| Show says do not want to be annexed J H reber one of the best known farmers of our northern strip arrived in kingman a few days ago to make protest to the board of supervisors and the people of this county against any sale or trade of that portion of the state north of he grand canyon one of the important reasons that he gives tor the retention of that country is that under present conditions the people have better schools and better roads that mohave county has about of taxable property while washington county utah to which annexation Is sought only has about in taxable wealth the people of the north expect some day to have a county government of their own and feel that they would rather be a part of a big rich county than the fag end of a small poor community today the schools of that section have a full school year good school houses and comfortable surroundings roun dings and they do not want a change while all the people or at least the greater part of them are former citizens of utah and have many arlenda and relatives living in that state with them it Is a matter of self preservation that compels them to maintain their allegiance to arizona the sentiment of mr reber is voiced by mr iverson of mount he says that all the people there are loyal in their allegiance to arizona and will do all they can to maintain the union but the one big idea of our northern strip is that the country is rich in undeveloped resources it has possibilities ties tor the irrigation of as large an area of land as the salt river valley with the possibilities of practically the same class of crops it has big bodies of saline lands vast mineral possibilities and one of the finest forests of pine timber in the state the grazing areas are large and water for all purposes can be I 1 readily obtained mohave county needs the country and the people needs the financial assistance of the mother county mr reber leaves for hla home at today kangman arl zana miner |
