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Show EDISON GIVES EXPERT 'DOPE' ON FERTILIZER Testifies Before Senate Committee Relative to Value of Muscle Shoals for Producing Potash WAfHIINOTOM. May 10 Thomas A. Edison testified before tha senate sericulture committee In exarullvs session today that bs was convinced fertilisers cheaper than Ihoaa belna manufactured by pressnt processes and existing Interests could be manufactured manu-factured at Muscle Fhoala, Ala. . Mr. Edison told of extenalvs potash deposits In Tennessee and of other natural resources abounding: In the Muacle Hhnals territory, and was Understood to have detailed to the senators successful experiments with these materials conducted In his laboratories lab-oratories In New Jersey. One member of the committee said Mr. Kdlson expressed a positive conviction thst ths potssh snd limestone deposits would lend themaelvee with proper treatment to the making of materially cheapened soli foods. "The committee ha a a hard nut to Brack." Mr. Kdiaon was reported to save told ths senators. Horns committee members later said fhey understood Mr. Kdlson was Interested In-terested In the ford proposal for Muacle Hhoala, snd In the event that offer wss sceepted Mr. Kdlson proh-' proh-' ably would be associated with the ooeratln ("company the Hetrnlt manufacturer manu-facturer would create to develop ths power and fertilised Industry on ths Tennessee river. It was explained, however, that this phase of the question ques-tion of Musrls Hhoals development wss not mentioned In the committee meeting. |