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Show MBEY CONFERS WITH U. P. RAIL : OFFICIALS JPlan Discussed for Early Development of Utah's Scenic Playground STr'sntatlvea of the I'nion r--efflr gysiem were in confrrpncf with ""Governtir Charles R. lahry Wodnon-dny Wodnon-dny afternoon reKanlinp; thf rontrtc-TcTn rontrtc-TcTn of hiBhwnya ftntl other mattt-rs In rVonnetton wi'h ttie (.pvelojimr'nt of eouthern Vtnh and thi hctteriiiK t condiilons towanl the rearhlnK f the renlc wondrra In that aet'tlon of the Atate. In addition to the rrpresrntatlveai or "th railroad. thr were nlo present . Mr. Ooodwin of the national parks ervlce. H. W. .Mattesen of the hu- WJC1LU yf pll.. rnti.U. am) ruilimiKsion th II. W. Lunt and Henry H. Hlood T the state road commiwlon. I 'Ian for the completion of the hotnl at jjWrvc canyon and its e.Uipin-nt were miillned by Trnffic Manateer IVtMin-fr IVtMin-fr of the Vnion raclfic and I. S. Kpencer. nenpral pawnyr nffent of ' Ihe Orcfton Short I.me. The hotel will rontaln RO to 100 and rooms and will ro-,t about $175,000. The hotel al Cedjr City will also be enlarged. - In that the alte of the, proposed hotrt at Bryra canyon Is situated on school land, it net essltaied a conference wiih John T. OMroyd, stale land commissioner, commis-sioner, and the nintter of a lonir b ase on the site was jeoiio over. ROAD QUESTIONS UP. The question of hlchways was ilk-'JJcusneHl ilk-'JJcusneHl with the state rond cominls-"Isioners cominls-"Isioners and a proposed program for better roads was also none over nt the conference. The railroad officials " and others were Informed that, whtl" J the state authorities were anxious and willing; to aid In every way, that there wera several mailers In connection with the projrram that would require legislative action. Support of the state was nrrc-l for the construction of a ridge rod from Bryce southerly to connect with the main north and south state highway near Alton. This road, when constructed, con-structed, will permit of travel to and from Bryc by different routes, both through acenlcally beautiful count t y. One route will connect Hryce with Cottar City and Cedar Hreaks, and the other will run between Bryc snd the rottd to the (Irand Cahycill of I he Coin-rado. Coin-rado. ..Similarly. It was tirced that construction con-struction of the Kockville cutoff would shorten the distance Iictween Zion national na-tional park and Kanah and the tirand canyon national park about thirty-five miles. At present the traveler, a ft visiting; Zion national park, if he tie. sires 10 proceed to the 4, rand ranvnn, must retrace his steps twenty-five . miles to Sm Verkln. down rm de all the way. and then climb the Hurricane fau1t and return prnctica'.ly the same distance. BACK TRACKING ELIMINATED. By construction of a road to tho top of the same fault from Kockville. a twelve-mile stretch of road would eliminate the back track inn. This ..would connect with the Hurricane. J(anah road near the T'tnh-Arisona -4m. tn the Bifr Plains country. ' '""It waa also asked if something; could rNe done to place the present road Into the park in better condition, l'ossi- ..bin employment of state prisoners on roed work In that vicinity In the wln- "ter was sur rested. Should the road prop ram an out-j lined be completed, it would be possible, pos-sible, with the completion of the branch line to Ceditr. to leave the train wt that point, proceed to ifnn national park, then by the Rockvtlle cutoff to the Grand canyon, thence by way of Kanah. Alto and the projKised rldKe road to Bryce, and then by way of Red canyon and the Cedar-tx-ns; valley road to Navajo lake and Cedar Break, and so back to Cedar City. There - would be pructically no back tracking In rounding; this circle and the prediction pre-diction is made for it that It will be one of the most popular trips in America. |