Show Big Recreation Center of Wasatch Mountains Is Detailed for Club I Mr Gordon Mendenhall of or Heber City was the gu guest t speaker speak speak- er at Wednesday evenings evening's program program pro pro- gram of the Kiwanis Club and presented a most complete and comprehensive coverage of ot the pro proposed Bonanza Flat and Snake Creek Pine Canyon state state park This program a ten year one would cover the building of a state park In these designated areas covering 5 S square miles or roughly third one million acres of ot land and requiring an outlay ot ol about ten million dollars with an additional amount ot or money furnished fur by private investors I Excellent Location Due to the excellent location of of this area to metropolitan centers cen cen- teis tel's of railroads transcontinental tal highways and airports this thir I vast park area Grea could uld be used by br one half the population of the entire United States State due to itaI its ita easy easy as accessibility for both winter I and summer recreation both of oC which are outstanding I This park would be known aa as 8 Wasatch Mountains Recreation Center and would be of Immense value to the following counties countie Salt Lake Summit Wasatch and an Utah and the nearby Park lark City City- areas The park would attract more tourists and keep them In the th state for a longer period ot or time Provide more outdoor recreation for tor the i-he major portion of ot the states states' population The tourist dollar Is becoming big business In the United States and Utah must prep prepare re reI to to- I attract and h hold ld tb the tourist t It the state stat i is q Q share hare In jn this jj G billion dollar p per r year business During the year 1956 57 1956 57 the tW two major winter resorts in lathe the area areas lat at Alta AHa and Brighton served 1000 guests i The picnic and overnight developments de d. d.- d. provided in Big DIg Cot- Cot Canyon for tor summer use accommodated visitor on during 1956 Attract Tourists Tourist These facilities are already Inadequate in inadequate inadequate in- in adequate and Increased facilities could attract many more tourists Deer and elk hunting are special atti attractions actions for tor fall and summer BUmmer activities Heber Valley and Park City are uniquely situated as I communities providing a summer I climate and historic values that could be combined Into making a well-rounded well development to serve tourists a multiplicity of recreational recreational opportunity for at least 11 11 months months of the year I In 1955 1956 Utah ranged 43 among the 48 states slates in income from the f tourist dollar this amounted tc to to- 97 91 million dollars Our next door neighbor C Colorado lorido lor d received for tor the same period New Mexico and Wyoming Wyoming Wyom Wyom- ing The tourist dollars dot dol lars are spent in the states slates where the tourists go and where they spend time If If 11 Utah is to participate in the ther r rapidly growing tourist business she must provide Inducements and facilities to bring tourists to Utah to provide a place for tor them to spend their money and to offer otter them recreational opportunity Meet With Governor A group of interested Park City and Keetley gentlemen were makIng making making mak mak- ing a trip Into Inlo Salt Lake ake City Thursday to meet with Governor Clyde and officials of ot the State Park lark and Recreation Commission In iii Salt Lake City A complete survey of the possibilities of the area seen from tle the air and covered partly on the tha ground was conducted some six months ago It IL is to be hoped this i stupendous program can be car carS nod out for Utah I |