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Show Big Increase In Visitors Shown At So. Utah Parks The travel year which closed on September' 30, 1935, bringing 97,280 visitors to Zion National Park, Utah, far surpassed any other year in the history of the park. The total was an increase of 28,479 over 1934, was about double 1933, and exceeded the aggregate number of visitors recorded re-corded in the first eight years of parkhood, 1920 to 1927 inclusive. The total number of visitors recorded since Zion became a national na-tional park has now passed the half-million mark, being 533,000 to the close of this year. Of the 97,280 recorded this year, 94,332 visitors came in 29,-84 29,-84 4 private motor vehicles; 2,-SS2 2,-SS2 by rail-bus, and 66 by other means. The rail-bus travel of 2,8 S 2 was an increase of 9 4 per cent over the 1934 year and the largest total since 1930. There were substantial increases in-creases in travel each month ofi the year except March, which! was a stormy month. Re.cord , totals for a single month were; successively broken in June with 16.301 visitors; in July with 21.-. 0S4: and in August with 21.412.! For the first time the seasonal peak was reached in August, the month of July heretofore being, the peak. Easter (Sunday. April 21. with. 2,002 visitors, was the record: day for this year and also fori all previous years. The second ! busiest day of this year was ETun-i day before Labor Day. with 1.-! 2 64 visitors. I I Visitors were received from all states and from twenty-nine for- eign countries and United States po-essions. California was the best represented state, with 27.-377; 27.-377; Utah was second with 25.-357. 25.-357. Excluding the home state of, (Continued on page five) PARK TRAVEL (Commit u from urst page) Utah, travel increased 57 per cent. The plains states west of the Mississippi showed the best gains with an aggregate increase of 125 per cent; the states east of the Mississippi were second best with 105 per cent increase, j There was a 23.4 per cent increase in-crease in representation from the Rocky Mountain - Pacific Coast region. . Travel from places outside out-side of continental United States increased 57 per cent. Park Superintendent P. P. Pat-raw Pat-raw attributes the excellent showing show-ing this year partly to the San Diego Exposition, but believes that it is mostly due to improved nation-wide economic conditions, this belief , being supported by the fact that the gross revenues of the park hotel and transportation operator increased in even greater great-er ratio than travel statistics. Bryce Canyon National Park The 63,703 visitors registered in Bryce Canyon National Park during the 193 5 travel year which closed September 30 established es-tablished a new high record for the park, exceeding the figures of the previous record year of 1934 by 12,515 or 24.4 per cent. Although the percentage of increase in-crease was considerably below that of its sister park, Zion, over the preceeding year, the increases over the 1933 year in the respective respec-tive parks are almost the same. The smaller percentage of increase in-crease at Bryce is attributed to the -fact that considerable road construction work was in progress during the season on feeder and approach highways. Of the 63,703 total, 60,921 came by private motor vehicle, 2,695 by rail-bus, and 87 Dy other means, principally hiking. The increase in rail travel was 74 per cent. All of the months of the summer sum-mer season showed increases and established new high totals for the respective months except May. The 16.248 visitors registered in Sly established a new high lre Mistered from every state and fr orn twentwo foreign countries ana j Tales PC ns California W 1 i q i gfi visitors, the home E-S f Utah being seconc I with ' ifi 643 Of the more distant stated Illinois was best represented repre-sented with 2'6"- increased Out-of-state travel 13,000 or 38 per cent GeopaPh iiv travel from the Flams ically, travel jIissiSsippi states west ae wlth showed the g. ea e . . - 96.7 per cent, but tne of the M.ss.pP an a ve sec0nd wi h 96.1 per lnC1'er n travel from states in recorded m travel i the Rocky Mountain ana r I ;inq Foreign travel Coast region". increased 63.3 pe r d of J"lyar4 Zr aving been 747 213 automobiles re-glstered re-glstered on that . 67 k N,,t,"aU year brought new T1,e 1f to he national mon-records mon-records also to tne thf Park 0ftlVeI s National Monu-Cedar Monu-Cedar BreaKs 21.000. ment, Utah (..Um.te d Timpanogos Cave "ment. Utah. Jftion,l Monu-Lehnian Monu-Lehnian Ca' ; ment, Nevada, 2,9 77. |