Show spotlighting UTAH county information available information on every county in the state such as its industries resources activities and economic advantages has been gathered by the state department of publicity and industrial development during the past few weeks every county was visited including the county seats and the information gathered will vill be available to all who seek of can use such information the first demand for this material has been made by the county officer magazine a national publication li which goes into e every ery court house in the nation and which treats the state of utah in its july issue the publication will devote two pages to each county in the state along with two pl pictures all of the material of which will be prepared and furnished by y the department of publicity and industrial development i A number of interesting observe eions were made by the department while making a visit and study of utah counties some of which are as follows that almost every community in the entire state of utah is suffering with a housing shortage that war prosperity seems to have given every community in the state an economic boost the favorable financial uplift of which will be felt for many years to come that the raising of dry farm pinto beans in san juan county appears to be the beginning of a major industry that the oil boom in uintah county has doubled the population of vernal that Rich fields tourist camps are full by three every afternoon that cedar cites five year boom shows no signs of slowing up for the areas future never looked brighter that washington coun tys turkey industry will soon be the number one money maker of that region that the movies spend as much as in kane county in one year for cowboy wages the hiring of movie props such as wagons horses steers ranches and the feeding and housing of their location crews that the major industry of wayne county right now is getting out timber and sawing it into mine props for use in the carbon county mines that the area in and around midway and heber city should be drawn to the attention of motion picture location managers that those who remember the little town of grafton in washington county on the east fork of the virbin river know the place now that a motion picture company has lifted its face and made it into a real wild western town for use in the picture ramrod now being filmed in zion canyon that state park number two has been selected dedicated in appropriate ceremonies and set aside at kanab the first state park is at fillmore that eating meals while traveling about utah is not a delightful nor pleasant experience because many eating houses in utah communities operate by this slogan we thank thee olt oh god tor for a profit profil running their busine busin cess on the theory that to give just as little food as possible for as high a price as the traffic will bear a host of utah eating houses figure that the type of prosperity they are arc enjoying now will never end the food is poorly prepared and poorly served under an attitude of take it or go hungry competition and a lot of it will do much to place utah eating houses back to a point where the traveler can get around the state without suffering suf ferine too greatly from indigestion and a weakened pocketbook recreation for utah people the state of utah is replete with recreation areas which lack only modern improvements such as camp grounds with clean drinking water toilet facilities places for children to play and retreats where families may spend a week end in complete rest and relaxation the state of new york years ago realizing that the establishment of state parks with the conveniences mentioned above would prove a valuable asset now enjoy seventy eight state parks which they list as their greatest asset and new york tops all other states in the nation in tourist income taking note utah has inaugurated augu rated a similar plan of state parks the first of which has been designated at kanab utah realizes ize that there must be places of recreation accessible for the masses of its people while it is true that utah has many national parks some reached only by long driving communities need places within easy driving distance places reached within a few minutes where one can enjoy ideal recreation areas places that folks can point to with pride for the enjoyment of visitors and tourists the importance of the creation of such local recreation areas in various parts of a state in the form of state parks are recognized in the fact that at the present time a bil is pending before congress providing federal aid to states planning for the establishment of state park systems state park plans cover a long range program and this year following the example set this month at kaibab kan ab state parks will be designated e cast ast of salt lake city at the this Is the place monument at vernal and at wendover in addition ports of entry working hand in hand with the state park system will be established in a five year program at perhaps ten state highway entrances and it is planned this season to ao establish port of entry information offices at first kanab second at wendover and third at vernal the establishment of state parks and ports of entry buildings will be by far the greatest step utah has rvin taken toward selling utah uta it to the tourist it will also be the greatest step yet taken toward bringing into the state the type of tourist income utah with its host hust of scenic attractions is justifiably entitled to |