The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-06
Would Postpone Alabama
Power c. Petition Until
Congresses Acted On Mus
Gle st.v Offer OF Ford
NQL. LINE WITH PLANS
r E GOVERNMENT MEN
Advocates Before Public
Service Body At Montgomery
Say New Paper Mill Is De-
pendent On Electric Power
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery. Ala, June 8

Alabama's delegation in the lower
house of Congress, with two excep-
lions, appeared before the pubic
service commission Tuesday AFTER
noon and in a hearing which con-
tinued into the night, appealed for
the postponement of a decision on the
petition of the Alabama Power com
pany for permission to develop a
hydroelectric unit at Lock IT, War
rior river until the national congress
and the state Legislature shall have
defined a water power policy and
ton of the offer of Henry Ford for
Muscle Shoals.
The delegation was supported by
the committee representing the Tus-
caloosa Chamber of Commerce
headed by Henry A. Jones, which in
sisted that the granting of this per-
nit would not be in line with the rec
concentration of government engi-
neers, who stated that any develop
ments along the Warrior should be
under a we'll defined plan.
Members of the states compression
al delegation who appeared in person
were John McDuffie of the First.
Henry b. Steagall of the Third. w. B
Bowling of the Fifth: w. b. oliver of
the Sixth; NJ. G, Allgood of the Sew
enth; Edward B. Almon of the
Eighth. and w. b. Bankhead of the
Tenth. Congressman Lamar LETTERS
of the Fourth and George Huddleston
of the Ninth were not present. and
the Second district has no represen-
tative. Members present stated that
addresses Of the two absent members
in the past would indicate that the
states congressman are unanimously
of the opinion that the Alabama Pow
err company's petition should not re-
ceive the favorable consideration of
the public service commission at this
time.
Paper Mill Planned.
After arguments had been made in
opposition to the petition, Judge Ber-
nard Harwood of Tuscaloosa and Mr..
Black of Mason City, Ia, told the
commission that somebody should be
permitted to develop an electric unit
at Lock II without delay, as a million
dollar company has been organized
and Is ready to construct a paper mill
on the Warrior river in the vicinity
of Tuscaloosa the moment cheap
power is made available in sufficient
quantity. Judge Harwood and Mr.
Black said they did not represent the
Alabama Power company, but were
interested in this development, which
would be made on 10000 acres of land
owned by those interested for the
past 20 years.
+ They said the company is ready to
begin operations, but cannot do so
until power is available, and the Ala =
bama Power company has commended
that this power cannot be supplied
until it is permitted to make the de-
velopment at Lock II.
The argument in favor of the i'm
mediate development of Lock II was
made also by r. A. Brown of Bir-
mingham, who stated that he had
been interested in the construction
of the paper mill and feared the post
ponement of a decision would mean
the postponemento of the development
at Tuscaloosa.
Chairman Jones of the Tuscaloosa
delegation presented a brief in OPP
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