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Show MUSCLE SHOALS MAYGOTO FORD COMMITTEE MAJORITY WotlLC EXCLUDE PLANT; DEMOCRATS BACK FULL ACCEPTANCE Two Republicans Submit A Third Report Favoring Claim of Ala. bama Company and Many Modlfcatlons Washington. Throe separate reports re-ports setting forth recommendation for action by congress with respect to private development of the government's govern-ment's $100,000,000 power nnd nitrate projects at Musclo Shoals, Ala., were mado to tho house Friday by moinbers of the military committee. Acting Chairman McKenr.lo of Illinois, who draftod tho majority report, declares de-clares at tho outset of that documont that the Ford proposal was the only ono found "worthy of serious consideration," consid-eration," nnd nskes its acceptance by tlio house ; provided, however, tfiat the Gorgas steam plant bo not Included umong the projocts to bo sold. Concurrence in tho mujorlty report, oxoept for the roference to the Gorgas plant, i voiced In one of tho minority oplnlonv, presented by Itepresentatlvc Wright (Dcm.) of Ooorgln and support-od support-od by Representatives James (Itep.) of Michigan nnd the remaining Demon-cratlc Demon-cratlc members. They nek full com-pllanco com-pllanco by tho house with all provisions provi-sions of tho Ford proposal, nnd point out tho belief thnf, If congress ollmatos the Corgns unit, It would defeat the Ford offor. In a third report, submitted by Representative Rep-resentative Parkor (Itep.) of Now Jor-soy Jor-soy and signed by Iteprosontatlvo Frothlnghum (Hop.) of Massachusv Its', tho opinion Is adverse to tho acceptance accept-ance of Mr. Ford's offer, unions It Is modified In other sections than that iloallng with Corgus. In tho ovent Mr, Ford declined to ugroo to tho modlfl-cutton modlfl-cutton proposod, tho signers would have the secretary of war leitso tho lams and nltrato plants "on such terms ns will securo tho completion of the dams," nnd would authorize him to Bottle fair value of the Gorgas plant and convey the samo to the Alnbama I'ower compnny." In conclusion, tho uinjorlty report says : "Two coursos aro open, ono government gov-ernment ownership and operation, which, In vlow of tho churnctor of the project, would, In tho Judgemontof the majority of his committee, mean disaster dis-aster to tho hopos of tho furmors nnd other users of commercial fertilizers. To have tlio government' undortake and engage In the manufacture r fertilizer fer-tilizer Ingredients, with political superintendents, su-perintendents, foreman nnd straw-bosses, straw-bosses, Is unthinkable, nnd to under, take such a scheme would be unspeakable un-speakable folly. "Tho alternative course Is to sell the tanglblo proporty on conditions prcscribod by congress, lease the power at n fair rental, nnd permit Individual In-dividual American Inltlatlvo nnd in-gonuity in-gonuity to have nn opportunity ut thlF place, whoro tho greatest water power In nur country can be devolopod, requiring re-quiring n proforvutlon of tho ('lenient of national defense und ut tho snino tlmo giving nn opportunity for rollof, If such there can be, to not only tho Southland, but to our country, In the way of commercial fertilizer nt reasonable reason-able prices." |