Show HEAVY TOURIST TRAffIC lOOMS THROUGH UTAH Advance Bookings By Union Pacific Exceed Those of Last Year iJ w r T Tourist urist traffic to Zion national park rk and Bryce canyon the coming summer will greatly exceed that of oC last year ear according to D. D S. S Spencer Spen Spen- i general passenger agent of oC the Union Pacific system headquarters at Salt Lake who has been busy the past week checking up advance bookings for the Utah scenic won won- Mr Spencer attributed the early Interest to the extensive advertising that has been given the scenic section section section sec sec- tion by the Union Pacific by magazines magazines magazines maga maga- and by men of oC affairs who have uwe visited the territory In past years He lIe said the latest article on southern Utah was written by Henry Irving Dodge and appeared In the Elks magazine BUSES START MAY 15 The Utah Parks com company pan a subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- of ot the Union Pacific will I open the lodges at Zion national park and begin bus service on May 15 but the official opening of oC Bryce canyon as set by the national park service has been scheduled for tor June 1 1 Mr ilir Spencer said The of official of- of closing date has been set for October tober 1 I but the lodges at Zion will wUl remain open until October 15 The last regular bus will leave the north rim on October 4 and will de depart depart depart de- de part from Bryce and signs for Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City on October 5 In addition to the large influx of tourists by rail rail who will leave the train at Cedar City and board the buses for the scenic loop hundreds of ot others will take of ot the good roads and drive their own cars through the scenic areas With the completion of several new federal aid projects on the road between Salt Lake and Cedar City motorists frill viii be able to drive from here to toC C dar In less than ten hours Roads from Cedar City to Zion national national national na na- na- na park Bryce canyon and Cepar Ce- Ce par Breaks are reported in fine condition YELLOWSTONE OPENING a The west or Union Pacific en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance to Yellowstone national park vill open on June 17 the tha first train leaving Salt Lake at 8 S o'clock on the evening of ot June 16 Mr 1 Spencer said said A celebration Is being planned previous to the departure f the train from here it was an an- 1 In preparation for the summer season season fifteen additional lodges are arender under construction at Zions and Twenty at Bryce The dining accommodations accommodations accommodations ac ac- are being enlarged at both camps and a a. lunch station statton Is being completed at Cedar Breaks Mr Spencer said that Salt Lake citizens should take special pride In Inthe Inthe inthe the states state's scenic sections first be because because because be- be cause they attract travel to Salt Lake He added that 90 per cent of the tourists to the west entrance of Yellowstone national park and to the southern Utah sections stop stopover stopover stopover over in this city for one or two da days s |