Show EDITORIALS Wanted State Stata Park Commissioner The Utah State Park system is now nowa a reality After passing the House of Representatives Rep Rep- Representatives without a dissenting vote and receiving only one vote it in inthe inthe inthe the Senate Clydes Clyde's signature officially created the new system this week The law sets up a twelve-man twelve commission com com- commission mission to govern the activities of the state park system Seven of these commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners will wUl serve by virtue of the positions positions po po- po they already hold and will represent represent represent rep rep- resent other state agencies which will c come me into contact with the state parks The other five members will be appointed to the paying non-paying positions by Governor Clyde and will represent all sections of the state It is planned that one commissioner will represent t the sixth and seventh judicial judicial judicial ju ju- ju- ju districts on the commission While this seems like rather inadequate representation representation representation for such a large area containing such a great potential in scenic and recreational recreational recreational rec rec- value the right man for the position position position po po- po- po could mean much in successfully setting up the system The Tho crucial months will be the ones immediately following Tho The initial withdrawals withdrawals with with- of land for use a as parks and the plans for development of these withdrawn portions o of land could spell success or failure for the he state park system We e of course would like to see a a. Grand county man app appointed to the com com- mission With such attractions as Dead Horse Point Upheaval Dome Grand View ViewPoint ViewPoint ViewPoint Point Monument Canyon Fisher Towers and many other wonderlands too numerous numerous numer numer- ous oua to we should have representation representation tation from Moab or Grand county It behooves the people of this area the appointment appointment appoint appoint- to do their utmost to secure ment of a local man to this new t and yet untried but very important commission |