Show 80 LONS BATTLE FOR PARK FUNDS senator reed smoot and Corg corereen reeo man don 13 colton have announced to the caltia salt lake k e chamber of commerce that tiley they will tight fight the proposal of some members of congress to reduce appropriations for or the nati national park service communications from the two bah members of the congressional gress lonal delegation were received in response to protests from utahna oil the proposed reduced appropriations i senator smoot in ia a telegram to 6 the utah body said 1 I shall f firmly oppose any attempts to decrease national park appropriations I 1 I 1 realize the importance Imp orance of national parks paries to the state stafe 0 bah and to the th e tourists who visit them every consideration p 0 is ai b I 1 e should be shown thecae the i cattle tle and sheep 1 men by the park service 1 and ther the at rights and privileges ibid should alae Y ya s be e safeguarded isaie guarded 1 I am preparing legislation to maite the payment of entrance I 1 lees to I 1 parks which in my opinion has had i a bad psychological effect on tourists who travel great Alstat distances ices to visit parks the upkeep pt of WW which I 1 ch they themselves maintain abio through u gh taxation ishall doall in my power to 6 seq that no decrease decre aee in park ap Is made E 1 llona at said are but in the bucket congressman collona Col tona communication advised that he had conferred with director Hora horace horacee ceM im albright Albrig nit ot of the park service and members bithe ot the appropriations committee I 1 am amusing and will to use every means mean if prevent any I 1 substantial cu cut t in i app appropriations the congles congressman aman staled 1 I 1 realize ze the vital importance 0 of this work to i 0 utah 1 communications were sent from froin the bait Salt lake chamber toi the following civic st georga associated civic clubs of 0 southern utah cedar city price cheyenne idaho state chamber of commerce san franciscoo Aane denver tacoma seattle portland oakland dolce pocatello and idaho falls falla the communication sent each or follows it has haa been aen called to our attention that an effort to Is being made to dispense with br or very materially cur curtail tall the appropriation heretofore used tor for the maintenance and improvement of national parks unless the western estern congressional uso use their I 1 influence to io prevent this it will materially curtail tourist travel into the west as well aa definitely eliminate the operation of odthe the real govern ment payrolls of the west can we depend upon you calling to the athe attention of your congressional representatives this vital matter your immediate atten attention la Is respectfully fully resu osted sied as the sub com cittee of the appropriations committee has this inetter matter in hand and will without a question reach tho the appropriation pria tion on national parks within the next two we week ekak sk 14 washington county count news |