| Show 7 it 1 butah wrease t a h T ouris t 4 Is Is denver and palt lake city awakened to importance of U S 40 as main tour artery artem says utah auto head by W v 0 01 RISHEL what of the tour trig gr season for IM any as to the future be based on the past we know as a fact that the tour ing travel throughout the west increased each year up to the years 1829 and 1030 1930 when it reached its peak then aten came the depression and touring travel tell fell rapidly during 1931 1932 reaching the low est point in 1033 1933 then came the revival in 1934 with a healthy increase and a sudden jump in 1935 the season just past when a pew new high for LU time was established records available at yellowstone national park zion national park grand canyon and rocky mountain national park all more or leu less with palt lake showing that in all ot of these parks new all time tim high records were reached in IW increase to Cont ilage it is natural and logical that IM 1936 will show a continued increase of 1933 1935 better mew mean ot of transportation that is better batter highways and better cars will bring about results provided that the upturn in business continues through 1936 as s it has through 1934 and 1933 1935 better business means more mon ey cy to spend and more people will take to the road as a means of enjoyment therefore it co can n be accepted as an assured fact fac t that the ear 1938 1936 will be the best touring year salt lake and utah have ever enjoyed those who depend upon the tourist trade as a means of livelihood should therefore prepare to take advantage of this outlook U 8 no 40 from salt lake to denver has ha developed during the year just passed as an important factor in our future tourist traffie traffic salt lake as well as denver has apparently awakened to the of this highway as an important factor in tourist traffic and both cities are now making strenuous efforts to have this route paved in order that additional thousands of cars will use this route across othe the country both east find and west est bound paved from denver east U 8 no 40 Is now paved from denver east to the atlantic coast end and from salt take lake west to the pacific coast it Is the shortest central route across the united states it taps the largest centers of population and naturally should carry the headst tourist travel in addition it la is the most scenic road across the united states the drive to have the link beta een denver and salt lake paved up lip to the same standard of competing highways Is assure sure to result in a heavy increase in touring travel through salt lake when the road Is completed but it takes time to pane pae highways and we cannot expect results for at least a year or to deseret news |
