| Show 1 Ski Committee Fails To Reach Decision M To Meet Again A ain Fri 7 I. I The Committee e of Seven appointed by the county commissioners to decide on where money from the thc State Department Department Department De De- of Publicity and Industrial 11 Development should be spent for the development of a Winter Sports area in Sanpete met Monday night but failed to reach any decision Some members did however receive a distinct distinct distinct dis dis- shock at some information given out at the meeting The committee was scheduled to meet at Ephraim but only the Moroni Gunnison Ephraim and Manti ManU delegates delegates dele dele- gates g showed up Fountain Green sent word that they were not sufficiently suf sufficiently i- i interested up there to take part partin in the controversy A phone call can was made to Mt Pleasant and Fairview and it was learned there had been some mix up mix up as to the d date data te of the meeting The committee chairman Donald Cox of Fairview was busy with Jaycee work and would not be able to attend at at- at tend The Mt Pleasant committeeman could not come to Ephraim so the theother theother theother other four moved the meeting to Mt Pleasant where E. E G G. Brunger represented represented represented that community and Thomas G. G Judd editor of the Mt Pleasant Pyramid took the place of Mr Cox of Fairview The other committee members were J. J W. W Humphrey Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Dean Jones Manti Mr Fredrickson Fredrickson Fredrickson Fred- Fred rickson Gunnison and Mr Dice Mor Mor- oni Mr Humphrey reports that the three from the north end of the county county- seemed set on recommending th the tho Boulger site to receive state aid in spite of the many arguments put up or in favor of the Bluebell site such as Development work already done including including in including in- in the longest ski lift of its kind in America high elevation insuring a along along along long skiing season the great size of the course with different runs suitable suitable suitable suit suit- able for all types of skiers from be beginners beginners beginners be- be to professionals closeness to toan toan toan an electric power line less than one mile nearness to a community the fact that skiing experts have been en enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en in approving the Ephraim course many saying it has even eyen greater possibilities than Alta AHa None of these arguments however seemed to go over with the North Sanpete men whose chief talking point seemed to be that the Fairview Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon road is a better road and by keeping it open in winter a double service would be rendered that of maintaining a year-round year road to the coal mines of the area and of making the winter sports area accessible Mr Humphrey former fonner supervisor of ot the Manti National Forest warned that if il a large crowd should gather at the Boulger skiing area and a sudden blizzard blizzard blizzard bliz bliz- zard come up only tragedy could re result result result re- re sult as much of the road is exposed and wind-swept wind and subject to drifting drifting drift drift- ing which is not the case with th tha Ephraim canyon canyon road Boulger Course Not In Sanpete When all these Ulese arguments apparent- apparent Continued on page 5 r SKI COMMITTEE FAILS TO REACH DECISION TO MEET AGAIN FRI FlU 0 I I Continued from page 1 fy lP failed entirely to change the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- Ily tude of the three from North Sanpete I they were informed that the proposed J j i Boulger course ourse is not in Sanpete county except possibly f for r a very f 1 snail mall portion right at the top of the f course and that it is on private prof pro pro- perty Being in Emery county would make it illegal for Sanpete county Ito to spend any funds there and being I on on private property the State Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Publicity and Industrial Development Devel Devel- tj i could not legally spend funds there there That seemed to completely dumbfound dumbfound dumbfound dumb dumb- found the North Sanpete committeemen committee- committee t men and they reportedly were reluctant reluctant reluctant tant to accept it as true and wanted more time to investigate They said however that if such is the case there i i. is but one thing to do approve the Bluebell course The South Sanpete committeemen urged that this be done at so funds from the P I D can be e had in tune time to do some good forthe for forthe forthe the present skiing season It was decided decided de- de therefore to meet at Ephraim Friday and endeavor to re reach ch a unanimous un- un decision and be able to report the he same to the County Commissioners at t their meeting December 2 County Was Vas United Once Mr Humphrey a past president of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern South South- ern Utah told the committee how a afew afew afew few years ago Governor Maw and the P I D had told Sanpete if they could ever agree on anything down this way the tile state may spend some money in the county The Ephraim Canyon ski course was then presented to the civic clubs of the county and they were unanimous in voting sup sup- TT od port for development of the project That was one time Mr l Humphrey stated when Sanpete really seemed united and so on that basis application tion was made for P I D funds for forthe forthe forthe the Ephraim canyon ski project I Iwas It was not until it looked certain that thai these funds would be spent in Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete that the Boulger site was suddenly sudden sudden- ly presented to compete with the Bluebell Bluebell Bluebell Blue Blue- bell course thus replacing agreement with violent disagreement Immediately after the meeting at Mt Pleasant a few weeks ago it was suggested to W. W P. P Thompson of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and Dean Jones of Manti that the Boulger area was not in Sanpete They immediately made an investigation tion and preliminary results indicated u that this was the Case case Further investigation in investigation investigation in- in confirmed the fact from National Forest maps etc Information has been given to local people that the State Department of Publicity and Industrial Development will spend funds only on projects which already have had considerable local backing and development In that case North Sanpete would not be able to choose another site to compete compete compete com com- pete pete with the Bluebell course and local ski men feel unless the county decides right soon on some course no state funds will be forthcoming |
