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Show Tourists To Spend Huge Sum In Utah During 1939 Utah's income f.-jm automobile vaca'.ior.i-j'j who get their travel ir..'ormat!on from the Conoco Travel E'ireaa at Denver, U es'.i-n-ated at approximately $-41,5cO,-'!) for this year, according to a report by Joe IL. Thompson, national director of that bureau, after a survey of travel trends for thU state. Judging from the number of tourists his staff directed into ar.'i through Utah in 19-iS and frum the numtx-r of inquiries which have reached the Conoco EJureau since the first of the yi'-ir, Thompson predicted that ovi-r 4 15jj motorists Ww.uld bo roi.ifd into the state before the end of the yi-ar. "Dryce Canyon National park, Zion National park and Saltair b. ach in Great Salt Lake seem to be the favorite natural attractions," at-tractions," says Thompson, "and the most popular events appear to be the Provo Fair and Rodeo, l he Robbers' Roost Roundup in Price and the Utah State Fair in Salt Lake City". According to Thompson, Conoco Cono-co tourists will spend their vacation vaca-tion money as follows: "about $10,400,000 in retail stores; about $8,700,000 in restaurants and other eating places; $8,300,000 for gasoline, oil and garage services; another $8,300,000 for lodging; $3,300,000 for amusements and about $2,500,000 for miscellaneous items". |