Show Spotlighting 8 UTAH I I j I I I I I UTAH U MOTOR COURTS MI DOOM 1100 AHEAD A national survey conducted by a Or famous New York firm relative to the beginning growth and future of Motor Courts reveals that in 1947 travelers spent for lodgings and food at motor courts The first motor courts were founded at Phoenix Arizona in 1913 and are arenow arenow now common in all sections of the west In the east motor courts are still a Or rarity and and easterners often fall fail to understand the meaning of the word Motel which to the westerner Is Just Justa a fancy appellation for motor court A bit of research of the subject by bythe bythe bythe the PID reveals that nearly 85 per cent of tourists travel by car thus giving motor courts a real break In 1939 a survey conducted In Colorado revealed that 73 per cent of the tourists driving through the state In motor courts Whether or not 73 per cent of present present- day travelers and tourists prefer to sleep in motor courts is unknown but when it is taken into consideration that this year the national tourist expenditure will amount to and normally normally normany nor- nor mally many 20 per cent of the tourist dollar dollarI goes for lodgings It can readily be seen seenI that the received by motor courts last season from motor tourists Is the lions lion's share of the money spent by travelers for overnight lodgings JI INVITED IX TO ATTEND HAIL lIt l Commissioner Rulon S. S Howells of the State Department of Publicity has re received received received re- re an invitation from the Union Pacific Railroad to open a Utah tourist information booth at the Chicago Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road Fair scheduled to start in July I The event will run until September and detailed exhibits of ot agriculture Industry Indus Indus- tr try and vacation resources of the eleven western states served by the Union Pacific Paci Paci- tic fic Railroad will be seen at the fair Other exhibits will Include locomotives ranging from Golden Spike days nays to modern modern modern mo mo- dern Diesel electrics In the meantime plans are being toeing made by the PID to have an attractive and representative booth at the fair TOURIST SOX SEASON OPENING The tourist season Is opening earlier this thia year than usual transportation lenders admit While Utah has no centennial centennial centennial cen cen- tennial to attract visitors this year the tOut 1st attendance in Utah is already running ahead of 1947 Despite the threats of the Union Pacific Railroad to give up their lodge and eating concessions at Bryce Zion and anti the North Rim of the Grand Orand Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Senator Thomas announces from Washington that accord on Utah Parks will be reached soon Boon by the Department Deportment of Interior and the Railroad Ra company UTAH'S JUG 1110 DAIlY UY The Saturday Evening Post of May 15 carries an article titled Big DIg Baby which gives the story of Geneva Genera how it started and how It gives Utah great hopes for the future The TIle article Is la a good one and should be seen by all alt |