The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-02
FORD'S SHOALS
OFFER HIT BY
NORRIS
Senator, in Report, Urges
That the Government Take
Over and Operate Plant
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s Continued from First Pase.)
Is . report from the majority Of
the Senate Agriculture Committee,
10 permit Muscle Shoals IA
pass under the control Of ona
man or one corporation was d.
scribed by Norris ~ almost
criminal"
Norris Seeks Commission.
Senator Norris recommended the
sstablishment Of q FEDERAL poWAz
Corporation to operate the property,
manufacture cheap feRtiliEer and "a
hold the plants In preparation "a
turn out nitrate for munitions in
the event % war.
To provide for the widest pos
sible distribution Of cheaply zen,
Grated electric power, Norris pro.
posed to grant the corporation au.
thoFity to enter into contracts TO
send out the electricity over trans.
continental power circuits, hoolxins
Il up with the ''super.poweF" De.
velppments now under way In other
parts Of the country.
Senator Norria- described the
propaganda In behalf Of the Ford
bid 60 one Of the greatest he had
even seen. II had two branches. he
said.
Zone, branch has . real estate
speculation behind It." Norris de.
clared. y The land within several
miles Of Muscle Shoals has been
VAlAtAAA into NnA~ AAA ~A~p~wAR.Ava~~&~
show that Mr.. Ford has said he was
going TO put q million men to work
in that locality.
1T u also alleged that he will
build Q city seventy miles long,
Those who are engaged In this
work are claiming that the city Of
Muscle Shoals VIII, within q few
years. make New York, Philadelphia
and Boston look like country viii
lagos.
Offices Opened Here
Real estate offices have been
opened in great many Of the prin.
cipal cities Of the United States.
including Washington. Deceptive
literature Of al kinds has been
spread over the country. Agents
have been on the road travelling,
selling lots to the unsuspecting
public,
''Millions Of dollars have already
been made by these real estate
speculatora and thAre IL no telling
how much Of the propaganda has
its origin In real estate apeculatons,
Every time o lot 10 sold q Ford
booster becomes an active element
in the propaganda. on one side
Of the river alone there have been
filed and recorded In the public
records 100 subdivisions, containing
total Of A9,S9l lots. Il 10 safe Ia
say that many millions Of dollars
have been taken from unsuapeoting
people all over the United States
and that practically all Of this is
done on the theory that Mr.. Ford
IL going to get Muscle Shoals.
Other Branch Different.
THE other branch Of the propa'
Eanda 10 entirely different. II IL In
tended to reach the farmers Of the
country. They are told all kinds OF
tales about what IL going to happen
in the fertili1er business K Mr.. Ford
Reta Muscle Shoals. These farmers
are not told that Mr.. Ford makes
no guarantee whatever excepting
that ON his tertili1er operation he
win not make q profit In excess Of
per cent.
"And yet. a large percentage Of
our farmers have been led to be-
lieve that definite assurance has
been given that the price NJ fer
tilizer to farmers will be cut In two
in the middle at least, II Mr.. Ford
gets Muscle Shoals.
Accuses FaFners' Agent.
"The Washington representative
Of one Of the largest farm Vr3aniza
tons in the United States han beer
from the very beginning actively
engaged in spreading this nropa,
ganda. While drawing q salary
from the farmers Of America he il
carefully feeding them deceptive
literature tending to mislead them
into Mr.. Ford'R camp.
1T Is not known that Mr.. Ford
himself II part Of this propa
ganda.
"By ignoring the request OF CON,
mittees to come before them and
discuss his bid he has made X i'm,
possible for anyone to question him
regarding any Of the questions In
volved,
"HMt, Il would seem that a man
Of his prominence and his standing
ought not 70 stand idly by while in
his name Misrepresentation are he,
ing spread over the country. having
for their object the enhancement Vi
his own private fortune"
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