Show WORK CANYON plans for complete development grand canyon should be national park says director the has received a copy of the report of the director of the t national park service for the fiscal vear ended june 30 1917 speaking of national parks and monuments it says in part the distinction between national parks and monuments is not easy to comprehend especially when one con eiders the status of the grand canyon of the colorado and for instance the yosemite region both possess scenic features of equal sublimity vet the grand canyon is a national monument and the yosemite region is a national park the national park service act makes no distinction between the two reservations in ita provision for their development for tourist patronage generally speaking the monuments are smaller areas than the parka and are not entitled to the same consideration by congress that the park s are moreover they do not receive the same consideration that the parks are accorded he says the parks and monuments should be administered by the came authority he gives credit to the salt lake route for beginning the promotion of zion canyon national monument and other monuments in southern utah speaking of zion canyon the report davs in part the bonu mani is known by its indian name but 19 generally called zion the name given it henrs ago bv the mormon pioneers the monument is reached rom lund utah on the salt lake route via the utah state highway to the little village of at the mouth of zion cannon this hillige is nearly miles from tho rul road but the entire route is through beautiful region the history of the mormon settlements in southern utah and the life in the thrifty moimoi communities muni ties in dicie aa this country is generally known which one hears and observes on a trip to zion canyon ranke the journey inexpressibly delightful plans for the complete development of this monument as an important tourist resort are now under way the report again refers to the gland canyon partly as follows the grand cindon national monument deserves mention again as the ewt importing import int national park pro eject pending at the present time its early dedication for park purposes can not be too strongly urged the of this magnificent region embracing one of the recognized wonders of the world standing out aide of a park system that now in eludes the most scenic features of the earth is almost ridiculous it should receive status as soon as legislation to this end cin be enacted senate bill no congress providing for the establishment of the grand canyon national pirk was introduced by senator ashurst of arizona in april 1917 in the senate committee on public lands secretary lane and secretary houston favor the measure very strongly industry has suffered much from strikes of high paid workmen of labor shor tapo caused by enlistments thee men are the worst kind of and their aimea hould be published and they should be dealt with tho anie as delinquents in lona |