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Show Zion National Park Attracts 24,303 Visitors During Year Zion National Park, Utah. October, 5: The wo'nders of Zidn National: Park attracted the new record total of 24,303 visitors during t'he travel year which closed on September 30th. iccording to an announcement of E. T. Scoyon, Park Superintendent, here today. This was an increase of 2,-j 339, or 11 per cent over the same period last year. That Zion has definitely taken its lace among the great scenic features of the United States which can boast of a world-wide patronage is also clearly shown by the years travel records. re-cords. Visitors were registeded from every state, District of Cohumbla Hawaii, Australia, Canada, Egypt, England, Germany, Holland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Samoa, Scotland, South America, and South Africa. Detailed a'nalysis of the records shows that of the total number ot 24,303 visitors. 21,25"0 enter in 6,203 private autos, and 3,053 were rail passengers entering by stage. There was an increase x in the number of passengers entering by private means of 2,327, and 1407 In ihe number of automobiles, or 29 per cent. Travel by stage showed an increase in-crease of 12 'passengers. Discussing the past travel year, Superintendent Scoyon said, "When we consider the features of the past travel year, there are two things which stand out aibove the others. Id v'he first place the total number of visitors to the park, coming all cor-uei'E cor-uei'E of the earth, is a remarkable record re-cord considering that Zion is the youngest park in the system, and that this is only the third year during which definite encouragement has been .given to people to visit this parte "The other feature has been the great forward strides made in improving im-proving highways to t'he park. During the ;past year there was expended, or authorized for expenditure, by the local, state, and Federal governments the sum of $1,580,000.00 for maintenance main-tenance and construction of roads throughout the Southwest whictr will be of direct beta ef it to Zion Pairk, as well as the ent ire western section of of the country. At no time have highways been in such excellent condition. con-dition. The cow trails and wagon roads of a few years ago have been replaced re-placed by modern gravelled roads of the 64 miles from Cedar City to the park all but 11 males have been brought up to the highest standards of gravelled roadway, and there remains re-mains no section in such condition that it will prevent cars from reaching reach-ing the park at all times of the year. "Of course" continued Mr. Scoyen,' the feature of road work that is 'most important to the park has been the starting of construction of the Zion-Mt. Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway, winch will no doubt be the most spectacular highway high-way in the world when it is completed and which will bring all of the great scenic features of Zion, Bryce Canyon the Kaibab Forest and North Rim of the Grand Canyon on one great scenic loop trip." Mr. Scoyon also announced that although al-though the 19 27 travel year is closed as far as the record books are concerned, con-cerned, the park itself will remain open. Regular bus service to the park was discontinued , on October 1st., but zion Lodge will remain open until the 15th. Persons carrying their own equipment for camping can enter Ihe park at any time of the year. A total of 3,055 caira and 10,824 persons were accomodated in the Public Auto Camp i'n the park. There were visitors firom various states as follows: Arizona 270 Alabama 4 , Arkansas 14 California 5 58 5 Colorado '. 300 Connecticut 75 Deleware 13 Florida 60 Georgia 8 Idaho 304 Illinois 676 Indiana 99 Jowa 132 Kansas 54 Kentucky 32 Louiisiania 5 Maryland 3 0 Maine 3 Massachusetts 143 Michigan 153 Minnesota 89 Missouri 227 Montana 86 Mississippi 2 Nebraska 132 Nevada : 309 New Jersey 206 New York 598 North Carolina i North Dakota 19 New Hampshire 6 New Mexico 27 Ohio 392 Oklahoma 55 Oregon .86 ' Pennsylvania 354 Rhode Island 11 South Carolina 1 South Dakota 52 Tennessee 17 Texas 149 Utah 11733 Virginia 24 Vermont 8 Washington 224 West Virginia 13 Wisconsin 146 Wyoming 161 Dist. of Columbia 51 Hawaii 8 Australia 2 Canada 33 Egypt .1 England 5 Germany 11 Holland 2 Italy 1 Mexico 5 Norway 1 Samoa 2 Scotland 1 South America ..2 South Africa 2 Unclassified 1087 Total 24303 |