Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-15
MUSCLE
SHOALS OFFER
HANDED WEEKS
Alabama Power cornpany's
Proposal to Be Sent to
Congress Soon.

Washington. Feb. 15.-(By the
Associated Press. 1.-The offer of
thc alabama Power company for
purchase and lease of the govern
mcnt's nitrate and water power
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala,
the fourth proposal to be pre-
sntcd, was formally delivered to
Secretary Weeks Office at the
war department. today by Thomas
Martin. president of the concern.
Because of the secrctary's alb
sence due to illness which con-
fined him to his residence for the
day, no action was taken by the
department but it was said tho
document probably would be sent
to congress soon for its decision
IN the same manner as that OF
= Henry Ford was submitted.
Washington, Feb. 15.-(By the
Associated Press. offer
for the purchase and lease of the
governments properties at Muscle
Shoals. Ala, was completed today
and arrangements made by its
sponsors, the Alabama Power
with Secretary Weeks.
The offer was rendered by
Thomas Martin. acting for the
Alabama Power company, Of
>, which he is president, and with
Its submission the total number
of proposals received. by the soy1
ernnscnt4 for It's war, acquired
properties in I Alabama was
brought tO four. The sReH 1ifer
2 ts expected To he ashbl1itted sr IN
by Secretary Weeks to congress
which has before 1t tho offer of
Henry FOrd.
= 8 a.
The. Ncensee will agree. to begir
the construction promptly upon the
the necessary Legislation
and granting of license and; to com
plete the same within a reasonable
time thereafter = t;:ss
Offer Differs From. Others.
The offer differed from those re
ceived from Ford. Frederick C. Ing
strom of Wilmington, N. c., or so -fal
AS is, known from the proposal OF c
c. Thinker, head of the CONSTRUCTION
company Of North America, Will
headquarters at San Francisco, III
that none of these agreed to function
under the provisions Of the fedora
water power act. -
The Alabama Power compan,
claims an option to purchase the War
rior plant on as favorable terms a.
IAAOoC SANStl ~ OluSI private concerns
which option, war department off
cia Is have admitted, contains mora
upon the government to sci
the plant to the Mabama concern o.
remove it from the ground it is on
before the: house militar,
committee testified that before con
gress accepted the Ford. plan, involv
ing delivery of the Warrior plan
with clear title, it would be facet
with long fight in the courts.
COmpany's Plan.
The Alabama Power company pro
poses completion of the Wilson dam
without further advances or expend
itures by the United States" and the
outright purchase Of the Warrior
Power plant on the Gorgas river. sit
uated on ground already owned b,
the power company. The propertie.
would be leased by the power com
pany for period of fifty years, after
which they would be. subject to IRE
by the government
They will be operated under provi
sions of the federal water power act
The offer outlined to Secretar,
Weeks in letter signed by Mr.. Mar
tin stated 1t to be the company's pur
pose to install at the start plant O
100000 horse powe,
subsequent installation to he mad,
in accordance with the federal waite
power act as may be necessary tt
meet the market demands,
The Alabama company Offered