Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-05-20
SALT LAKE ROUTE
AGENTS VISIT ZION
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about hfty OF the officers and MEM
bers of the chamber of commerce.
The affair was pulled off at 1890
and was very successful in giving
the visitors good impression OF
the business men of Cedar City. An
excellent meal was served by the
hotel staff and went a long way to-
ward putting the strangers in good
humor.
Mr.. Gordon G.. Noble, president
of the American Association of
Travelling Passenger Agents re-
sponded to the request of Mr.. Mace
of the Chamber of Commerce for
an expression of his impression of
the park. He said he doubted if
we realize what we have in the way
of scenic wealth. "Are we adj
vertising it enough?" he asked, cor
can it be advertised more widely! ?"
He says that in the scenery he had
just visited there is something of
all the parks of the West. We
have the Canadian Rockies the
Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park,
Garden of the Gods, Yosemite, Gil
acier park, all in one trip. He said
the Association of which he is pres
ident and Mr.. G. II. Cutting is
chairman of the executive COM
mittee, will hold their convention
this fall in Salt Lake City, and that
the next convention will be held
in Zion National Park. The mem
bers of this organization are all
passenger agents, whose life work
is to tell tourists where to go. Mr..
Mace, on behalf of the Cedar City
Chamber of Commerce Immediately
extended an invitation to the as
ISOLATION to hold their convention.
here next year and to visit Cedar
City, Zion Park and the Cedar
Breaks.
General passenger agent Scott,
of Long Beach, California, was the
next speaker. IF / were the best
orator in the world, I'd have my
nerve to try to tell of Zion Park.
1t is too serious a subject. l can
see as plain as day that you folks
are destined to be the gateway to
one of the biggst things CONNER
cially that there is to be found" "
Down in California, the speaker
went on, he had seen many towns
grow up, and the auto has been the
greatest agent of growth. This
place has the advantage for auto
traffic. 1t has a beautiful climate,
5000 feet above sea level, a loca-
ton that thousands of tourists are
seeking in summer. 1t has ain en-
viable position i'll regard to park
travel. The next thing is to get
the route boulevarded and adver-
tised. AS soon as the Arrowhead
Trail gets into real being the people
get acquainted with the name of
St. George and Cedar City-"Well,
you all know what will happen. "
Make it look inviting. There are
a lot of little things to do. Then
sit back and watch the public and
machines do the rest. The world
cannot see such scenery without
coming here, and when they do get
started this way the great trouble
will be in lodging the autos, "Now
mark my word"
Mr.. F.. NJ. Cory, president OF
the hotel company, told how the
hotel had been started and pulled
through to its present state, and
testified that the experience had
brought the people of Cedar City
closer together.
Mr.. Charles l.. Smith of San
Francisco was the next speaker and
said it would take several days to
get together words enough to ex.
press his appreciation of the park
if he ever could. Mr.. Smith OF
Boston said the park has lots OF
good things for the traveller and
that New England is much interes,
ted in it.
Mr.. DeWitte of Santa Barbara
California, said we have yer,
wonderful park, and to prove hi:
enthusiasm for it he was going tC
try to organize party to tour The
, park in September, When tn,
great stream of travel does star
this way we will have a good tim,
taking care of it. The visitor!
r were shown a part of Cedar Can