The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-07-24
A GENEROUS BOOST
"Oroyille, the Gateway of the Upper
0kanogan Valley"

rather slow recognizing the import
ance and possibilities of Oroville and
the Okanogan country, a serious mis-
take in the past considering that this
country is already an important con-
tributory territory to either Spokane
or Seattle, as the trade will drift, and
will grow in Importance from year to
year. Now that the completion of the
ST. & N. railroad to the coast is in
sight, with the In -er OF the enormous
business of tuis vast oountry deflect-
ing coastwise, 1t is possible that the
metropolis of the ialand Empire. to
which the Okanogan trade should ma
turally gravitate, will make q more
decided effort to strengthen friendly
relations with locality that has been
somewhat ignored. The Spokane
Chronicle of Thursday, July 16, made a
move in the right direction in an ar
tcle under the head They Like to
Stop at Oroville." The substance mat
ter of this article was obtained in an
interview with Fred w. Graham, west
ern industrial and immigration agent
for the Great Northern railroad, and
Mr.. Grahams statements correspond
with the views expressed by other rail-
road officials and travelling men who
have visited this place. To add prom
inence to the write up is view of the
town, which, bytheway, gives a very
inadequate idea to the reader of the
real size and appearance of Oroville.
The following is the article referred to:
"Way up close TO the boundary line
in north central Washington is the
town of Oroville. Oroville has 700 peo-
pie and one of it's claims to distinc-
ton is a hotel that would be a credit
to Spokane-at least that's what many
travelling man will say.
In this big country of varied re-
sources, there are not any first-class
hotels, but Oroville has hostelry that
attracts the travellers for miles around
when they spend Saturday night and
Sunday in this section of the north
west.
THE British Columbia travelling men
all come down across the border to
stay in Oroville over Sunday, because
Of the fine hotel accommodations de-
cared Fred w. Graham, western in
dustrial and immigration agent for the
(yrnat NOrtharr
four hotels in the town, and this place
is mecca for the knights of the road
THE town Of Oroville is the gateway
to the Okanogan and Columbia river
valleys in the north just as Wenatchee
is the gateway on the south. The Great
Northern has had line into Oroville
from the east-the S. F. e N. branch
out of Spokane-for several years, and
on July l the new branch that runs
north from Wenatchee began opera
ting.
In addition to the hotels, Oroville
mas bank, newspaper-the Gazette
churches, schools, stores, an active
commercial club and representative
oil all lines of business. The town is
situated at picturesque spot at the
junction of the Similkameen and Okla
hogan rivers.
The Great Northern has a road out
or Oroville to Princeton and Coalmont
and within two years is expected to
nave through line to Vancouver.
"Orovile has famous orchard
one that has been bearing for the last
oo years. The trees were planted by
hudsons Bay people and the trees
were packed in over the Hope noun
tains half century ago. One of
these trees measures seven feet in
circumference and is said to have pro-
auced as high as 70 boxes of apples
In one season.
with this apple record established,
great things are expected of the East
anu West Oroville irrigation projects,
which embrace 1880 acres of land on
both sides of the Okanogan river from
the boundary line extending 25 miles
aown the valley to below Tonasket.
The work of developing these two
projects will be carried on in unison.
mere is an unlimited water supply
ana the main canal is nine miles long
the point where it divides to run
on both sides of the Okanogan. The
farmers already are interested in the
raising of corn, alfalfa, and live stock
10 well as apples. They are going in
ior the modern methods of diversified
farming.
IN the hills surrounding Oroville
'a'tie roam over the ranges for nine
months Of the year and the other three
months are fed on alfalfa and corn.
o'ock raising is carried on quite ex-
'enslvely in this section.
The climate is one of even tempera-
lures, In the winter time there is
IRON IL to 1S inches Of snow and it
eenerally remains from December to
Aarch. The fruit buds are kept back
until late enough in the spring to
avoid early frosts.
ror summer resort the people of
otoVllle enjoy the beauties of Osoyoos
axe fine body of water that lies
"'ostly in British Columbia There is a
.hetch OF about five miles in the
united States, and here many homes
e located. Boating, bathing and
issuing Is unsurDassed