The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-11-19
|RE KING OF FRUIT
|kk the Big Red Apple That
has Made Eastern Wash
| ington Famous.
/ mOM FOR MORE ORCHARDS
(oyille a Most Attractive Point
For an Irrigation Project
on Large Scale.
()nville a Most Attractive Point

For week or more there has been
on exhibition at the GAZETTE office a
collection of apples that has excited
the admiration and wonder of all visit
ors, and pronounced by the humorous
member Of the firm rs "The National
Apple Show Annex" More tempting
and perfect apples have rarely been
seen in Oroville. and for the matter of
that few places where fruit is raised
could offer an exhibit of equal merit.
With such glorious specimens of this
staple fruit before us it is but natural
that feeling of pride should exist for
acountry that can produce such superb
vegetable delcacies. and the wonder
Is naturally aroused that more atten-
tiOn IS not devoted to orchard culture
In this immediate neighborhood. True
anumber of enterprising individuals
are. retaining land and setting out
trees, but the amount of ground de-
voted to that purpose Is small taking
into consideration the hundreds of
choicely located acres that could read
lily be placed under water, and under
water the most fertile land in the state.
The apples calling forth this mention
we're from the orchards of Mr.. James
O'Herin and Mr.. William H. Mcdaniel,
situated in the valley of the Sinlahe-
kim Last week the contribution of
the former gentleman was mentioned,
and before the paper went to press "A
generous supply of magnificent apples
was received from the last named gen
man. Both orchards are near together
and both owners apply systematic and
thorough methods in care and culture.
The evidence of the success following
their efforts is sufficiently convincing
that they understand the business. As
70 encourage others to follow along
their footsteps Mr.. McDaniel's ranch
only sholt distance north of Loom
Is, where he has lived great many
years, and where thrift, and industry,
and foresight have combined to make
an ideal home and one of the most val
liable farms in the county. His land
will yield in abundance of whatever
seed is placed in the ground, and the
reputation of the fruit of the Mcdaniel
orchard reaches far beyond the limits
OF the county This ranch, or any of
tne neighboring ranches, is not on the
market, so the praise of the products
cannot be set down as means OF at
lracting purchasers.
acknowledging the gift of the fru
ana giving it as much publicity as pos
siole both by newspaper reference and
exhibition is for the purpose of calling
attention to the opPortunitlesfruitc cul-
lure presents to any one desirous OF
taking up that line of business, which
mas grown so popular, and made for
tunes for 80 many people in different
parts OF the state, conspicuously in the
"enatchee and Yakima valleys. TO
make fruit growing successful in any
part OF eastern Washington where the
soil is adapted for the purpose it is
necessary to irrigate, and an abund-
ance OF water is the chief requirement
when locality is sought for that pur-
pose There is no discount on the SOIL
I" okanogan county, and especially IN
tne neighborhood of Oroville. The
sun Is in it that makes for fruits OF
'ne very best, Coupled with the prop
er SOIL is an ineXhaustible supply OF
water. Get the land and turn on the
water, and fruit that cannot be sur
passed in quantity and quality is IL
sured. The facinating industry is not
being neglected in this vicinity by any
means, but fruit growing under irrlga-
''on is not being carried on upon the
extensive scale that it is elsewhere
where the climate and conditions are
not near as favorable, or the promise
u reward is not near as certain, as III
Ihe Oroyille country. The opportunl-
W exists here for high line dltch
mat would put hundreds of acres un-
Ter water. An enterprise of such
would require large capital
yet consderin, the profit that has been
lerived from similar projects else
where it is inexplicable that this lleio
las been so long neglected lndlvlou-
lis are reclaiming land to the extent
u their means by pumps, and great