Show bryce canyon now IT national flat ional monument nt I 1 the Th estate state department last friday made public a proclamation signed by president preside nf before lie started west making bryce canyon utah a na national dional monin monument nent unlike other national monuments monument q which are under jurisdiction of the interior department bryce canyon is placed under control contro I 1 of the department part ment of agriculture which in effect means under the bureau of forestry and in view of the limited appropriations available for the nat national lonal park service this is a fortunate move forthe for the forest ser vice lias has on hand a lump sum for the building of roads and now that it has been given full jurisdiction over bryce canyon will at once begin the const construction action of both roads and trails to make more accessible ces sible the vantage points from which the tourist can best see the wonders of bryce canyon creation of the bryce canyon national monument does not in any way interfere with the states landon land on the brink of the canyon nor does it interfere with the building of the hotel by the union pacific under its recent recant agreement w with ith the state A great part of bryce canyon was embraced embrace din in forest reserve before the proclamation was signed and this probably was the guiding reason why jurisdiction was left to the department of the further fact act that thai taco arvice rv could proceed with tal the e I 1 ahng ng nj of roads ae na leading to as well r 11 a 0 ryce canyon national monument onule t was another reason for the designation usually the crea creation tion of national monuments is followed in time with the conversion of such monuments into national parks provided the scenic attractions are of sufficient magnitude and anait it is not a at t all improbable that within a few years bryce canyon will be made a national park national parks however can only be created by congress whereas national monuments can be created by proclamation of the i president there have been several bills before congress proposing to make bryce canyon a national park both utah senators have sponsored such legislation but it never deac reached hed the point of final passage the national park service was de sirous desirous of having bryce canyon made a national park but did not oppose the creation of the national monument ind and takes the attitude that the development of bryce canyon by the forest service will lend additional dit ional drawing power to zion national park |