Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-04
MUSCLE SHOALS
OFFER Of FORD
GIVEN APPROVAL
CONDIT|ONALLY
Proposal viii Be Submitted
to the House With the
Recommendation That It
Be Accepted,
BITTER CONTEST ON
FLOOR IS FORECAST
New Language Regulating
the Manufacture of Fertil-I
izer is Inserted in theI
New Contract,
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington, June 3.--Henry
Fords proposal to develop the
governments vast power and nj
,trate projects at Muscle Shoals.
Ala, was given conditional ap-
proval by the house military COM
mittee today and ordered reported
to the house with a recommended
ton that it be accepted in the
form agreed to in committee.
The action was taken by a vote
of IL to 8 in executive session
and was interpreted by commit
teemen generally as being in eff
feet but the preliminary skirmish
to what promises to become u
bitterly contested battle between
the proponents and opponents of
the Ford offer in the house.
In arriving at its final decision,
the committee decided to elimi-
nate from the properties covered
in the Ford offer the steam plant
at Gorgas, Ala, and agreed with
w. E. Mayo and ]. ". Worthing-
ton, Representatives of the Detroit
manufacturer, upon new language
regulating the manufacture of
fertilizers. In all other respects
the Ford offer was fully ap-
proved.
Victory For Ford.
Mr.. Mayo declared he regard
ed the committee action as n de-
cisive victory for Mr.. Ford and
that more determined effort
than ever before now would be
made to obtain the properties.
Two other developments In
congress affecting Muscle Shoals
occurred while the committee
was in session. The house in
structed it's conferees on the army
appropriation bill to report back
to it what decision they reached
with the senate on the amend
ment providing s7,50o,Oo0 for con-
tinuation of work on the Wilson
dam, so that a separate vote
might be had.
In the senate agriculture COM
mittee Oscar c. Merrill. executive
officer of the federal power COM
mission, testified that the Muscle
Shoals projects should be com
pleted and put in operation pre-
ferably by private enterprise. II
the government decided to op-
crate the properties, Mr.. Merrill
said, he believed the bill by SEN
ator Norris of Nebraska, chair
man of the committee, probably
Offered the best method of deal.
ing with the projects.
To Meet Monday
The house committee also de.
cided to meet again Monday for
the purpose of preparing a report
citing its opinion of the Ford and
other proposals which will be sub
mitted to the house membership
when the Ford offer is presented
probably early next week. In ali
probability the committee will ad
vocate the acceptance of Mr.
Ford's tender with the Gorgcs
plant included.
That the house would vote
separately on the question of ir-
cluding the Gorgas plant was re.
garded as certainty. More than
one member, 1t was predicted
would offer amendments to tha!
end and demand a separate vote
before the final ballot was taker
on the proposal itself.
Should the plant be included ir
accordance with Mr.. Ford's re.
quest, the house then would re.
store the paragraph deleted BY
the committee and the final pro
posal made by Mr.. Ford woult
regain its original form, assur.
ing its acceptance by the Detroi
manufacturer without question.