The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-07-16
LOOKS LIKE A SURE GO
After Many Disappointments
the Chances Favorable for
An Electric Road.
FROM N|CHTHAWK TO BRUSTER
A Large Force of Surveyors in the
Field and Performance at Last
to Follow Promises.

1t can be announced on safe and re-
liable information that the long prom
ised electric railroad between Night
hawk and Brewster is about to mater
alize as an actual fact. This enterprise
is generally known as the dewey
road" as the project originated with
Col. A. M. Dewey, of Spokane, and it
is due to his persistent exertions and
indomitable pluck that the promise is
to end in tangible performance. So
many promises have been broken,
through circumstances over which the
promoter had no control, and so many
times has the public been disappointed
by postponement of dates fixed for be-
ginning operation, that skepticism has
naturally been created as to the SINGER
ity of those behind the proposition,
and as to their ability to make good in
the end. Indeed in many quarters any
reference to the subject has the effect
of arousing raillery and rather sardon-
ic smiles. Now suspicion is to be erad-
icated and all doubters convinced of
their lack Of faith by an exhibition of
activity that will not cease until trains
are gliding over the rails, at least that
is the information at hand from relia-
BILE sources, and the fact that an en-
gineer corps is in the field lends the
right kind of color to the announce
ment. AS further manifestation of
an earnestness of purpose, and evil
dence of ample funds on hand the
company has fitted up suite of offices
in the new Poulson block, Spokane.
that are the swellest ever, and all pre-
perations are being formulated for a
campaign that will make for the best
interests of Okanogan county.
The declaration thus made of imme-
diate commencement of the first steps
toward the construction of the electric
road is based upon fountain head infor-
nation. Monday the advance guard
of the force that is to perform an i'm
portant part in the work of road build
ing arrived in Oroville. 1t was COM
posed of H. B. Skinner, general man
ager, T. H. Hazelrigg, chief engineer
and superintendent of construction, D.
NJ Grow, legal advisor, and M. D.
Winder, who has long been connected
with the enterprise and the Q. S. mine
as superintendent. Tuesday evening
crew of assistants arrived from Spo-
kane, and the actual start was made
Wednesday morning, Engineer Hazel
rigg having charge of crew of IA
men. He will spy out, survey and
adopt permanent route, and building
is to Immediately follow, construction
commencing from point on the Great
Northern road at, or near, Nighthawk,
following down through the county to
Brewster.
In Mr.. Hazelrigg the company has
been fortunate in securing an engineer
who is recognized as at the head of his
profession in the United States. He
has had large experience in electric
railroad building. Mr.. Hazelrigg is a
resident of indianapolis, Ind. Out of
that city there are today eleven eiec-
trio railroads in operation, and seven
of the eleven were constructed under
the immediate supervision of Mr.. Ha-
zelrigg. The wonderful success of his
efforts in this particular line, and the
constant demand for his services in
handling similar enterprises all over
the country, is evidence of his capabil-
ity and fitness for carrying out the
Okanogan proposition. His presence
and personal participation in establish
ing route, and subsequent supervis-
ion of the work insures for this upper
/ country one of the best electric roads
in the state.
The beginning of the permanent To-
cation and the starting up of work will
prove of incalculable benefit to the
county in general, and especially that
section through which the line will
operate. The physical conditions are
such that a standard steam railroad
would probably never be built through
that part of the country to the north,
or at least not for years to come, and
yet the country that will drain its pro-
ducts into this new road is rich in ag-
ricultural, horticultural and mineral
resources. Possibly at first the ton