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Show Northwest Pipeline can expect new growth Northwest Pipeline Corp. exsubstantial pects to see growth for the Salt Lake City headquarters" if the proposed Alcan Pipeline project is approved. According to Owen Zuro, spokesman, the corporation's present $9 million payroll will be multiplied when numerous new employees are hired to finish designing, financing, testing and acquiring rights of way necessary before construction begins. If the project is approved, we will be hiring many highly-pai- d engineers, planners and purchasing agents," Zuro said. Bursting at the seams The proposed transportation system is expected to cost S2.4 billion in Alaska alone. I In addition to hiring new people, we will need to acquire additional office space," Zuro continued. We currently occupy nine stories in one building and twro stories in another, and were bursting at the seams." The approval and construction schedule calls for President Carter to make a decision about the proposed project by Sept. 1, 1977, unless he rey extension. quests a Congress then has 60 days to approve or reject the proZuro said company posal. officials expect approval by Dec. 1, 1977, at the latest. 90-da- Construction is scheduled to begin in April, 1979 and gas is expected to begin flowing by Competing with 1 Paso Northwest, sponsoring the proposal along with three Canadian companies, is competing with El Paso LNG for government approvals. Both companies want to transport natural gas from the North Slope of Alaska to markets in the lower 48 states. Last week the Council on Environmental Quality issued a report to President Carter, recommending the Alcan project as the more environmentally sound alternative. On July 4, Canada's National Energy Board recommended that country's president prove Northwests project. t Money Available ii from your own accounts receivable. Your goodwill treated respectfully while collecting on those past due receivables. I i - tr 4 Standard Adjustment Bureau 8 East Third South 510 Judge Building-Suit- e Lake Salt City 322-120- 1 5 t, ; ii Up, up winter, 1981. Member: American Collectors Association Inc., International ap- and away The $11.5 million Bicentennial Arts Center , under construction since March , is scheduled for completion next fall, according to John Price Associates , Inc., general contractor. The arts complex will consist of two separate buildings , a 2,800 seat concert hall and an adjacent art gallery. The project was funded in conjunction with the renovation of the Capitol Theater , both part of Utahs Bicentennial project. The CapitoVs renovation and the Arts Center will cost approximately $17 million , about $6.5 million of which came from a state Bicentennial grant. Another $8.67 million came from a Salt Lake County bond issue and the remaining funds came from large private donations. The Arts Center was designed by Fowler, Ferguson, Kingston, and Ruben Architects, Salt Lake City. Park City will guarantee snow After a very cruel and arid winter, Park City Ski Resort is g installing new equipment, expanding the area covered by the manmade snow and streamlining the machine's operation. the hill." The new machines will cover Payday run and the run serviced by the First Time Chair. "This will meet the needs of intermediate, advanced intermediate and beginning skiers." Jones said. According to Phil Jones, vice The new system being installed is an airless system, Jones explained. It does not require air compressors, but rather generates its own air with propellors inside a cone. With jets squirting water while the propellors generate wind, the resulting snow can cover 26 acres in 16 working days with eight inches of e snow powder. The will use 800 gallons of water per minute, coming from the Spiro tunnel, beneath the mountain. snow-makin- president of operations, a large pump installed at the Golf Course Lake will pump water to the ski mountain. In addition, Park City is spending about $1 50,000 to repair and relocate pipe formerly servicing the ski runs. Weve been making snow seven or eight Jones but said, years," weve run into wind problems, so we're moving the equipment to the opposite side of here for man-mad- We are installing oversized pipes for this years opera- tion," Jones continued, ex- plaining the company expects to continue expansion over the i This machine wont allow us to open in case of no snow," Jones said. What it will do, is guarantee that skiers can use the bottom of the mountain in the early and late season, and it will allow us to cover areas of high traffic with snow. What we arc talking about is the quality of the snowr, not the quanyears. tity." Last winter the resort spent $75,000 in two months, testing various temporary sys- tems. Snow-makin- equip- g ment manufacturers con- verged on the resort for seminars, tests and lessons, resulting in the firms decision to go with the airless system. Park West, which is also g equipinstalling ment this summer, has opted to use an air system. Im glad they decided on a snow-makin- dif-Continu- on page 18 i I Open Summer Season Catering to Groups Overnight Conferences Retreats, Sales Meetings Weddings, Parties, Banquets booked 7 days a week Daily 10-- 5 PM Breakfast and Lunch Closed Tues. Wed. to Public For reservations 364-33359-698- 82 0 the heart of Wasatch National Forest only 15 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton, Utah In K cd |