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Show IOI enlarge the boundaries so park administrators could regulate that land. The bill moved quickly through both houses of Congress without opposition?~9' ln March 1928, the state relinquished all claims to land inside the proposed Drycc Canyon National Park. The Union Pacific had first transferred its interest to the state. With title to the lands in the hands of the federal government, The Salt Lake Tribune declared that all obstacles were removed from the canyon becoming a national park. The closing paragraph of The Tribune story about the land transfer read: "It is believed that the park will become a reality before the beginning of the present tourist season under the action taken yesterday." 300 In September 1928, during that tourist season, the Union Pacific sponsored a sixday excursion for a party of nearly 300 men- men only. "Abiding by original plans, the party is strictly a stag affair. ln issuing invitations to his guests, President Carl Gray of the Union Pacific prescribed that ladies be left behind."301 The primary purpose of the trip was the dedication of the newly constructed inn at Bright Angel Falls on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. C. J. Collins, general passenger agent of the Union Pacific, told The Sa!r Lake Tribune: "We are sending these men down there so they will be conversant with the parks from actually having seen them. They are the contact men between the railroads and the public, and they arc the ones upon whom the burden of answering questions about the parks naturally falls." 302 These "contact men" included 299 The bill passed the Senate January 14, 1928, and the House on February 20, 1928. 100 Salt Lake Tribune, ·'Utah Releases Canyon Land," March 27, 1928, 24. 101 De.l"eret News, "U.P. Parks Party Leaves Zion for Bright Angel Jnn,"Seplember 14, 1928, sec. 2, I. 102 Salt Lake Tribune, ''Utah's Natural Scenic Wonders Scheduled for Screen Showing," August 27, 1928, 18. |
