Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-30 | Page 2 | Dern Suggests Park Road as U. S. Monument

Dem Deni e Suggests fk Park Road as l U. D US U.S. S. S Monument airi a r iri Zion MU ML ark Mt highway high high- wa way vay will become becom a national monument mont ment if IC tho the suggestion Sugg of at Governor George Gcorge II n. Dem Deni to Johl Ham mond chairman of or tho the Stephen T. T Mather appreciation Is accepted Governor Dern suggests that the co committee consider naming naming nam nam- ing the tho highway the tho St Stephen phen T. T Mather Mathe- highway Tho The governor says ho he believes beHoves this would be bo more a-more ap appropriate appropriate appropriate ap- ap appreciation of the work dono by the torl former er head heart of ot tho the na U ni-U parks harks than the plan to build buildt ji t monument in Yo rho gc governor calls attention to the tho fact that the plans pians for the Mt Ml Carmel Carniel with Us Its julIo long tunnel was as conceived concel under the ad administration ad ministration of or Mr Iro Mather and had bad Mr Mathers athe B support had Hadit it riot not been for lor Mr lathers Mather's Interest Inthis in inthis this work the road could ot have hae h been n built Go ef Governor or Dern wrote rh Tim The governor go also called attention n nto to the fact that the burea oC pub pub- lip ho roads ha has declared the Mt Carm Car- Car m l road roid tho the most remarkable highway highway high high- way a in tho tim world Bas Ile road will rival rIal the park parle Itself for Interest and that persons f row i all over o tho the world will como comoto comoto comoto to see the e highway Steph Stephen n n. T. T Mather for many years hears director of ot national parks ro ro- signed d a no few rew years ears ago aso on account of f ill health