Show budget for parks to exceed a million I 1 the total amount to be expended expend ad for r the th improvement of tourist facilities cili ties and hails in zion a and u d I ryce canyon national parks during di the present calendar year wll will I 1 lun un cloe VIO O to a million illion lu dollars ac to E B T superintendent of these parks tor lor construction of roads aud and trails luc including ludIng the remaining portions of the amt carmel high ay the national park service has about available aside troia from this highway the most important project from the standpoint of the park visitor will be to make a hard eutace footpath from the temple tempie of Sn awaya ava to the narrows I 1 radically every person who enters this park makes this interesting hike of about a mile in the past the biall has been covered with a deep layer of sand which makes walking difficult and plans are now being made tor for placing a hard surface the trail will be about tour four feet wide and steep grades will be ellmina eliminated mina ted making it an easy walk for even elderly persons lulaina eu alding money also available no road work will b be started in bryce canyon park this summer but has been allotted tor for rebuilding the horse and foot trails in the canyon in addition to road and trail work will be available for the construction of buildings camp ground improvement etc at bryce will be spent tor for improve jentof the public auto camp which will include sanitary connections a sewage disposal system and other minor improvements improve menta the sum of 2500 will be expended tor for a sewer system for the public auto camp in zion the remainder of 0 the sum will be lor or construction ot of buildings transportation firm I jans improvements aside from the expenditures ot of the government the national park company a union pacific system subsidiary has hag available about for exten extending ding its lodge and transportation facilities the capacity of the various lodges will be brought bro aught up to about persons fifteen new sixteen passenger busses have been purchased by the transportation department mr also stated that reservations far next season are now 60 per cent in excess of last year on may 26 lie be sala said tour four days before the usual opening ot of the season a large party of Sh shrivers en route to the convention in los angeles will enter the park from then until june alth every available means ot of transportation will le ie needed to handle the traffic and an d bookings tor for the rest of the year specially ally during ju july ay and unusually heavy salt lake tribune |