The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-07-16
HOW D0ES|T STRIKE YOU
A Suggestion that Contains
Elements Worthy Of
Consideration.
an EXCURSION TO SEATTLE
No Good Reason Why Okanogan
Should Not Make a Showing
at the Big Exposition.

1t has been suggested that an effort
be made to secure an "Okanogan Day"
at the Seattle exposition. Other coun-
ties and cities in the state are having
days set apart when large delegations
OF representative citizens from those
cities and counties visit the grounds in
a body. There are two objects in view
in following this plan. One is to pro-
vide distinguishing advertisement
for the locality that is given special
date, and the other is to secure better
transportation rates by chartering a
special train for short period. The
plan advanced is that the various towns
in the county combine upon certain
date, each community pledging as
many excursionists as possible, the
more the merrier. The people of the
north end could arrange to take train
at Oroville, and those of the south end
could so regulate their departure from
Brewster and Pateros as to meet the
special at Wenatchee, join forces and
swoop down on the big coast city in
such happy, jolly, enthusiastic body
as to attract favorable attention. OF
course as yet the proposition has taken
no Semblance of form, the idea is mere
ly thrown out to attract attention and
secure the views of the people gener
ally. 1t is believed that if such pro-
ject could be worked up to the point
of consummation it would secure the
endorsement and support of several
hundred residents of the county. If
200 or 300 excursionists could be in
sured it is believed that low round
trip rate could be secured from the
railroad. A special train of sleepers,
or tourist cars, could be secured, with
the privilege of occupying them while
side tracked at Seattle. The time of
the trip could be confined to a week,
which would give ample time to take
in every feature of the exposition.
Many people from Okanogan county
have already visited the exposition,
but there are many others who would
delight in taking the trip were it not
for the heavy expense. BY the route
it is necessary to travel from this up
per country to reach Seattle the trip
is an exceedingly long and roundabout
one, it being Necessary to go first to
Spokane and then clear across the state.
There is no point in the state so remote
from Seattle, following existing means
of transportation, as northern Okanog-
an county, and the excursion fare for
the round trip is almost equal to the
reduced rates from the Missouri river
points to Seattle. If it could be made
an object there is hardly doubt but
what concessions could be secured from
the Great Northern that would place
the trip within the reach OF all who
could spare the time to go.
Then an excursion OF the kind would
be worth a great deal in the way OF
advertising the country, and attracting
attention to a section that is not re-
C6lNl0g any lOO uiuSii "ooShoiA S
the medium of it's fair booth and the
contents thereof. There is no good
reason why sufficient number OF mem
hers of the bands of the several towns
would not Join the excursion to make
one large band that could supply noise
enough to let the public known that
Okanogan county had turned loose, ana
certainly there would be a sufficient
number of jaw smiths in the delega-
tion to let the stranger within the gates
of the fair into the fact that there Is
such a place as Okanogan on earth.
What is the matter with giving this
suggestion some publicity and discus
sion. Let the press, the commercial
clubs, and other organizations OF the
several towns take it up, consider IT,
and if it seems good act upon it. 1t Is
not necessary to be in too great rush
The date could be fixed for some DAY
early in September, and if the plan Is
adopted the interium can be devoted 10
securing the crowd, and the larger the
crowd the better.