Show THE VALUE OF recreation conservative estimates made by I 1 moil men on the ground during the summer of 1917 and this was not an average year duo due to war conditions show that 1200 persons visited beaver canyon puffer affer lake and other centers of attraction within the tushar range east cast of beaver tor for recreational purposes some wore were no doubt counted twice but this does not hot affect our computation A further estimate indicates that the average stay of these visitors was five lays days if then tho the average visitor spent ive five lays days at these recreational centers and it if we call these ten hour days thus converting the time per per person to fifty hours and if wo we multiply this by the number ot 01 visitors 1200 wo we roach reach the ahe total of recreation hours the further matter as to the mar kat value of this body of recreation can bo be determined within reasonable limits the human value of aw an houra boum recreation would bo be hard to estimate I 1 in dollars and cents but the commercial value or market price ot of recreation aaion Is determinable anito as aa easily and exactly aitho aa the price of beans or hooks books or tobacco or any other com of commerce the moves cost from loc to vaudeville theatres theartres the atres cost from nbc to grand opera costs from to 1000 concerts from froin to a base ball game costs from to circus to plus loc each for sidn shows shown and concert A moments thought will show that coq would be the minimum rate per hour for f or com recreation iffe fleu asel comm irk ji in with forms of recreation more nearly like those offered within the vast bounds of tushar range our results are no less convincing for example a few men are able to maintain private hunting and fishing grounds in some 6 r austern fac h ti 0 tile time they pass aaa at these alvater 11 lv nihed owned resorts re costs teem am from 1 oft 00 to 1000 10 00 per hour to take a vacation at any public seaside or mountain resort resor t 2 no 00 to 1000 per day tt Is clearly evident that per hour lor ifor recreation Is the absolute mini nim if than then we used re erea cr tion hours in 1917 and this figure will vastly increase it if our recreational pro resources are made ao aci valued ani aed at the minimum of moc per hour its worth was itts cost was nothing should such lan inn asset remain undeveloped one more prellso hardly needs argument viz that the average recreation within the high mountains la Is as valuable in all human ways as the average of commer commercial clai recreations |