Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
MUSCLE SHOALS
PLAN To SUPPLY
ALL D|X|E[AND.
Alabama CompanyPr Pro-
mises to Radiate Elec-
tric Power to Coasts.
All Big Cities on Gulf
and Atlantic Would Be
Linked to u. S. Plant.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Supply of
hydro electric power for municipal
and industrial purposes throughout
the region within transmission dis
tance of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. esti-
mated by engineer experts at 400
miles, was promised Saturday night
by Thomas w. Martin, president of
the Alabama Power company. in the
event congress accepts the offer of
that company for purchase and lease
of the Shoals project.
Mr.. Martin issued a formal state
ment, pointing out that the offer to
operate at Muscle Shoals under the
federal water power act obligated the
company to function as public utility
.'bound to serve everyone without dis
elimination, either in rates or in
service
Would Bring in Industries
The statement further said that a
wide demand existed in the south for
increased power facilities and that this
consideration had prompted the Ala
bama company to make the offer.
Mr. Martin said assurances had been
received from Il number of inde-
pendent industrial enterprises that if
the power from this development be-
comes available to the public. impor-
tant industrial enterprises will estab
lish new plants and factories"
In that connection. he said, we
have carefully considered the large
market demands in the Atlanta and
Nashville districts, in Mississippi.
Louisiana. New Orleans and Mobile, as
we'll as the economical advantages OF
supplementing by inter connection the
power supplied for industrial purposes
in the states of Georgia and North and
South Carolina.
III the conference it was expressed
by Mr.. Martin that the entire power
output would be promptly absorbed
He also declared that the company
policy would be, if the offer was ae-
cepted. Ito make as wide use as pos
sibe of this great resource at Muscle
Shoals
Ford Presses Fertilizer Feature
Much progress was made by the
house military committee Saturday III
its consideration of the Ford offer tor
purchase and lease of the Shoals prof
ects. although the committees hearings
were suspended Friday until Monday
Members of that body individually
summed up testimony taken III the last
two weeks and conferred with Mr.
Ford's representative, w. B. Mayo
personal spokesman for Mr.. Ford, con
ferred with Representative James, re
publican, of Michigan, before he left
for Detroit.
Mr.. Mayo gave the Michigan member
statement for the committees rec,
ord. showing the number of tons OF
finished fertilizers Mr.. Ford could pro-
duce annually at Muscle Shoals by ap.
pying three formulas to the 110,UW
tons of ammonium nitrates which he
guarantees by the proposed contract tc
manufacture at plant No. :. BY one
formula, it was said. 1.925,Oon tons
would be possible, while $1,000 and
9,G22 900 tons would be produced re
spectively if the other processes were
applied. >r
it was understood that Mr.: Mayc
would suggest several alterations IN
the Ford offer in addition to that guar
anteeing a minimum yearly production
of completed fertilizers in lieu of the
provision pledging the manufacture OF
certain fertilizer compounds which q
number of committee members have
insisted should be written into the
prouoSed agreement.