The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-18

ana its handsome exterior. its broad
| spacious porches are an invitation to
tne Wayfarer to take up quarters and
nnger long. The house is modern
ana up-to-the-minute in every particu-
lar and in all its equipment. and while
not entirely finished on the inside at
the tlme of this visit was open TO
guests 1t is an important asset that
| VIII attract people to Penticton and
| spread its name abroad.
| unfortunately the visit was made on
| a sunday so that no idea could be
| formed of the volume of business tran
| sacted in the town, or as to the week
| day appearance of the streets relative
| to indications of commercial and in
dustrial activity. Pentictonites NAV
| not be more devout than their Ameri-
can cousins, but they surely have Sun
day closing laws and the laws are re-
ligiously respected. The few residents
to be seen leisurely passing the day
in rst were bright, intelligent sub
stantial looking people Stealthy
stolen glances in the store and shop
windows revealed behind the drawn
blinds exceedingly large and well Sc
lected stocks, showing that the tastes
of the inhabitants demand the best
in every line of use, wear and con-
sumption. All lines of business and
trad is very we'll represented. The
closest we could come to reaching the
interior of the Herald Office was an
unsatisfactory peep through the win
dow, and the evidence in sight indi-
Gated a well organized up-to-date
plant
On the higher ground overlooking
Okanogan lake, and from which is to
be had one of the most satisfactory
and comprehensive views of that
charming body of water and the pic
turesque country surrounding, is the
Hotel PentictOn, conducted by Joe Nc
DOnnell, former resident of Oroville.
The hotel is a large structure. and is
most comfortably and cozily furnished
and equipped. Mr.. Mcdonnell is do
ing thriving bisiness, as the house is
very popular resort. It's cuisine is
well managed and the service most eX
cellent. To see the sleek, well
groomed landlord and hear him ex-
patiate upon the advantages and pleas
ure of doing business in a live town
among people not split up into fac
tions, carrying concealed hammers for
neighbors, made us feel for once at
least envious. Not envious of what
the Penticton citizens may possess in
worldly goods, but of that fellowship,
cOmradeship, unity of purpose that
makes for town building, and without
which progress is out of the question.
And in conjunction with the subject
of the Hotel PentictOn we are lead to
ask a question, without expectation.
however, of any satisfactory answer.
Why can a Canadian town be run
cheaper than an American town, and
far better so far as municipal i'm
provements are concerned? Mr.. Nc
Donnell stated that he paid water
rate for supplying his hotel of 30 or 40
rooms the insignificant sum of S22.50
per annum, and if paid in advance 1t
cost him only SIS. Here in Oroville
the private citizen pays $3.50 year
for the service he receives, and there
is no deduction for advance payments.
1t may be supposed that the installa-
ton of the system has not cost Pen
ticton as much as the water works cost
Oroville. That theory will not hold.
The whole surrounding country seems
to be piped, for fire pugs are TO be
found so remote from habltatlons that
all the hose in the province would
hardly reach from one OF those 1solat-
ed hydrants to the nearest building.
Naturally, coming from a section
where fruit growing is eventually TO
enter so largely into the lives OF the
land holders, the visitors were inter-
ested in seeing the orchards about
Penticton that have spread far and
wide the fame of the Okanogan lake
country as the producer OF the cholc-
est fruits. Asking a resident where
the fruit lands were situated. he ma
iestically swung his arm to the east
ward The nose of the car was point
ed up the grade. From casual obser-
walton the promise was not inviting,
but there is where the stranger is
fooled. AS you follow the curve OF
the road to the northward, steadily
climbing upwards, there is awakened
No thrills of expectancy. There are
come neat homes with orchards wash
ing over and down the slopes toward
tho lake. and here and there walled up
Yards to prevent the premises from
sliding down into the road. In fact
the view as bearing on fruit culture
was disappointing, and the driver vi
the car and occupants Voted 10 Turn
around and return to town. Happlly
for those travellers, unwise as to what
was in store for them, the road was
rather contracted, with bitches on
either hand. an obstruction TO easy
evolution with motor car ana tne
Marty moved on to find a more laVor-
ahIe nlace to make the turn SWING
inc around a curve in the road the
visitors lost all interest in turning
hack for spread out before them was
one of the most enchanting pictures
of rural beauty that Will tlckie .he
retina. travel where you VIII. IL Euen
was as beautiful, then our 1orepears >
we're chumps indeed for inviting the
hook Sweeping from the road TO the
foot of the mountains and following
the contour of the ridge in both dlrec-
lions is one continuous orchard' not
ON Individual possession, but the com
bined possessions of numerous lndl-
,'id,,aIs hut the dark green foliage, the
svmetrical military alignment OF lne
toes were so blended together INTO
ono continuous panorama that II was
JiNicult to discern where one orchar1
ended and the other began. the land
upon which these trees houllsh an, nd
nroduce prodigiously Is roush anu