Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 9 | Evening Entertainment for Tourists Wanted

Evening Entertainment For Wor Tourists Wanted m F Better provision for entertaining tourists during their evenings ITs Is the thing Salt Lake City needs most particularly if it is to take adv advantage nt ge of its potentialities as a a major tourist center i Salt Lake City's historical background back j ground its beauty and its location In n the center centek of scenic America makes it a 8 focal point for tourist ravel in the west but too many of these hese travelers arrive In the mornIng morn- morn Ing ng a and d leave before evening The city will pr profit m most from tourist business business and and oh on this business business business busi busi- ness much of its future future- prosperity future prosperity must depend depend It If it can hold travelers travelers trav trav- elers clera at least overnight or preferably prefer prefer- ably several days To do this however som something must be done to fill the evenings of these visitors on vacation trips Scenic trips and visits to points of l Interest terest keep them busy during the daytime but they are seeking evening eve eve- ning entertainment as well Those traveling without their own k are interested primarily irs In n evening e activities in the business district Too often oCten have I heard the comment com com- ment About all ll you can do in this town after ter sundown is sleep or see a I movie Which probably explains why all the major tour parties are routed into this city and out again within a few hours and never Include in include In- In clude dude an overnight stop here Development of entertainment facilities admittedly is a matter for private capital for fo the most part but recognition on the part of public public pub pub- lic Bc officials that such facilities will make the city more attractive to tourists also is necessary Band concerts o or other public p programs also might prove worth while from a tourist standpoint Millions of people ar are traveling and Salt Lake City can garner its full share of their tourist dollars if It It is awake awak to 10 the opportunity and overcomes any reputation ep n it may have as as asa a a. dead town in the eve eve- MILTON H. H REDFORD Newhouse Hotel