Show TOURIST TRAVEL TO PARKS WILL BOOM S. S L. L CITY Yellowstone I oWston e and Zion Canyon Can CanS you yon rOll Gateway for American Ameri Motorists l can r r. COMPETENT COl JUDGES TELL OF INQUIRIES A Hotels and Camps Will Win Be Operated Full FuJI Blast State Officials I More ora tourists will use Salt J Lako Io City as the ke key city to the tho two most famous fa amous a- a national parks in the country country- the tho Yellowstone and the tho Zion canyon canon thi this than ever er before in its I history Is ls the prediction of ot authorities I competent to jud Judge e. e D D. S. S Spencer general passenger agent nent of or the Oregon Ores I Short Line railroad and C C. M. M Snow iSnow j state representative of ot Washington I count county In which county aro are located the unequaled arroyos and great chasms known to park officials and tourists of other years as tho Zion and Brice canon conon districts are t two yo t o of 0 the Utah boosters who I know lo ana nna who sa say that such will be the case This i ia is the first uirt time in two years car that the tho Yellowstone has hns been open for inspection of or sec see America first citizens and that one fact alone m means ans ansan an unparalleled traffic to tho ho great g gove government go rn ITt e n p pr preserve c c rv e t thinks Ii ii k s Mr Ir Spa Spencer n c c r. r 1 rca t I improvements m p rev a m en ts Ii have o ave been beon and arc are to be made in the theall- theall all all- motor road roid that connects Salt Sail Lake with Zions Zion's canyon ennon the tho ArIzona strip and the great Grand canyon canon Trip to lo Scenic There Thero arc three important factors that will cut the trip to these scenic wonderlands b by two days das asserts Representative Rep Rep- Snow no These are the re reduction reduction reduction re- re of the grade over o the Hurricane Hurri cane cano mountains between Echo and Zions Zion's canyon canon from a 19 per cent f a 7 per cent climb the bulJ building o of a steel bridge over O the La Verkin river and the tho operation co-operation by the state of Arizona Arlona In making a fine highway of or orthe the Gould canyon canon mile five strip that separates Zion from the tho Arizona strip Work Vork on these projects is under tinder way or will soon be un under er wa way declares Representative e Snow and will bo be completed corn corn- by the time the park season Beason opens on Juno June Hi 15 Saturday according to State Road Hoad Engineer G. G F F. McGonagle contracts were let b by the he state for the Improvement improvement Improve improve- ment of or a a. strip of hard surfaced highway highway highway high high- way between Levan ant and Utah which will add materially to to road road- system connecting this city city with Hh natures nature's natures nature's na na- tures ture's unsurpassed scenery th tb thit t t lies half in Utah half in Arizona This summer according to tati o Snow it will be possible Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the motor tourist to start from Salt SaIl Lake ramble down the Arrowhead trail to Lund speed the tho highways to Cedar City thence to Echo crossing crossing- the L. L La Verkin over o tho the steel bridge in instead instead In- In stead of or fording or being turned turne backby back backby b by the inability to ford the stream and climbing easily tho the 7 ner nr cent cont cane grado grade to Little Zion zio canyon othe o and d the lie beautiful national park parl lIes have established camps here hero so that the tho tourist can be assure assured of entertainment entertainment enter enter- and provisions S Stopping a aday aday aday day or t two o here tho the motorist will set setout setout setout out over o the new Gould can canyon on road and reach the Arizona strip Hero ho will find a direct road to tho the great greal Grand Gran can canyon on of or the Colorado Flood Civic These facts ero tio te basis for or the statements of oC the two authorities on tourist travel tra Already hundreds of 0 Inquiries have been received by local railroads motor dealers the tho Commercial Commercial Com Corn mercial club and other civic lc organIzations organ organ- concerning the con conditions of oC roads to the national playgrounds Yellowstone park hark rates states Mr Ir Spencer are substantially tho the same name V t t two wo years ears ago except for Cor I increase caused by the tho general upward trend of or a all living and production costs and of wages Tho The park will be bo operated full Cull blast with a all tho the hotels and tho the numerous V Wylie lIe camps open A campaign campaign campaign cam cam- of or See America glrst girst is now being being- launched by the government so and every Incentive e wi will be bo lent to get pleasure seekers to spend a few lays days or II weeks at tho the great national parks of or tho the countr country That S Salt Lake will 1111 very ery s benefit from the tho anticipated traffic exports experts declare can be seen from tho the estimation b by tho the Denver Commercial club that the n e average age motor tourist spends 15 a da day a person peron It is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that rail and antI auto tourists ts will make Salt J Lake kc the basing point forgoing for forgoing forgoing going to and coming from the Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yeo stone stono and Zions Zion's canyon In record aura num bers belS when tho the season opens June num-I num 15 13 |