The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-12-06
|I0R7H CONSIDERATION
Why Not Take Advantage
Of What Nature Has So
Kindly Given Us.
|IHRoMG PULL ALTOGETHER
~ Osoville Can Be Made One
dshe Most Flourishing Cities
h Eastern Washington.

while on the outside recently we
ri many people and in every case
vasre the conversation drifted to the
0nDegan country the opinion was ex-
rpoged that OrOville had a better
Nlspect of making large, thriving
- prosperous town than any place
tGtc0uld be named in eastern Wash
Una. These statements were made
qontaneOusly and without reserva-
~ The future of the Okanogan val
n y great fruit growing district
- recognized and freely admitted.
- Il was in conjunction with a dis
1n1lon of the fertility of the valley
IT, md its adapability to fruit grow
u that encouraging and fiattering
rSolctl0ns were made as to the fu-
- OF OrOville. it being conceded
ao0roville held the key to the valley.
4 MAS pleasing and encouraging to
~ those voluntary words of COM
nqn0ation Of the place, even If only a
alltaon of the claim that this paper
~ oonstantly made for years. 1t
- pleasing especially as an indica-
lAat the beginning Of the antici-
Ufowth IL near at hand, as every
II Indicates, and because we have
nt1oding faith in the place and have
NM doubted the ultimate realization
{ ear hopes. The one thing, however,
n1fvill hasten the making of city
: aarmony and harmonious action.
nWns that grow are those where the
dMmunities pull together for COM
~ end. Had all friction in OrOville
~ eliminated several years ago the
m would have grown much more
oeoly. 1t Is time to forget the past
- Joln hands In regaining the ground
- This should not be difficult
|Mk considering the benefits that
seuld accrue to every individual prop
~ holder, for every effort put forth
~ bears fruit means material ad-
image to every member of the COM
|nnity.
u conjunction with this subject so
aportant to every resident of the
M the following article taken from
|A Summerland (B. CO. Review, is
|mely. The writer is treating OF COM
asnletes and conditions in British Co
nnbia. but the arguments and sug-
estions are just as applicable to the
eople OF this side of the line, ana
aould be taken to heart:
= towns growth is entirely a mat
|H Of the enterprise of the business
|ka In every district and in every
|fovince can be found towns that are
annually forwing ahead, while 9TH
" ~ the same vicinity remain prac-
|telly at a stand still and accomplish
Aang In the way of improvements
N advancements. In every case the
|sst can be found to rest, not with the
~. but with the people themselves.
the reason why some towns grow
\ eecause they have men in them WIN
- and energy who are not afralo
\ pend their time, energy and money
n oything that will boom and bene-
\ ne town. They have commence
Neh In their towns to erect SUD-
otal and modern buildings ana
eences and work for public I'M
cement in the same order. They
oixe stock companies and estap-
~ factories, induce industrial en-
pfises to locate and use every
~ to further the best interests OF
@0wn. Their work is never con-
nd finished and the accomplish
= OF one thing is only an incentive
0other.
W the other hand the town tnat
not get ahead will be found TO DC
mated by either set of men VINO
u perfectly satisfied with their sur
eoings or who are afraid somebody
II will be benefited in the event
nething is started, consequently no
sort Of any kind is made by this class
tnese two reasons. If some men,
set OF men, endeavOr to start some,
5, they are met by opposition anu
arrangement and it Is up hill worK
the way and very often failure.
Every town, however, has a certain
osressive element which hopes for
turn of the tide when 1t Will go
IVVord hy laouo on1 hounds and OC-