| Show 0 i Tourism Requires Heavy d j Employment in Moab Dy fly Maxine Newell The Impact of tourism benefits benefits ben ben- to Moab was studied this week through a spot-check spot of business establishments made by The Times dent A cross cut of less than 50 of the several hundred business business busi busl- ness establishments in the city showed the amazing to to- total total tal of employees servin serving g the traveling public The percentage of tourist patrons varied from pe per percent percent r cent to five per cent Only three businesses contacted Indicated tourist trade af at affected their business little enough to rate it as as as' The survey Included gas stations motels cafes cates laundries laun laun- dries grocery stores drug stores and other businesses Business heads were about the benefit of tourism II If It weren't for tourists I would close my Moab business bust busi I ness mess one man commented Another said tourism definItely Rely took up the business ess s slack resulting from the economic economic economic ec ec- decline In natural resource re resource re- re source Industry during th the e past two years Because o of f the Increased tourist trade business Is up to par with tt last year he be said sald One business proprietor said ho opened his business s with the intention of caterin catering g to residents ts of the area an and d found lound he had to add another dr r employee to adequately handle han ban dle die the increased tourist bus bus- iness mess Another said there was wa s more tourist trade connected with his business than anyone any any- one imagined but it was still under the average for lor the na na- na- na tion Its something we need to work on a lot more more he hu said J 1 Almost all the business businesspeople people agreed tourist traffic during the past year had be been beena n na f a life saver to local bust busi ness Hess A noted drop In traveling family groups was noted by i Tuesday morning fOllowing Labor Day Business critically critical critical- ly Iy affected by the end of the tho tourist season began making plans to employment employ employ- ment for lor the winter months On the whole however It Jt was learned economy will be af af t- t little by the seasonal S cutback Extra tr employees added for the summer months mon mon- for lor the most part art are 1 high school and sand college colleges stu dents who return to to th their Ir studies simultaneously with I the closing of ot the tourist seas season n s i j I I The survey Is of course j far from conclusive with such sucha suchs I a small portion of ot bus businesses esses i contacted However t taking ng Into consideration Canyon- Canyon J i lands traffic Is definitely In Inthe Inthe I I the embryo stages Its It's impact Impact Im im- im I pact this year wo would ld Indicate to the tourism forecast for lor M Moab ab j 3 Is a bright star In its future 1 |
