Show would compensate for other land lost the portion of land taken off the northeast corner of utah by wa wyoming om will be compensated for by the annexation of the arizona strip at the southwest cornel cornei of utah providing the amendment to the statehood bill offered in the senate yester yesterday dav by senator reed smoot 1 is 8 passed the arizona strip is that territory lying in arizona north and of the Co lorada river bounded on tile north by utah and on oil the west inest by nevada this strip of land irregular in its contour is practically inaccessible from the arizona side of the colorado mer because of the intervention of the grand canion the ona wa to get into the arizona strip is from the north or bica ct the territory from a geographical standpoint icalla belongs to utah and its annexation would add an extensive area to the proportions pio portions of tins this state although so dpn abdy kopul populated it that the total amount of taxable property would not be 10 visibly increased crea cd several movements liae been started to place tile arizona strip in the state of utah but the tile matter never until senator smoot offered his amendment yesterday it is understood that arizona will make niale no objection to the annexation of the strip herald republican |