Show Tourist Travel to Utah Regaining Pre-Depression Pre Levels Survey Discloses Travel Bureaus Report Gains of Almost Per Cent in Auto Rail Traffic Air Lines Pass 1933 Peak By CLARENCE WILLI WILLIAMS IS Tourist travel travel travel in Salt Lake City and Utah is rapidly assuming pre- pre proportions a survey of or rail and automobile t traffic fic Indi Tuesday An approximately per perk per percent t cent gain over o 1933 was reported from vario arious s agencies Rail Rall traffic was was considerably more than doubled but bul ut automobile traffic while greater than lan last year was below the average increase of rail business W. W D. D Rishel Bishel manager of the Utah Ulah State tate Automobile association estimated estimated esti esti- mated tourist travel through Salt Sail Lake City was 50 per cent greater than han in 1933 with an even greater increase in tourists visiting southern Utah parks Thus far he estimated automobile tourists have visited Salt alt Lake City since April as against 2500 for the entire season last year yea By the end of ot the season in mid Oc tober ober Mr Rishel said aid the total will be far ahead of the 1933 figure Hitch Hiking Decreases Not only is automobile tourist travel increasing Mr Rishel added but a better class is on the road with fewer hitch-hikers hitch and motorists mo me- needing assistance a. a istance mo-l mo At the rate tourist traffic over the Union Pacific system is increasing according to Carl H. H general general gel 1 gen gen- eral passenger agen agent agent in Salt Lake City that company will have brought more than three times as many tourists tour tour- to Salt Lake City by the end of this year as compared with wilh 1933 I Principal reasons for this phenomenal phenomenal enal increase Mr named as generally better betler business conditions conditions conditions condi condi- more money through liquidation liquidation liquida liquida- tion lion of closed banks and a low rate of foreign loreign exchange e. which is keeping United States citizens at home The Union Pacific system he said is handling tourists' tourists parties o of from 10 to ICO people daily through Salt Sall Lake City Included in large tours yet yetto yetto to Lo come he said is a 3 party a of New York and Connecticut farm bureaus due on August 23 two metropolitan tours of each scheduled late this month a Cappers Capper's tour lour of 60 from irom Kansas and a Macks Mack's tour o of 25 from Ten Ten- D D. D R. R G. G Travel Increases A similar report was made by William Willian Wil Wil- liam lian Greer division passenger agent of Jf i he Denver Rio Grande Western railroad Business Is Ls showing a tremendous increase he said with the entire 1933 season more than doubled al at- ready More and larger tour parties are arc coming from all directions Our advance reservations reservations' show the pickup pickup pickup pick pick- up will continue through the remainder remainder remain remain- der of ot the season E. E R R. Jennings district passenger cr agent of the Western Pacific railroad railroad rail rail- road said business was the best since 1929 the peak tourist year He said travel between Utah and California was per cent better betler on his lines The Southern Pacific railroad according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to D D. D Ray Owens general agent at Salt Lake City is close to 1929 with daily trains bringing tourists tour tour- isis to Utah The Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad operator of Burlington Route tours is bringing two large tours into Salt Lake City each week acc according to R. R F F. local agent Business on the Burlington he said aid will more than double last year ear Airlines travel through the Salt Lake City airport according to Lee B. B Jamison is ahead of or 1933 which was vas a peak year in air trav travel Joseph S. S Peery president of ot the theu L. L D D. D p. p S. S temple square mission said that up to August 1 I this year tourists have registered at the Information information mation bureau on the square as compared compared com corn pared with in 1933 |