New Britain herald., 1922-02-15
SOUTHERN COMPANY
 WOULD BUY SHOALS
Alabama Power Co. Submits Its
 Offer to Secretary Weeks
GOVT. IS SAFEGUARDED
Provisions Proposed Contract Assure Officials That U. $. Can Again Have Plant During Any Emergency Period.

Washington, Feb B. (By Associat- cd Press) s)-Another offer for purchase and lease of the governments proper ties at Muscle Shoals, Ala, was com pieted today and arrangements made py It's sponsors, the Alabama Power Co., for immediate filing with Secre tary Weeks.
 The offer was rendered by Thomas Martin, acting for the Alabama Pow CT Co. Of which he is president and with It's submission the total number Of proposals received by the govern ment for its war acquired properties in Alabama was brought to four. The new offer is expected to be transmit ted soon by Secretary Weeks to con gross which has before it the offer of Henry Ford.
 Would Complete DanI
 The Alabama Power Co, proposes completion of the Wilson dam with out further advances or expenditures by the United States" and the outright purchase of the Warrior, power plant on the Gorgas river, situated on ground already owned by the power company The properties would be leased by the power company for a period of 50 years, after which they would be subject 10 "recapture by the government" They would be operat- cd under provisions of the federal wa ter power act.
 Big Plant Planned.
 The offer outlined to Secretary t,, IN&@ tin stated it 10 be the company's purpose to install at the start, plant Of approximately 240,O0O horsepower Subsequent installation to be made in accordance with the federal water power act as may be necessary to meet the market demands" The Ala bama company offered further ito furnish free to the government or anyone it may designate from the hydropower plant 100000 horsepow- CT as required for the production of fertilizers and munitions of war and for research in connection herewith" 1"
 Whenever the safety of the United States demands" the letter said, the United States shall have the right, as more fully provided in the federal waterpower act to take over and op- crate the project covered by the li- cense for the purpose of manufac- turing nitrates, explosives or muni- tions of war, or for any other pur- pose involving the safety of the Unit ed States for such length of time as may appear to the president neces- sary for such purposes.
 'The licensee will agree to begin the construction promptly upon the enactment of the necessary legisla- ton and granting of license and to complete the same within a reason able time thereafter"
 The offer differed from those re- ceived from Ford, Frederick c. En- strum of Wilmington, N. C.. or so far as is known from that proposed by C. C. Tinker head of the construc ton company of North America with headquarters at San Francisco, in that none of these agreed to function under the provisions of the federal water power act
 Claims An Option.
 The Alabama Power Co. claims an option to purchase the Warrior plant on as favorable terms as those given to other private concerns which op- tion, war department officials have admitted contains a moral obligation upon the government to sell the plant to the Alabama concern or remove it from the ground it is on. Witnesses before the house military committee testified that before congress accepted the Ford plan involving delivery Of the Warrior plant with clear tltle' it would be faced with long fight in the courts,