The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-06-19

Upon the return of Messrs. Samuel
Blackler, H. ii. Granger and Ernest
Rste, the committee from the boards
of directors of the East and West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation districts,
from their trip TO st. Paul for the
purpose of holding conference with
the Great Northern officials relative
to placing bonds for carrying out the
proposed irrigation project, a meet
ing of the directors was Immediately
called to hear and act upon the re-
port to be submitted. That meeting
was held Tuesday with full attend
ance of the membership of the two
boards, and the interest manifested
favorable to accepting the terms Of
fered, indicated that so far as the
boards are concerned, and the land
owners under the ditch, there is moth
ing now standing in the way of carry
ing out the long delayed enterprise.
The report of the St. Paul confer
ence committee included several sug-
gestions as we'll as covering the re-
suits of the conference. Among those
was a recommendation to disincor-
porate the east district, which is be-
ing done; advising the sending of a
committee to Washington to arrange
with the interior department for the
watering of Indian lands, and those
lands paying their pro rata of cost;
putting the listing of lands in compet-
ent hands; the securing Of right-of-
way for canals, where it has not al
ready been secured; the selection of
a competent engineer.
1t was further reported by the COM
mittee that work of construction
would commence as soon as the
boards carried out the conditions as
recommended; that the total cost
would approximate 100000; and that
certain concessions had been granted
relative to the payment of interest
The boards approved and accepted
the report of the committee.
The committee selected to go to
Washington for the purpose of secur-
ing the consent of the interior depart
ment to tax Indian lands to aid in con-
struction was Judge C. H. Neal and
r. l.. Picken. These gentlemen were
instructed to start east as soon as
possible, and push the proposition be-
fore the department vigorously.
Messrs. Samson and Riste were ap-
pointed a committee to go to Pentic-
ton and confer with owners of Brit
ish Columbia lands adjoining the dist
1ict on the north, known as the South
ern Okanogan Lands company, with
the object of endeavoring to make
some contract TO supply water from
the Oroville system for a large acre
age of the land across the line. 1t
can be here stated for general infor-
nation that some time ago representa-
tives of the Canadian company made
application to secure water from this
district, if the project was carried
out and satisfactory understanding
could be reached as to quantity of
water to be supplied, and terms.
1t was announced that four of the
industrial and immigration agents of
the Great Northern systems would be
in Oroville in short time. They are
w. E. French, of Ashville, n. c.; c.
p. Price, of Knoxville, Tenn; F. H
Reeves, of Oklahoma City, Okla; and
II. e. Dryer, of Kansas City, Mo. H
II. Granger was appointed COM
mittee of one to receive the visitors
and to take them over the district
giving them every opportunity to see
and inspect the lands under the pro
posed system.
Messrs. TruaX and Blackler were
appointed a committee to examine in
to and consider the terms of contract
which will be prepared by Attorney
Neal for the district, ana Attorney
Brown, for the railroad.
Messrs. Pheasant and Granger were
appointed a committee to secure tho
aid and cooperation of the county
commissioners on matters relating tC
BRIDGES and roads within the irriga
ton district.
The above is a synopsis of the pro
ceedings of the meeting of the boards
of directors of the East and West Okla
hogan Valley Irrigation districts fol
lowing the return of the conference
committee from st. Paul. That com
Uittee returned home feeling that the!
had been well repaid for the trip b.
what they were able to accomplish
They came back with the cheering
information that an agreement ha'