The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-27
6AN|zEO A DISTRICT
OWNERS N\ THE WEST SIDE
N THE Oh A\OGiN RIVER
GET TOGETHER.
nuo ,,l,,l,lAA,Tv nrrrrl,l,n
bNG UN|N|M|Ty OF FEELING
hoped i'm Favor OF the Formation
an Irrigation District Under
the State Law.

kresponse to a call for a meeting
bse interested. living on the west
of the Okanogan river and Oso-
lake. to consider the suggestion
rganizing an irrigation district,
4 large and representative body
Id owners met in Sigrist hall Sat
afternoon. After organizing the
pg by calling l.. F. Pourtales to
chair and naming Mr. Riste as
Mary, Attorney Sigrist explained
ngth the method of procedure in
Aizing an irrigation district as
ded by the state statutes, and the
Aer the necessary money is raised
an organization is perfected. A
YER of questions were asked and
discussion followed, showing that
present took deep interest in
broposition A resolution was at
introduced calling for an express
|os those present as to their views
the expediency of forming 9n ir-
Non district. There was only one
hitting vote cast, so that the meet
Vas practically unanimous in Ia
II the movement. The number OF
represented by those who voted
affirmative were 1855. OF course
nnresents. only a small portion OF
Breage that will actually be taken
The district as it is to be formed.
eding to the report submitted by
Committee appointed prior to this
Ing for thepurpose of suggesting
etes and bounds of the laNd to be
fporated in the district the lines
Id as far south as Fl. II. Granger S
b, the old Wellington place. and
D to the international boundary, a
Snce of some eleven or twelve
D. The east boundary is the mean
Iline OF the Okanogan river ana
zoos lake, except the land within
hcorporated limits of Oroville, and
vest boundary the line of the dltch
kh 1t is designed to locate above
lower benches. The committee dld
approximate the number OF acres
hded in the district, but it is a
fderable territory embracing some
1e choicest fruit land in the valley
B time was given engineers to sub
bids for running a survey and
)erly plating the district as is re-
led as a preliminary step.
here was an earnestness of purpose
pent at the meeting indicative OF a
rnination to push the rroJec'
)ugh TO final completion II was
Sing and encouraging to hear sucf
tnanimity of sentiment expressed
|lg those directly Interested. ana
Fas certainly creditable to those
are anxious to see the dndtl tax
"a success. The Importance NJ the
POSITION to landholders, individual-
nd collectively. was recognized b!
le present, and the knowledge as to
Il Irrigation means to the valley
especially to those immediatel!
Pr the ditch. was what eliminated
objections and opposition.
is hardly necessary to repeat Wi'a'
paper has had occasion 50 ire
pity to state as to the immehs'
Pit that this plan of irrigation VIII
bot only alone to the land owners
located within reach oI
water. but also to the town o. Oro'
}. Ii is too patent to all to require
eution. Under the law WHICH '''
Pic. is organized. land owners are
IN long time to pay their pr" ral'
'ost 1t is an annual tax, ana cain
|co nparatively small amounts ih'
water is running in the ditci' th'
. susceptible 10 reclamation VII
lmand many times higher hgure'
D the same land can be soit lo'
by If he so elects the owner U
d under he ditch car sell off a rev
rs of his holdings at the advance
re, retaining the residue, ana III 'il
guage of the gamester. be OF vel
A more attractive proposltlol wa
er before submitted to owners y
'i-arid land in this county, lo' III