Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-21 | Page 13 | Improvements for Utah Park Area Revealed

IMPROVEMENTS FOR UTAH PARK AREA REVEALED Approval of Program Received From Capital CapitalA A year six improvement program for the natural bridge area in San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county of ot southern Utah that will cost was announced Tuesday by Zeke Johnson custodian upon his return to Salt Lake City from a tour of southern Utah parks and the Grand canyon It covers the years 1937 to 1942 inclusive Approval for the program written by the interior department was received re re- by Mr Johnson from WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington officials He said he also was advised to work out a program of his own for the scenic area and submit it to the interior department The natural bridge area custodian said that his program would be designed designed de de- de signed to almost double the improvements improvements improve improve- ments suggested and md approved by the interior department Need Better Belter Roads The greatest need of ot the area Is surfaced hard-surfaced roads and Improvements improvements improve Improve- ments In the thc trail system Isolated from the ordinary routes of oC travel the region has been avoided by a large number of tourists in the past because of poor transportation facilities ties Other needs of th the area lrea include buildings for tor housing of at an administration building water and sewage systems and camping facilities Most of ot these are provided for in fn the approved works program of the interior department and the needs will be completely taken care of or it is believed if Mr Johnsons Johnson's program is approved and financed Superintendent Frank PInkley Pink of the southwest monument district Informed in In- formed Mr Johnson that when the I improvement program is completed thousands of tourists are arc expected to visit the region Heretofore he explained explained ex ex- the lack of good roads and camping facilities has kept them out of or the region Program Stated The approved improvement program pro gram for the natural bridge area area in detail is 1936 37 period period home homel water system 1000 sewer 1000 e entrance trance road and grading and trails 1036 38 1937 1931 38 period period period-Ga Garage and storage place 2000 trails trans 1000 I 1940 period period- Trails period Trails 1000 42 1941 period Administration building 1 trails 1000