Show Park City Chamber Reports Secretary Kit Flannery Gives Details of Months I Did you miss mias US usi a busy busy season seabon for everybody including the Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce office and we jus ju jut just t ran out of time to publish this every month Well We'll try to bring you up to date on things of interest to Chamber of Commerce members with this i issue ue r It should be of in interest rest to you people that this office kept a record of how many visitors came into the office on each day and of the comments they made and questions questions ques ques- they asked The busiest day of each week was Saturday with Thursday next in inline line Que Questions there to do and see here Where is the ski ki area areal What Wha t is the history of this place place Why arent aren't the stores Is Is open there property for sale Is Is there a bus to the other ski areas Y What happened to the ride 10 lift pass Y Com Comments men ts There is nothing for our kids to do here after skiing The The business people peo pie in town are indifferent and rude You should advertise more more there are no signs along the way we never heard of the area before The Brower Bros films the Chamber of of Commerce purchased at the start of the season have really been worthwhile We couldn't keep up with the demand for their showings by y ski clubs all over the country The C C. C of C C. C compiled a short history of Park City to give to skiers and tourists in answer to their questions about town This has Las proved to be one of the most popular out hand items in the office and should point up lip to to prospective authors the necessity necessity sity of ot a more complete pamphlet to sell at a a. nominal price the Park lark City C C. C of C. C and hotel managers managers managers man man- agers have had several meetings with the Salt Lake Area C C. C of C. C the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council the Salt Lake City Motel members and managers of lodges in Alta AIta and amid Brighton in hopes of establishing a centralized hotel booking of of- fice Lice It was hoped that one phone call would replace the thc several long distance ones now needed for reservations when hotels are to capacity The possibility of havin having such an office here in Park City is still in inthe inthe inthe the discussion disc s stage ag I Elections for replacement of three C C. C of C C. C officers are coming up in May A nominating committee of seven members has been appointed to ta seek replacements for Fred Eley Ab Smith and Bud Gasparac Gasparac Gas Gas- parac whose terms of office have expired Would you believe that the flat landers flat landers have lush green lawns some have already been mowed matted a time or two twos I fon forsythia in bloom golf courses crowded with the I shorts shorts- shirt and sleeves set bet skateboarders nod and no mud The C. C of C. C a assessment lII ee worked long and hard to come comae up with a II dues structure equitable for all concerned The projected budget for 1967 is and the businesses will support this as follows fol lows Hotels Cafes Bars Small Businesses Ski School Professional and Others I Treasure Resort The hotels are being asses assessed d accord accord- log fag to a percentage of their gross income the restaurants and cafes according to the number of seats at per seat the saloons saloons sa sa- loons loans also alo on the number of seats eats at SOc per seat professional men are assessed per year and small businesses yearly Please note that Treasure bf Mountains s Resort has generously offered to match math for dollar-for-dollar the money motley taken in on dues due S from the towns town's businesses The letter fro from m Resort Manager l Woody Anderson explaining explain ing lug their participation is below Dear Sirs Sire I May this letter serve as a written eJ explanation ex- ex of United Park City Mines Com Corn I pany's pany participation with the Park Cit City Chamber of Commerce assessment program for the year of 1967 In lieu of any season pass incentive or Park City employee discount the Resort has offered to match assessment funds paid to the Park City Chamber of Commerce on a d for dollar basis The Mine Company Resort Division is of the understanding that their portion of the Alta Brighton Park City Association assessment w will l be be deducted from the Company's Com Corn pany's pony's Park City Chamber of Commerce assessment with the Mine Company paying t their heir portion directly ly to the Alta Brighton Park City Association It is also understood that some one from the Mine Company's Campany's Resort Division will be represented on the Park City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Advertising Advertising Ad Ad- Committee This is so that the Company's interests may be represented and coordinated with the Chambers Chamber's future allocations al al- al l locations and expenditures in their various programs Under the new program it is understood understood understood under under- stood that expenditures that have been absorbed ab in the past by the Company for advertising advertising ad ad- v and promotion for the city in general genral gen gen- e eral ral will in its the future be assumed b by the Park City C Chamber amber of Commerce We feel if the Park City businesses contribute their part portion ion of the assessment and with the Resorts Resort's matching thatching funds the Chamber of Commerce will then have the budget necessary to operate a service beneficial bene bene- f to all Sincerely Anderson Woody Manager e r e eIs Is Park City or isn't Park City going to tobe tobe tobe be the site of the movie e Devils Brigade Y For months we have been reading and hearing hearing hear hear- ing rumors that Dana Andrews Andrew William Holden Bolden Vince Edwards Edward and Cliff Robertson to drop a few names would bein be bein bein in town for three months to spent 3 million and make a we western tern movie or maybe an I Italian ski movie or perhaps it was a mining movie The ell ensuing rumors have been interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing to say the lea least t such sueh as the movie company company company com com- pany would build a II set out in Deer Valle Valley the entire l Il Main ll Street of town would be false fronted false to look like an all Italian vill village ge the entire Main Street would be decorated ed ed with Christmas decorations to look like Butte Montana on on Christmas Eve The townspeople will make good money working the whole summer as extras its a war movie they'll only be here one month they signed a contract to film in a saloon here they are building a saloon setin set setin setin in Lehi and will film there the skiing siding in inthe inthe inthe the movie will all be done at Solitude Ski Resort the film stars will be staying at a local hotel they will stay in local apartments apartments apartments apart apart- ments they will stay at Camp Williams they are arc staying at Hotel Utah they will only film in Park City for three nights Extras will make 35 per day they will make 15 a day they will not nat need any extras if you want to to be an extra sign up at a local lacal hotel hotel they'll start filming filming film film- ing lug April 1 they'll be here April 8 they'll film May 9 10 and 11 they are areal all al alsta sta staying ing at Solitude they'll film the ski scenes at Aspen Colorado an mid and the rest in home Koine Italy they will not come to Park City at ut al nil John Wa Wayne Payne ne was in town tawn yesterday a movie company is coming corning com corn ing to town this summer to film a movies movie 1 I S e e r The C C. C of C C. C has a spanking new new sign to hang outside to replace the sheet of paper now taped to ta the window And speaking of signs there has been a renewed renewed renew renew- ed interest in finishing the C C. C of C C. C sign atthe at atthe atthe the foot of town tawn It seems money has been the main obstacle and the annoying delay resulted in several people offering to ta donate don ate time ability equipment supplies work and talent to get the thing erected Watch for far it Dave Dav Jackson of the Chateau is heading a committee consisting of representative representative of the city Jim Santy on April 17 They will discuss some same pertinent questions concerning the growth of Park City enlargement enlargement enlargement en en- of the golf course status of the airport more parking areas trailer and camper facilities and the installation of ore cars on Main Street etc r |