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Show Ski Resort Use Increases Reported At f Meeting of Brian Head Stockholders The annual stockholders meeting of the Brian Head Corp. was held July 20 at the Brian Head Lodge. One hundred forty thousand shares of stock, a majority of the stock held, were represented. Dr. McRay Cloward, president presi-dent and chairman of the board, gave a comprehensive report of the year's activities which showed a considerable increase in the operation at Brian Head including the ski school, the chairlift operation, and the number of visitors. The season passes this year showed a 220 per cent increase, in-crease, Cloward reported. The overall income increase was 56 per cent. He also reported report-ed to the stockholders that after a comprehensive promotion promo-tion and publicity campaign during the months of December Decem-ber and January, there was an overall increase of 100 per centrW March, and 23 . percent during the month of April. It was suggested that the airline connection with Las Vegas and Los Angeles and, hopefully, with the addition of taxi and limousine service, that the operation should be capitalizing on last winter's a and spring's promotion to show a big increase during the coming year. a Cloward also reported that 2 the engineering work is now completed on the water sys- tern and for a new lift line directly off from Brian Head. It is hoped, he stated, "that we will begin clearing slopes for this new run the first week in August." a Telephone service to the $ area is expected next year through cooperation of Moun- tain States Telephone Com- pany, and plans are still in process of negotiation with an i outside group to build a large lodge but will not be completed for another year. 2 Cloward was re-elected pres- ident and chairman of the board for the ' coming year. Other officers . include David F. Scheets, Corona, California, vice president; Burt Nichols, j Newport Beach, Calif., sec- retary; and . Winston Seeg- t miller, Cedar City, treasurer. A - special board : meeting was held following the stock- holders meeting. |