Show readers column we invite your personal comments and will include your letters if they contain information of genral general interest to the readers of the san juan record note the following announcement mun no cement was received a few days ago concerning a book we have been talking about for several weeks and one which we are advertising on page 11 1 because of the very fine material offered in it we do not hesitate to call it to your attention again we hope that it will soon find its way into many home libraries of our local readers as well into the hands bands of distant readers who may be planning a visit to this state during the coming weeks in another column we offer a brief review of one of the wonder spots near n moab and in succeeding weeks we shall mention other places of interest in this part of the state since the first copy of the utah guide writers project publication was presented to governor herbert B maw in in his capitol offices early in april reports from the writers project in salt lake city show that the people of utah as a whole are showing only slight interest in a book which was written expressly for them and this despite the fact that nearly everyone who sees a copy wants to possess one many months of work by many scores of people went into the makeup of this utah guide much money from federal funds and a comparatively small amount of utah lutah money was spent before this book could be compiled that the completed publication is the fines authority on utah in existence is beyond doubt that the people of utah generally have not awakened to of what j may be gained through a working knowledge of this guide is beyond belief but is evidently true impartial opinion has it that this bok formally known wn as state utah A guide to the state will be the direct means of bringing utahna increased revenue from tourists in travel seasons to come all possible means are being taken to bring the guide to the at of tourists and travelers everywhere in the nation and the result will be an increase of interest in this state which would not otherwise be possible utahna should take an active interest in the advancement of this state guidebook if only from a mercenary point of view perhaps keeping the motto in mind that more motorists mean more money will be effective purely from an aesthetic view the book is good readi reading ncr i this Is is vouched couched for by the wei well ll 11 known nove novelist list george dixon snell of salt lake city who finished his review of this magnificent pre sen tation of utah with these words it would be a fine thing for utah if every literate son and daughter could possess a copy of the guide and read it and use it its a book that belongs in library and more in in consciousness |