The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-10-06
A BIG PRIVATE PROJECT
400 ACRES OF TREES TO BE SET
OFT THIS FALL AND SPRING
N ONE BODY.
.ElL|S-F0ROE ORCHARD TRACTS
Is the Name OF the Company RecIaim.
mig Lands Few Miles south
Of OrOyiIle.

The largest irrigated land project
in the county that is not supported by
government aid, or backed by an or
ganized company, is that in which
Geo. H. Ellis AMI Jas E. Forde are in
terested and are promoting, located on
the west side OF the Okanogan river. a
few miles south of Oroville. The land
embraced III the single holding is the
old Griffin place, and land purchased
from the state, altogether represent
ing several hundred acres A consid-
erable portion OF this big tract is all
ready in trees, two and three years
Old Ihe trees have made an immense
growth this year, and the older trees
VIII bear TO some extent next season
For several years the owners made
an effort TO get an orchard started but
were unfortunate with resident mana
gers, who neglected the trees, and no
real progress was made until the serv-
ices of Dan England were secured
who has now been in charge Tor
couple of years, and has worked an
astounding transformation within that
short time But it is not OF. the fruit
less enorts. unfortunate experiences
and. iInpleasant disappointnents of the
past that this item is complied The
project mas at last reached stage
where it becomes 4 very important
factor in the orchard enterprises of
the state, owing 10 the amount of
ground TO be reclaimed and the super
ior character OF the ground reclaimed.
Nessrs. Ellis and Forde have now
perfected plans and entered upon
proposition that will require the ex-
penditIre OF large sum OF money.
and the ultimate result will be an i'm
mense orchard that will speedily be-
come the most valuable piece OF prop
erty IN the county. During the sum
nor they entered into a deal ty which
they will transfer their large holdings
TO syndicate, but it is nominated in
the bond that Messrs. Ellis and forde
hest commercial apples, care Tor them
Tor five years. al the end OF which time
decd is turned over to the individual
tract buyers, transferring a bearing
orchard. The land thus cut up into
small tracts and placed on the mar
-et under these unusual conditions is
known as the Ellis-Forde Orchard
Tracts. II is One OF the most attrac-
tive investments that has ever been
presented 70 the buyer OF fruit lands
in this upper country. not alone on ac-
ture ii :he contract. but because the
land .Jse,f is a rich and fertile, and
as we'll adapted 70 fruit growing, as
that in any fruit district in the west.
Ii means that The buyer Is relieved OF
all the trouble. care. labor and ex-
pense Of planting. c1Iltivating, repiac-
ing and protecting the trees in the
early stage OF growth. 80 that when
he takes possession n owns an in
come producing piece OF property As
evidence OF the exceptionally choice
soil. nowhere DO Young trees look
more thrifty than on the Ellis-Forde
Orchard Tracts, and judging from the
development apparent in the orchard
now on the place five years Of growth
insures bearing trees.
Word from Mr.. Ellis states that u.
X Bowen. Of Raymond, Wash, has
purchased Two OF the Ellis-Forde Or
chard Tracts. embracing about Il
acres. and that Mr.. Bowen will move
10 Okanogan county next year to make
mis- home Also that A a Wesley. no
zas in Oroyille last month and in
spected the land. has taken five Of
these tracts. consisting OF - acres.
both Of which purchases. under the
contract and agreement entered into
By the sellers. will BE- put into fruit
trees and cared for for five years Mr.
Ellis further says that the firm will
probably sat out goo acres 10 trees
this fall. and next spring set out an