The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-03-03
ST|NCFOR0KAN0GAN
Parties Doing Great Mission
ary Work in the Populous
Centers of the East.
SINGING PRAISES OF THE WEST
The Result Will Be Large Immi-
grafton Into the County
During the Year.

There have been forces and inter-
ests at work during the past winter
throughout the east and more particu-
larly the valleys of the Ohio Missis-
sippi and Missouri, spreading broad
cast fame of the far western states as
field for the thrifty, industrious, in
telligent and progressive to win COM
potency. And the state of Washington
has come in for large share of this
praise and publicity, and properly SO
as opportunity here is nearer within
reach than elsewhere where new lands
invite the homeseeker and appeals to
his best endeavors. Those engaged in
singing the praises of the grand wide
west dwell especially upon the home
making chances in Washington, and no
advantage is taken by specializing any
oee particular locality as superior to
another by those engaged in carrying
on this campaign of education. Pro
ducts from all portions of the state are
exhibited, and views of field and Or
chard, cities and country, streams and
valleys, plains and mountains give in
formation seekers some idea of the
county and its possibilities that they
are invited to investigate, and if fa-
yorably impressed on closer acquaint-
ance invest and settle down.
Among those who are doing
telling service in attracting attention
to this part of the Pacific coast is E.
Leedy, immigration agent for the
Great Northern railroad system, with
headquarters at St. Paul. OF course
Mr.. Leedy was selected by the great
corporation to advertise the country
tributary to the Great Northern sys-
tenn, for the volume of business of the
road increases in the same ratio as the
development of the resources of that
country and the growth of population,
hence this activity in inducing people
to chase the sun toward its going down
is not altos ether due to philanthrophy.
Moreover, these corporations are al
ways on the look out for the very best
men in whatever department they are
needed, and the very fact that Mr..
Leedy was selected as immigration and
publicity agent is sufficient in itself to
satisfy the public that he is the right
man in the right place. He has the
requisite knowledge of the country to
describe, explain and answer questions
intelligently, and the right ideas as to
to attract attention and awaken inter-
est among those anxious to better their
condition. He has worked number
of the larger eastern cities in the most
populous centers, and the fruits of his
labors will be seen in an increase
stream of immigrants westward bound
this spring.
! Chas. f. Sigrist, of this place, spent
several months this winter at his old
home, Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Leedy
had an exhibit in that city, and Mr..
Sgrist speaks in the highest terms
not only of the manner in which east
erners are being enlightened as to the
chances presented to the right kind of
people in the west through the means
of illustrated lectures, literature and
exhibits, but of the generous manner
in which all sections are treated with
out favoritism or discrimination. Mr..
Leedy has fruit, grain and vegetable
exhibit, and an arrangement by which
views of the country within touch of
the Great Northern road are thrown
upon screen, fluent talker giving
descriptive lectures as the views are
produced. Mr.. Leedy's efforts have
met with excellent results in Columbus,
as they have wherever he has exhib-
tied. Mr.. Sigrist felt very much at
home during his visit to the Great
Northern headquarters, as there were
fruits and views of Okanogan county
and the Okanogan valley, and no stint
in the praise of the country.
Mr. Sigrist states that from another