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Show Spotlighting 1 UTAH WEST TO LURE TOURISTS A recent survey, conducted by five leading national magazines and other oth-er agencies, reveals that the famed attractions of the West will lure one out of every five American vacationers the coming season. The survey indicated that the vacation trend toward the West is Increasing. CHOICE CELERY SENT AWAY More than 12,000 packages of extra ex-tra fine celery has been sent by Utahns to individuals throughout the nation, It Is reported by Salt Lake firms who make a specialty of shipping fancy celery. PROFESSOR DEFENDS UTAH TAX RATES "Utah Is not a high tax state," claims Dr. Dilworth Walker, dean of the University of Utah school of business. He maintains that state, gas, income and sales taxes In Utah are as low or lower than those of other Western States. UTAH BUSINESS EXPANDS The Federal Reserve Bonk of San Francisco says Utah's loan volume in 1947 Is 29 million dollars above 1948, indicating a healthy growth of business and a continuing return to peacetime economy. GAINS SEEN IN UTAH INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE Plans for developing Utah's water resources. If completed successfully, may well double the agriculture wealth of the State, says the Colorado Col-orado River committee report issued is-sued in Washington, D. C. |