| Show would improve north rim rile of the grand canyon the utah legislature both the senate and I louse house memorialized congress last week requesting adequate appropriation for the construction of necessary roads along the north rim nm of the grand canyon of the colorado in the grand canyon national park the memorials were immediately after passage wired to io all members of the utah congressional delegation in washington D C the matter is of great importance for all of southern utah and it would be very appropriate if our commercials commercial club as well as all other commercial organizations of southern utah would cooperate in taking any action that will help thi this s matter along H B waters general manager of the telluride co who is a big booster for southern utah and good roads sends the following letter to hon thomas sevy also enclosing a copy of the memorial terest of this nation to encourage its citizens and travellers trav ellers generally to see america first firstel fl and to that end to provide and ma maintain I 1 i n such roads and highways as are reasonably necessary to give s safe ife and convenient access to tile the many natural wonders contained within the confines of our various national parks and national mol monuments and WHEREAS the grand canyon of the colorado river within the boundaries of 0 the grand canyon national park is famed they orld over as one of the greatest of the wonders of nature and is visited each year by scores of thousands of to tourists mists including citizens of every state in these united states as well as travellers trav ellers from many foreign countries and WHEREAS the appropriations heretofore made by congress for the improvement and support of the grand canyon national PUK pak have been in largo large measure expended in improvements on the south rim odthe of the grand canyon and among other things have enabled the construction of thirty six ix miles 36 miles of boulevard a long along such south rim from which the grand canyon may be viewed from that side both effectively and with comfort and dispatch and WHEREAS the state road system of utah has been so improved and extended as to afford convenient and safe access to the north rim of the grand canyon by a route enabling the traveller to also visit braces canyon zion national park cedar breaks and other of the scenic marvels of Sout southern heni utah and northern arizona buethe but the present road facilities for viewing the grand canyon after reaching the north rim are limited to access to the canyon only at bright angel point from which but a very limited and restricted strict ed view of the grand canyon can be had and WHEREAS there are other points al s uch north rim the views from which have been pronounced by competent authorities to be the finest and most comprehensive available fro meither from either sido sid of said grand canyon but which can only be reached by long and arduous journeys our on horseback Hor sebach over h trails beyond the endurance oi of a very large percentage of the visitors to the grand canyon and WHEREAS these points can be reached by the construction of not more than illan twenty five miles of roa road dover over territory well adapted to the economic economical ai building and main ter genano ianco of go good od roads and thereby y the arb full beauty and splendor of the grand canyon as V viewed from the north rim will be rn made ade conveniently veni leniently endy accessible to all the visitors torson on that side which will I 1 undoubtedly be the means of drawing thousands of tourists who will also visit zion national park braces canyon cedar breaks and the many other scenic attractions lying along the road to such north orth rim of the grand canyon NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the senate of the state of utah that thattie the congles Congre of the united states is hereby petitioned to appropriate at this session sion such funds for road building and other improvements on the north rim of the grand canyon of the colorado river in the grand canyon national park as are arc necessary 1 to provide proper access by by automobile to the points along said north rim from which the beauties and wonders of the said grand canyon can best be se seen C n and appreciated 1 and that copies of the resolution be transmitted telegraph to the senators and representatives in congress from the Sta state teof of utah mr waters hasfurther has further to say regarding the memorial the following one great drawback to the development of fhe tourist trade in southern utah at present is the fact that grand ganyou ganyon one of the most widely advertised and appreciated of natures cos wonders cannot be properly seen by automobile tourists approaching from the north the amly y access a aa io atie t can canyon from the north is at bright angel point from which a very restricted strict ed view of the canyon is available the finest views of the canyon are arc to be had bad on the north jt at can be seen now only aher after arduous trips on horseback which are beyond the strength and ability of the average automobile tourist consequently many visitors leave the north rim at present disappointed and disgusted at having made so long a journey only to find that the lack of a little road at the end has prevented their properly seeing the grand canyon yesterday these hese memorials were drafted in ill our office through the assistance of of mr thomas sevy of panguitch who is keenly alive to the financial possibilities of a properly developed tourist traffic in southern utah the measures received prompt action both in the senate by senator tebbs of panguitch and hirche of hurricane speaker arranged with representative rowan of antimony to introduce the measure in the house where it was promptly ratified any improvements made on the north rim of the grand canyon must be under appropriations made by the federal government in as much as this territory is within the confines of the grand canyon national park the whole interest of the state of arizona and of i the santa fe railway are towards preventing enting tourist travel to the north rim at present some 80 tourists per per year visit the south of the grand canyon and their expenditures tures while so doing are ard of vast benefit to arizona and the santa fe railway rail vay it its is to their financial advantage to block as long as possible the improvements of the north rim which would benefit utah measures for road improvement provement pro nent on the north rim have been repeatedly rep blocked in con gress and I 1 believe it is we show our senators and depre representatives senta at congress that we are wide awake to this situation and insist upon its correction that any remedy may be anticipated to this end I 1 believe it would be well if similar resolutions were forwarded to our representatives at washington by our bur commercial clubs and prominent citizens in southern utah while it is improbable we will get an appropriation at this session of congress it is not too early to convince i our washington dale delegates gates of our istance insistence ins that these roads on the north rim rebuilt be built as soon as possible 1 1 |
