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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON SUNDAY, f tBHUAHY 10. 1863 Prospectus of Mt. Ashland Ski Development Available in Medford Ashland-The Ml. Ashland Ski Development, sought by aportsmen and business peo ple of the Rogue valley for a number of years, is close to realization today. A prospectus of the ski fa cility, prepared by William Dawkins and Associates, tells the story in words, and a model of the area, created by Charles Collins of the Cali fornia Oregon Recreational Development Corpo ration, gives the details of the pro posal to all who need visual aids to grasp the extent of the project. Copies of the prospectus are available to all interested people at both downtown banks, the Medford branch of the U.S. National bank, and the Medford branch of the First National Bank of Port land. Model on Display The model, with a minia ture skier trying out the ski run, which progresses from an elevation of 5,920 feet to a 7.535 foot summit, is on display on the ground floor entrance to offices of Dawk ins and Associates at the cor ner of Oakdaie ave. and Eighth st. The Mt. Ashland Corpora tion will be incorporated for $500,000 and stock will be available to any resident of the Rogue valley for $100 per share. A group of Ashland bus! ncss and professional people have joined to form the cor poration to build facilities on the mountain to forest service specifications. Included in this group are Lloyd Selby, Jim Busch, Dr. Harvey Woods, Dr. John Rcid, William Dawkins, Thomas Parker, Edd Roun tree, Dr. Elmo Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lord, Jack Pumphrey and Ed Sing master. This group has pledg ed $52,000 as an original in vestment to begin the devel opment. One Slock Class There will be one class of stock: non-assessible common. No stock will be issued in trade for services, labor, or materials of any kind. All stock issued prior to the open ing of facilities will be issued at the same price, including that held by the founders of the corporation. There will be no promotional stock. The forest service has sur veyed and designed a two lane, paved, all-weather road from the summit of the Siski yous on Highway 99 to the ski area on the north slopes of Mt. Ashland. The Oregon and California County Association has appro priated $463,000 from recrea tion road funds to construct this road next summer. An additional $224,000 has been appropriated for paving in the a iL-m.-n rm it m. n as. m. M-jTM-nayfATL Ji-g-1174-1 rCus WU -zS Valentine . - . Reg. Spec. 3-Pc Mayonnaise 4.50 3.30 Bud Vase . 4.95 3.85 Sugar & Creamer 4.10 2.75 Reliih Tray 5.50 3.85 12" Plale 4.00 4.10 Salt & Pepper 2.50 1.65 3 pc. Marmalade . 2.20 1.65 Heart Shapes 85c up VALENTINE SPECIALS! Last Days of 20 OFF SALE! 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The state highway depart ment will include adequate access to this road at the sum mit of the Siskiyous in its further plans for Interstate 5. First Phase Noted The first phase of the proj ect to be completed by au tumn 1963 calls for expendi ture of $171,500. It includes construction of a lodge to house warming facilities, food facilities, ski patrol headquar ters, restrooms, ticket booths, first aid station and ski shop. The proposed lodge will be a two-story, 3.900-square-foot building, which will cost $58,500. Other facilities included in the early construction costs are a pomalift, $38,000; rope tows $5,000; ski lodge equip ment $15,000; Sno-Cat and packing equipment $10,000, sewer and water $15,000. Operating capital of $5,000 and contingencies, $25,000, also are included in the total figure for the first phase of the development. The main building planned is 50 per cent larger than that required by the forest service. Hope for Assistance Members of the corporation have expressed the hope that, since this area receives great summer use, the Jackson county court will assist in de velopment of the surrounding area as a county park. If this is done the county would in stall sewer and water facili ties. They also have voiced the expectation that O and C road appropriation and, or, Jackson county will provide the neces sary paved parking area to accommodate 500 cars. If these things are not done by the county they will be cov ered by the contingency item. In the second phase of de velopment, the prospectus an ticipates completion of the following installations by the opening of the fourth season of operation: one additional pomalift $38,000, contingen cies and expansion $1.0,000, or chairlift S250.000, and con tingencies $10,000. The area designated by the U.S. forest service for this development includes approx imately 800 acres, varying in elevation from 5,500 to 7,533 feet on the northeast side of Mt. Ashland. Free of Boulders The ground is free of lava boulders, one of its greatest advantages since many of the slopes can be skied with a minimum of snowfall. The terrain affords slopes for the beginning, the inter mediate and the expert skier. The general area consists of some fairly large and many small open glades which by removal of a few trees, can be tied togetltcr to provide excellent ski runs, the forest service has emphasized. Many of the slopes are grass-covered. This area had 30 inches of snow and was skied during the middle of October, 1960. "Conservative estimates would predict skiing operations from Dec. 1 to May 1 each year," to quote the for est service prospectus on snow conditions. A careful study of readings by the Talent Irrigation dis trict for the Soil Conserva tion Service shows that snow reaches a minimum depth of 24 inches by Dec. 1. more than adequate for good skiing in this location. Suited for Base Snow On Oct. 1, 1960, there were 24 inches of snow at the 6,000 foot level. The snow was wet and heavy, ideally suited to base snow early in the sea son. Two weeks later, an ad ditional 12 inches of snow was measured at the same loca tion, and found to be of lesser water content, powdery in na ture. On May 1, 1960, snow meas ured 30 inches at the 6.000 foot level and 40 inches at 6.500 feel, with snow classi fied for skiing purposes as "corn." In the language of the skier, this is excellent snow for spring skiing. Expert skiers have classi fied the area as "potentially one of the best ski areas on the Pacific coast" because of its slopes, the scenery and its stable snow conditions year after year. Accessibility is another loading advantage enjoyed by this area. It is to be reached by a paved road intersecting Highway 99 at the summit of the Siskiyous. The road fol lows the south side of the mountain to give ease to snow removal and to avoid exces sive grades. Study Possible Us A study made by forest service recreation officers through a number of seasons indicates that for a "captive" or small radius population of about 50 miles the average ski facility can expect 30 man-days of skiing per season for each 100 persons in the population. Applying this formula to the Mt. Ashland ski develop ment, the area should experi-! ence 37,650 man-days of ski-! ing annually after the comple tion of the facilities, for Jack son county's population is list ed at 80,000, Josephine coun ty's at 37,500 and that of i Siskiyou county in California at 8,000, a total of 125,000 people. A development In Oregon quite comparable to the pro posed Mt. Ashland Develop ment had operating costs in the last fiscal year totaling $31,000 against a gross return of $63,000, the prepared pros pectus points out. Using this as a guide, the Mt. Ashland Corporation has made the following estimates of operating costs: manager $7,200; employees and labor $10,000; power, operation and maintenance of equi pment $6,000; insurance, $3,000; tele phone and other office ex pense, $3,000; upkeep of buildings and grounds, $3,600; forest service lease, $1,000; promotional and miscellane ous expense, $6,000; a total of $41,800. Economic Value After considering all these contributing factors in an ef fort to arrive at the area's true potential, the original in vestors in the Mt. Ashland Corporation concluded that the development will have a great economic impact on the Rogue valley and over the years the facility should prove a good investment. They do not assure divi dends to stockholders, how ever, and have made it clear that the "likelihood is that, if the project Is profitable, such profits, for a number of years, will be put back: into expanded and improved facilities." 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"In the end it will be the people of Latin America who will make the Alliance for Progress a success or failure," Morse declared, "just as it was the people of Cuba who cheered Castro into unlimited power in Cuba in the early months of 1959. The most ur gent task in these coutnrics is to strengthen the social and economic fabric so it will be tough enough to resist subver sion, strong enough to insure stability, and flexible enough to permit change," he said. Building Pressures Population growth, due more to falling death rates than to rising birth rates, is building up pressures which the old institutions of Latin America cannot accomodate, the Senator explained. Rigid control of arable land by a small handful of landowners keeps down food production and drives hundreds of thou sands of landless people into the city. "Far from having jobs for these people, the cities beckon simply as an alternative to the hopeless stagnation of the rur al areas." Morse continued. 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