Show f I Spotlighting UTAH 1 I u. u s. s WAGE W r NOW ON J VACATION TIO I Reputable travel authorities announce that we are arc right In the middle of the greatest vacation season in the history I of ot the U. U S. S This summer well over wage earners are arc enjoying vacations with pay many for the first time More than four fifths of or all persons per per- persons persons sons employed in private industry in inthis InthIs inthis this country and 97 per cent of or all office workers are eligible for paid vacations Today more than or over 85 per cent of or all nIl union workers have ha paid vacations in their work agreements whereas even as ns recently as 1940 only 25 per cent were so covered Practically all do more or less leas travel- travel travelIng travelIng traveling Ing and according to a recent survey 41 per cent travel all during their va va- cation At this moment it Is interesting I Ito to note that state out-of-state cars crowd every major Utah highway I ISome ISome Some Idea of what tourists spend In Utah is rapidly being gained by the Utah Department of Publicity through I tourist questionnaires distributed to visitors while in the state As these questionnaires return they offer ablo data However one of the most i unique Is from a a aNew New York man The gentleman traveled through Utah en- en entering entering j on U. U S. S 30 and leaving the state I at St. St George While here he spent a a. total of 2777 He was only In the the i state four days but left 2777 in n Utah I In his explanation he points out that 1 his bis car broke down at Vernal Here I Iho Iho ho lie said we received good honest treat treat- ment and decided to buy a a. new car I for which he spent 2700 I Whether It Is for a n new car for food i i for gasoline or a nights night's lodging th the tourist dollar contributes substantially substantial to Utah's economy To Just exactly what wha I amount the tourist business aids th the state Is not known however a national magazine this month declares that Utah I i receives annually from th tho thoI tourist The Utah Department of 01 Publicity Pub Pub- Publicity I a n bit more conservative would set i set tho the figure at I EDITOR WRITES ABOUT UTAH The editor of or a a. Burlington Kentucky Kentuck newspaper who attended the National Editorial Association convention In Salt Sal Lake City was impressed by one parti parti- particular particular particular cular fact while here In June Writing In his column a clipping of or which has reached the Utah Department of PubU- PubU Publicity city he points out that one of ot the most mos impressive things In Salt Lake City was the fact while visiting the tho Salt Lake Lak municipal rose garden the person in charge chargo of or the party said that In Salt Sal Lake City where all vegetation must be watered dally that the per capita water consumption Is 34 gallons dally dall while the national average is only eight gallons gal gal- gallons gallons lons dally daily ZION CANYON CAITON GETTING DEEPER Zion lOn Canyon National Park the major ma ma- major major jor attraction of ot which Is an awesome gorge more than one half mile deep has hasa n a future the future the canyon Is getting deeper Scientists estimate that the little Virgin river Is carrying out of the canyon 3 million tons of rock and dirt annu annu- ally The walls of or the canyon now pre pre- present present present sent the most magnificent rock wall wal Formations ever seen by man A cross cross- crosscut crosscut crosscut cut of or the tho formations reveal deposits of or oceans ceans swamps deserts and floods through the eons of time UTAH GETTING VACATION PUBLICITY The Tho July 20 issue of or the Christian I Science Monitor published at Boston Mass carried practically a full page on Utah Titled Farmer Folks Prove Value of Heritage the thc article and five pictures tells an Interesting and factual story of ot Utah's agriculture pursuits pursuits' At Los Angeles the Times limes on July 3 carried a nice quarter-page quarter story with two pictures of or the Utah parks parks Bryce and Zion During the same month the Pacific Pa Coast toast Review a business publication at I ai-I of I San Francisco carried a two-page two photo illustrated story prepared by the Utah Department of Publicity and dealing with the demand for Utah foods by the big California food markets CEDAR It CITY BELIEVES IX IN N SIGNS Anxious to hold the tourist t In Utah as long as possible the Cedar Ced r City Chamber of or Commerce Is taking t. steps to o place signs directing all travelers to points of or Interest in that region All fishing streams are being signed as well as Navajo Lake along with signs in indicating In- In Indicating indicating the tho destination of mountain roads In the area UTAH GROWS EM En BIG lG Clair C lr Adams year old of or Cedar City recently killed a big cat which proved to be the thO granddaddy of or all cats The beast least measured ten feet long from noso I to o tip of ot tall tail The fatal shot was waS de- de delivered delivered livered from a 22 calibre rifle while e the cat was held fast In a trap r I IA AMERICANS A WORLDS WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVELERS TRA TItA The people of ot the United d States along with truck and bus owners own 41 million automotive units or three times Imes as many as the rest of or the world One passenger car Is In operation In the U. U S. S for each family The entire population atlon lation of or the nation could go go riding 1 at one time as there Is one passenger car available for each 4 48 8 persons in the nation natio I 1 FLORIDA INTRODUCES NEW I TOURIST LURE Practically stealing an Idea that the Utah Department of ot Publicity abandon abandon- abandoned ed tourist ed-tourist tourist welcome centers the centers the Flor- Flor Florda FlorIda Florida Ida da Chamber of Commerce is opening a Florida Welcome House October 1 I at atone atone atone one of or its major state highway en- en trances rances Here visitors entering the state will be greeted by trained hostesses who will ladle lad e out free citrus Juice julca and provide complete tourist information Adjoining the welcome house will be a huge luge parking area equipped with wit picnic tables ables and other facilities The person person- personnel person personnel pers n- n nel will be supplied by the state of Florida UTAH TROUT BREAKS NATIONAL RECORD What Is thought to be the largest German brown trout ever caught In hi Inthe hithe the he U U. S S. is the pound 29 29 German brown brownrout trout rout caught last week In Blacksmith Fork ork canyon by Fred Riggs of ot Wellsville i iThe The national record for German brown brownrout trout rout is 24 pounds It required 45 min min- minutes minutes utes ute for Riggs to land his big fish RIggs is In line to receive many fishing awards wards if It his catch is declared to be a record ecord breaKer RAIL lUlL TRAVELERS TItA PREFER DRAWN DRAUN TRAINS S American railroads anxious to cater catero to o the whims of the American tourist are re going full speed ahead in replacing steam team engines with new diesel tives In addition to smoother rides and better etter time on-time records the replacement ot of f steam engines with diesels helps re- re renovo remove remove move novo the smoke and dirt nuisance Most lost new locomotives being installed by byall rail all lines today are diesels For example of f the total 1010 engines added by the railroads in the first halt half of ot this year 69 were diesel Similarly of or the 1127 now ow on order 1094 are arc diesel |