Show Acceptance Of New Project For Muscle Shoals Advocated WASHINGTON w WASHINGTON Jan The 9 1 19 The proposal ofa of a group of southern power companies to operate the Muscle Shoals plants for 50 years for a rental of was wa described as as BS the best bc t offer the government has ever received for the project in a statement issued to- to today today to today day by Representative Hull Republican Iowa who in- in initiated initiated in initiated the correspondence corre with the federal power corn com com mi mission sion which resulted in the bid being made Declaring the th offer oCter brIngs out I for tor the th first time tim some som actual facts as to the large argo money val value ue to the people ot of o the tho United States of ot the water po power er rights richt and privileges at Muscle Shoals Mr r Hull ex- ex expressed x pressed the tho th hope hop that the th secretary ot of war will Immediately transmit It to congress The Th proposal he ho said clears clars thenay the they nay ay y tor for tor production of oC a constant and largo large supply of ot cheap fertil fertilizers hers bers for tor the th benefit ot of o the th farmers ot of the th country and It If congress 3 ac- ac accepts ac accept It It the th hydro el energy tY from the th southe greatest natural resource Muscle will Shoals Shoals will bo be equitably distributed all over the south where It belongs Asserting that his hi mind Js Ja open II as to the th best b st disposition ot of the governments government's vast Interests at Muscle Shoals Shoal Mr lr Hull outlined three conditions he regarded as lUI a es- es es to entitle any proposition to receive consideration that It must protect tor for all aU time the ov eminent's Interest In national pro pre pre preparedness and the tho farmers farmer lu- lu In Interest terest In the th conservation of ot soils from the th production ot of o nitrates In peace time tim and must mutt provide for tor forthe forthe the completion ot of dent dam number three within a reasonable time time so that river transportation on the Tennessee river can be inaugurated When the government has ha se- se secured cured te-cured cured these three thre essentials he heald said eald ald It it s should then accept the best financial offer It receives es oo 00 |