Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-08 | Page 12 | Idaho Seeking Tourist Trade

IDAHO ID HO SEEKING TOURIST TRADE Eastern Idaho seeking more Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yel Yel- national park tourist trade Tuesday launched a a drive for such business and blamed the Salt Lake chamber of commerce for lagging travel An Associated Press Pres dispatch from Driggs Idaho said the Eastern Eastern East East- ern era Idaho Association of Civic Clubs met at Teton canyon and outlined the drive which was spurred by reports that an impartial impartial impartial im partial policy of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce has caused tourist to drop off in eastern eastern east east- ern era Idaho Charges Denied The charges charges' promptly were dented dented de do- nied here Burton I. I L. L Moore of Rexburg Idaho asso association secreta secretary y reada read reada a Salt Lake chamber of commerce reply to an association query on how traffic was being routed from Salt Lake City to Yellowstone park the dispatch said The reply signed by M. M Vern assistant secretary of the chamber said that it is absolutely absolutely absolutely necessary that we be be- beim impartial impartial impartial im im- im- im partial and we wish you to feel that we in no way favor any parti particular particular par par- ti ular highway In furtherance of the campaign business men of the Upper the Upper Snake Shake River valley vaHey will visit Salt Sait Lake City on a a good will tour August 17 the dispatch said The rho group plans to explain the advantages of the Idaho route to the par To Erect Highway Sign The group also will erect a highway highway highway high high- way sign at Brigham City urging tourists to take U. U S. S highway 91 to the park said the dispatch Mr said he had in informed informed informed in- in formed the Idaho association that it is impossible for the Salt Lake chamber of commerce to recommend recommend recommend mend one highway in preference to another People on on other highways would feel the same as do these people he said All we can do is give tourists all the information they want tell them highway conditions conditions condi condi- and let them choose their route themselves It would be unfair unfair unfair un un- un- un fair tp to recommend one route at atthe atthe the tIte expense of others L. L D. D Sarvis secretary of the Utah Motorist association estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated per cent of Yellowstone park travel from Salt Lake City takes the Idaho route Easterners in particular he said are fearful of the foot altitude of the Teton pass on the route through Teton national park he pointed out Like the chamber he said his organization merely gives in information information information in- in formation to tourists and the latter latter- choose their own routes