Show u MUSSEL SHOALS By L L. A. A Hollenbeck For the past two years Henry Ford has lIas had an otTer offer before fore the government government govern govern govern- ment for the purchase of f the Mussel Shoals water power project on the Te Tennessee river in in northern Al Ala Ala Ala- bama including a costly and valuable valuable valuable ble steam generating pl plant nt 75 miles mUes away called the G Gorgas r n. n plant plant and that 1 if he could not have ave the Gorgas plant then he did not mint Mussel l J Shoals at all aU Lately it it was as dis discovered that the i Gorgas plant was on leased lease l ground fro from the Alabama Power company company and that company insisted on taking the he Gorgas plant over oyer and the government government gov goy was tied up so that it had to give the Gorgas plant over to the l. l Alabama labama Power company on its con con- i tract Thus the Ford otter offer for Mussel Shoals seems to be all off oft i Hum Ford had a 3 scheme scheme for manufacturing cheap nitrates tes for fertilizers for farmers and Ito to undersell undersell undersell un un- other manufacturers and to produce cheap electricity and 1 power o er for a great manufacturing turing center that hat he lie would have bult buIt up at Mussel Shoals The big Interests were vere against him They were playing playing play- play ing ng the game for high high prices for their heir products and were not disposed ed to let Ford come in competition them About tI the tho e sa same Q thing hapP happened whon when Ford bought his ra rat rat- road and when hi hr reduced rates and ami razed wages the big took him Mini before the Intel State rc Commission and forced him hilt to 0 o raish rais rais- h th rates ates In the Mussel Shoals ct tl e big hig interests hl hero hus i enry ery ry possible scheme to prevent t. t Ford getting getting that project The h J Alabama Aia Ala bama Power company compan didn't seem to take much Interest In the matter until latel lately l and all aU at once it became be be- came a a powerful factor Was Vas 1 ft it acting act act- ct- ct ing entirely for for itself or 01 was it lit ac actIng act act- actIng Ing as as n a stool pigeon for the b big g interests In Interests In- In that do not want to com compete ete with Ford Fold And the officials of ot the government are aro more mere men too The public is in the d dark rl but it will be hard to convince them that there is I Inot not a lot of behind th the Mussel Shoals They are are trying to kill km Il nry Ford Foid a and ld every time they think they have got gol him he looms up bigger than ever ever There Is one thing about Henry Ford and that is Is that he cannot be bought nor does he Jle wo wobble ble He takes a straight course He Is too wealthy to be bought Millions 1 of money motley to bribe him s no no Induce Induce- ment meat He re already has more millions than his would be be bribers have He Is so wealthy that the interests of the people Is the trio only ambition he ho tan have for Cor the prosperity of the people generally means tha tho prosperity prosper ty and success of Ford They thrive together It begins to look as though the big interests and their bright lawyers In their efforts to destroy Ford are actually driving hint him Into I the pres presidency ency I |