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Show 150 out- of- state cars coming to Utah and a 37 percent increase in the total number of visitors coming to Utah. In 1965, approximately 5.5 million tourists spent $ 183 million while in Utah ( Peery and Richardson, 1967). In 1970, approximately 7.7 million tourists spent $ 192,856,200 in Utah ( Hunt and Brown, 1971). 1971 saw approximately 8.3 million tourists support Utah businesses with $ 196,161,000 ( Hunt, Brown and Kinzler, 1972). In 1967, Californians comprised 36 percent of Utah's annual tourists and accounted for 43 percent of all tourist expenditures in Utah. In the early 1960' s when Dr. Thomas C. Adams and his Citizen's League and Salt Lake Yacht Club were pressing for the renovation of Saltair, it was estimated that between 350,000- 750,000 people would utilize the facility annually once Saltair was reopened, and spend from $ 600,000- $ 900,000 while there. In 1967, the projected annual yield from tourists, should a Great Salt Lake National Monument be established on Antelope Island, was $ 5.4 million. The estimation was that 300,000 people would visit the new site and each person would spend a minimum of $ 18.00 per day. Table 33 shows the resident/ nonresident percentages of visitors to various recreational areas of the Great Salt Lake, while Tables 34- 36 show expenditure patterns. As shown in Table 34, average visitor expenditures were greatest at Golden Spike and least at Ogden Bay. Tables 35 and 36 permit comparison of resident and nonresident expenditures. Although it appears that nonresidents spend more than residents, it is impossible to determine whether nonresident expenditures are specifically related to the recreational attraction or to general expenses for the visit to the Wasatch Front. Resident expenditures, however, may be assumed to be associated specifically with the recreational attraction concerned. |