Show Survey a Would Outline Road Rood Conditions in Area Senator Frank E. E Moss Democrat Dem of Utah Tuesday Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- legislation to direct a n surey survey sur sw- vey ey of the roads and tourist accommodations ac ac- ac needed to expand the tourist business of the Golden Golden Gol den doo Circle in the four comers area of Utah Colorado Arizona and New Mexico He lie told the Senate that the region is the most spectacular area of grandeur in America and that an In eta tory ory of present resources Is needed to Inc increase ase tourism and andrec rec recreation atlon activities The Moss bill bUl provides that the Secretary of the Interior with the cooperation of the governors governors go go- of the four states the Secretary of Agriculture anc and the he Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a development survey of the area And the Sma Senator tor told the Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate A major objective of the I survey would be to study efforts now underway to establish easer ler er public access to the National Nation Nation- al Parks and Monuments and to the he associated scenic recreation ion tion and Indian areas of the four states Recommendations would be made for aM additional I roads or trails which must be built If the area is to be provided provided pro pro- vided with the network of roads eventually have Our Ouraim Ouraim aim lm should be to provide easy easy access not only to each of the scenic areas but between them so 80 that a vl visitor tor to toon one of th the Golden Circle attractions wilt will be encouraged to go on to see others and to stay in the area for several days He Ire said that the inventory of facilities would serve as a guide for tor private Investors who want to develop tourist accommodations and other ther commercial enterprises enterprises en en- to serve the greatly In Increased In creased tourist trade expected in the area Describing the area Secretary of the Interior Udall has named the Golden Circle Moss said The Secretary observed at that that time that it included the greatest concentration of scenic wonders to be found In the ithe country if not In the world I Iam Iam Iam am sure that anyone who has seen even part of the rainbow and sunset hued canyons majestic majestic ma ma- jestic spires and weird erosion formation deep gorges rivers mountains deserts and prehistorIc Indian ruins of the Golden Circle will win agree Within the Circle are 16 national national na na- na parks and monuments and just outside within within within-an an easy drive are eight others My own state has Bryce and Zion national nation nation- al parks and Arches Capitol Reef Cedar Breaks Natural Bridges and Rainbow Bridge na national na- na monuments Part of Ho Ho- national monument the Utah Utah- Utah Colorado line The National Park which I am proposing In 10 S. S 27 lies in the heart of the Circle Ir tn In s Southeastern Utah's colorful landscape In Tn Colorado Mesa Verde national national na na- na park lies lies' within lies within the Circle Circle Circle Cir Cir- cle and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison national monument menu menu- ment meat is not far outside Aztec Ruins Chaco Canyon and El Morro national monuments are located in New Mexico Arizona's Arizona's Arizona's Arizo Arizo- nas na's portion of the Circle contains contains con con- I the famed Grand Canyon national park and Canyon de Chelly Navajo Pipe Springs and Sunset Crater national national na na- na monuments Sen Moss pointed out that the four comers region also contains Indian culture ranging from the modem to the prehistoric The Tho present day Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations con cat constitute statute a substantial portion of the land area of ot the Circle it it It- self The culture of the early cliff dwellers Is as preserved at Mesa Verde and In ki the pueblo country of New Mexico to the east cast Still further back in time some tome of the earll earliest St Indian pictographs pie pic- are visible ki In Canyon Canyon- lands and elsewhere elsewhere- able rell re l 4 of it ft a culture and end a away away way of life me which flourished d InthIs in inthis inthis this region more than that years ago And AM the Senator pointed out that the recent closing of the Glen Canyon dam means that s sOc soon l Lake Powell vell will wilt begin to form It will eventually furnish boating and year round water water- based recreation on a lake that will exceed 65 square miles mUes In area Senator Moss told his cot leagues that some indication of ot the areas area's potential could be derived de rived rh-ed from the study conducted conduct d dby by th the University of ot Utah on 00 the area and said Based on ithe the assumption that the Glen Canyon canon Recreation tact tion area and the national park are completed University economists estimate that over 15 million people will visit the C Golden Circle in another another an an- other 25 years Expenditures of ot these visitors could by that time be as much as QS million nilion a year |