Show THE PHE SALT LAKE SHOALS I Ii i i POSSIBILITIES S OUTLINED S Representative of Alabama Concern Promises Broad Use of Power W WASHINGTON Feb 18 SupplY 18 Supply of oC hydro hydroelectric power for municipal and industrial purposes throughout the re region region region re- re gion within transmission distance of Muscle Shoals Ala estimated by engineer en engineer engineer en- en experts at miles was promised promised promised prom prom- tonight by Thomas W W. Martin president of the Alabama Power company comin company com com- pany In the event congress accepts the offer of that company for or purchase and andor lease of or the shoals projects Mr Martin Issued a formal statement statement statement state state- ment pointing out that the the offer t to o operate at Shoals under the oe federal water waterpower power act obligated th the e I company to function as a public utility utility util util- ity bound to serve every everyone one without t discrimination either in rates or i in n service The statement further said that a ar wide demand existed in the South fo for r increased power facilities facUlties and that this thi s consideration had prompted the AlaI Alabama Ala Ala- Alabama bama company to make the offer M Mr I Martin said assurances had been re received received received re- re from a number of important tr t Industrial enterprises that if the power powe r from this development becomes a available vail avail able to the public important Industrial al i i enterprises will establish new plants plant s and factories BIG FIELD OPEN In that connection he said we have hav e carefully considered the tho large market marke t demands in Memphis and Nashville e districts in Mississippi 1 Louisiana Louisian a ea New Orleans and Mobile as well as th the e economical advantages of supplement supplement- supplementing ing by interconnection the power supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied for industrial purposes In th tho e states of Georgia and North and South Sout h Carolina Confidence was expressed by Mr iii Martin th that t the entire power output to t would be promptly absorbed He also als o declared that the tho company policy y would be f if the offer was accepted to tomake tomake t yo o make as wide a use as possible of this thi s great resource at Muscle Shoals Progress was made by the house hous e military committee today in its con con- of the Ford offer for pu purchase purchase pur pur- r- r chase and lease of the shoals projects projects projects although the committees committee's hearings hearings hear hear- r- r ings were suspended yesterday until il Monday Members of that body Individually individually Indi indi- 1 summed up testimony taken i in inthe inthe the last two weeks and conferred wit with h Mr Fords Ford's representatives W. W B B B. Mayo personal spokesman for lor fo r Mr Ford ord conferred with Representative Represent a- a tive James Rep Hep of Michigan before e ehe he left for Detroit Mr I 1 Mayo ayo gave t the he Michigan member a statement for t the he committees committee's record showing the nu number number num num- m- m ber her of tons of finished fertilizers M Mr r. r Ford could produce annually at Muscle e Shoals by applying formulas to toes the tons of ammonium nitrates es which he guarantees by the proposed propose d contract contract to manufacture at plant No 2 2 By one form formula fla la it was said 00 tons would be possible while 00 and would be produced r re respectively respectively re- re e- e if ii the other processes we were applied CHANGES SUGGESTED It was understood that Mr l Ma Mayo yo would suggest several alterations Inthe in the tho Ford offer in iii addition to that guar guar- guaranteeing guaranteeing a minimum yearly production of or completed fertilizers In lieu of the provision pledging the manufacture of certain fertilizer compounds which a number of committee members have havo haven Insisted should be written Into the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed agreement I Other modifications Mr Mayo Is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to take with him for Mr Fords Ford's consideration are understood to refer to the question of ot fixing an amount of capital for the operating company which the offer says will be formed to take over the Muscle Sho Shoals ls works the Inclusion of additional money to be spent by the government for acquisition tion of flowage rights at dam No 3 and the amount Mr 1 Ford would pay interest upon at the rate of 4 per cent I annually i If Mr Ford agrees to make these changes In in- inthe the existing plan commit commit- t tee e members admitted his offer would win more general approval both in the military group and in the house mem mem- Mr Mayo will return here next week when it was said the committee committee com corn would bo be Informed what if any modi modifications would be acceptable to the Detroit manufacturer 0 |