Show BUS OPERATION i PERMITS ASKED Railroad Action Protects Scenic Utah Travel Anticipatory of the possible passage passage passage pas pas- sage of ot pending legislation which would compel automotive truck and stage lines to secure franchises from county and town authorities along the line of proposed transportation transportation transportation tation routes George II H Smith of general counsel of the Union Pacific system m announced Thursday that in addition to the filing of ot a petition for a certificate of convenience and necessity to establish from rail ends at Cedar City and Marysvale Into the scenic wonder wonder- lan land of southern Utah the Utah Parks company was undertaking to secure permission from the lo local al government units The question as asI asto asto to whether present statutes require I the of or such permits is pending before the state supreme court A A. bill which would be bindIng bindIng binding bind bind- ing in this regard is also pending bind in the state senate In view of this and because of the heavy invest Invest- Investment investment I ment mont undertaken by the Utah Parks company which would serve chiefly tourists traveling into Utah wonderland wonderland wonderland wonder wonder- land it was deemed advisable to ask both the utilities commission and the local authorities to sanction es establishment establishment establishment es- es of the stage system which will be a chief chef factor In openIng openIng opening open- open Ing southern Utah to the traveling public In line with this decision hearings have already been had before the boards of county of Pluto Plute and Garfield counties and further further fur fur- ther thor hearings before the boards of commissioners of Kane Iron and Washington counties are bein being ar arranged ar- ar ranged At the hearings h held ld Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day and Tuesday the value of tourist tour 1st travel to those counties through which the stage lines will pass was emphasized Under the facts set forth in the petition for a of convenIence convenience convenience conven conven- and necessity filed with the several days ago the Utah Parks company which I has bought out the Parry Brothers has ordered forty stage buses each having a capacity of ot I eleven passengers and a driver to operate over the proposed routes 1 The cost of these buses is placed a a and this investment will wUl be he added to as the travel Into Bryce Cedar Brakes Zion National park parle the Kaibab and north rim of the Grand canyon shall demand |