The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-29


and uncertainty, of anxious hope
keen anticipation, the time has at
l arrived when negotiations fer q
h issue to carry out the reclama-
of the lands in the Okanogan
ley, between Oroville and Tonasket,
bearing. an understanding. That
|otiations between the land owners,
bugh their representatives the le-
b constituted directors, and the Of
BIS of the Great Northern railroad,
are to stand sponsor for and be
Erumental in placing the bond is
necessary for carrying out the
:, have reached point where it IS
"a an amicable settlement can be
he'd
Us stage of the long drawn out
tiations was reached during the
INT week, after meetings and con-
ces between the directors OF the
and West Okanogan Valley Ir-
lon districts and the land owners
the proposed systems, meetings
Eere marked by harmony and en-
ism, and at which the uninimity
htiment proved conclusively that
terested are eagerly alive to the
Ptance OF striking while the iron
Use meetings of the property
Is were called by the directors
he up and carefully consider the
presented by the railroad Of
and to lay before those most
by interested in the construc-
the project all the actions TAX
the directors through CORES
nee with the st. Paul people
negotiations began.
be negotiations grew out of the
ence held by the directors with
w. Hill at the time of his visit
Ind during the discussion of the
willie some weeks ago. At that
Ind during the discussion of the
led project and issuance of
Ito carry out the same, Mr.. Hill
Bed the opinion that the cost
Struction would not exceed the
be submitted by Engineer Vie
his report, plus cost Of mar
the bonds. Subsequent to that
Dw a wire was received from
in which he stated that after
thoroughly over the estimates,
king into consideration the
r and extent of the work to
and material to be purchas-
conclusion had been reached
kstruction could not be carried
Hess than 100000.
Eultimatum was followed by
ndence with Mr.. Hill, both by
"a wire, and the final PROPOSE
mitted by the railroad people
the two districts be con-
into one district; that Indian
included as security for
hat surplus land over 40
listed at a reasonable price
induce purchasing. 1t was
that if these proposals
4 pted by the property owners
ditch the railroad officials
IN 0ndertake to place the bonds
o .b&0t advantage at once, and that
fru61on work would commence
0614 and water turned on the
! 1e15.
rectors did not feel authoriz-
liberty to accept the terms
especially the proviso as
6EIount of bond issue, without
with those most directly
and who would eventually
bet the cost of construction
meetings of land owners
ID. The land owners of the
of the project met in Oro'
flay and Tuesday of this
thoes of the south end al
Wednesday. Present a
1tings were the full board:
of President II. II. Grang
nry e. Riste and director:
and Ralph Pheasant, of tht
logan Valley Irrigation dist
Bamuel Blackler, president
1son, secretary, and A. M
r. l.. Picken, directors o
Dkanogan Valley Irrigation
sides a full representation
owners.
= correspondence and ever,
Dgotiations were laid befor
b and carefully gone over
elton of the directors eX
he views of individual own
called for and expressed
Dubject matter thorough
Finally a motion was mad
imously carried ratifyin
Uing every action that tn
ave taken so far in the ne