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Show Tourist Praises City For Fine Treatment Received Here Recently The value of contacts made by our service station men and others who come in contact with the traveling public is seen in the following fol-lowing letter which was received by the News office this week. You will note that this lady states that they had not planned to stop overe here at all, but found it ne of the most interesting places 'hat they visited in an extended trip throughout the historical (Continued on page five) r Tourist Praises City (Continued from page A) , places of the southwest. I Following is the letter: Los Angeles, Calif. September 22, 1941 Editor's Office, Washington County News, St. George, Utah. Dear Sir: J I am a devout follower of my t own faith so I write you as an outsider but I wish to sincerely tell you I was very much im-i, im-i, pressed with the lovely little city of St. George, and especially with your people. Through the courtesy cour-tesy of one of the attendants at the Standard Oil station we were told of your beautiful Temple and Tabernacle and upon visiting them we again were met with every consideration, leaving a most pleasant memory of a place we had not even intended stopping at. We have just returned from an extended trip through many historical his-torical places of the southwest and everywhere they seemed to make a great effort to preserve their landmarks. I remember that we were told there is a possibility that you will tear down your old county court house. I cannot understand un-derstand how you could ever consider con-sider such a thing. If it is money that is involved don't you realize that such an interesting place right on the through highway would cause many tourists to stop if they were only aware of its existence. To me it stands as a reminder of those rugged pioneers and their civic life and truly an anchor in this day of changing government. I do realize I have not the slightest influence in a matter of this sort but I do ask you to give it serious consideration consider-ation before you tear down something some-thing that could never be re-Placed. re-Placed. With most pleasant thoughts of St. George, I am, Very sincerely yours, Mrs. R. C. Hildebrand 1725 Sixth Ave., '- Los Angeles, Calif. i |