Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-01-31
UTAH CITIZENS WANT TO
Be ANNEXED TO NEVADA

spring. he learned that practlcaily
all of the citizens of that section
residing in Utah were dissatisfied
with political conditions. owing to
their distance from other settle
ments in Utah. The Record then
suggested that the mat er of
annexation to Nevada be taken up
through the legislature by resolu
tion to congress asking that a
narrow strip along the western
line of the state be annexed to
Nevada. The suggestion has borne
fruit, and now all residents of
that section are signing petitions
for annexation. The petition is as
follows:
We. tho undersigned. citizens of
the state of Utah, residing within a
distance of ten miles of the western
boundary uf the state, in Box
Elder. TOOeIe, Juab, Willard.
Beaver, Iron and Washington
counties, hereby petition your ex-
c~ellency, and the legislature of the
state of Utah, that we be allowed
to become annexed to the state of
Nevada, for the following reasons,
to-wit:
First-That the people of this
section are loyal to the state and
its institutions and regret that
the conditions. geographically are
such that we must ask for relief
from the hardships and incon-
veniences which we have SO patiently
endrred. Second-Our isolation
from the city of Salt Lake, the
seat VI government and the bust
ness center of the state and the
great distance from the county
seats of the several counties in
which we reside, thus endangering
the lives OF our people. VINO are
compelled To cross those vast
deserts at all seasons of the year.,
whtn summoned as jurors and wit
nesSses, or to transact business at
the county seats.
Fr,-
Third-rhat the people of said
section are bound TO Nevada by
the ties of consanguinity. geograph-
ically, socially and politically, and
that their interests are ole with
those Of the people If Nevada.
Fourth Our lack of recognition
and representation in state and
county government, owing in a
great measure to our isolation
from the ore ~populous portions
of u respective counties, thus
depriving US of many privileges
which we would otherwise enjoy,
by taking a more active part in
the duties Of citizenship.
Fifth That the educational
facilities of said section are limited,
and in many. Cases parents send their
childen to the nearby schools of
Nevada, which afford better ia
%cilities and longer terms of tuition.
Sixth-rhat with our annexation
tn the state of Nevada, We would
not only be granted Uus full
political representation, nut our
interests which are Identical with
those Of Nevada would be greatly
benefited, giving our people the
prosperity and happiness 10 which
we are justly entitled, all ufwni ch
we, your petitioners, respectfully
ask.
One of the main reasons for ask
ing for admission to Nevada is be-
cause of u excellent school
system which provides an eight
months school for every district
where there are as many as eight
children of school age. At Gurrison
last year there was but a three
months tern held and even then
the teachers salary was not paid.
This has been the condition along
Snake valley for some years past.
Many children are sent across
the line into Nevada tn .ttend
schools. which is very in~cUnvcnient
and expensive to the ianchers
Several other very good reasons
fur asking The line To be changed
are given in the petitinn. which
ought to have weight uith our
representatives in compress. As
soon MS the uetitions are & d with
the White Pine delegation. the
Record feels sure that the matter
will have immediate attention.
The matter has the epdoisemen,