Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-12
BILL Is OFFERED FOR
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Farmers Council Director In.
dorscs Plan Suggested by
Senator Norris.
'Tn.L ANOTHER MD is MADE
baltimore Engineer Proposes Nation
Shnrc In Profits Of
Operations.
IRv Assncia,ed rrcssl

wv SSS''ldttu 1'TESS
WASHlNGToN. May Il.-F"ur de-
velopments in congressional consid-
Grafton OF proposals for developing
the Muscle shoals, Alabama. nitrate
and power projects occurred today
in the Senate Agriculture and House
Military Committees and on the SEN
ate floor.
Chairman Norris. Nebraska, OF :hc
Senate committee. introduced hill
providing for semigovernmcnt
corporation to take over and operate
the nitrate and power projects for
fifty years. The measure wa,
drafted by James T. Lloyd. former
Representative from Missouri. and
submitted by j. H. Levering, CON
sulting engineer OF Los Angeles
Cal. as modification OF the Kill
senator Norris recently introduced.
stern OTcr Received.
The Nebraska Senator also made
public tentative proposal received
from l.. Stern. a Baltimore. Md. CON
sulting engineer and manufacturer
ri chemical products. Mr.. Stern's
letter Of transmission requested the
committee To hear him at it's con-
venience and said the formal tender
would be made later, the committee
deciding Informally 10 accede to the
request and grant MIR Stern hear
ing.
The tentative offer Of Mr. stern
provided for the operation of the nj
5ratc and power projects FOR a period
of twenty-five or hfty years or any
suitable number "f years that might
10 determined upon. II further
stated that all expenses incurred by
tho government at Muscle Shoals
would lie paid To II AT the rate Of .
per cent annually and contained a
provision by which tho government
would receive 60 per cent of al net
prohis made during the operation,
with the lessees retaining 80 per
cent
Must Make Fertilizer
In the House committee an agree
ment was reached by which any
lessee OF the shoals properties would
be compelled TO manufacture I'm
ished fertilizers whether at IL profit
or loss throughout the term OF his
operations. whether it be hfty or
y
TO this effect was made to tho bill
the committee is formulating for
the House In connection with it's
report on the various proposals II
has investigated.
Wide differences OF operation are
understood to prevail in the commit
tee on the provisions made ly Henry
Ford. which are being discussed as
the basis for the bin under con
struction 1t was believed possible
that the committeeman would he
divided into three factions when the
discussions were ended and as many
different recommendations would be
made 10 the House.
Hear Fnrmers' Agent.
The senate Agriculture body heard
Benjamin G.. Marsh. managing direc-
tor OF the Farmers National Coun-
ell. testify today. He said the coun-
ell was opposed to the Ford proposal
or any other that deprived the gov
ernment OF control and operation OF
the projects at Muscle Shoals.
The bill introduced recently by
Senator Norris. the witness believed.
was fundamentally sound and he
recommended that Legislation of
similar sort be enacted.
The TIL drafted by Mr.. Lloyd fol-
lowed the description which the
Committee heard yester-
day in general language. 1t would
create a $5,00O,000 corporation. headed
by seven directors to be appointed
by the President. three being ofi-