Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-17
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club, and the National park service
for the parks of Southern Utah. He
said there were enquiries every day
in concerted program Of advertising
from people who want to come to see
the wonders in this locality, and fold
ers were needed to give tourists the
information they need. The shaling !
of the road from town up the canyon
as community project during the
winter months was advocated. Mr..
Foster said he had visited the adver-
tised scenic attractions of this and
other lands but had found none to
compare, in his estimation, with Grand
canyon, Zion Park, Cedar Breaks and
Bryce's canyon. In describing the SEN
sations he had experienced in viewing
these wonders he was especially elo-
quent.
Mayor Neslen of Salt Lake was the
next speaker, and said he had visited
the B. A. c. and was deeply impressed
with the school and with DR.. Homer.
its principal. Said Salt Lake City had
cleanup week twice year, when the
city sent wagons around to haul off
all rubbish gathered up by the citizens.
He believed cleanup week would be
a good thing, "even for beautiful,
clean Cedar City," as he politely stat
ed it. He said we had to go away
from Utah and see the scenic attrac-
tions made famous by advertising in
other lands in order to appreciate the
Utah marvels. He was satisfied that
Utah contained the greatest wonders
Of the world, and he had visited the
scenic attractions of Europe, including
the Alps, as well as those of America.
He had thought in his early life that
he loved the Unied States, but when
he was imprisoned in Germany for
advocating religion unpopular with
the German authorities, there came a
longing to him to see the American
flag, and never till then did he really
know what love for the Unied States
was. He said the parks and beauty
spots did not belong to neighboring
cities, counties, nor states. Bryce's
did not belong to Panguitch nor the
Breaks to Cedar City. Neither did
any Of them belong to the State of
Utah. They were the property of all
the people of the nation, and we dwell
ing near were only reception commit
tees to welcome the visiting throngs.
This office imposed great RESPONSE
bility, and if we fail they will be CIV
en- to someone else. He said that Di-
rector Of Parks Service, Stephen T..
Mather, when the convention was on
at Denver, told the Utah delegation
the people of Utah must do two things.
One was to build suitable roads for
tourist traffic; the other was to pro-
vide the necessary hotels. At present
the State Of Utah has more hard-sur-
faced roads per capita than any other
Western state. However, he said, there
were many many other states ahead
of Utah in hotel building. Cities ia
nous for their hotels are the ones who
get the tourists. Another authority
was Mr.. Eustace of the Burlington
route, who told Mayor Neslen that
the people of Utah in their develop
ment program must not forget the
hotels. He reminded the people of
the fame that had come to the small
town of Springville on account of
"Beefsteak Harrison's," which had be-
come famous and had won praise from
Ebert Hubbard simply because of the
superior manner in which one article
of food was cooked and served. He
said the hotel in Cedar City could be
built and run in such a manner as to
become one of the talking points of
the state. He thought it ought to be
built of native material and design
characteristic of this region. He adj
vocated the playing up of the Indian
village land it's clearing up) and the
protection and advertising of the
moundbuilders ruins at Paragonah for
the pleasure and information of tour
lists.
Mr.. Neslen said that his mission to
Cedar City was to convert the people
of this place to the worthiness of it's
scenic attractions. He told the story
of the man who started into the bank
ing business in a peculiar manner.
This man said, ~ rented a room in
the business part of the town and put
up sign that said Bank and sat
down and waited for business. Pretty
soon man came in and deposited a
hundred dollars, and before long got
another hundred and another with two
hundred, and before long I got so
much confidence in it that darned If I
didn't put in some of my own money"