Show utah and arizona may exchange lands land S it Is probable that an agreement will be effected tor for the exchange of lands between utah and arizona and that utah will take over the arizona strip together with all the land north of the grand canyon between the utah and nevada line in exchange for that part of utah south ot of the ban san juan river with this aim in view negotiations are now under way in phoenix ariz george F mcgonagle utah state engineer Is in the arizona capital conferring with gov thomas campbell relative to the proposition it an agreement is reached and the plan approved by the state legislative bodies concern ed the proposition will be submitted to congress with recommendations that a bill be passed effect effecting Lug the exchange the principal reason for the transaction Is that the grand canyon forms an impassable barrier be between teea northern mohave ro have county arizona and the state of arizona proper also tho the fact that the territory north of the grand canyon between the utah and nevada lines Is populated almost entirely by utah settlers it la Is pointed out that these settlers are subject to many inconveniences in being residents of arizona for instance in paying their taxes they are obliged to travel far south by way of Bar barsto stoy ft calif D deseret a a e r e t news |