Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-07
GEORGIAN To MAKE
OFFER FOR MUSCLE
SHOALS PROPERTIES
Says Government Would
Save S2O,OOO,OOO by 1t,
MELONS Advice Will Be
Asked on Offers

WASHINGTON, March GA new
offer for the government plant at
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, will be
submitted to Secretary OF War
Weeks by a group of business men
represented by Thomas Hampton
of Georgia. the house military af-
fairs committee. was told today 10y
J. E. LeverIng, of Los Angeles. This
offer will save the government 500.
100000 more than The Henry Ford
offer, and $15,0OG,O00 more than the
Frederick Z. Engstrun offer, he
said.
The new offer will give the gov
eminent a square deal" Mr.. Lever
ing said.
81 come here as an American Citi-
zen to protest against all of these
offers. which have been before the
committee" he said.
Mr.. lowering characterized the Of
fers made thus far as "well-worded
applications for a hand-out from the
government"
Mr.. Hampton is identified with
bauxite interests, Mr.. lowering said.
Hampton has offices here. He is
listed here as a general building
contractor At his office, it was
said he was planning to make an
offer, but all other information was
refused.
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon will be called in to advise on
the disposition of the Muscle Shoals
and nitrate projects.
Chairman Kahn of the house mil
itary affairs committee, stated today
Mr.. Mellon will be asked to advise
the house military affairs committee
regarding the financing of the com.
pletion of the plant at Muscle Shoals
as well as to give his opinion as to
the offers submitted and now before
the committee.
Mr.. Mellon will also probably be
asked for his opinion of the plan
suggested by Mr.. Kahn of having
a government commission to settle
the Muscle Shoals problem. This
commission would include representa-
tives from the department of agrl'
culture, the war department ano
the treasury. Adoption OF such a
plan would take the matter out OF
the hands of congress.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
has announced himself in favor or
the Ford proposal while Secretary
of War Weeks has indicated his in
clination toward the proposition sub
mitted by the Alabama Power COM
pany.
Mr.. Kahn intimated that he de-
sired the opinion of the secretary
of the treasury, as the financing OF
the matter will rest finally in his
hands.
Committee Visit Asked
| Chairman Kahn, of the house
military committee, announced to-
dav. after a conference with Speaker
Giilett, that he would introduce a
resolution asking authority for the
committee to visit Muscle Shoals and
! inspect the vast government prof
ects there.
Frederick E. Engstrum, of Wilm'
| ington, N. c., made a plea today be-
fore the house military committee
that the government complete the
Muscle Shoals, Ala, projects as a
good business proposition" He
particularly urged completion of the
two nitrate plants and said they
could be made ready to manufacture
nitrates and fertilizers by an add.
tional expense to the government of
about $7,000,0O0.
zone of the nitrate plants" he
said, "already has cost the govern
ment 100000 and the other So.
100000. 1 submit they could be com
pleted for 100000 and it would be
good business proposition to do it.