The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-12-31
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! Which the Changes of the
Past Year aae Briefly
Touched Upon.
|B s...WELC0ME 1910

UXkDk1S0 4ASsAVAy seAA>' AoS
pefity Encouraging.
b boxing back over the old year
" passes into history with the strik-
I'd Tie midnight hour, it can hardly
! nid that it has been wholly and
aiiSctorily prosperous in this locali-
Aw that the progress made meas
MI to the sanguince expectations
r Wevailed when the old year start
aWt upon its journey. Probably at
q time too much was expected in
&vay Of material advancement, and
~ what has been accomplished is
appointing in not being greater.
N nme conditions prevailed else
I'M and throughout the county that
po,ailed here, and nowhere has there
mthe activity in business and in
tDkial circles, nor the influx of peo-
Euple, that was confidently expected
tv9ye months ago. This is not set
In IN spirit of pessimism, nor for
~ purpose Of finding fault with what
nj could not be foreseen nor pre-
soated 1t is simply a statement of
~ iSmiliar to all who were here at
- the beginning of 1909. and enter
ntDed in common the idea that the
~ Vas to be marked by marvellous
omSes for the better. Everybody
~ hat way the lst of last January.
rople we're proclaiming the coming of
velously brighter days from the
tops, or confidentially whisper
!; Y 70 . neighbor, and hence the
spt Hhepvthss aeassss.ll., s.l..s !, !;
t6falize 70 the limit of ex-
However the county has not gone
edward, nor has the town stood still.
- nom it, Steady progress has been
10, and II hopes had not been fixed
nhsh : year ago people would have
neught today, after considering the
aaages that have taken place in the
WE'VE months, that the year 1909
xoasnt about marked improvements
- advancement throughout the coun-
v Uoville has been far from dor
M there has a slow yet noticeable
!fovth, and projects have been set on
- mat cannot fail to prove impor-
.ns motors in stimulating growth dur
NE coming year, ond the years to
pw. Ihere are no large and inn
eans new business structures to boast
nof the starting up of industrial en-
: 'ses OF great magnitude. 1t is in
osloent districts where the change
: Oe noticed. A number of new
!. .'nss have gone up, some of
!. 'n o. : superior character, showing
! ~ tne builders have confidence in
pace and are here to stay. The
'0unt expended in this class of i'm
Fosements is no small item, and is
~ starter to what may be expect
y tne near future. The coming
& ~ VIII see much home building, and
erectlon of more business houses
expected. This may be set down as
~ust OF optimism, but conditions
-" tne present time justify the
s4'cslon, for there are enterprises on
- mai will contribute forcefully to
: ~.n upbuilding. As stated in advance
- not the impossible been expected
sesr ago what has taken place in the
!. y advancement during the flight
81, le rom the 1st of last January to
~ oiSt OF December would have been
.s'''0ered good enough to warrant
4 ne cnest expansion. Let us look into
n prospects of the future that makes
romlse almost a certainty.
1sse In the year, and too late in the
T" carry on outdoor work eX-
''lousiy, construction commenced
,p'n tne branch road that is to link
.s'.i'e and Wenatchee. To Oroville
q the entire county this is the most
ror'ant project that has yet been set
. "os' 1t gives the entire Okanogan
s.ey' and the vast country to the
ano west draining into it, an out
W surplus products, it will en-
ske Improvement and cultivation
'anos, giving real estate a value that
.ouio never attain without rail
. IL will hasten the development
"'e county, creating wealth and at
-''lng new settlers. The mere build
s - the road will help Oroville, and
s'o Will be augmented with the
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