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Show UTAH NATIONAL PARKSGROn PARKSGRO PARKS PARKSGROW GROW GROn GRO % 17s Th POPULATIO POPULATION POPULATIONCedar ' , Cedar Ccdar City Oct 12-Utahs 12 Utahs 12 - - Utah s Na NatIonal National National tIonal Paiks Palks Parks and Monuments drew drewapproximately drewapproximately drevapproximately [ approximately eight per cent more moretourists moretourists montourists . tourists during ' the 12 month period periodendmg periodending periocending endmg ending September Sepkmber 30 this ) , ear than thanin thanin thaiin ' in the same period last year P P PPatra PPatra PPatra Patra v superintendent revealed 111 in 111a ina ira a leportFor eportFor ieportFor I leport eport ieport For the first time in icr history rnstory the thenumber thenumber th thnumber < ' number of visitors v1sitors to Bi-ice Bi ice Brce ) - Nation National National al park e exceeded .ceeded ceeded > . the 100 100000 000 mark markthe markthe markthe the report re-port re port - said A total of 101851 101851per 101851per 101851per per ons vi visited < ited the southern Utah Utahbeauty Utahbeauty Utatbeauty beauty areaZion areaZion area areaZion Zion park dre drew " 149 149075 075 persons personsSuperIntendent personsSuperintendent personsSuperintendent SuperIntendent Patrasaid Patraw Patra\\ Patra \ \ said He Headded Heddded ( added ddded that the one million nullion mark markwould martwould would \ ould be passed next ne'lt nelt ' : year During Duringthe Duringthe Duringthe the corresponding period penod last ye'lr yelr ewr eir137404 ' 137404 137 404 persons pel sons visited visltcd the park parkThe parkThe parkThe The 1938 figure lepresents 1epresents iepresents an in increase Increase Increase crease of eight and one half per percent percent cent in m attendance figuresMore figuresMore figures More Cahfomians Callfornlans Californians than Utahns UtahnsVlsited Utahnsvisited Utahnsvisited Vlsited visited Z on Pal1aw Patraw Pali aw s 5 figures re reealed resealed revealed ealed sealed , Callforn CaUforn Californ a visitois viSItOlS totalled totalled42516 42516 " while "hlle hlle 42219 Utahns were wererecorded , wererecorded \ ere ererecorded recorded Of the states east of the theMISSISSIPPI theMississippi theMississippi MISSISSIPPI river Illinois retamed retained retamedIts retainedIts retainedits Its position at the headIth head \ with \\Ith Ith SV1visitors 527 527VISI 527visitors ? VISI visitors tors _ _ |