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Show THE ZEPHYRMAY 89 According to Pierson, "Arches survived on surplus materials from World U and later the A.E.C. Thats how we (Atomic Energy Commission). Until then wed use Tugs jeep (Bates son) to get Into finally got a Jeep. rough country. "Bates got Into some trouble, because he had so much of this surplus He'd been poor for so long, that he Just couldnt resist all this stuff. stuff. I think the epitome of Bates' habit of latching onto surplus, Is when he came In one day with four or five sheets of quarter-inc- h thick stainless steeL He was going to make grills, until we found out that nobody knew how to weld stainless steeL That stuff was worth a small fortune, but I dont know what they ever did with K. With the new construction came new problems, a taste of things to come. For starters, Bates, Uoyd and Lyle found themselves In the middle of a labor dispute. During the summer after work began on the visitor center, Bates and his son Tug were laying water Hne, when a large Cadillac rolled up. Dressed to the nines, the cars occupants asked to see these two guys' union card. "Im the superintendent of this park, this Is my son, and Bates bristled we'll do what we want" The union men retreated. Later the Cadillac made a second appearance. According to Lyle, "these guys looked like they came from the Mafia. They represented the Iron Workers Union from Salt Lake City. One of them was about six foot four and three hundred pounds. The contractors were using non-uni- on labor to place the steel beams and the labor bosses werent too happy. By 1959, the first nine miles of paved road were completed to Balanced PAGE 23 War zeke and maralee fronds Four Corners Design (across from the post office) SIDEWALK EXTRAVAGANZA! May 5 and 6 Come On By. capacity, direct screening six-col- or oldest irt shop in moab estb. 1980 4 i 1 Visitor Center Under Construction, 1959 Rock, and a short Arne later, the new visitor center opened for business. Visitation began to climb and has never stopped. By 1961, over a hundred thousand tourists came to Arches. Today annual visitation exceeds half a With all million. that success, perhaps It was Inevitable that bureaucratization of the park would follow. SUU, both Uoyd and Lyle take a dim view of today's Park Service . "the Park Service bloated, overextended. According to Jamison, office and has Everybody Jobs, nobody Is In the park. It's Just a big It used to be we knew everybody In the Park a and shame. thats bureaucracy, Uke we were a big family, and our paths crossed all the time. Now, Service; if s a faceless organization." Uoyd Pierson sees the day when the Park Service will have to split Itself up Into smaller units before It sinks under Its own weight "They need to break it up into Natural Areas, Historic Areas, and then these damn Recreation Areas. And stop transferring people back and forth between them. Pick your field of Interest and stay In It None of us who went 3d to be In a natural area felt that working In some horrible place Ike Lake Powell was anything Ike a National Park. "The other problem with the Park Service Is their management attitude. They want to manage everything, and sometimes the best way to manage Is to leave It alone. Sometimes youve Just got to sit on your butt and not do a Let Nature take Its course damn thing. the Park Service doesnt understand this. Mother Nature has been doing the Job for four billion years. Sure, the Park Sendee can and should protect these places, but Nature really doesnt need a helping hand. Only Time. - -- me drink HKe ARE I FOOD STORES Spring is Here! Stars is the place to stop for all your quick stop needs. Only the best in gasoline and oil products. Hot Dogs - Flamed Broiled Burgers Ice Cream - Candy - Snacks clean rest rooms Shop Stars First Your hometown ONE stop store. Home of the WOW! Burger Yilb. of pure beef with cheese $2.29 WHERE THE BIG BOYS EAT! GREAT BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER 4th East and 3rd So TAKEOUTS: 259-742- 4 Only at Stars in Moab 301 So. Main 259-60- 54 |