Show Moss Cites Tourism Value In Comparisons W WASHINGTON Opponents of his bill to create a Cnn Canyon Canyon- Onlan On lan lands l National Park art are foolish ly Iy Ignoring the Ule economic value of or additional tourist business for Utah Senator Frank K E Moss Utah iD-Utah declared Thursday Governor Clyde has stumped Southern Utah telling our people peo pIe that establishment of this park will Injure them econom econom- economically economically Moss said What has not been mentioned mention mention- ed however is that only 88 mil lion tourist days were wert spent In Utah last Jast year yenor compared with million tourist days spent in Idaho he said My bill will unlock the Can Can- and provide Utah and our Southeastern counties a greater share of this lucrative tourist trade he said Senator Moss released these American Automobile Association Association tion estimates for 1961 1951 tourist visits to mountain Intermountain States he noted that they indicate trends rather than exact comparisons com com- comparisons since State calculation methods vary somewhat Utah 4 Utah 4 million tourists 22 average days 88 million total tourist days million 3 Idaho Idaho 65 tourists average days das million total tourist days Colorado Colorado 45 million tourists 86 average days million total tourist days Nevada Nevada million tourists 26 average days million total tourist days Wyoming Wyoming 19 million tourists 3 average da days s million total total tot tot- al tourist days Senator Moss added Tourists Tour TourIsts Tourists spend less time in Utah thanin than thanin in any surrounding State for which we have figures We in In Utah have talked about this situation situation sit sit- for years Now we have havea a chance to do something ng about It by using the spectacular I beauty beauty beau beau- ty of the country to create a n major tourist at at at- traction |