The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-04
||l||Il0RII REPORT
IRGEEIAPPROVAL
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Government Ownership Plan
of COMMITTEE Chairman
Frot ested against
CHAR Es ARE DENIED
Graat VaIue Of D Development
OF perty of Ford
Pointed Out.

fEsSh
WAsHIGG Aug. 4. - tBy
Associated Press --Accept-
ss!anceso Henry lords offer for pur-
shasesandI1 easeofs theF governmental
asf III trate and water power pro
S iscfs at Muscle Shoals, fla, was
nrged bySRepub1ican and Demo
tratie senator's comprising mi
norffy 81 s the Senate agriculture
ennmit teeting a report submitted to-
lay osthesSen Strong protest
yvassenteredsbys.h senators against
accepta Of the government
eMnership and operation plan pro
posed4bysSsnat Norris of Nebras-
ga e5commfttee,s chairman.
Theareportw was presented by Sen.
ss aadds Republic North Da-
sSslfofas andHwas signed by Senators
Goppe Repub1 ican,5 Kansas. and
SssE5arTison,S mississippi; Caraway,
5esrkansas; 9RasmdelI,S Louisiana;
sSmith South Carolina, and Hef-I
sA1abama,De in behalf
30 the Ford proponents on
comm1t tee whose sigma
sSstlIress wsre4attached. It is estimat-
ssssR3s 600; 000Ssf Muscle Shoals since
sssheSS nnistIceB byEfaf1ure to develop
asssHsnd Cooperate the project, and de-
dared thegs quick est5aWay to stop
stsIfhese q losses isssto accept Henry
For offer fort the purchase and
sssSsleases Of 1.-THE government's Muscle
ssShoals properties
Certain objections to the Ford
SEEM apparent" the report
sgsaid blt+SW eaalnsis without fear OF
contradic tion that none
IN
Be remedied or solved by gov
ssownerships and operation
the government going into the
SRoWeiSsbusiness@ or entering the I'M
zdharteds5sa and hazardous field OF
Observation-Disclosures plants at Muscle
sShoals in sthea production of nitro
sSsenpus and other commercial fer
lizers@ using electro chemical pro-
sesssss the commerc ial success OF
switch et#controversia1-
For Congress to adopt such a
Bolicy when Henry F'ord's offer
mates Unnecessary for the gov.
so, cit continued,
SsssMou1 a subjsct Congress to the
~ condemnationa and reproach OF
sober:mlnded5p eople- -
The lbe1iefswaS expressed that
every memberof the Senate would
with the committee minority
svifhsreference$t oSthe$accsptance OF
Hr.Fordisss proposal when they con
a sidsr the ttpresent fuel and trans
in the light
development of such great ny
power as is found at
fheSonlyS certain and permanent re-
iefsinS the future from the present
sparaly sisSofSsAmerican industry"
CHARGES Denied
The report called attention to
sssGhargesSs that acceptance of Mr..
EoEdss tend would give him
SgoXemmentssub yin the develop
nentof poWer#and the manufacture
ffertilize and said:
$3.50 has been claimed that the
ORD offer CONSTITUTES a subsidy to
IT. Ford: f5it is a subsidy. it is
ssuot such ca subsidy as is proposed
asbyssfhe administrator in the Ship
Ihe report then cited a comparI
son: sbetWeenSths Ladd bill and that
roposingsfederal relief for the mer-
that the for.
iner called for an expenditure OF
$4,000 COCO while the latter required
sansexpenditureo of s125, 100000.
In that ection, it was con.
one8measure would take
hegoyernnent out Of the shipping
the other would take
OUT of he fertilizer and power
sbusiness was also argued in
that connechon that the Ladd bill
sWouId cost the government zap.
g spIoximate1y nothing" year while
ship subsidy bill.' would ne
annual expenditure Of
1880, 090
fs5thes Ford proposal is not to
on the grounds of sub.
Es.ssssgid VI the report asked, now can
eAmerIcan people support such
subsidy to ship operators as is
here sproposedo
Referring to the relationship
sc1aimsdsbetween Muscle Shoals de.
s9eIopment4 and the fuel and trans.
sportat ion%emergencies, the report
sNoSelectrified railway and no
fndustrYs served by water power
Dan suffer suspension on account