Show i o I Spotlighting II U T A H HOWELLS SEES SECS GREATER TOURIST BUSINESS Rulon S. S Howells Commissioner State Department of Publicity and Industrial Development has returned from the Na Na- National National t. t Association of or Travel Officials convention at Chicago In which tho the State of Utah has a membership Representatives from practically every state stata publicity department in the union union- were present along with national travel va va- vacation vacation va- va vacation cation and automobile association auth nuth- authorities rail rall bus line dad and publishing of of- of Catering to the tourist Is one of ot the fastest growing businesses in America Mr Howells said upon his return and next season we will experience a con con- continued continued growth of or the tourist business In Utah which subsequently will increase prosperity in this area While at the convention many pub- pub Ushers requested more and more Publicity Publicity PubliCity city Department photos and factual In Information in- in information formation concerning Utah and her ber scenic attractions Mr Howells pointed out ESCALANTE DESERT BLOOMS On the map that vast area west of Cedar City is indicated as the Escalante Desert Until a few years ago it was was- Just a sage brush covered sheep range Today however the desert Is being reclaimed re reclaimed re- re reclaimed claimed and Is producing some of the finest alfalfa and potatoes found In Utah Small and large farm operators are making the Escalante area pay dividends The largest operator in the region is Ie the and Company They have reclaimed 2000 acres which are arenow arenow arenow now under cultivation five miles mUes north of Df Enterprise and 35 miles west of Cedar City At this writing the last of ot some acres of potatoes are being harvested and and- stored in huge cellars The average yield of DX potatoes was pound one-hundred-pound sacks to the acre The Russets Hussein produced by this concern brought a hundred on the Los Angeles market The White Rose potatoes now winding up the harvest har bar harvest barvest vest are washed sorted and stored as certified seed They are worth per hundred The large potatoes are sorted out iut and sold for bakers baking pota pots potatoes potatoes toes and will soon grace restaurant tables In the big west coast cities Irrigation water comes from 95 feet below the surface and Is raised rais d by elec elec- electrical electrical pumps set in Inch 12 pipes There Js s evidently plenty of under under- underground underground ground mound water under this desert area but buthe the he present worry is lack of or sufficient electrical power Operators complain that lack ack of electrical power is holding back the tho agricultural expansion of or the region The Tho Wyle Company has thirteen big wells they employ 40 people peo peo- people peole le the year around they harvested 1500 tons ons of alfalfa this year and are clear- clear clearIng clearing Ing ng 1800 acres of or sage brush land la d which will nil go into production next season Many of the mall all operators in the region are from Los Angeles and most of ot the he cars in the area aea bear California license plates The area Is an easy days day's drive hive from the big coast city |