Show G AUTO TRAVEL stephen T mather director of national parks D L reaburn supt bupt of national park and forrest townsley chief park ranger ot of the yosemite national park arrived here tuesday morning from california to zion national park they expected to have reached here monday Ion day but were delayed down the line because of a gasoline shortage no gasoline was obtainable at any of the places between las vegas and st george and this shortage was the cause of many tourists being held up at mesquite bunkerville Bun kerville and st thomas word of the condition was phoned to jos S snow here by air mr mather who rushed five gallons out to him but through some misunderstanding only two gallons reached him with which he could not even reach santa clara consequently the party had to walk to santa clara in the middle of the night and rout the storekeeper out of bed to get gasoline to bring them to st george we are informed that this gaso line shortage down the line was avoidable as there was plenty at las vegas it should not be permitted to occur again as such things are detrimental rini ri to tourist travel |