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<br />September, 1111
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<br />Colorado Bural Elec:uic News
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<br />Page '1
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<br />Grand Valley Rural Power Patrons
<br />Hear Good News At Annual Meeting
<br />Stockholders of Grand Valley Rural
<br />Power Lines, 1nc.-lIlightly over 200
<br />of ti1.em-gathered in' Grand Junction's
<br />Lincoln Park Stadium during the early
<br />evening hours of August 11 for the
<br />24th annual meeting of the cooperative.
<br />Despite the sIZe of the ~rowd, an
<br />qffLcial quorum Willi not reeche,d,
<br />thereby postponing the organ12ation's
<br />election of officers and automatically
<br />extending tb,e terms of the nine direc~
<br />tors fOf 9.1lother year. . ,
<br />President Neal B. Johnson reported
<br />to members the O1'ganization's action
<br />during i960 in joining' the Colorado-
<br />Ute Electric AssocIation and the sub-
<br />s'equent contract for the purchase of
<br />power from Colorado-Ute rather than
<br />from its CUI'l'ent source-the govern~
<br />ment-owned generating facilities at
<br />Green Mountain Dam, Johnson also reo
<br />ported that the cooperative has cur-
<br />~tly ~ndlng before the State Public ,
<br />UtUltles Conunlssion an,appllcatlon for
<br />public convenience and necessity to
<br />serve its current area. Upon approval,
<br />johnson said, Grarid Valley Rural
<br />Power Lines will, attain full public
<br />utility statuS,
<br />Manager A. J. "AI" Latey, in his
<br />report, noted the organization had de.
<br />Veloped In 1060 a net operating margin
<br />of $61,417.52, Prorata share returns, he
<br />said, will be neerly 1'0l,!, percent of the
<br />amount plrld fol' eleetI'le service during
<br />the year.
<br />A breakdown ef the organization's
<br />revenue afld expense Btatemenl for the
<br />year ended Dec. 31, 1961 showed oper-
<br />ating revenues totalling $485,:U3, of
<br />which $473,022 was from sale of elee"
<br />trlclty.
<br />Operating expenses, taxes, deprecia-
<br />tion and other deductions for the year
<br />came to $401,300. InteI:Elst paid on the
<br />J;tEA Construction Loans added another
<br />$32,000 to revellue, deductions.
<br />Non.operatIng revenues - Interest,
<br />rental, mei<:h8.ridise'salElll, etc._brought
<br />in an additional $14,000 after deductions
<br />fur the year bringing the total net
<br />marglnto$65,426.
<br />Mr. Latey also, touched upon his
<br />organ illation's newly-establil;hed mem-
<br />bership in the Colorado Ute Electric
<br />association and noted that the new
<br />arrangement, which officially goes into
<br />effect on Nov. I when Gratid Valley
<br />Rural Power begins dJtawing electricity
<br />from Colorado Ute, gives the' Grand
<br />Junction.b&sed organization' an oppor-
<br />tunity to share in' the ownership of the'
<br />power source.
<br />"This is a period of transition," he
<br />said. "Looking into the future we ~ee
<br />ourselves striving to keep pace with
<br />the inereasing demand for electric
<br />service. Our homes, farms, stores, in-
<br />dustries, etc. have accepted electricity
<br />a~ a commodity of growin:! conveni-
<br />ence and economy. Our present dliy
<br />requirements must ba projected for
<br />both today and many years into the
<br />future. ReliabUity -of service Is fast
<br />becoming one of the major requests
<br />from our consumers. Statistlca within
<br />our annual report will prove that the
<br />average kilowatt hour cost .paid by the
<br />consumers has been' on a continual
<br />decline. We do not forecast tha date of
<br />saturation but we do note a demand
<br />for service taking precedent over cost.
<br />Inflation does not encourage an optl-
<br />milltic view with regard' to cost but
<br />we do have reason to believe that '-our
<br />business will continue to prosper."
<br />The featured address of the three.
<br />hour, 'rain.sprinkled session was de"
<br />livered by Frank G. Scussel, manager
<br />of Planning, and Project Development
<br />for the ,Salt River Project at Phoenix,
<br />Arizona. In hb talk, entitled '''Water
<br />and Power -, Pertners in Progress,';
<br />Scussel pointed out the ever increasing
<br />J;leed for c.areful water 1?1anning arid
<br />development, He made reference. to
<br />projects such as his own Sslt River
<br />program which has reclaimed vast
<br />arid areas of the Arizona desert as
<br />well as ptovldad domestic water and
<br />powar for large populations in the
<br />state and the Western Slope's own Ute
<br />~~rvan.cy D~ict which is working
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<br />Mrs. Horold Miller of the Appleton Community in Mesa County proudly
<br />holds her trophy as she is crowned "Mrs. REA Homemaker of 1961" by Neol
<br />Johnson president of the board of directors of the Grand Valley Rurol Power
<br />Lines, In~., of Grond Junction on August 11. Mrs. Miller was selected by judges
<br />from 0 list of 12 candldotes who sought the co~eted award.
<br />
<br />Ten new giant floodlarnp~, purchased by the Plateau Volley Roping Club
<br />ond Installed, by club members and linemen of the Grond Valley Rurol Power
<br />liMS, Inc. lIItJmlnate the huge Roping Club arena ot Collbran. The 1500 watt
<br />lamps werfJ ronnected In time to ollow cowboys ond riding dubs ample time
<br />for night pracllee prior to the ormual Collbran Rodeo held In the arena August
<br />12.13. Donotlng their time to help install the lights were Grond Valley Rural
<br />Power employes Clorence and Alvin Ross. lee Branson and Ed Hockler.
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<br />The moin street of the eastern Ma~a County farm and ranching community
<br />of Collbron shines bri'ghtly thesB nights, illuminated by new 400 ond 175 watt
<br />mercury vapor lights installed by the Grand Volley Rural Power lines of Gran4
<br />Junction. The community decided last spring to replace its old street Iights.J.
<br />whIch provided somewhat under 27,000 lumens-with 17 new mercury lomps
<br />which put out over 173,000 lumens; T~e Ugha are leased by Grand Valley
<br />- , ~ .., _ _.~. _~ "'_'Il.'~~,:" .I......."'h '" ..^..t........ ..r"l'Iram which Indudes
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<br />Highline Application
<br />For Public Utility
<br />Status Is Continued
<br />Thursday and Friday, August 10 and
<br />11 were the dates for the continuation
<br />of Hlghline's July 17 hearing before
<br />the Public Utlllties Commission. This
<br />hearing is in connection with Highline's
<br />application for certi.fication of public
<br />convenience and necessity to serve the
<br />area they are now serving.
<br />At the recent haaring Highline com-
<br />pleted presentation of its testimony..
<br />The Commission then set the date of
<br />November 2 for a further continuation,
<br />at which time the Public ServIce Com-
<br />pany of Colorado wlll present its t'esti~
<br />mony opposing Highline's application.
<br />
<br />Highline Thanks You
<br />A sincere "thank you" to Mrs.
<br />Adolph FiJI: who has served as a
<br />Trouble Captain out of the Fleming
<br />substation for a number of years. She
<br />has moved into town now and will no
<br />longer be serving in this cspaclty.
<br />Your new Trouble Captain in this
<br />area will be Doneld M. Wisdom, Hax.
<br />tun, whose telephone number is PR
<br />4-2877.
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<br />A "thank you" too to Joe Frasco for
<br />the use of his tractor in getting the
<br />Sterling boom tmck out of the mud on
<br />August 3. '
<br />SUBSTATION NEAR READY
<br />Construction of Highline's Champion
<br />substation and associated transnrlssion
<br />line has been resumed with the arrival
<br />of additional poles. The date of com~
<br />pletion has now been scheduled for
<br />September 20.
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<br />hot etick com
<br />!latform,exterL
<br />O~ lb. winch with
<br />.apUd'hangerbearlng .
<br />ward 2 reVerae speeda,F HGtorwa and
<br />reverse qulok Change gear box. Exoel-
<br />lent meoh,;,nlco.1 oondltlon. Empire Eleo.
<br />trlc Assoolatlon, Inc., P. O. Drawer K.
<br />Cortez, Colorado.
<br />Farma; Wheatland: Re""rt: lnooma
<br />~,r;l'uel~%~ E~~~~':,r~ :g~~~bbeT~ia~~~H~:~:~
<br />Pickup attachments; enmhlneo; chleel";
<br />onewaye: Truok"; Roma" wanlnger, Ak-
<br />ron, Colorado.
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<br />FOR SALE OR TRAUE
<br />WILL FINANCE
<br />USED
<br />I--John Deara "D"_Good ttreo.
<br />I_Jnhn DMre "AR" Tractor, overbauled,
<br />I-Jgg~ g;::il "G" Traotor, overhaule<<.
<br />I_fo~d U'j~iegral ona bottom 16" plOW.
<br />1-2 bn'tl'om 14'. or lti" Jnhn Deera ploW-
<br />Powerlitt.
<br />1_2 row John Deere CulUvator - Quick
<br />Taloh.
<br />l-i -wW John Deere Lister-hang on.
<br />~=Ut.x l~t 8::b:bnr~iJ~i'f~"" wheela.
<br />I_M & M, G-i Pull Combine. .
<br />I_Farmhand F-I0 Loader, with, toraga
<br />Sev~o....!t.ueed one_Waye. S ft. to 19. <I.n4
<br />2_~t~~I:h",'; ~:~: ~a~:':'~~l~~io.; 1-
<br />1~$to: 16 M&M Semi Furrow drill with
<br />l.!~~W JIt} f~~eL'r:ree:ltce:'~t~~weg~r:~
<br />~:\~. D. power M<>werfl--? teet
<br />.1_iflV_Int Powar Mower-1 teet
<br />.2~ueed Continental Poet hole <llggera
<br />1-0 eeoJohn Deere Rotery Roe .
<br />1_1948 J. D. "D" tractor. Starter an4
<br />lights
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<br />NEW
<br />l--ContlnentaldlggerUnlverao.1hltoh.
<br />I_Farmhand 6 wheel alda rake.
<br />We are Dea-lera for full lines of JOHN
<br />DEERE MACHINERY. Farmhand, Schar....
<br />~~:lwH~~a Drif~~e~s~b~u;~~~a'Lo~~~~~e':.~A
<br />Staokmaeters. May tag Appllancea, Brown_
<br />Ing Rlflo and Shotguns, Best Cattls Oll-
<br />ere, Mayrath Augen.
<br />VICTORY MOTOR CO.
<br />Box 128
<br />AGATE, COLORADO
<br />Ph. Porter 4-2255
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<br />TWO "Will" tnrme a.nd "Booklet on Wllla"
<br />onlY $I.GO. National, BoX 4Un BR, Loa
<br />Angelee.48, Calif. . '
<br />FOR aALlil; Walt estabUshed" atate ap_
<br />Pi~~:~. frr?:re:..eto~~g~r~~:~lnleJ'~a::o~~g
<br />t~~o~:dfr:~e~~:::ari~~rP:"~'i.~~'I~lllO~~
<br />or trade for good trrl~...t"d farm. llr8.
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