Show REA Annual Meet at Altamont Moon Lake Names Offic Officers rs 25 Rate Reduction Coming Clark Abegglen of My Myton ton and Ira W Cramer of Rangely were elected directors of Moon Lake Electric Association at the annual meeting of members held at Altamont Saturday Both directors were ed at meetings held last Nov Nov- November ember within the districts they and both were in in- in incumbent and unopposed in the elections At an organizational meeting of the board of directors im Im- Im Immediately mediately following the annual meeting Elvin E Urquhart of Rangely was elected President dent Ralph Taylor of Randlett was chosen vice president and Harry Fieldsted of Mountain MountainHome Home as Treasurer Secretary RATE REDUCTION ANNOUNCED f The Associations Association's 1967 President dent Elvin Urquhart announced announced that the rate schedule for small commercial users will be reduced I IThe ed approximately r 25 per cent Application of the reduced rate is subject to final approval by bythe bythe the Utilities Commissions of Utah and Colorado however It Itis Itis is expected that the new rates will be in effect by April this year PRE PRESIDENT S DEN T Urquhart reported that over 40 miles of distribution lines have been added to the system and that total plant improvements in- in including including new lines substation improvements transformers and other equipment sent an Investment of approxImately This amount becomes part of the tax base on which property taxes are as as- as assessed A new volt line will be built in 1968 from the Duchesne Substation to the Strawberry Reservoir vicinity Bids for the theline theline line will be opened February 9 and should be in operation by July 1 1 OTHER NEW lines which Y ELVIN E URQUHART Moon Lake President are under construction or which are contemplated for 1968 are Continued on page 8 Moon Lake Continued from page 1 lines to serve the Jones Hole Bole National Fish Hatchery in northeast Uintah County and additional extensions extension's to serve farms ranches and season season- seasonal al homes in the same area President Urquhart report report- reported ed that the Association is c con con- continuing n to improve holdings of coal reserves east of Rangely Colorado along the White River These coal reserves provide a basis for negotiating with power pools for advantageous purchase of energy or for the operation of a thermal tag ing plant in the Rangely area POWER SALES INCREASE PER CENT Harry Barry l lin in his report stated that reven ties ues reached an time all high in 1967 of an increase of per cent over 1966 All classes of service showed an sales with with the great great- greatest est increase in dollars coming from industrial sales Tax ex ex- ex expense pense continued to rise Pro perry perty taxes in four counties in Utah totaled and andin andin in three counties in in Colorado served by the AssociatIon the total taxes paid were wen The Association has repaid nearly 4 million to the US Government in principle pay pay- payments ments toward the money bor bor- bor borrowed rowed from the Rural Administration and during the same period has paid back 22 million in interest on Federal funds borrowed During the registration period members participated in an el el- el electric heat Bingo game sup sup- supplied supplied plied by the Raft River Elec tale Coop op Inc of Malta Idaho and competed among themselves to see who could generate the most electricity on ona ona a driven bicycle generator furnished by the Lower Lowel Valley Rural Electric Assoc of Aiton Afton Wyoming A ro roast st beef dinner was servo served ed those in attendance by the American Legion I of Altamont Eighteen electric I appliances were awarded to members in attendance as door prizes with the grand prize be be- be being ing awarded to 10 Grant of Altamont |