The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-03-08
A VOICE FROM PASCO
A FORMER OKANOGANITE SENDS
IN CHEERING WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT.
he HAS FAITH IN ITS FUTURE
Based on knowledge Obtained From
Long Residence In This
Country.

ietIer from A. George Wehe is
published below. That portion of it
beyond the kind words devoted to the
Gazette, which are thoroughly appre-
ciated, dOvetails in very timely with
the glowing prospects that now con-
front OrOville, and is cheering note
OF commendation and encouragement
Just at the proper moment. Mr.. Wehe
does not write of this country as a
stranger. He spent the best years,
and many OF them, of his young life
among the mountains to the west of
and not far from Oroville. He came
out here from Milwaukee and located
at Wehesville when the outlook for
great activity in mining was wonder
ously bright. Owing to remoteness
from transportation and a shortage
or means for carrying on exploitation,
the mines he hoped for never mater
ialized. The failure of mine making
did not shake his confidence in the
presence OF mineral in paying quanti-
ties, but outside of mining and ranch
ing on limited scale the opportuni-
ties for young man of any ambition
did not exist within the contracted
confines of Wehesville, and a year or
two ago Mr.. Wehe moved to Pasco
In city property. There he has done
we'll. He is progressive, public spir-
tied, has good presence, backed by
the spirit of hustle He has taken an
active part in public affairs at the old
town, once joke throughout the west,
but now one of the most prosperous
and pushing of the smaller cities in the
state. In his loyalty to his home town
Mr. Wehe has lost none of his faith or
friendly feeling in and for the Okan-
ogan country and it's people. He wants
to see it forge ahead, as 1t is bound to
do, and he is lending his assistance to
that end whenever the opportunity
presents 1t is said that he who has
ever wet his feet in the OkanOgan
and departs hence always returns, and
those who know Mr.. Wehe would not
be all surprised if at some future
day he elects to drift back and cast
his lot in this country with which he
was so long identified.
Pasco, Wash, Feb 81, 1912.
Mr.. F. M. Dallam, Ed. Oroville Gazette.
Oroville, Washington.
Friend Dallam:-
If all of your subscribers would find
your paper as valuable we do, you
would never lack for subscriptions or sup
port. We need the paper and read it from
We know when an ad is changed, and
which one is up to date and trying to get
the value of an advertisement. It is Of
ten said that an ad in country news
paper is of little value. We find that it
pays to advertise, and to constantly
change the wording of it and the place in
the paper.
g That Buy at Home campaign that
spokane SaSf e. is - having wing is going to do Won
Se spr 0 Mhe% builds GE %S cY That or Is
town, and county: If the people in the
smaller towns would buy less from the
mail order order houses and all the; can at
cities and towns and in great measure
reduce the taxes. The mail order houses
never subscribe a dollar for the towns
which send them the cash The local
merchant and business men contribute
more than their just share for all public
and private utilities and enterprises. If
the people will trade at home the mer-
chant can increase the amount of stock
he carries and satisfy all buyers. If the
cash is sent ou; the merchant can not
carry the stock, and carry the buyer over
from month to month also. 1t has been
my experience that it is the man who
needs to be carried over who sends out
his cash when he gets some and then
cuss' because the merchant politely tells
him he needs some money for his wares
/ nave never met a merchant yet who
will not meet customer nalf way. The
merchants you have in Okanogan are a
splendid lot of fellows, In business and
out of it.
II take great interest in your council
proceedings, but it seems to me that the
people of the town hamper their move
merits. They are afraid Of civic improve
meuts Josh Billings said that "a few
fleas are good for dog Seems to me
that a few small debts would be an in
cen;iva to work all the harder for the
half half million in sidewalks. curbs, and
paving last year and it sent up a great
howl. What is the result We have pc
titions before the council now asking for
more. Yes. and from some Of the people
who did the bowling. You see, they be-
gin to like it. Our cluster lighting system
is second to none. Our pavement is of
the best. Here is small matter that
will; no doubt show YOU what good it
does to improve city. 1t is this. A man
wanted to make loan of $50, 100000 to
build ;, three story hotel modern in every
respect. This needed outside capital.
Where to get it. 1t was finally found and
the loan company came out fiat footed
and said that If the streets had not been
paved, the sewer not put in, old wooden
board walks left in. and other improve
ments left undone they could not have
made the loan. This is only one instance,
there are others. We are growing right
along. The improve ments for the coming
year will run into money. We are build
ing a $50, ,C00.00 city hall. Just let a con-
| tract for 100000 worth more of street
paving and sidewalk, will start this week
| on $75,000.c0 court house, just completed
| a s40.00o.00 school house. We have a
! s65, 100000 high school. If you have not