Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-29 | Page 3 | San Juan Asks Help to Establish U. S. Park

SAN JUAN ASKS HELP HELP TO JO ESTABLISH U. U S. S PARK Residents Would Have Natural Bridges Set Aside as P Public Playground The Tho support of the Salt Lake Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club Is solicited in a letter from rom O. O W. W Mc McConkie onkie town attorney of Monticello Utah in an effort to create public sentiment and the interest In In- ter crest terest st of the federal government in inthe inthe the he proposed national monument In San Juan county It Is In this county where the most famous of ot Utah's natural natural nat nat- ural bridges are situated 1 For 01 many many years these natural wonders have been the subject of or great admiration and interest of ot tourists From many sources there have come requests to the San Juan county authorities that I steps be tak taken n to have the scenic wonders Incorporated within a national national national na na- park or monument Campaign Is Begun The people of ot San Juan have now started a campaign for federal support support sup port In setting this territory aside as asa asa asa a national monument The govern government ment meat Is being asked tor for an appropriation tion of for this purpose ac ac- ac- ac cording to Mr McConkie 1 The writer sent a copy of the San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan Record to tho the secretary of ot the Commercial club in which Is contained contained contained con con- a long descriptive article on the proposed monument In answer to the letter the Commercial Commercial Com Com- ComI I mercial club suggested that the tho San SanJuan Juan Jiran authorities apply for the tho governments government's governments government's gov gov- I s support in making this region re roo ro- ro gion glon Into a national park Instead of ofa a national monument as proposed In Inthe Inthe the case of ot the latter the government merely designates the place as a a monument while the national park Is maintained perpetually by the govern govern- ment Club Club Will Help The Commercial club authorities also received a letter from Enos Mills of ot Estes Estos Park Colo asking for an account of ot the proposed Sawtooth national national na national na- na park ark region and requesting Information Information information In in- formation formation as to what Utah has to offer for a n national park The club referred referred referred re re- Mr Mills to the San Juan authorities authorities au au- au and suggested to him the San Juan and Little ZIon districts for possible national park reserves Mr II McConkie was notified that the Salt Lake Commercial club will lend Its operation co-operation to the tho plan