Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-16 | Page 12 | Little Zion Canyon is Proposed for U. S. Park

CANYON IS I lIN U. U S. S PARK I PROPOSE fR Coin Commercial Club Clu b I Inaugurates rates Plan to Preserve I South Utah U tal Wonderland The board hoard of governors go of oC the Commercial Com Com- S mercial club at a luncheon yesterday adopted a resolution to urge strenUously strenuously upon the fe federal eral government go time the presentation of ot Little Litle Zion Lion canyon canon canyonS as a national park S Little Zion canyon canon is In the St. St George Litte country in the southern part of or the state and Is considered one ono of tho the wonderlands of nature Dr Frederick Fred Fred- crick erick Vining Fisher the well known wel lecturer during hi his recent visit here said Its scenery seener is the grandest the continent Is boasts Fort genera general gen sen- era eral pa enger traffic manager for the Union Pacific spoke of or the beautiful canyon canon to members of or the Commercial club In the same enthusiastic strain cub Work will wil be begun at once to Interest Interest in interest In- In terest tho the congressmen of oC the various districts that will be affected b by the proposition and with wih the counties countes of ot the tIme Little Litte Zion section Tho The federal government has alrea already y appropriated for the construction of ot a roadway roadway road road- way va through the canyon canyonS and tho the state Is building a a roa road to its entrance As soon LOOn as these highways s 's are completed the Ole railroads centering in Salt Sal Lake will wiil bring thousands of or tourists to I wi view its is wonders It is predicted predicted Enos Mills will aa as al an nn agent of the tho wi elve Commercial club to saro same extent In pushing the thc enterprise