The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-01-03
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AN IMPORTANT MEETING

The Tonasket Commercial Clut
opens the new year by taking a stel
in the right direction, and one thai
has the promise of working out valu.
able results for the entire county
The movement Is in the nature of a
call for a convention of all those in.
terested in irrigation and good roads
to be held at Tonasket on Friday
January 10, and they are public i'm
provements that are of lively inter
est to every resident of eastern
Washington. This convention is not
to be local in its scope, as invitations
have been extended to the commercial
clubs Of many towns and cities
throughout the state, as the object OF
the convention are such as to inter.
est all communities in the state. The
invitation sets forth the purpose OF
the convention as Unity of aim and
method in the advancement Of the
Ok ,nogan country"
Considering the fact that this Is
the time for the intensive dcvelor.
n;ent Of such portions of the state sls
ceptible to development, both FOR the
stimulation of the growth Of the CON-
rnonwealth and to furnish employ
rcnt to returning soldiers, we feel
safe in promising that the roiiaskel
convention will be very largely at
t"i )ed and will prove to he ON, C!
, the most successful gatherings in
| poi; of concrete accomplishing nj
tnat has C er been held in the county
A large 6c'egation should, and NO
dohbt will be. present fron Oro.illC
and every town in the county should
likewise be we'll represented We all
know what transformation irriga-
| tion has worked in the Okanogan val
ley, wherever water has been applied
There is bright promise OF another
Spring project. in the nea" future,
and any assistance that can be extend.
ed for carrying out that project ana
increasing the projects already ir
operation, should be extended by the
people Of the county. Then in the
matter of better roads the opportun.
| ity Is present for securing through
united effort very material outside aid
The plans to be decided upon is uI
to the wise and reasonable council.
of the forthcoming convention. fol-
we take 1t for granted plans will b.
formulated, and 1t isopremature t,
volunteer advise, yet we feel that i
would be the part Of better judgmen
II those in attendance could forge
for the nonce at least all side issues
as regards good roads and concen
trate on the one effort Of advocating
and endorsing the completion of tn,
main highway from Wenatchee to tn
British Columbia boundary line, t,
link up with the excellent roads OF
the north side of the line. If tn,
necessity should ever arise thi
would be natural military road
and by united support in the advocac
for it's construction it is safe to eX
pect that the federal government
would willingly contribute funds t
aid in it's permanent construction
After that great and necessary arter
of travel is made permanent high
way it will be time enough to tur1
attention to subsidiary lateral roads
But those are questions for the con
vention to take up, discuss and de
eide. We trust there will be a larg
and representative gathering of liv
wire, public spirited delegates on thi
occasion and that foundation vii
be laid for unity of action that viii
insure accomplishment for any plan
that the personnel of that assembl
may decide upon.