Show Sunday Marks Narks First Birthday of New National Pork Park i Sunday September 12 marked the first for National Park Just one year ago after after af af- at ter a n year three-year controversy over the multiple Use factor in the bill bUl differences were laid aside and the vord word flashed flash flashed ed to Moab that the park bill had been signed by President Johnson National National National Na Na- Park Parle was at la last t a reality progress in the day old park Is is negligible ble compared with ambitious future plans Nevertheless much has been accomplished In the past year and the groundwork laid for an impressive im im- future for the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's newest and one o of Its largest and most beautiful designated parks Work on Drawing Board With most of the p park rk facilities fa fa- duties still on the drawing boards Park officials l in the C Moab headquarters have not encouraged publicity publicity pub pub- publicity advertising the scenic wonderlands In fact the they y hoped traffic would not b be too heavy until adequate roads campgrounds lodges and guides were ready for service Newspaper and magazine editors however adept at scenting the spectacular were quick to sense the news value value value val val- ue of National Park For the past year their representatives have beat a path to the park entrances entrances- hiking taking pictures pictures pictures pic pic- tures by the thousands a and d writing awed impressions of what they saw Vacationers impatient to see for themselves the vast erode L t w which I h they had read arrived in in surprising numbers taxIng tax tax- Ing to the utmost the minimal minimal mini mini- mal facilities in the embryo park The astounding number number num- num I ber of visitors saw saw i National Park during Its first year of oper oper- Prospect Exciting As the first tourist season i since the opening of the par park k I draws to a close the prospect of future tourist business has incited a general ripple o oi of f excitement in Moab It Is local local lo to cal business heads find much i more lucrative than Imagined Not only does tourist trade extend to lodging eating an ancar and d car service establishments many travelers take advantage advantage advantage tage of their vacations to d doback do doback back to school shopping Anthey And An d they purchase souvenir items item s and household articles groceries gro gro- ceries cedes and other supplies necessary necessary ne no In the new camper camper- type travel Tourism has proven to b ban bean be bean e an added boon to employment in the area In a recent survey survey sur sur- survey sur- sur vey a surprising number o of f jobs In Moab were found to tobe tobe tobe be connected with servin serving g the traveling public Staff Kept Busy Bates Wilson appointed Superintendent of Canyon Canyon- lands shortly after alter its tion Uon into the national system has had a busy year too Probably the most vital of his activities has been overseeing overseeing over over- seeing the formulation of a master plan for the park The plan is 15 now completed and awaiting approval In Washington Wash Wash- ington A staff of 13 permanent park officers have been named named named nam nam- ed to the roster during the past year A well drilling program has been conducted to o supply culinary water to the thc two major headquarters areas temporary housing units have been established at The Neck and at Squaw Park Temporary quarters Include Include In ins clude elude trailer units utility building wash house and water water wa was waster ter sewer and power facil facil- Land Exchange Other major milestones inthe Inthe in the tho parks park's first year Include a completed exchange of land with the State of Utah AU All of the quarter million acres of arc are now on federal land Park boundarIes tes Ies es arc are now being established through cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management and the t is also in the process of making mineral claim Investigations throughout through through- out the park Temporary markers and signs have also been placed at points of Interest In the park and some site camp development des de de- accomplished Park Service officials are in general agreement that roads oads will wUl be the next major Item tern in development of the tho park Jeep roads will be upgraded upgraded upgraded up up- graded mostly from standpoint Overall plans of course Include a network of f roads jeep trails and campsites camp camp- sites all aU constructed with a avIew aview aview view to preserving the prima primi primitive tive appearance of the ter rain A lodge Is In ulti tho mate plans but Mr Wilson says it Is hoped private Interests Interests in- in will develop the facility facil- facil It ity ty When Funds Permit It is Is' next to impossible forthe for forthe forthe the park service headquarters to itemize year by year development plans for the park All they say is contingent con con- upon congressional l appropriations and priority i Items terns arc are chalked off as funds permit One thing that cant can't be chalked off olf however Is the influx of visitors which the fIrst year of National Park has proven Is Ison ison on its way Iway Park Service officials of I have no tongue In cheek when they estimate te future tr traffic by Grand Canon Canyon Can Can- yon on National Park figures figures- a possible 2 million visitors a year in they think is no pipe Ipe dream |