Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-20 | Page 14 | Weeks Prepares to Use Shoals Power

Weeks Prepares to Use sho Shoals ls Power WASHINGTON Oct 20 WIth With th the the- Muscle Shoals power plants due dueI completion next Jul July Secretary Weeks today that tha t he I would take taie steps to make tempo tempo- temporary use of ot o the pow power r to be produced pro pro- pro pro- i if It congress had not b by that I time acted on offers for acquisition of the plant I Whatever arrangement is made with power users the secretary said would be subject to cancellation cancellation cancella cancella- I I tion in the event that congress de decided decided decided de- de on the permanent disposition of the properties The rhe he war department department depart depart- ment meat is merely custodian and it ii Is under this authority that Mr Ir Weeks would act if completion of the thep p power plants lants made It adv advisable to put them into nto operation selling the j I power to users to whom it would be available probably through existIng existing exist exist- ing log power companies of the r region on