The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-03-25
A SURE ENOUGH PROJECT
Local Capitalists Behind a Lo-
cal Irrigation Scheme Will
Make a Go of 1t.
EAST 0ROv|LLE ORCHARD CO
Is the Name of the Organization
That Intends to Make Desert
Blossom Like the Rose.

1t was unfortunate for the town and
valley when when }. w. Dutton failed
to carry through the big irrigation
pro ject that he tried so hard to make
a winner. 1t was no fault of Mr.. Dut-
ton that he fell down. lie spent much
time and was at considerable expense
in an effort to awaken sufficient inter-
to cooperate, but parties held off so
long that the company prepared to fur
nish the necessary capital became dis.
gusted and Withdrew support. Had
the signing up been prompt, and the
preliminary work started, every acre
of the valley today would have been
worth ten times what the owners ca1
now get for it. Moreove, there would
be demand for the land at the adj
vanced price, more activity would be
noticeable, and the town would have
felt the influence of better times. The
chance has slipped away and will not
be presented again very soon.
However, the failure of that enter
prise to materialiZe does not mean that
Oroville is to be entirely deprived of
the powerful influences for good that
result from reclamation on an extern
sive scale. The East Oroville Orchard
company is neither dead or sleeping.
1t is proposition that does not de-
pend upon the caviling, indecision and
suspicion of land holders. 1t is cor
poration with the land to water, the
means to water the land, and the en-
terprise to put the land under water.
The men behind it are residents of the
county. They know by experience the
value Of irrigation, and the profit in
irrigated lands. They embarked in
the undertaking after weighing well
the chances, and figuring to fraction
the returns to be expected from the
investment. Time will show the wis
dom of their venture, and that they
The East Oroville Orchard company
own and control a large acreage on
the east side of the Okanogan river,
with only the river separating it from
the town. There is not better To-
Gated tract of land of the same extent
in the Okanogan valley for successful
irrigation. The soil is just as we'll adj
apted to the growth of truth as any in
eastern Washington, and the product
of the old Okanogan Smith ranch, on
the same fat, demonstrates that fruit
grown thereon cannot be excelled. 1t
is an ideal location for reclamation,
and the tracts will find ready sale.
This week an engineer is surveying
out the ditch and pipe line. In its
course this ditch crosses an Indian al.
lotment, and it will be necessary tc
secure right-of-way across that land
from the Indian department before
construction can commence. When
that point is made the ditch will be
dug, pipe lines laid, the land cut W
into small tracts, and pumps operated
by electricity installed. This local i'm
provement does not depend upon any
uncertain contingency for materiaiiza
tion. The company is in earnest ant
the money is on hand to carry out the
plan. The enterprise is as certain o
fulfillment as if it were already fulfilled
This project is not only an indirec
benefit through the influence it vii
have in encouraging other enterprise.
of like nature, but great immediate
benefit in insuring the location beneti
in insuring the location of large mum
ber of well-to-do and thrifty families
who will invest to engage in the frui
industry as business. 1t will be o
vast benefit to the town of Oroville
and large factor in increasing the
volume of local business and building
up the town.