Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-09-08
LET'S BOOST UTAH
NOT ONE PLACE.


The News man, after travelling
over a great deal of the southern
part Of the state this year, has
found that the greatest trouble with
the entire state of Utah is, that Utah
is not boosting for Utah. 1t seems
to us that it is more of a case Of
"Dog Eat Dog. In every district
you will find people that will tell
you all about their own country, but
do not stop at that, they tell you all
the bad things about the other
places, and nine times out of ten,
they will put the largest magnifying
glass possible on the deal. In one
place we ask about the country sJr-
rounding Panguitch, and we're told
thrt there was nothing to see that
Bryce Canyon was nothing, compar-
ed with some of the other places, and
that zone could pick it up and hold
it in his hands," Now what do you
know of feeling of that kind ?
Dear neighbor, if the tourists are in
your locality, you are pretty sure
they are going to see all that you
have, so why not encourage them to
take in the sights in other parts Of
your districts? 1t all belongs to you
as well as us. It's Utah, folks, and
we should cut out this petty jeal-
ousy and get together. DONE try
and drive the tourists out of the
state of Utah. We have more TO
show than all the west put together.
Heavens man, if California owned
Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Zion
and Grand Canyon, or even Caste
Canyon, they would imagine they
had the world by the tail with a
down-hill pull on it, and believe us
they would use the pull they had.
We were even told, (not knowing
who we were) that Bryce Canyon
could be seen in it's entirety in
very few minutes. And we will de-
fly any man with any intellect, or APP
probation of beauty, to see Bryce
Canyon in several days, or any of
the other beautiful natural scenic
wonders of southern Utah. There is
something in everyone of them that
will demand study. Utah also has
some of the most beautiful camping
places in the west, places where a
person can find almost any kind of
shade, fishing, bathing, hunting and
other outdoor sports, and the entire
state can be made the greatest place
for a summers outing in the wide
world, barring none.
A road is being completed to Blue
Springs, above Panguitch Lake, and |
if someone in the west will sight US
to a more beautiful place for a weeks .
outing, right at the front yard of
one of the best fishing resorts in the
west, we will eat our old red flannel
undershirt, buttons and all, and then
for some narrow minded person to
tell US that this section has nothing
to entice the tourist, we feel like
buying them a free ticket to some
home for the feeble minded.
When the road from Hurricane to
Fredonia is completed and the rough
ness taken out Of it, we will have
the Garden Spot of the world. The
people can go, say from Salt Lake,
to Cedar, Parowan, Cedar Breaks,
Little Zion, visit st. George, etc,
take in the Grand Canyon, and then
through the beautiful canyons up to
natures beauty spot, Bryce Canyon,
and Panguitch, the Sewer Canyon,
and Pangmitch or Fish Lake, on up
through Richfield and the San Pete
country, or visa versa, and we con-
slider they will be well repaid for
their trip. Let's get the loop con-
nected up and then all boost for
"UTAH" and when we get them in
our neighborhood, see that they are
told about the other places. Be
cause, if they do happen to 60 and
see the other place and find out that
you are displaying some petty jeal-
ousy, it will make them think great
deal less Of your own locality and
you personally.