Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-06-22
SPEEDY ACTION
is FAVORED ON
MUSCLE SHOALS
Unremitting Pressure viii Be
Exerted in the House to
Dispose of Government
Properties.
(By The Associated Pressl

Washington, June 2i.-Indica-
tions were given in the house today
that unremitting pressure would
be exerted to bring about action
on disposition of the governments
properties at Muscle shoals, Ala.
Representative Pou OF North
| Carolina, advocating from the
house floor speedy action on ac-
ceptance of the offer of Henry
| Ford for lease and purchase of the
| properties, disclosed that he had
made motion in the rules COM
mittee of which he is a member
| for a special order for considera-
| ton of the Muscle Shoals question
| by the house, but that the commit
tee session was adjourned without
action.
1.-The Muscle Shoals proposition
las attracted almost as much at
tention throughout the country as
the subsidy bill" said the North
Carolina member. 1.-THE democrat
ic minority Of the rules commit
tee was earnestly in favor OF con-
sidering the bill but the republi-
can majority walked out of the
room.
"You cannot sidestep the issue"
he declared, addressing the repub-
lican side. "You may take your
recess (referring to the tentative
plan of house leaders to begin a
series of three-day recesses about
July ~ but the time will come and
not in the very distant future,
when the rules committee will not
adjourn when Muscle Shoals is
brought before it,"
Campbell Replies.
The North Carolina members
speech brought a reply from
Chairman Campbell Of the rules
committee, who declared that the
only pressure brought to bear in
the committee for immediate con-
sideraton Of Muscle Shoals legisla-
ton had come from Representative
Pou. Mr.. Campbell further as
serted that the rules committee
could be counted on to consider
expedition of Muscle Shoals after
members of the house had had
time to consider the various re-
ports submitted from the military
committee.
In addition to the house debate
the Muscle Shoals question re-
ceived the attention of the senate
agriculture committee which in
resuming its hearing on the Ford
and other offers. heard testimony
that the Gorgas, Ala, steam power
plant was n greater factor in the
industrial development of Alabama
than it was in the Ford plan for
development of Muscle Shosls
Thomas w Martin, president Of
the Alabama Power company told
the committee If the Gorgas plant
was turned over to Mr.. Ford
through congressional acceptance
OF the Detroit manufacturers plan
to develop Muscle Shoals, it meant
that power could not be delivered
to the industries of Ala bama in
amount they required. With the
operation of the plant by his com
pany. he said water power could be
supplemented by steam during the
low stages of the rivers and fur
nished at all times in quantities
sufficient to keep Industrial estae-
lishments in continuous operation.
Wiley Afford of Alfalfa. Ala. a
coal operator, favored a develop
ment of the shoals project by a
strictly public utility" In an
swer to questions by Chairman
Norris be said his mines would be
closed down part of each year If
the Gorgas plant was included ir
the properties to be disposed OF
with those of Muscle Shoals.