Show ANOTHER BID FOR SHOALS ALABAMA COMPANY PRO ADDITION TO HENRY FORD BID 18 f 1 tIA tle of adam without advance from government is proposed in offer by now new bidders bidden washington another offer for purchase and lease of the governments government properties at muscle shoals ala was completed wednesday and arrangements made by its sponsors the alabama bama power company tor for immediate tiling filing with secretary weeks the alabama rower power comp company ny pro poses completion of the dam without further advance tures by the united St states lates and the outright purchase of the war warrior r tor 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 50 years after which they would be subject to recapture by the government the offer outlined in a letter to secretary 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 with the federal water power act as may be necessary to meet the market nun let demands the alabama company offered further to furnish tree free to the govern ment or anyone it may designate from the hydro power plant horse power as required for the production of fertilizers 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 prodded in the federal water power act to take over and operate the project for manufacturing nitrates explosives or munitions of war or for any other purposes the of for differed from those re calved from frederick V Engst engstrum of wilmington N U or so fur far its as is known from that proposed pio by U C C hend of the construe tion company of north america altti headquarters headquarter at son san francisco in that none of these agreed to function under the provi provisions slows of the federal tia NR ter power act the alabama lower ioor company an option to tn purchase pur clinso the lie warrior wan lor P hint on as favorable terms ns its those g eien iven to other private pilate tonce concer ins ng witnesses 4 before lit aliu houe military com coin 11 littee testified that before congress Con giess accepted accept oil the roid ford plan involving delli livery er of tile hie wan warrior lor with a clear title it would be nied faced with a long tight fight in tile the courts |