Show ANOTHER THER BID FOR MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA COMPANY SEEKS PROJECT IN ADDITION TO HENRY FORD BID IS SUBMITTED completion of wilson dam without advance from government Is proposed in offer by new bidders washington another offer for purchase and lease of the governments gove romenta properties nt fit muscle shoals ala was completed wednesday and arrangements made by its sponsors the alabama power company for immediate filing with secretary weeks the alabama power company proposes completion of the wilson adaui without further advance of expenditures by the united states and the outright purchase liase of the warrior pow er plant on the gorgas river situated on ground already owned by the power company the properties would be leased by the power company for a period of CO 50 years after which they would be subject to recapture by the goi eo er eminent ament the gaffer outlined lna in a letter to fcc secretary re tary weeks stated it to be the companas comp anys purpose to install at the start a plant of horse power subsequent installation to be made in accordance acor dance anith the federal water power act as may be necessary t to 0 meet the market demands the alabama company offered further to furnish free to the government or anyone it may designate fron from the hydro eydi 0 power plant horse po power er as required for the production of fertilizers ind and munitions of war and for research in connection therewith whenever the safety of the united states demands the letter said the united states shall have the right as more fully provided in the lie federal water power potter act to take over and operate the project for manufacturing nitrates explosives or munitions of war or tor for any other purposes the offer differed from those received from frederick C eng trum of wilmington N C or so ho far us as Is known from that hat proposed by C C head of tile the construction company of north america with headquarters at san francisco in that none of these agreed to function under tile provisions of the federal water power act tile the alabama power company claims an option to purchase liase the warrior plant on as favorable terms its as those 9 given 1 ven to other private concerns witnesses before tile lie house military committee testified that before congress accepted the ford plan involving delivery of the warrior plant with ill a clear title it would be faced with a long fight in the courts |