The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-11
FORD PLANS
GREAT CITY At
MUSCLE SHOALS
Proposes Community
Stretching for rs
Miles

DETROIT. Mich. Jan. ii.-tBy the
Associated Press If Henry Ford
obtnias possession OF the Muscle
shoals project In .labama. he Will
take Immediate steps to make that
part of the south one of tho Indus
trial ccnterz Of the country. the As
soclHtod Press learns today
Tho Muscle shoals plan Of Mr. Ford
contcmplates one of the greatest un-
dertuklngs in the history of industrial
America 10 brcnRc known. and In
rludcH development OF tho property
Hs model and tho eventual extension
uf the system TO other parts u the
country
M Fords proposal includes the
building of city T5 miles long In
the Muscle Shoals region o. would
be made up OF a number of large
towns or small cities This i- In line
with the manufacturer Wow that
men and their families should live In
email communities whore benefits uf
rurEl nr near-rurnl life would not
be entirely lost.
100 Year Ica~c
Mr. tord's proposal to the govern
went Includes leasing Of IN" property
for 100 years Put before the OK
piratisn of half that time he pro-
posse. 20 turn the completed project
over to the people of the district or
tp the government In such a way that
ro one IN the future will be- able
to make Il personal profit from the
undertaking lie viii arrange that
ncithor he nor any ~ his heirs may
roaiiyJ any monetary benefit from
the Muscle shoals plants or the power
de- elopod u became known today
nv Ford prupu.- 90 To make tn"
project " the government gives it,
ronsrnt. IN" outstanding achievement
uf his career
Tho Muscle shoals project ls how
ever. only the start % a greater pro-
gram % became known. This in
yludcs he development of water puw
or facilities In many parts of the cnun-
ivy hy which persons In those com
mnnities would derive power 20 run
manufacturing plants light their
homes and run machinery on Tho
firms
one detail of the plan ls M" hat-
messing hy farmers OF every creek ard
brook that crosses thcir property
Enough power Dol wasted on these
small streams tu Operate the tarm
machinery und 90 light farm build
ingS Mr.. Ford believes
Mr. Ford expects 10 leave here
about noon tomorrow Tor Washing
ton a. confer with Secretary Wcckf
regarding his proposal ilc viii be &C.
cpmpunicd by his engineers ANA 9th
orS. who have made u close study of
th" proposal
Ready Ia Begin Work
" tn" government accepts his bud.
WORK az Muscle shoals win ho start
ID al once, The nitrate and other
plants would be- run hy steam power
pending tho time the great dam, that
Will require about two years to com
uloto. hHs hnrnosscd the water ~
thus point Then would follow rauld
orvciopmenL In the opinion uf Mr..
Ford until within comparatively
few years an industrial center great
go than Detroit would have been
built up.
SIR. Ford believes the Muscle shoals
plan. II cunsummatcd. will be the
start toward Development OF the Miss
iSsippi river valley The manufactur
or believes tnis vaisoy could run IN,
nited States II the water now gping
tn waste could b, utilized
Eventually In Mr.. ford's opinion. th'
government could derive enough re
venue from these power projects it
support Itself thereby rcvolutionizinl
tho financial system of the country