Show ANNEX PART OF MEXICO A movement launched by va various commercial organizations of the state to secure the annexation virtually by purchase of sufficient land from mexico to extend the boundary of arizona and california to the gulf of california had been furthered by f gov george W P hunt who I 1 announced yesterday that bhat he had written to gov hiram W johnson of california asking cooper co oper aaion an offer on the part of the united states to cancel all indemnity claims for loss of life and damage to property during the mexico revolution in return for this land which would straighten the southern boundary lines of arizona and give california a strip of lower california is the plan of leaders of the movement it has been pointed out by those interested in the planchat plan that such an annexation of territory would give arizona a port on the gulf of california and also bring under american control the mouth of the colorado river and the entire imperial valley irrigation system with many thousands of acres of agricultural land in the mexican territory of lower california deseret news |