The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-01-14
|MAY GET A FLOUR MILL
The Field Carefully Prospected
By An Eastern ssMill Man
of Large Experience
| AND It LOOKS GOOD TO HIM
If the Proposed Plans Are Carried
OCT 1t Spells Prosperity and
Progress For Oroville.

During their visit east this winter
the Evans brothers did yoeman service
for the Okanogan country in the mis-
sionary stunt. They dilated upon the
prospects, possibilities and prosperity
of the west, sang paans of praise as tC
it's climate, scenery and desirability as
a place of residence, and pictured the
openings for safe and sure investments
until they created yearning among
many to look upon the land of promise
and seize some of the chances going tC
waste. Among others who became in.
terested in the preachings of the young
men from the Pacific slope was Carlton
Pillsbury, nephew of the man who
made Minneapolis famous by selecting
it as the place to manufacture his cele-
brated brand of -four The Evans boys
pointed out that Oroville was the best
unoccupied point in the west for a
Touring mill of large capacity that
could and would produce the right kind
of goods. 1t was pointed out that a
mill at that place had vast area oi
wheat producing country tributary
from which to draw supply of raw
material, and, besides the large local
consumption that could be depended
upon, being on a railroad that will
soon be in touch with tide water, it
is supplied with direct shipping facili-
ties to the Orient, that is a much
sought after market for American
bieacstutss
AS result of these Representations
Mr.. Pillsbury expressed a readiness tc
occupy the field if the statements could
be verified upon investigation, and con-
sulting with and securing the cooper
alton of Thos. H. Hineline, of Mime
apolis, that gentleman starred west tO
spy out the lay of the land. Mr.. Hine'
line left on his return home Monday
after having spent several days in Oro
Vile. Mr.. Hineline is man who
from business point of Wow, takes
nothing for granted. He wants colo
figures and facts, not fOl-de-rOl and
fancy. While here he devoted himself
strictly to the business in hand. TC
make milling venture success ar
important requirement is certainty
that the cereals to be worked up are tC
1n
chief disideratum is the market, but
market is always in sight when the
consumer can be reached with super.
ior grade of manufactured stuff tina,
enters into daily consumption, and
without which life is impossible. Ant
if he. goes at it Mr.. Hineline will turr
out grade that will defy competition il
the ingredient from which the com
mercial commodity is made can be de-
pended on. Mr.. Hineline was made
thoroughly acquainted with the scope
of country around Oroville, capable o1
producing quantity and quality OF
wheat that makes miller's heart re.
joice, and has healthy influence or
his bank account. He secured section
al maps of the adjacent townships
with the approximate acreage that
could be devoted to wheat, and the to-
tails run up to formidable figures, data
as to general average yield per acre
and inspected samples of grain that is
grown. He went minutely into every
detail, and left for home not only
armed with a large amount of inform
alton on the subject he came here tc
investigate, but convinced in his owr
mind that an enterprise such as him
self and friends had under advisement
would be wise and profitable venture
Mr.. Hineline had no hesitancy in stat
ing that the conditions eXcelled his ex
pectations, and left here fully expect
ing to return at an early date.
Mr. Hineline is no novice in.the mill
ing business, and if a successful career
and years of experience as miller fit.
man for passing judgment upon the
merits of locality as an attractive
place for carrying on the milling in
dustry he was the proper individual tt
send here to size up the situation. Al
stated above when bent on business
Mr. Hineline is strictly business, see'
nothing but that pertaining to the bus
mess in hand, talks straight business
and attends to his business. WheI
business is off his system Mr.. Hinelin'