The Washington times., 1922-09-20
CORGAS PLANT
SALEPROv|DED
BY RESOLUTION
Congressman Hull Also Pro-
poses Leasing Of Muscle
Shoals Nitrate Projects.
BY International New. Service.

The Secretary of War is author
ICED to sell to the Alabama Power
Company the Government-owned
steam plant and substation AT
Gorgas, Ala, and transmission lines
to Sheffield, Ala, and to lease IN
his Judgment the nitrate plants at
Muscle shoals under terms OF reso-
luton introduced In the House tohly
by Congressman Hull (Rep) Iowa
Hull stated he had proposed this
plan for disposing Of the great MUS
Gle Shoals Government properties be-
cause he doubted whether Henry
Ford would take the properties under
the conditions imposed in the bill re-
ported from the House Military AZ
fairs Committee offering them TO the
automobile manufacturer. He had
voted to submit this plan 70 the
House.
His resolution directs the SeSrL-
tary of War to sell for not less than
50, 900 900 to the Alaska Power Com.
pany the Government-owned steam
power plant and substation at Cor
gas, Ala. eighty-eight miles tom
Muscle Sholes, the transmission line
from Gorgas to Sheffield, Ala. und
the substation at Sheffield with its
appurtenances.
Ii the Alabama Power Company
will not purchase under the rerms
suggested, the Secretary Is author
lied to negotiate the purchase OF
these properties from the Alabama
Power Company on reasonable and
fair terms. With failure to arrive
at terms Of purchase the Secretary
is directed to proceed with condefl.
nation and acquisition Of the prop
critics In the Alabama Northern Fed.
eral District Court at Birmingham,
Ala.
Mr.. Ford insists that he ought
to have the Gorgas steam plant
said Hull. Under my reso-
luton the Gorgas plant would he
returned to the Alabama Power Com.
psny. the people who in all fairness
are entitled to the property provided
they will pay a fair minded price
for It,"
The Secretary Of War Is authorized
further to complete at Government
expense dams Nos. 2 and 3, on the
Tennessee river, acquiring for $780,.
900 from the Alabama Power Com.
pany all property and flowage rights
abutting dam No. 3. II this pvrcho Sc
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be resorted to. When completed
these dams may be leased by the
Secretary for a period not exceeding
fifty years and at a renta! which
shall not be less than per cent
Of the cost Of finishing dam No. Q
and OF constructing dam No. 3, in
cluding In the case Of dam No. 3
the cost Of the site and flowage
rights, the lessee to assume obliga.
tion to keep the properties in re.
pair during the life Of the lease.
The Secretary is authorized 10 lease
for fifty years nitrate plants Nos. /
and 2, and Waco quarry, either sepa-
rately or completely at 81 per year
per plant on condition that the plants
shall be operated TO capacity for the
manufacture of fertilizer compo-
nents or compounds at a price not
exceeding s per cent profit. These
plants are to be kept In condition to
manufacture nitrates for munitions
and to be turned over to the United
states In national emergency.
All other properties owned by the
Government at or near Muscle
Shoals not necessary for the actual
operation Of the plants or tor the
building and operation Of the dams
are to be sold or disposed OF by
the Secretary Of War.