The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-08-04
BELIEVES IN OkANoGAN.

sbamberger. who located In the
NJ, ~ last fall. where his place of resi-
ss.cs s.ncs is locally known as Shamberger
asasfh a%sshts' returned home last Thursday
heS"a extended trip through the mid
, ~ vast. Mr.. Shamberger is practical
ee axnerienced farmer. gentleman OF
) s ~ more than ordinary intelligence ana
n,sturally close observer, especially is
hs'nhsayvant of those things he Is di.
ne n..w Interested in, and that is agricul-
r.s ~ Ne brings back anything but a flat
u,;S !u.;ng report of the condition OF grain
var a large scope OF country particu-
wriy celebrated in the past dot ny ies pr1Iilic
u ssates that in the Red River valley OF
~ north one of the greatest sranarles
y North America. SO far as ne couid as
osvtsin. wheat will be almost totai 1ail-
~ The crop promises to be SO llght. as
~ nuts II. that il would not pay man
- harvest il If he were given the grain
1 " II stands for nothing. The same con-
s,.,ons nreyail to a large extent in Min
sssota, the Dakotas and Montana. tram
~ nm only a few inches even this late
I, y ,hs season. some of it heading out. in
~. ~ of the fields. He saw much cut hay
!Sss m.s' was totally ruined. This deplOrable
scrditlon Is due to "A late spring an! tx-
cessive rains ,., ,;.,.
.s ~ the mountains Mr.. Shamberger
;5.marked that the people of this part OF
~ Okanogan valley should feel thankful
AT their lines are dropped IN such pleas
m nlaces. Mr. Shamberger is new re-
:S,,t in the growing army OF Okanogan
SscStsrs but in his enthusiasm he has the
siSSSt veteran faded. lie came here with
N omen mind, prepared to form his own
Impressions. and would NOT take s,s; une Wora
snS possibilities of the soil. lie was
onsn 10 conviction, but that CONVICTION
1ust come through personal experience.
Investigations and experiment. lie Is now
a1fis6ed to remain.
n, Shamberger has lived in various
,Darts of the United States, from the At
ilatc TO the Pacific coast, from Maryland
N California He has no hesitancy in say
ine that the climate is the ;nea most pieasans M
hinks the purity of the water cannot be
Sxcelled. neither can it ever become con-
animated. As he puts II. the ar cur.
rnts come down the valley from the pine
cNd mountains impregnated with the m
vIrorating and health giving ichor of the
isIsam. Coming from those everlasting
1ha where impurities can mover ttld
i1rment, this atmosphere will ever con-
I'M the same elements of virtue. AS to
r. soil. he says its characteristics and
schemica ingredients are such as to IN
- bOlntiful productiveness of fruits.
l6Fsge plants and vegetables, 1t being
eoly necessary to study and experiment
IA, Shamberger believes in the COW as
I source of income, stating that within
IN hours after possession the animal
incomes q fruitful producer. he is satiS-
~ with his brief experience Win alfalfa
zot creameries and cheese factories ane
ke prominent coming industries Of this
yalley.
o.. yes: Mr. Shamberger is a believer
r he Okan0gan valley. and we only wish
q we're able to WELD a pen as e'ouuentiy
= that gentleman can WELD his tongue
"a VS would paint word pictures Of the
possbilities Of the Okanogan valley that
would cause people at a distance to drop
anything and everything they have in
hand and come this way arunning..