Show looking into 1048 tourist P since the tourist business la in third larget industry aud and shows signs of even eren becoming more important the outlook for next season la Is worth reporting despite the fact that mexico and europe are bidding stroD strongly glY for the american tourist bull bual ness the kveraga vacationers vacationer this means 90 per cent ot of sala eala ried people are still interested la in visiting the scenic attractions of the united states the air transport people admit that the tourist dollar is going to bo be harder to get mainly because ot of increased living costs the american express company says gays that the publics acceptance of the idea to extend the vacation I 1 season will help the tourist business considerably national tourist agencies concur in the opinion that the tourist business will be good next year because big industrialists have made statements to the effect that there will ie be lull full employment throughout the nation next season A pertinent tact fact regarding next seasons outlook Is a quotation from an important travel authority who says you must remember that the backlog of tourist business from the war years has been exhausted we will again be catering to people who are looking tor for the greatest value for their dollar this means that next season tourists ets w will III shop around a little more for hotel and motel accommodations and compare prices they will be more choosy about where they will eat and how much they will pay in other words next season eating places hotels and motels will have to start catering to the traveling public who are again becoming dollar conscious friendly utah A slogan originated by com missioner rulon hulon S howells of the he state department 0 of publicity public and industrial development will appear on Uit aas 1818 1948 automobile license plates and also on thousands of letters now being mailed in and out of tho the state the department has hag furnished business fir ms who use mailing machines with a stamp for or their machines which will vill print the words visit utah the friendly state on their out going mall mail ski situation rest in nation it Is interesting and true that utah has haa the only skiing in th the nation at this thin time sun valleys ski slopes elopes are practically bare the sierra nevadas are bare or of snow ow and other areas as yet enough snow enow for good skiing in utah skiers by the thousands are locking flocking to fo alta brighton and snow basin ski ekl season Is seven months long as compared to five in other states elates geneva to expand the geneva steel will spend tor for expansion it is announced by steel authorities geneva now emp employees empl loyes peo pie and produces ton oi of stool steel ingots ingols per month from the ingots ingols the plant manufactures tons ions of stool stoel plates tons of structural steel chapes and s ions tons of steel monthly geneva hasteen has been under peacetime operation tor for the line past 17 months A shortage of railroad cars and housing for miners resulting in a shortage in coal production from the corn com panya mines la Is the only thing holding back generas further production |