Show ZION PARK HOTEL below we give in substance as printed in the washington county news of last week the statements of S C lancaster chief engineer of parks for the union pacific system I 1 at a recent meeting of union P pacific act fi ic and state officials at zion national national parkas park as outlining rather briefly the program of development for that park the meeting referred to was attended by about two hundred people from the vicinity adjoining the park in addition to the officials defered to an and d the opening song as referred to in mr Lan casters remarks was was 0 ye mountains high other speakers at the meeting ave gave out some good information but it is all pretty well summed up by mr lancaster as follows senator lant introduced mr air lancaster who made a wholesome arid and encouraging talk lalk partly as follows I 1 am thankful to god to be here amid this marvelous marvelous mcinery scenery and among you good people we have come here to do things and we want I 1 ou to cooperate with us we intend to erect a large and beautiful hotel on the spot where we are now standing it will be two stories high and three hundred feet long in th the center will be in an octagonal tower in which will be il a set of bells and the first tune this set of bells will chime will be the beautiful song that you sang first tonight from tile the tower will bill extend five wing each feet ion long g the hotel will be built of native stone quarried in this canyon and taken out so as not to mar the beauty of the canyon native lumber from the zion ledga leda will bemused toe ed everything including labor that can be had here will be used the union pacific system wants the people here to have the benefit of this work we want your cooperation in every way possible we will give you a quare deal in everything and we want square dealing in return when the hotel is rini shed we shall want your chic kens turkeys fruit etc probably all you can raise we do not want to send outside for these things advised the people to make their homes as attractive as pcs possible sible along the route especially by having neat fences well trimmed trees neat gardens etc mr lancaster also advised the people to treat chetra the travelers with kindness and courtesy the hotel hotel must be finished this year this hotel will be the means of bringing in arm two to three million dollars into this country within two or three years but we must have good roads mr lancaster finished his talk by saying 1 I thank god to i be here tonight to night and take part in this wonderful wondern ul meeting ng |