who have visited the park for treatment, and they are still engaging in the work to the extent of their ability, but the need is growing each year and has far passed the capacity of the Hot Springs people to adequately render aid. Furthermore, the call of humanity is not one that the Hot Springs people should answer alone. The Nation should respond, and its contribution should take the form of carrying out some comprehensive housing plan which, of course, it is our duty to develop, in cooperation with any agencies that are qualified to render advice and assistance. SPECIAL LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT. In order to improve the landscape effects of certain sections of the park, prior to the opening of the tourist season, I ordered, on the occasion of my inspection visit, approximately 15,000 bulbs of tulips, red, white, and blue hyacinths, and narcissus, which were planted during the month of December, under the supervision of Mr. Jens Jensen, the Chicago landscape architect, who made a trip to Hot Springs at my request. The beautiful effects of this planting surpassed all expectations and were much appreciated by the winter visitors. Mr. Jensen, during his visit, gave some very interesting suggestions to the municipal authorities for development of approaches to the Reservation from the railroad terminals, and for other city improvements. CHANGE OF NAME DISAPPROVED. An effort was made during the consideration of the last sundry civil bill to change the name of this park area from Hot Springs Reservation to Hot Springs National Park, but it was unsuccessful. There is no reason why this change should not be made, and at the first opportunity another effort will be made to present the merits of the proposal to Congress. HOT SPRINGS SEASON. Hot Springs is continuing to grow in popular favor with great rapidity. The past season was the best in the history of the reservation, over 150,000 people having visited it in the course of the year. The number of paid baths was 729,997, while the corresponding figure for 1918 was 704,975. The gain of the past season was 25,022, The total receipts for 1919 were $346,974.46, as against $332,791.12 last year, a net gain of $14,183.34. On the other hand, the net profits decreased somewhat, due to the greatly increased cost of operation. The 1919 season profits were $127,475.64, while the profits of last. year were $127,911.74. Baths to the number of 87.040 were given to indigents at the Government free bathhouse. The total number of baths given during the year, including the paid baths, complimentary baths at pay bathhouses, and 5,445 at the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital bathhouse, a charitable institution, was 824,326, an increase of 21,501 over last year. so remodel this building as to make it harmonize fully with the n bathhouses on the reservation front, or Bathhouse Row, as it is popi larly called. This means that a new front, at least, will have to bo placed on the present administration building. IMPROVEMENT OF RESERVATION FRONT. Three new bathhouses will also be erected on the reservation front. One will occupy part of the sites of the former Horseshoe Bathlove and the present Magnesia Bathhouse, and the central portion of thes new structure will occupy what is now a wide walk to the old fre bathhouse, which is located on the hill to the rear. This will be known as the Platt Bathhouse and will be built by Mr. Da F. Platt, who leases the Magnesia Bathhouse and who also leased tra Horseshoe before its demolition a few years ago. On each sea of this new structure and between it and the Fordyce Bathhouse on the north and between it and the Ozark Bathhouse on the south it is proposed to erect two comfort stations, which will form a part of the broad development of the park by the Government. It is hoped that these comfort stations can be built next year while construction of other buildings on the park front is in progress. Another new building will replace the present Ozark Bathho and will be built on the same site by the lessers of the existing enterprise. Likewise, between the new Buckstaff Bathhouse, south of the Ozark site, and the Reservation office, a new building will be cons structed to take the place of the Lamar Bathhouse. It will be bit and operated by the lessees of the present Lamar establishment. It had been our plan to order the demolition of the Magnes a Ozark, and Lamar Bathhouses at the end of the season that closed in the early spring of this year, but circumstances conspired to rat this course inadvisable. An extension of time in which to undert›'a this work was granted, with the definite mutual under-tand”g t; 4 these old frame buildings were to be removed as soon as the conta season ends. In other words, the lessees were permitted to operata their present plants for one more season. It was very difficult for these fessees during or immediately after the war to secure ne essary funds to rebuild, but we have received every assurance that necessary financial arrangements are being made and that the new bate houses will be constructed next year. This means that withen u proximately a year from this date our lessees will have cot pl 1 their part in the in provement of the reservation front in harg with the general plan of development. AN IMPORTANT HOUSING PROPLEM. I am still giving n h thought to the problem of caring for in 1 gent people who come to Hot Springs to use the facilities of the free bathhouse, and while a con,pletely feasible p'in has not yek yoursted its f. I expect to develop soon sotue satisf utory program? for meeting this problem. In worker g on this important matter I am tiking every opportunity to interest social service and reve organizations who have had experience in solving sim ‘ar probet The eit zeros of the city of Hot Strings have alremur nitiden i national service a televig the thing of scores of pot pot who have visited the park for treatment, and they are still engaging in the work to the extent of their ability, but the need is growing each year and has far passed the capacity of the Hot Springs people to adequately render aid. Furthermore, the call of humanity is not one that the Hot Springs people should answer alone. The Nation should respond, and its contribution should take the form of carrying out some comprehensive housing plan which, of course, it is our duty to develop, in cooperation with any agencies that are qualified to render advice and assistance. SPECIAL LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT. In order to improve the landscape effects of certain sections of the park, prior to the opening of the tourist season, I ordered, on the occasion of my inspection visit, approximately 15,000 bulbs of tulips, red, white, and blue hyacinths, and narcissus, which were planted during the month of December, under the supervision of Mr. Jens Jensen, the Chicago landscape architect, who made a trip to Hot Springs at my request. The beautiful effects of this planting surpassed all expectations and were much appreciated by the winter visitors. Mr. Jensen, during his visit, gave some very interesting suggestions to the municipal authorities for development of approaches to the Reservation from the railroad terminals, and for other city improvements. CHANGE OF NAME DISAPPROVED. An effort was made during the consideration of the last sundry civil bill to change the name of this park area from Hot Springs Reservation to Hot Springs National Park, but it was unsuccessful. There is no reason why this change should not be made, and at the first opportunity another effort will be made to present the merits of the proposal to Congress. HOT SPRINGS SEASON. Hot Springs is continuing to grow in popular favor with great rapidity. The past season was the best in the history of the reservation, over 150,000 people having visited it in the course of the year. The number of paid baths was 729,997, while the corresponding figure for 1918 was 704,975. The gain of the past season was 25,022, The total receipts for 1919 were $346,974.46, as against $332,791.12 last year, a net gain of $14,183.34. On the other hand, the net profits decreased somewhat, due to the greatly increased cost of operation. The 1919 season profits were $127,475.64, while the profits of last. year were $127,911.74. Baths to the number of 87,040 were given to indigents at the Government free bathhouse. The total number of baths given during the year, including the paid baths, complimentary baths at pay bathhouses, and 5,445 at the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital bathhouse, a charitable institution, was 824,326, an increase of 21,501 over last year. ZION NATIONAL MONUMENT, UTAH. Zion National Monument is about to become a national park.1 S. 425, introduced by Senator Smoot on May 20, 1919, was passed by the Senate on June 20 and is now pending in the House of Representatives. There appears to be no opposition to the measure and we may reasonably expect it to be enacted into law very soon.2 On account of the reduction in the appropriation for the national monuments, very little money has been available for the improvement of Zion Monument during the past season. A small sum was allotted for the improvement of the automobile road, and some work on the trail to the rim of Zion Canyon may be undertaken. As soon as this great scenic monument is made a park certain extensive improvements should be made immediately. Among these is the construction of a first-class trail from the floor of Zion Canyon to the west rim-a trail that can be used by pedestrians and horses. Such a trail ought to compare favorably with the ledge trails of Yosemite Valley. The automobile highway should be extended to the Narrows and should be protected in several places from the ravages of spring torrents. Other trails should be built about the floor of the valley, and as many side trips as possible made available for visiting tourists. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS. During the year Mr. W. W. Wylie maintained the camp at Zion Canyon which he established early in the season of 1917. He is maintaining this camp enterprise with difficulty on account of the fact that visitors are not disposed to stay in the monument because there are so few side trips to make. However, when the improvements referred to have been brought about it is anticipated that there will be so much of genuine novelty and extraordinary interest for the visitor to enjoy that he will spend a week, or even weeks, there. An attractive publication on Zion National Monument which was issued by the Bureau of Service, National Parks and Monuments, of the Railroad Administration, has undoubtedly been responsible for increasing travel to the monument this year, but, strange to say, it has been the means of inducing more motorists to make the trip than people who were utilizing train service to tour the country. STATE ROADS IMPROVED. The State of Utah has continued its work of improving the highways leading to the monument, most of its work consisting of the construction of permanent betterments. There is some talk of opening the Arrowhead Trail from Salt Lake City to St. George, and if this work is carried out travel to Zion National Monument will increase by leaps and bounds. 1 On October 6, 1919, S. 425 was passed by the House of Representatives with several minor amendments. The bill is now in conference and it is not anticipated that any delay will be encountered in reaching an agreement on same. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, that an additional national park will be added to the present system in the very near future. 2 See committee report in Appendix D, p. 1215. A NATIONAL TREASURE. This reservation is worthy of the best consideration of the Federal Government.. It is national park material of the first order. There is to be found so much of genuine novelty and quite extraordinary beauty that I predict its fame will draw quickly a large number of enthusiastic visitors. The main canyon is one of the most beautiful, as well as one of the most unique gorges in the world; in spots it is strongly reminiscent of the Yosemite Valley, FIG. 2.-Map showing location of Zion National Monument in southern Utah, with principal connecting roads. but it is so different that there is no resemblance. It has been called. the "desert Yosemite," but this is a misnomer, for it blooms like a rose. There is no desert suggestion except in some of the vegetation, which distinction is perceived by only the most practiced eye. Fine prehistoric dwellings have been discovered during the past summer, located only 4 or 5 miles from the entrance. The main need of the development of this region is roads, and once supplied with |