Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 2 | Utahns Prasie U. P. Officials at Hotel Opening

T Ut hns Praise U. U P. P Officials at Hotel Opening Three Hundred Attend Banquet Banquet Banquet Ban Ban- I as ras Hostelry Hostelry- I Is Opened to Tourist Public at Cedar City CEDAR EDAR CITY March llarch 29 The 29 The opening opening of the new now El Escalante Escalante hotel of the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- railroad here was celebrated with a banquet in the dining room of the hotel tonight About guests were were in attendance Stressing the transformation that southern Utah was undergoing since the advent of tourist traffic into Zion National park several of th the speakers speakers- kers paid t o. Union Pacific railroad for its assist a assistance ance in developing the movement mo IL H. II H. Blood of the state road commission commission com corn mission representing Gov Governor Charles R. R Mabey labey declared that the success of southern Utah is as so so far as tourist travel is Other speakers were Anthony W. W Ivins Heber T J. J Grant Dr JI M. J. J McFarlane president of the Ced Cedar r City chamber of commerce D Dan n Spencer general passenger agent for the Union Pacific T TC C. C Pack Pad general passenger agent for the Union Pacific Will of Kanab and Dr Middleton of Salt Lake faor C. C C. C of Salt I Lake acted as toastmaster