Show Labor Pay Roll I Highest in History Of Nati National nal Parks Park's With a payroll over 35 times as a. lamas largo large as that of a year ear ago things arc are booming in Lion Ion National park and sal Superintendent P P. P P P. P U is enthusiastic about the in the park and employment furnished furnish furnish- ed to so many men Mr reports that while a year at 8 ago a maximum of 15 IS men were ere employed employed employed em em- under his his' administration adm today to today to to- day there are men employed under under un un- der Public Works Waru Civil Works Worb and Emergency Conservation Work projects projects projects pro pro- at Zion Park Bryce Park and Arches National Monument In addition to the large sums beIn being expended In Zion National Park Pork Under under un Un- der E. E C. C W. W projects carried on by bythe bythe bythe the C. C C C C. C camp there has been al allotted allotted allotted al- al an approximate total of to carry carryon on Federal projects under un under under un- un der C C. C W. W A. A and P. P W This expenditure Is not only bringing bring bring- lag ing prosperity in a a. concrete form to too men coming chiefly from Washington Wash ington Kane Iron and counties counties coun coun- ties with others from rom Salt Lake Utah and Orand counties but It Is making possible k Ji number o oS of vitally Important Improvements which I will wUl aid In ln attracting and caring for tourist travel to this section Stream protection Is the best ex example example ex- ex ample of this In the ordinary course of events the park officials would be to compelled to wait walt years for funds to control destructive erosion on the beautiful floor noor of Zion Canyon and every year they waited alte would mean more destruction and greater final cost but under the present p. p W. W althis al allotments allotments al- al this work can be done economically right now before erosion gets Ireta too far ahead of the control Mr reports that road rOOd Improvement Im im- provement provement grading and oil surfacing in both Zion and Bryce will wUl make all roads within both parks equal to the best modern highways and coming as asit asit It it does docs now naw will wUl forestall maintenance ance anc costs before they would have have- become serious on present roads roads' The The Zion Cannel Carmel road rood will be bee h hard ci surfaced over the entire twelve mU miles s that lie He within the park boundaries and the scenic Rim fins Road Rood 8 miles mUes long In Bryce Canyon National Park Part will be surfaced The resultant plea- plea Continued on Page Pale Q fl III I I I I LABOR PAY ROLL HIGHEST IN IS HISTORY OF NATIONAL PARKS I Continued from page 1 sure and attractiveness to tourists will willbe willbe be incalculable Complaints In a national national national na na- park are few Mr says but last year he heard all aU the cusswords cuss cusswords cusswords words In three languages used on the rough dusty roads Into and through Zion Next year he prophesies pro everyone everyone every every- one will be smiling Inc inch Including the lo local local local lo- lo cal people who profit by y Increased travel Camp ground improvement including water and sewage systems shade tree and secondary road building is being made In both Zion and Bryce Park service men regard the Zion projects as the most outstanding camp ground develop Cent in the entire entire entire en en- tire national park system Very careful careful careful care care- ful landscape supervision is producIng producing producing ing a tree planting which will wW projects is regarded by Supt series of individual camp sites or which should delight the most particular camper Trail improvement widening and surfacing the East and West Rim Trails in Zion and Improving the Tim rim trails a etc will open up back country quickly to the public and while not so spectacular as other projects is regarded by Supt as very important since the constant aim of the parks is to get people out of their cars and direct contact with nature Dusty trails traUs are the greatest hindrance to this he says and he is elated at having money f for r surfacing He also reports that a limited sum approximately has been allot allot- ed for scientific Investigation of ar ar- archaeological sites In Zion Park and Arches Monument Thirty men are thus engaged he says and will doubtless aid materially In preserving and increasing our knowledge knowledge know know- ledge of the ancient Inhabitants of the southwest |