Show SOUTHERN UTAH PARKS TRAVEL BRINGS US MUCH NEW MONEY beaver press in 1931 which has been a year of general decreases in travel trave travel to the two parks of southern utah has increased last year during the season there were visitors at zion national park this year there were the increase amounts to nearly 9 per cent at bryce canyon last year there were visitors this year 41 an increase ot of per cent utah as might be expected sent sant the largest number ot of visitors to 10 zion and also to bryce canyon the total number of 0 utahna visiting zion being and bryce california came next after utah with a total of going to zion and to bryce for every six visitors irom from utah there were four our visitors from california ot of the somewhat more than visitors to the two southern utah parks this summer approximately came from outside the state of 0 utah we have seen no estimate as to what these visitors spent while here it Is hard to believe how ever that they coufa have gotten out ot of South utah without spending 10 each it if that is true these visitors left some of NEW MONEY in southern utah when we list the cash value of our resources we dont include scenery but scenery Is a resource that has actual cash value it if you doubt that consider the ot of new money that must have been left in southern utah this summer by visitors to our two national parks and dont torget forget this scenery when it is sold taken away it is left by the purchaser to be sold bold over and over again and the more it Is sold the more salable it becomes I 1 ev every ery visitor to the two national parks of 0 southern utah which are great assets to our part of 0 the state becomes an advertiser tor for zion and bryce canyon parks |