The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-03-17
AN ACTUALITY.

| The installation of an irrigation
system in the northern part of the
Okanogan valley is no longer a prom
Use, 1t is reality. The bitches and
fumes are so near completion at this
writing that water can and will be
turned on in ample time to supply the
necessary moisture for this years
crop. The realization of this great un-
dertaking, after years of heart break
| ing delays, is a matter of congratula-
| ton. The turning on of water will
mark the dawn of a new era for nor
| thern OkanOgan county. All that is
hoped for from this great expenditure
of time, energy and money may not be
attain as it were in the twinkling of
an eye, but the happy transformation
will come as surely as the evolution of
time. Already the attention of many
desirous of securing homes under fav-
orable conditions has been attracted
to this locality, and knowledge of op-
portunities here presented will grad
ually be extended until all who can
be accommodated will find their way to
this district. The process of filling up
and improving the vacant lands under
the ditch may be slow at first, as was
natural to be expected, but that process
will continue without halt or inter-
mission until the valley is thickly set
tied with a prosperous and contented
population, and intensive cultivation
force the land to the highest state of
productiyeness. This has come about
in other irrigation districts far less
favorably located, far less fertile than
the one lowering the choicest portions
OF the Okanogan valley.
This may be looked upon as an opti-
mistic view of the situation, yet when
the settlement and development of
other irrigation districts are taken in
to consideration this prediction is
based upon logical deductions. Rarely
has irrigation been introduced in a
country holding out greater induce
ments to the homeseeker than right
here in the Okanogan valley, where
the combination of cheap land, respon-
sive soil,~ climate, accessibility, trans
portation, religious and educational
facilities and delightful Typographical
surroundings cannot be surpassed. $50
During the late rigorous winter the
cold was less severe and the snowfall
far lighter within the territory en-
braced in the West Okanogan Valley
Irrigation district than any other part
Of the northwest, or the entire country
for that matter. AS to climatic advan
tages this test answers all arguments.
The fertility of the soil, stimulated by
water, has been demonstrated beyond
ali possibility of doubt. Under irriga-
tion there is not a more productive
land under the sun. Transportation is
provided by railroads east, west and
south, and the presence of the rail-
roads answers the question of accessi-
bility. At TOnasket, at the south end
OF the district, and at Oroville, in the
very midst of this wondrous land Of
plenty, viii be found the features per-
tanning to religious, educational and
Of typographical surroundings, with it's
lake, and rivers, and mountains, and
lovely stretch of valley there is moth
ing on the map of Washington that can
excel this particular spot
These are the attractions held out
to the man who seeks a home in this
comparatively new country, country
that presents promise of betterment
for every man willing to put his shoul-
der to the wheel and take from nature
that reward that comes to honest and
intelligent effort. Under an azure sky;
in cline where the heat of summer
is tempered by nights of rejuvinating
coolness; where the frosts of winter
are no more severe than to stimulate
the blood; where you scratch the earth
with plOw and the soil responds with
a wealth of fruitage; where the COM
bination of sunshine and water in
sures a never failing crop; where you
can worship along the religious lines
your conscience dictates; where your
children can have the advantages of
of excellent educational facilities;
where railroad systems place you in
touch with the markets of the coun-
try; where you can come in contact
and associate with order and peace
loving manly men and wOmenly
women; where the chances of success
in every avenue of life are manifold,
dependent alone on your own energy
and initiative, the West OkanOgan VAL
ley Irrigation district holds out attrac-
tions that should appeal to the worthy
home seeker and which cannot be sur
passed anywhere in this broad land.
TURN OUT, FARMERS!