| Show MONEY SPENT IN THE STATE WILL AGAIN utah tn in 1926 1925 will begin to ent financial returns from some nilia ns of dollars ot of public and money invested inow ted in the last few ap iara ara in ia the scenic resources of tho the state tt has boon been predicted that n 4 anie nio p es development of chev v III HI how them to bi b j bo be most pr in financial rot of wany any of the states vast natural r sire of wenith wealth dy by the same token salt salt Laki I hc U center of scenic america should become the scenic ce center nt A of america and the money been spent in annual by the salt lake char chamber ot commerce and other associations will bring multiplied returns that in creaso crease manifold as the cumulative of such advertisement Is felt A denver touring bureau estain estimates ates that the annual tourists spend ga of money in the thea state tato each year southern california places itsu tourist harvest at annually utah hris has the goods to sell to io tourist at adjacent to salt laka 1 I 1 va FJ lie OX oxana ft AUa 9 but in addi addition clon to this biml to the many points of interest bi h city tre t fl re are tho the glories of the wasatch range ranee as yet practically unknown io to the visitor and too few as well gos tho the alpine trall trail beau beatt ot n on 0 l n canyon are near nt ai hand cpr r f array but ut within easy autu auto reach now or in n the nar near fit rp vre re the hot pots of wasatch Wasat cli volin fonta ty tho the wondrous granddaddy Orand daddy lakes coli the glories of the uin fas aro are at present more difficult of COCK further south thorp there are lit ht air of bf beauty spots in f P kaw n atch mountains that have as aa yet little outside of local fame tho allers of the southern utah country are just now made accessible and 1925 will bo be the first year of an or anizel attempt to present these to lie e nasonal na tonal and international public 9 salt rait lako lake li however however la Is the center of a mu much ch wider scenic area the rocky mountains the glacier the yellowstone the yosemite and many other national natio nati naf parks are all within nn an area of which salt lake 1 Is 4 the geographical center and suggest that tills city should bo be the central headquarters for those who would visit an any or all of thee national rl recreation grounds all aro are readily ac accessible essl from salt lake as from no other point the single being the sout southern herfi rim of the grand canyon but the north rim and the we wonders aders of tho the kaibab forest out classes the southern rim in attractions to the tourist facilities for persons traveling through the state and particularly for the automobile are tho the st ig shop window it Is the man who v he comes comee and sees see who buys antt and mayhap locates if perchance cc as I 1 very rarely happens ho he buys buy and then comes compa to see lie he may prove to lie be a n purchaser tourist statistics assembled by the government employed emp loyes operating the national parks show that in 1924 OM ait an ai average nver aRp one person in three or tour four visiting thoo these national playgrounds Kroun fla came by i mil all tho the others rame mostly by automobile fenre it if it Is true that 1 iah bah nh in n 1025 will vill begin to reap financial return from the money invested in ane last tow few years toward developing the scenic resources of the santo it roust follow that those resources havo have been mado made available been placed in tw anc showcases so BO to speak so eo they can be sold to tho tourist through h tho the road development randall L jones of cedar city 0 special representative ot of the parted department of 0 the union pacific isya torn tom in III a recent talk before the local real estate association summarized what has been done to make tho the seen scon to lc center a of southern sou thein utah abc acc accessible east in addition to the story of what hat W has been done or la Is being florio dono eherd Is 13 the story of similar development complo completed tea under way or possible in other parts of thoi the state in tact much of tho development to make tho the southern part of the state accessible to the more populous northern centers la Is development nak mak ng accessible man many y intermediate points of interest from salt lake to zion national park mr jones points out with the completion of such sections of highway as are now under contract on that route there is a good goo d road all tho the way with the exception of awen ty seven miles lying between boquer ville and the entrance to the park between salt bait lake aind aind can yon t there liere laa Is a boulevard already cun con across the mountains from bryce to codar cedar breaks with the addition of sonia gavel surfacing for which provision has already boon been made there is a good highway a large part built by the national for lest est service bervice from the breaks to cedar city improvements are under way in widening the bic road and ellmin faung sharp curves or visibility at curves which will make this a safe mountain road It Ii tween treen bryee and the gr grand nd cat call yon an appropriation of forest funds aln iti the ilic amount ot oi has beeh made luada for the improvement of the road from fredonia Fra donla ariz to tho nal kal iab hab forest the road through the latter has been an attractive drive for years with work that has been beela done the past pasti year on the sevier summit road between bryce anti and kaibab grading work 0 to o be continues this year and gravel surfacing to be placed thero there will bo be only thirty six miles of highway construction necessary to complete a good road from salt lake to the grand canyon this thirty six miles lies between glendale in kane county through mount carmel and kanab to fredonia Fre donla in III arizona when it its Is remembered that both cedar city and bryce canyon arc readily accessible by good automobile roads from salt luke lake at the present time the following comment of 11 II al adams vice president of the union pacific system who had much to do with railroad development in the southern utah scenic centers summarizes the federal government through its bureau of public roads forast service national park service the state of utah anti and the several communities tie thereof interested in this project eject t have during the past two years responded well to the necessity of tho the situation and have hava been building and improving the highways dut but the work is far from complete it lq Is felt however that with the improvements already accomplished those now in progress rosR and those promised for tho the early part of next year automobile stages may be op orated between cedar city and doii notional nt tint ional park also between cedar city swid nind bryco canyon during the nummer of 1925 with reasonable safety it great care Is exercised but it will vill bo be necessary to ito double 1 the routes route s it li 19 de desirable and noces center lids hits been constructed at bryce of 0 the traveling public to operate via a loop instead this will bo be blo ble when tho the additional highways poly now under consideration are ara constructed ted tho the tourist travel including that by private conveyance convoy anco will wo we ary are most confident grow to huge proportions depending almost entirely upon tho the completion and the proper and continuous maintenance or of ft first class system ot of highways when those highways anre corn coal plated and provided they are there titter after icett in proper condition thy the travel will Ia lui creaso very rap rapidly lilly making nece necessary wary expansion of the lodges hotels motor transport service and other facilities to caro care tot for tho business hu alness this taio tho union Inci nj system ts la prepared to do as aa rapidly na the condition of tho the highways anti and the business will justify accounts of the already spent by the union pacific system in ia development of those tourist accommodations and of tho the authorized for the present year have already been boan given alve A lodge center has haa been constructed at bryce and one Is authorized at zion national park in addition forty six lodges are constructed or authorized at each of these centers centera i the lodge conter center constructed of stone logs and sawed lumber so hur har boulous with its surroundings that it appears to have grown among the trees and rocks it contains a lounge ladles rest room dining room that will accommodate gu guests cats at table modern kl kucbel anti and store booma libyer baths bath wayn abonan rb am onan anaw dubets dU t oets th tho 0 lodges constructed construct ett of kawod lumber afford sleeping iloni tor for four or six persona according to the innon manner or to which guestis may inay wish to be accommodated in ench each of the two rooms there are arc two single beds or one double bod bed trunk stand dressing table rugs comfortable chairs and it toyo stove these tic accommodations will provide for a total of persons at each carna TU th lodge con cantors tors and lodges of courne are distinct from tho the hotels mentioned as a part of the railroad program when ity good water supply has haa been established or Y le ie L e at each camp at considerable expense esk pense and a acore atoro or commissary will bo be maintained at each camp for convenience the of the tray traveler elor where tho the may purchase ao food and other supplies automobile and ga gasoline solino tribune fr |
