The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-25
A PLEASING TALK.

At meeting held Saturday after
noon in the library building for the
purpose of considering the PROPOSE
ton of the establishment of cannery
at this point, and hear the report OF
committee appointed by the CONNER
cial club to solicit signers for tomato
acreage, G. A. Shamberger was called
upon to express his views upon the
subject. Mr.. Shamberger gave the few
present talk not only pleasing to
hear, but one based upon hard COM
mon sense. The gentleman has travel
ed far in his many years, has seen
much and speaks from observation
and experience. He is capable OF judg-
ing of the possibilities to be expected
from a country he has examined, and
he has been here long enough to be-
come familiar with the latent possi-
bilities of this valley. His views are
not colored by an extravagant opti-
mism, nor is his opinion biased by any
aim at se'f-aggrendizement. The con-
clusions he has reached relative to the
opportunities here presented to the
lldu Willie W apply CkiOiI lh uC"
veloping the resources of the country
are founded upon close observation
and personal experiment, so that his
judgment should carry weight and
conviction.
Mr.. Shamberger lauded the move
ment on foot to secure a cannery and
urged that every encouragement
should be extended to insure its con-
|sumation. 1t is an industry to which
he has given much thought and inves-
tigation, and he considered it very for
tunate that an experienced Gamer
was considering this part OF the valley
as site for an enterprise of this
kind. No matter what line of products
were to be specialized by the cannery
the start is what is desired and need
ed at this time, and the success of one
venture of that kind would be encour-
agement for others. There must be
beginning in order to insure the final
accomplishment, which would be the
intensive cultivation and full produc-
ton of the lands of the valley and
means to utilize all that can be pro-
duced A cannery was long step in
that direction.
Mr.. Shamberger dwelt briefly but
forcefully upon the necessity of tell
ing the facts regarding conditions in
this vicinity, and the facts are suffi-
ciently attractive for those looking
for a location and willing to apply all
their energies getting the best there
is from the chances here presented. 1t
was mistake, he said, to give out the
impression that this was country al
ready made. 1t is yet country in the
making, with ample opportunity for
those with the will and inclination to
take advantage of the chances that
nature has provided. What is wanted
is men with families to come here and
engage in improving the land, and
such projects as the proposed cannery
to give employment to the members
of those families while they are en-
gagged in the improving of their places
and making them self-sustaining.
Mr.. Shamberger is a ready and
pleasing talker, with progressive and
constructive ideas, and his short ad-
dress was listened to with close at
tention. 1t is regretted that more were
not present to hear him, as his dis
course was instructive as we'll as in
spring He should be invited to speak
before full meeting of the CONNER
cial club, as he says things worth
hearing, things that make an impress
sion and sets one to thinking