| Show arizona strip A memorial has passed tho legislature that that portion of arizona lying on this side of the grand canyon or colorado river be annexed to utah it is set forth that the can only be reached by arizona officials by a circuitous route while the section is used by only utah cattle and sheep men in that strip because ef its isolated situation congregate lawless characters who are a manace to the peace and safety of utah citizens those are briefly the facts in the case and we believe that our neighbors in the southern territory will not object to ceding ua that strip there are no on it and the revenue derived is only meager the transitory herds that winter there are usually hard of access tor arizona collectors and alio assessments when made cast more in moat cases than the taxes realized when taxed the utah citizens always murmur because so little protection is afforded them altogether the parallel division between utah and arizona is an annoyance and it would be much better for both if a natural division such as proposed by the memorial to Oon greis could bo obtained nivea in congress should work to obtain it and if possible enlist the services of Ari zonas delegate in the equitable cause |
