Show I I I I I i FORD SAYS HE HAS FINISHED HasI Committee Told It Has Ha All Necessary Facts II IOn I On Offer WASHINGTON WASHINGTO-T Jin 29 Henry I Ford today Informed tho houe military committee he ho thought It unnecessary lr for tor or any rep rap rep e to appear appal before the committee to further discuss hi offer tor for Muscle Shoals Shoal Further hearings said Id Mr rord In a 0 telegram to ChaIrman Kahn would only on servo e to delay action and unnecessarily consume the time of ot a busy and Important committee ot of o con congress rs already In possession of ot all alt the facts Mr Ford Fords Ford's mes message age was a In tn the ther r reply ply to one from Mr Kahn Ing log Ing him that the committee desired to wind Ind up Its hearings not later tn th-tn today and th t a 1 number ot of members w wished to question him regarding hi his bid It follows In In reply to your telegram that some members of ot the military at- at af affairs fair fairs airs committee desire delre to ask asic me some somo questions and suggestion sug that I appear before your committee or send a representative e empowered to speak for tor mo me and especially In reply to your own statement that you wished to give gise gh us ft I full tull op- op opportunity opportunity op opportunity to explain your otter offer I respectfully submit to your our conald conold- conold the following mutations Invitations In for bids for tor Muscle Shoal Shoals were asked tor for by the sec secretary of ot war In April 1921 Our otter offer was submitted by him In February 1922 Your committee ha has therefore had our proposal al be- be before be before fore tore It tor for practically two years Mr Malo Ma o our representative has ba appeared before you on numerous occasions and every eiery e ery phase phaM ot of our offer orter has been fully ully Inquired Into and explained Your committee ha has therefore reported to congress two providing tor for acceptance ot of our otter offer I know of ot nothing that wo we can add that would be helpful to ou Further hearings would only sen acne e to delay action and unnecessarily consume the time of ot a busy and Important committee of ot con congress con con- gress areas a already ready In possession of ot con I all the tho facts n |