Show I 1 1 AH W NO SPOTS rOT I I OJ UI So rARI OffiCIAl I I Horace M. M Albright Rhapsodizes Rhapsodizes Rhapsodizes dizes Over Beauties of Little Zion Canyon Says Tourists Must Be Served ORACE 1 M. M ii ALBRIGHT acting acting act act- H HORACE tj- tj ing director of the national park service department of the interior reached Salt Lake today having completed the major portion portion por por- tion Lion of his tour of f inspection through national scenic reservations The last two days have been devoted by Mr 11 Albright to an initial inspection of I Zion canyon known to his department as l national monument From the enthusiasm which a first visit to Zion has created In the mind of the acting director it is evident that his visit to Zion was not alone satisfactory but also surprising and the stamp of approval which he places on Utah's scenic marvel means much to the future of Utah as a mecca for forthe forthe forthe the tourist In discussing Zion Mr Albright I said It was my first visit to the heart I of Utah's scenic wonderland but I Ican Ican Ican can assure you that it will not be my last I am already planning my tour for 1918 and shall set aside not less Jess than a week to the inspection of the wonderful attractions which are presented presented pre pre- I seated by your Dixie UTAH'S WONDER SPOTS I do not believe a single Individual individual dual in the entire department of national national national na na- na- na parks has ever realized until now either the magnitude or cance canoe of Utah's offering to the great I aggregation of national wonder sp spots ts I have already seen enough to place I the Zion canyon area i-area among the i splendors of sc scenic nic America The I people who guided me in the Journey I I which a scarcity of time rendered all allI I II I too short assure me that I have hardly i seen 30 per cent of the attractions I that Zion and its surrounding country I presents Of course we at Washington had heard aplenty about Zion and wre prepared to find a reasonably place but I can honestly assure you I I that no preconceived idea has ever conveyed to me even a of the reality that is presented by the wondrous wondrous wondrous won won- I drous beauty of this great chasm My visit confirms in full the reports previously pre pre- filed by Zion enthusiasts and andI I I am even willing to subscribe to most of Douglas Whites White's descriptions of its wonders If there were nothing more to see beyond what has already amazed and delighted me Utah would possess an asset that Is certain to become a prominent factor In the great chain of national playgrounds I PRELIMINARY INSPECTION I My visit is purely one of preliminary preliminary nary In inspection We Te have already as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed contracts to for forthe forthe forthe the establishment of permanent camps and the maintenance of automobile transportation between the railroads and these resorts for visitors The camps are under the operation of the Wylie Way which achieved so decided de de- de- de a success in Y Yellowstone Every operation of both camps and autos Is under the direct government of the national park service and like every other one of our scenic our scenic reserves i Is 18 operated strictly for the pleasure and Instruction of visitors From now on the departments department's interest In Zion will be materially Increased and maintained maintained main main- tamed with an efficiency which will mean constant progress In Its attractiveness attractiveness attractiveness for tourists and pleasure seekers In the equation of ot two most Important important tant national scenic wonder Salt Lake City is a leading factor There I are the Yellowstone and Zion canyon be between between between be- be tween which Salt Lake lies Hes as a dual gateway Zion and the Yellowstone I each presents such diversity of beauty and attractiveness as in no way to render them competitive and with the attractions of beautiful Salt Lake Lale Continued on pa page e 6 6 I I UTAH'S WONDER sP Continued from page 1 1 City form a trio trl which touristS tourist J JI I be tempted to pass by when their Vestern Western itineraries In spite of ot the war question queston remains a a 11 most impOrt one At vAt the beginning of Secretary Lane Lan e predicted despite worlds world's travail an increased visitors to our dur our national parks prediction was more than fulfill 1917 and he the bele belief of the tho S secret that these strenuous times that conservation of human tissue and andr ergy by means of rest and at athas' athas has has' been amply realized Th year will wf s see even greater increase and aid with Us its is com com Zion canyon will wf automatically take tkO place the tho III places aces of int inte intense 5 l terest for all illi 1 classes of or travelers traveler J 1 leave leavo for the East Kast thoroughly thoroughlY with th the importance of a scenic attraction and our dep p ment mont is prepared to foster this to the tile utmost of On IOn his journey lourney through southern souther Utah Mr Albright WB- WB wa b by Douglas White eral rai industrial agent of the Route who has for years year been placing before beCore the 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