The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-17
FORD SHOALS OFFER
HITS new OBSTACLES
Agent Tells House Commit
tee No Alterations
Considered.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Efforts Of
House Military Committeeman tC
, exact pledge for the manufacture
OF fertilizers during the l0O-year life
OF the proposed contract by Henry
Ford. for the purchase and lease OF
the governments properties at Mus.
Gle Shoals( failed today. w. b.
Mayo, appearing before the commit
tee as the personal representative of
Mr.. Ford, declared that the Detroit
manufactures was not willing to
modify his offer in any of It's provl-
sions unless it was to clarity language
only and not alter the plan.
Committeeman also failed in their
attempt during examination OF Mai.
J. II. Burns, chief of the ammunition
division of the army's ordnance de-
partment, to adjust differences of
opinion between ordnance Officers
and those in the judge advocate gem
erals department with regard to the
Warrior power plant. Major Burns
insisted turnout an extended interro-
cation that the government was OBJ
iigated to sell that property to the
Alabama Power Company or remove
II from their grounds
He declared It could not he sold
TO Mr.. Ford as a part OF the Muscle
Shoals project unless the government
violated a contract with the company.
Previously officers of the judge adj
vocate generals department had
said the contract was non-enforcea-
BILE.
Statements by Major Burns that
the Warrior plant was not essential
to the Ford plan were countered
later by Mr.. Mayo who declared the
power developed there was needed
and Mr.. Ford would demand a clear
title to that unit as specified in his
offer. This situation was regarded
by several committee members as in
terposing a difficult obstruction to be |
overcome before they could return |
the Ford plan to the House for dis |
position while others declared they |
could see no solution unless the con-
tract with the company was violated.
While the committee worked on
the Ford offer. Secretary Weeks
continued study of the other offers
he has on Muscle Shoals. He noti-
fled Frederick Engstrum of Whining
ton, N. c., that he would give him
a hearing Wednesday after which he
would submit his offer to Congress.
The secretary has stated that the
Engstrum proposal as amended APP
peared Ito be better" than as origi-
nally submitted.
Mr.. Mayo told the committee Mr..
Ford intended to manufacture fer
tilizers in their finished forms and
would not produce exclusively their
nitrate ingredients" He also declar- !
ed that not more than per cent pro-
fit would. be imposed and that it was
Mr. Ford's intention to deliver the {
product direct to the farm !
er. preventing their purchase by agen-
cies which might buy them and pos I
;ibly fix the prices before they reach- I
ed the farmers hands. @
Questions by several committee /
men developed that it was Mr. Fo.u t
Intention to use all the power devel- l
,ped by the water projects and other {
plants for his own purposes at Muscle c
Shoals. II was not the intention,
Mr.. Mayo stated, to establish a>power
elling company to compets with COM
nercial companies.
A part of the power created. IL was b
would be consumed in the n
lie of automobile parts from raw a
Materials" This statement by the p
fitness revealed for the first time W
hat. it was the intention to operate
be Alabama plants in connection 81
nth Mr.. Ford's automobile business CO
nd was construed as implying the eC
of light metals possibly of ia
Iuminum which would enter into the m
of automobiles at De- pI
oft. ,ev
The NFord offer was scheduled for
tomorrow by the Sen WI
e Agriculture Committee. to
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