Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-19
ALABAMA COMPANY
SEEKS SHOALS PROJECT
President Asserts Territory
Will Absorb Big Cur
rent Output.
MAY MODIFY HENRY FORD oErE,
Proposed Change Would Fix Definite
Annual Minimum output or fcrtI-
liicr-Enginecr Cues TO Consult
With Chief.
[By Associated rress.l

10y Associated 1'ress.1
WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-::upply OF
hydro electric power for municipal
sand industrial purposes throughout
ethe region within transmission dis
.tance of Muscle shoals. Ala. cstimat-
7ed by engineer experts at 400 miles.
twas promised tonight by Thomas w.
Martin. president of the labama
Company. in the event Congress ac-
Scepts the offer of that company for
purchase and lease OF the shoals pro-
.,iectS.
Mr.. Martin issued 4 formal state
.ment in which he pointed out that
4the offer to operate ut Muscle Shoals
-under the Federal water power act
-obliGatcd the company to function
+cveryonc without discrimination.
Seither in rates or in service"
Says Wide Demand Exists.
The statement further said that
wide demand existed In the South for
Increased power facilities. and that
consideration had prompted the max
ling of the offer by his concern. Mr..
Martin said assurances had been re-
~ccived from n number OF important
industrial enterprises. that If the
%power from this development eecomse
available to the public. Important
.industrial enterprises Will establish
new plants and factories
I'm that connection" he said. we
have carefully considered the large
market demands in Memphis ana
Nashville districts. in Mississippi.
Louisiana, New Orleans. and Mobile.
-ns well as the economical advantages
of supplcmenting by interconnection
that power supplied for INDUSTRIAL
purposes in the States of Georgia
land North and South Carolina
believes Output In Demand.
:. Confidence was expressed by Mr..
Martin that the entire power output
would be promptly absorbed. lie also
declared that the company's policy
would be. il the offer was accepted
Ito make as wide a use as possible
-of this great resource" ut Muscle
Shoals.
Progress was made by tho House
Military Committee today in its con-
fxidcration or the Ford offer for pur-
chase and lease of the shoals projects,
although the committees hearing
was suspended yesterday until Mon
! day Members OF that body indi-
-vidually summed up testimony taken
in the last two weeks and confer
red with Mr.. Fords representatives.
w r. Mayo, personal spokesman
i u.
rcscntatives James, Republican. Of
Michigan. before he loft for Detroit.
. Mr. Mayo gave the Michigan mem
Ther statement for the commit
tees record show y the number of
tons OF finished fertilizers Mr.. Ford
could produce annually NJ Muscle
shoals by applying three formulas TO
-thc 10000 tons OF ammonium nitrates
(Which he guarantees by the proposed
= contract 10 manufacture At plant
No. -. by ono formula, II
was said. l.925.o0 tons would he pos
-siblc while i,aS3.O00 and 962.500
would he produced respectively If
The other processes were applied
To Recommend Notifications.
1t was understood that Mr.. Mayo
would suggest several alterations in
the Fo:d offer, in addition TO that
~guarantccinG n minimum yearly pro-
auction OF completed fertilizers r.
Lieu OF the provision pledGing the
manufacture OF certain fertilizer
compounds which II number of COM
~mittcc members have insisted should
lie written into the agreeent.
Committee members declined To
discuss other notifications they be-
-lieved MIR. Mayo would take with
him for Mr.. Ford's consideration.
These, however. were understood To
refer 10 the question OF fixing an
r"nount of capital for
COMPANY which the offer says will be
4fcrmcd t" take over the MlsC;c Shoals
works, the inclusion or additional
j. money TO b" spent by the government
- Cor acquisition of iiowage ut Dam
No. 3. ana the amount Mr.. Ford
would pay interest on At the rate
"of per cent annually.
Would Make oTcr Popular.
In the event Mr.. FORD should agree
to make these changes in the existing
plan, committee members admitted
his offer would win more general
approved both III the military Eroup
and in the House membership. Ny
Mayo Will return here next week
when, II was said. the committee
would be Informed what. if any. modi :
'Eea'ion would De acceptable TO the
Detroit manufacturer.