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Show LARGE INCREASE NOTED IN ZION PARK TRAVEL Utah Led All States With 13,-737 13,-737 Visitors Registered; California Cali-fornia Second With 7825 ZION NATIONAL PARK, Oct. 2 Visitors from the far corners of the world combined with those from every state in the union, District of Celum-bia, Celum-bia, and the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, to make up the new record total of 30,016 persons entering Zion park for a single year during the season sea-son just finished, it was announced by E. T. Scoyen, park superintendent. The best previous record was made during the season of 1927, when 24,303 were registered, the 1928 figure being an increase of 5713 or 23 per cent. Among the states, Utah led in having hav-ing the largest number entering from one state, with 13,737; California was second with 7825; New York third with 844, and Illinois fourth with 836. Foreign countries represented were Australia, Bolivia, Canada, England. France, Germany, Java, South Africa, and Sweden. A total of 36 visitors were registered from these countries. A study of the season's travel as to means of transportation used, reveals re-veals the fact that 7532 private autos were registered carrying 25,031 passengers, passen-gers, an increase over last year of 21 per cent. Travel by horseback, wagon and other miscellaneous means accounted ac-counted for 45 persons. Travel by U. P. stages from the railroad rail-road showed a sensational increase over last year. The total for 1928 was 4940 pessengers compared to 3053 last year, an increase of 1887, or 61 per cent. Although the park travel season ended on September 30, it does not mean that the park is closed for the winter. Zion lodge will remain open until October 15, and the park will be open for campers the entire year. Persons Per-sons who do not have their own camp equipment, and who desire to visit the park after the lodge facilities are closed, can easily drive from Cedar City, Hurricane, St. George or other towns in the vicinity of the park, spend the day in Zion and return to their homes in the evening. |