The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-06-18
OROvILLE, WASH, JUNE IS 1915
AT LAST!

is longer prospect of the future, but actual
ly Of the present. Delays for further negotia at
end. The last word has been said and final arrange
ments perfected. Quick action is to follow. What
have long waited for is at last stubborn fact The
oucton Of the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation system,
9mlng to place 10000 Of the most fertile lands III
the state under water is assured not promised but IN
Gubltable 1t is not based upon conngen
that may Contingencies have been swept aside
and accomplishment is in sight. All impedimens to a
final settlement have been cleared away the fonnaty Of
signing contracts and issuing bonds will be settled in
few days, and within less than week thereafter actual
construction work is to begin After many, many
months OF watchful weary waiting, many postpone
and accompanying disappontments, is hard to
realize that the goal have all been looking forward to
has at last been reached 1t really too good to be
true SO much at stake in the matter Of future
growth development and prosperity for this part OF the
OkanOgan valley and the towns thereof dependent wholly
upon the reclamation of the vast unproductve
without the stimulating influence Of water, that it
1e tat failure to carry out the plans under considera
ton would set back the country for years Repeated
disappontmens in efforts to place the vast bond issue,
necessary to meet the cost Of such system was in
temptation, disheartening, and the fear grew that
the project would have to be abandoned. Everybody
realized the dire consequences of failure Not but what
such a wonderfully generous soil that Of this valley
would finally under intense cultivation with natur
al beneficial results to towns and country but without the
comprehensive and general water system Of the kind pro
posed through the present organization, the day of exen
reclamation far distant, too far ahead for the
present generation to hope to ENJOY The benefits accrung
therefrOm Hence the announcement Wednesday that
final adjustment and understanding had been reached by
which the building of the great irrigation project known
the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation system
ured carried JOY to the hearts of the entire popuaton
and such a feeling of satisfaction and optimism prevails
in this community has been experienced in any
locality in the state.
Tuesday evening private arrived in OrOvile
on the branch containing railroad officials and represen-
atiyes Of the widely known contracting firm of Guthrie
.lcDOUgal Co. Among the visitors Judge F. Y.
Brown, attorney for the state of Washington for the
Great Northern raiIroad r. Budd, assistant to Presi
dent Illl OF the Great Northern; H. Z. Llndey, chief
council for the Great Northern road; d. G. Heney
sutng engineer Of the United States reclamation
vice. who made the original survey for the project be-
half Of the railroad; Mr. FOlet president Of the Guh
1ie-AcD0uga Co.. Val. McDougal, vice president Guh-
lie-McDouga Co.; and j. c. Baxter chief engineer Guh
Iie-NcDougal Co. These gentlemen in close consul
taton large part of Wednesday with L. f. Pourtales,
e. TruaN and Ralph Pheasant, directors Of the West
Okanogan Valley Irrigation district, and Judge c. H.
Neal attorney for the district. The visitors also
taken over the district in along the line of the canals
from the intake the Smilkameen to the northern and
southern limits Of the proposed system AS result of
this conference decision reached set forth
advertisement for bids to do the construction work as
appears in another column of this issue. 1t will be seen
that time is to be wasted Bids to be submitted by
the 9th of July, and the spuatons provide that actual
work is to not later than the 10Th of july
which, considering the long wait to reach this phase Of
the proceedings, only like day after tomorrow
And such is the good news that the Gazette carries
to its readers and the people within the influence of the
big ditch who to be largely benefited by its
SructiOn. In many years of newspaper work in this
county, consistently and constantly working for the ad
lancement of the whole country, has been our
pleasure be able to make announcement that prom
ised such wide spread and permanent blessings and bene
fit to the people whole this time in heraldng the
certainty of the construction of the West Okanogan Val
llI IpriOot otIn1n pD1npt