Show Record cord Crowds At Utah Canyons 1 L Mm With a combined total of visitors registered from every state In the Union District of Columbia Ha Hawaii wall Alaska Canal Zone Philippine Philippine Philippine Phili Phili- bands and 22 foreign countries countries countries coun coun- tries all records for travel to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks were broken during luring the season just past according to E. E T. T Park Superintendent In an announcement announcement announcement an an- today the The total as divided between two Southern Utah parks gave 33 t to zion and to Bryce Canyon The larger total at the Former Is due entirely to the year i round season as Bryce can only be reached about 7 months during the year earThe ear The seasons season's figure for tor Zion is an increase over last year of or 11 Comparative figures for Bryce are not available The increase increase in in- Increase In- In crease was yas not up to- to pre season expectations due almost entirely to adverse weather conditions along northern trans continental routs route last winter and to the unusual and severe eYere thunderstorms which were almost daily dally in Southern Utah the tho last summer The resultIng result- result lag Ing floods did great damage to high highways highways highways ways and practically stopped travel at times Umes Study of or the travel with reference to the point of ot origin shows that Utah leads all states In the number of ot visitors with and California CalIfornia Cali Call fornia was second with A total of ot came from states of ot the Mississippi 1 and were were we're registered regis regis- countries 1 from 22 foreign The Tho long distance travel record to reach rench the park was Jointly hold held by bythe bythe bythe the three visitors from No Now Zealand Zea Zea- land Analysis of the records also show that the tho total at Zion people entered the park In automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles by stage rail and 31 by miscellaneous means The re respective re- re figures at Bryce were and 2 Mr also stated records show that during the tho six seasons since 1923 travel to the tho southern Bouthern Utah Parks has Increased over percent |