The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-02-26

And the Muscle Shoals plant, as
things now stand, is scheduled to be
put under control Of great power
monopoly.
Every voter in this country should
read Henry Ford's statement concern
ing Muscle Shoals made this week, in
response to message from w. r..
Hearst urging him to re-enter the
Muscle Shoals contest, and again try
to resuce the peoples property from
selfish exploiters.
These are points in Henry Ford's
statement that interest every Ameri-
cay.
Il am willing to cooperate with the
Government in developing Muscle
Shoals into a great nitrate plant,
making cheap fertilizer for the Ameri-
can farmers.
an my opinion, the Shoals should
be used for the production of nitrate
and fertilizer.
Il believe that the Government
could itself keep Muscle Shoals and
run it, not as power plant but as a
nitrate plant. to help the farmers in
peace and safeguard the country in
war. The people of the United States
spent 10000, 900 to create govern
ment nitrate plant, not power house.
We should not lose sight of the orig
inal and biggest reason for Muscle
Shoals being built.
IF the Government keeps Muscle
Shoals and operates the nitrate plant
by the army and navy, shall be glad
to put at their service all that the
Ford company has OF knowledge and
experience. Our engineers have been
working for three years on the prob
lem of making cheap nitrogen from
the air for farmers. We believe we
have discovered improvements on the
present process. We believe air nj
trate can be made at price that will
materially reduce the cost of ferti-
lizer on the farm.
"The Ford company, will turn over
TO the Government, without cost, the
results of its research.
I'VE will lend the men to help build
up an efficient organization to run
the Shoals. AS a citizens duty, we
worked with the army and navy dur.
ing the war. We are ready to give
the same cooperation to the Govern
ment in aid of the farmers now, cost
free, to the Government.
1T is mistake to say that the
Government cannot run the nitrate
plant as well as any private party
This is the very kind of business the
Government ought to engage in. Elec-
tro-chemical methods of air nitrogen
fixation do not require great forces
of employees. 1t is a straight job Of
letting the forces of nature work for
you. The Government has as good
men as there are in this field. We
talked with some of them when we
were figuring on the Shoals.
"If the Government keeps Muscle
Shoals and runs it for the farmers,
will help, so far as technical help
goes, just as much is could have
helped if ! had taken the property
over"
"HENRY FORD.
The question is, "ShaIl Muscle
Shoals, which the people own, be de.
veloped primarily as nitrogen pro-
ducing plant, and secondarily as q
power plant, both in the public inter
est? Or shall the great enterprise
be given to private monopoIists to be
exploited on the usual basis of all ths'
the traffic will bear2"
President Coolidge viii decide the
matter. Congress will not send him
a bill if it is known that he will veto
it.
Write the President and tell him
what you think Farmers, especially
should write. The President is alway.
glad to hear from any citizen.
Miss Mable Martin, member of tn,