Show SHOULD BELONG TO UTAH I The Dixie Advocate has these very appropriate and timely words in regard to a matter that has been discussed from time to time bu 114 upon which no action has been taken by Congress which alone can act A matter that r ° celve < l some attention I I a few years ago but failed to material 1e was thu anncxlng oC that strip oC the Territor oC Arizona lying north Colorodp of the rIver to Utah For and various good Hurrlclcnl rcusons this 6trctch or country should > bo annexed lo our State a either part iVrn Vashlngton Independent county or as county The cattle ndmlnh1 1 IndU5tTles are all ProseQuted by Utah people they draw their supplies from this State Ilnd receive what little protection Is afforded from this they are Isolated I source other mafndcr oC Arizona completely There tram aro U1 many rB reasons to urge me favor of the change and we would talc pleasure In PublishIng the comments on this subject oC perGong who havo boon In tho county longer and arc In possession of all the Ventilated facts At any rate the matter should bo S Those words are exactly right That portion of Arizona Is of no benefit or use to Arizona It is naturally a part of Utah perfectly accessible and easily administered from our settlement down that way While Arizona Is a Terri tory Congress can slice that land off and offer it to Utah which would no doubt accept Now Is the time to push the project for when Arizona becomes a ate It will b hard to make the change But If the change is not made j I I that plateau will remain for decades1 a sort of No Mans Land a refuge for fugitives and a menace to good order J I We earnestly urge this needed change of boundary upon the attention of our members of Congress In both houses hoping that they may be able to bring the change about We do not see cither why Arizona should make any objection and perhaps she would not make any > for the region Is and must central remain too remote from the authority of the Territory or State value It be to be of as the case may would cost more to make bridges over the Colorado and passable roads to tho I I region than It Is all worth to that commonwealth The way to fix It easily and without any friction Is in i defining the boundaries for the State of I Arizona In the enabling acl |