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<br />Colotado'Rul'al Elee:tric News
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<br />GUNNISON COUNTY
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<br />Crested Butte Becomes Unique Colo.
<br />Community with Aidof Rural Electric
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<br />Crested Butte, 28 miles north of Gun-
<br />nison, 'is on its way up again.
<br />This quaint old coal mining town,
<br />surrounded by mountains more beauti-
<br />ful than the Alps, is 'enjoying a rapid
<br />recovery from the mining depression of
<br />191)2 when the Coloradci Fuel alld Iron
<br />Corporation shut down its operations
<br />bere.
<br />Two elements are the reason, One is
<br />the-Law' Science Academy heetled by
<br />Dr. Hubert Whiston Smith, Director of
<br />the Law Science DepBl'tment, Univer-
<br />sity of Texas. This season-June-Au-
<br />gust-approximately 450 attorneys and
<br />men In the medical profession have
<br />traveled from all parts of the country
<br />to attend lectures and seminars and to
<br />enjoy tMB Ideal vacation spot.
<br />o The Academy has put into use many
<br />of the old buJldlngs fot classrooms and
<br />living quarters.
<br />The second and just as vital spur to
<br />progress got its first physical start this
<br />week with construction of a new ski
<br />development area.
<br />Dick EfIIn of Crested Butte Ltd. said
<br />this major ski area will be undertaken
<br />in three stages.
<br />By December 1964, there wlll be
<br />more than 130,000 feet of lifts and tows
<br />with a vertica} drop of a,200 feet from
<br />top to bottom. '
<br />The first plias:e will_be ready for the
<br />coming ski season, EflIn believes his
<br />oWclal opening day will be Nov. 23,
<br />1961.
<br />Gunnison C01,lJ\ty Electric AslIn., is
<br />now connectlng.with the Gothl,c line for
<br />necesslll'Y power while the construction
<br />crews are working. Later GCEA will
<br />put 11\ cross-b!U's and three_phase
<br />{lowet.
<br />This flrat s,eason will see the follow~
<br />lng in operation: Parking area, warm_
<br />ing hOWIe, "Beer Stube", s{lort shop,
<br />ski tental, first' aid station, and a 2,30b
<br />~oot, high speed Po.J;lpe\melr ,T-bar ski
<br />tow. "
<br />Slopes "serviced by this ,tow' are
<br />mainly for intermediate bell:innersi
<br />however, intl1tColleglate ,slalom can be
<br />held on the steeper terrain.
<br />(See accompanying photo for view
<br />of area on Crested Butte Mountain.)
<br />, The second ph$se .wIll include.the in-
<br />l(tallation of a 5,600 foot double chair
<br />lIft,rialng moretban 1,200 feet. Terrain
<br />serviced - ClUl be classified as - family.
<br />s,lopes.
<br />Then comeS' the third phase of, a
<br />6,liOO foot extension of the first dou-
<br />qle chair lift, ristng an additional 1,700
<br />feet to a point just below the summit
<br /><if Cresled Butte Mountain, and a
<br />warming observat1on house on top,
<br />Further, eJCpanslon can be developed,
<br />Mln sald, llince the mountain still has
<br />a capacity for additional lifts totaling
<br />17,700 feet.
<br />Eflln explained that eady planning,
<br />present and future construction has
<br />meant II great deal of conferences with
<br />Homer Duke, num~ger of the Gunni-
<br />son County Electric Assn.
<br />The ski area developer anticipates
<br />700 persons each day during the corning
<br />S'eason. He' expects to have a total of
<br />10 employees this year, and more each
<br />year as theprogrllm increases.
<br />As Creste'd Butte grows, needs of the
<br />people Increase. Just In thereeent past
<br />,8 new 60 person capacity restaurant,
<br />a soda fountain and a coffee shop Mve
<br />been opened.
<br />In addJtlon to other businesses S'uch
<br />as resort facilities and boys and girls
<br />camps, the town has two other restan.
<br />tauts, a movie theatte, a dance hall and
<br />two bars.
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<br />[)Qn Beneke, Morgan County REA
<br />appliance ~eparrman, sets out In his
<br />special truck to return "good as naW"
<br />oppliances 10 satisfied customers.
<br />Custol;ners are charged only fOr the
<br />necessary parts, not for labor or mile.
<br />age. Appliances ore delivered on rou_
<br />tine REA trips.
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<br />-,hOlO &yRocI<yWarr_n
<br />A key- factor In establishing 0 winler sporls area are the slopes of
<br />Crested BuMe Mountain. _ T.Bar lifts will be an important port of the operotion.
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<br />SANGRE DE CRISTO
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<br />Picnic Gets Directors and Employees
<br />Together For Fun and Acquaintance
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<br />The Annual Sangre De Cristo Elec-
<br />tric Assn. Directors and Employees Pic-
<br />nic was held Sunday, July 23rd at
<br />Monarch Picnic GroundS', located n_ear
<br />the summit of beautiful Monarcl1 Pass
<br />on highway 50.
<br />This year the picnic, while not neces-
<br />sarily planned that way proved to be
<br />two-fold, perfect' timing. to_ meet and.
<br />get acq\lalnted with Will Welch :and hiG
<br />charming wife and family. Will has
<br />rel:ently been employed its Qffice Man-
<br />ager. We at Sangre De' cristo', are
<br />happy to have them with us.
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<br />The delicious food for this occasion
<br />was prepared and served by the Coal-
<br />dale Community Club. A bountiful
<br />supply of, Country fried cbicken and
<br />Boston Baked Beans and all the trim.
<br />mings:
<br />The final count WllS 52 persons.
<br />There were S'everal of the directors and
<br />their families unable to attend. All
<br />employees attended excepting two.
<br />Those that were not there missed a
<br />very pleasllnt day, an old-fashioned
<br />picnic, horse-shoes, a tew rounds of
<br />softball and lots and lots of visiting.
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<br />!tWas Long Day For Sangre De
<br />Cristo Crew But Members Benefit
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<br />Manager Norman Knudsen and the
<br />entire crew of Sangre De Cristo Elec-
<br />tric Ass'n" Inc. Worked the, night
<br />through July 9th, starting to work at
<br />ll'p.m. changing power lines in prep-
<br />aration for the installation for the new
<br />substation at Buena Vista.
<br />The transformer, weighing 24 tons,
<br />has arrived and has been placed at the
<br />substation, site. Shirley Avery of the
<br />Ever_eady Freight Service, was in
<br />charge of , unloading this _hug:h ,unit.
<br />The'IrbY Construction' COmpany' of
<br />Jackson, Miss., will arrive in Buena
<br />Vista and actual construction will 'get
<br />under-way in the next - few weeks.
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<br />epeed hatlget- bearltlll'
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<br />lent mechanIcal conlll
<br />Upon completion the entire system g~~te~,"t?:ll::~~~: Inc.,
<br />of Sangre De Cristo Electric wlU be in Farms: Wheatl/l.nd: R""ort: Income
<br />a. J?ositlon to offer better and, more .ef- ~ v..?"~~\~~ EJ~~:~~~: &'If.~b-b-~~a~~~I~:~:l
<br />flclent service for the evet mcreasmg Pickup attaChments: eomblll"": Chisels;
<br />poweJ' demand which supplies energy < ~;.w~~f~r;~:oke: Roman WenInger. Ak-
<br />to parts of Lake, Chaffee, Fremont and
<br />Custer-Counties.
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<br />Editors of Rural
<br />Electric Papers Hear
<br />Clapp State Issues
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<br />Colorado Rural Electric News repre-
<br />llentatives, Lyle and 'I'erry Mariner,
<br />heard REA Admip.istratot Norman M.
<br />Clapp declare in Topekll, Kansas, last
<br />month "The big issues bcing the rural
<br />elec'tric systems tOday are security and
<br />survival."
<br />Clapp addressed the annual meeting
<br />of rural electric editors of state-wide
<br />publications during their three day
<br />conference, It was attended by 20 of
<br />the 27 men and women representing
<br />statewide publications wlilch go to 2lh
<br />million members of rural electric sys-
<br />tems.
<br />Clapp said that the big question fac-
<br />ing the rural electrlcs is whether or not
<br />they can continue to do the jobs they
<br />were set up ~o do. He pointed out that
<br />the fate of these Issues rests on three
<br />key factors:
<br />1. Adequate Power Supply; "Suffi-
<br />cient power must be available under
<br />fair and reaS'onable condltio~ and con_
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<br />Rithard M. Hou$ler seems to be
<br />saying, "Look, it really works" 0$ he
<br />shows his wrist watch to REA admh\ls-
<br />trator Norman Clapp and Robert Tan-
<br />ner, advertising manager for Rural
<br />Electric Consumer publiccllions, Haus-
<br />ler, now heading the Rurol Are:a
<br />Development program for the U. S.
<br />,O.epartment of Agriculture, was pre.
<br />sented with the watch at Topeka in
<br />oppred<ltion for his seven yeors of
<br />work for rural elettr1c publications of
<br />the notion.
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<br />tracts," and where necessary come
<br />from co-Op owned generating facilitieS',
<br />to protect the security of rural electric
<br />systems.
<br />2. Territorial Integrity: "Protection
<br />for the co-ops against invasion by other
<br />utilities which originally w_ere not in-
<br />terested in serving sparsely-settlea
<br />rural areas."
<br />3. Rural Areas Development: ''The
<br />growth, progress and prosperity of the
<br />electxic systems depend on the sound-
<br />ness of the economic base of -the atellB'
<br />they serve."
<br />The 'Administrator S'aid that REA is
<br />preparing to help rural electtics in each
<br />of these fields. On territorial integrity,
<br />he repeated his offer that any state
<br />that wants help can call on REA.
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<br />Powera Amerl....n S'erl"" 800_C "on-
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<br />ment,eoltlpartment undererew enelcslln.:
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<br />FOR SALl!J OR TRADE
<br />WILL FINANCE:
<br />USED
<br />I-John Deere "D"-Good IIres.
<br />I-John Deere "AR" Tractor, overhauled,
<br />lJgg~ li~::e "G" Tractor, overhauled.
<br />l_fO~~ytl'iri"iegral one bottom 16" low.
<br />1-2 bouo,n U"or16"JOhnpeerepfow_
<br />Powel'11ft.
<br />1_2 lOw John Deere Cultivator - Quick
<br />Tateh.
<br />1-4 row John Deere Lleter--hang On.
<br />l_ft. UA Comblne-P,T.O.
<br />1-16 x 10 Ca.e Drtlt_preas wheela.
<br />I-M & M, G_4 Pull Combl"".
<br />t-Farmhalld F_I0 Leader, with rorage
<br />rork.
<br />Several used One_Waya. 8 ft. to 13. and
<br />m"nuther\:leeee'o{ma"hlne~.
<br />S~l~r ohn eere Balers-l-P. .0.. 1_
<br />1-16 x 10 M&M Semi Furrow drlll wIth
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<br />2-ueod Conlln_ntel Post hol.. dIggers
<br />1-6 .eeJohn Oeere Rotary Hoe
<br />1-1S48 J. D. "0" tractor, Starter and
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<br />VICTORY MOTOR CO.
<br />Box 128
<br />AGATE, COLORADO
<br />Ph. Porter 4-2255
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