to lease from the Govern
ment.
Mr.. Edison will accompany Mr.. Ford
on a trip of inspection Of the Muscle
Shoals property soon after Thanks
giving. Mr.. Ford announced before
leaving Detroit at S p. m.
The Government has favorably re-
ceived the proposals Of Henry Ford
to assume control of the Muscle
Shoals water-power project for ninety.
nine years, it is learned on high
authority.
An official announcement that the
Government has accepted Ford's
offer Sin full can be expected within
few days. The proposals will then
60 to a vote Of Congress-. as they
involve an appropriation of approx.
mately $40. 100000.
Edison Is Associate.
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical
wizard, will be associated with Ford
In the power plant developments Of
the South. Ford said he would de-
pend on Edison for plans to extend
the project to every river In the
South.
The manufacturer who reached New
York yesterday, was to confer with
the electrical wizard at once. This
meeting probably will be held at Edi-
sons home in New Jersey.
Nine Principal Proposals.
Leasing Of the project to Ford.
which he declared would resurrect
the industrial life of the South, will
1t was learned.
These are:
/. Outright purchase by Ford Of
the Governments nitrate plant at
Muscle Shoals for $5,000,000.
2. Payment by Ford of approx
mately 81 $500 annual "rental." as
interest on capital invested by the
Government. for water power rights.
g. Reimbursement by Ford of $20,-
ment in completing Wilson Dam. con-
trolling the Muscle Shoals water
power plant.
4. Reimbursement by Ford of 3d.
900 900 to be spent by the Govern
ment in completing dam No. 3. an
auxiliary water-power plant.
5. Outright expenditure by the Gov
eminent Of s15.000,000 approximate
ly) in erection of two locks and
canal between the two water-power
plants.
6. Erection by Ford of a storage
dam at his own expense. This work
will involve several million dollars.
To Amortizo $28 900 900 Debt.
7. Amortization by Ford Of his
S2S, 900, 900 debt to the Government
through creation of a sinking fund.
s. Offer of Ford to perform all
construction work for the Government
on a net cost basis.
9. ALLEGATION to the Government by
Ford of certain water power rights.
Four of these proposals, the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth, were freely
discussed at the conference held yes
terday, 1t was said, between Ford and
Secretary of Commerce Hoover and
Maj Gen. Lansing H. Beach, repre-
senting Secretary Of War Weeks. who
was iii. The disputed" points were
explained to tho satisfaction of both
sides.
The NTH proposal. erection Of two
books and q canal by the Government,
Was distinctly Of a compromise ma
ture. It represented q reduction by
the Government OF previous estimates
through tho charging of construction
work to navigation" This was done.
4 was said, because the locks and
canal would not be of distinct advan-
tAGs 10 tho water power plants.
Ford Selves Ground"
On the other hand. Ford gave
ground" in the sixth proposal. calling
4pr his personal erection of a storage
dam. This proposal was offered by
the Ford engineers, II was said, as q
guarantee that water power would be
Amnished tho South ~the whole year
ar0und."
One Of he Governments early Oh
5sct1ons was based on tho lack Of
water pressure during dry seasons"
Tord's compromise reply was to offer
TO build tho storage dam to supply
water to tho power plant during the
dry spells" It was said.