The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-07-25
CLEARANCE IN SIGHT.

| ihis is no celebration of the burp.
ing OF mortgage, but a few words
expressive OF congratulation at a ner-
lou when the actual act of lestroyinp
mortgage is in sight
Some years ago the ladies' OF Oro.
vile organized what was desienatod
as a civic League. At that time there
was library association existing in
town over which the ladies had dom
NATION. but it was Door ornbar
AFFAIR so far as place of abode was
concerned, knocking around from
place to place, and very unattractive
places they were. The ladies decided
that the library should have a home. a
flt home from which the literary COL
lection could find its way into the
hands of the public. Where to locate
that building and how to raise the
necessary funds was the problem. and
a big problem to tackle, but the ladies
OF the Civic League never hesitated
Tbere was great want to be supplied
and they had organized to supply that
want
cutting through the heart of the
town, reference to an important in
terror organ of the human body. used
to designate the center of the business
district, is the railroad tracks and a
wide strip of the railroad right-of-way.
a broad, unused stretch of territory.
IAI t,.t
be the|place for the proposed building
ii the powers that be steering the des-
tinies of the Great Northern could be
induced to give a long time lease to
the ground. Mrs. j. +. Samson, who
has beer president of the League term
after term, got into communication
with the officials at st. Paul and after
unwinding some bolts of red tape per-
mission was given to build upon the
railroad land. The railroad officials
never reached a decision regarding
the use of land along the railroad
owned by that corporation that subse-
quently reflected so much to the credit
of the applicants for that privilege.
The ladies not only proceeded to put
up handsome building but they
planted lawn, set out shade trees
and watched over the growth of lawn
and trees with Jealous care until to-
day the Civic League grounds is one
of the most attractive small groves to
be seen along the full length of he
Great Northern system from the coast
to the Mississippi river, including the
numerous branches.
This labor of love provided for Oro-
vile one of its most inviting features,
but providing the same has not been
accomplished without an enormous
amount of work on the part of the
members of the Civic League and no
end of worry. The construction of the
building, the fencing, planting, caring
for the premises, the installation OF an
elegant piano, a fine range and suf-
ficient quantity of utensils and dishes
to serve reflections on large scale
ran the cost up to S. 900 or $4,000 and
when the building was ready for occu-
pancy the League was on the reefs OF
a heavy financial obligation. Never
discouraged by the heavy Indebtedness
that they had obligated themselves to
pay, although at times the day or rlnal
payment seemed far, far away, the
ladies of the Civic League applied
themselves to the one object OF max
ing sufficient to clean the slate. 1t has
been a long pull and hard pull. But
dances and entertainments, and pubic
feeds and the renting OF the bulldlng
for social functions gradually created
a fund and the heavy task OF feeding
the multitude during the recent cele-
bration was rewarded with sufflclent
receipts for Mrs. Samson to take up
the old. long standing note at the banK
and eliminate all the debt against the
League excepting 1925, and there IS
a sufficient amount due the League
from the Commercial Club to pay that
balance and leave the organization on
velvet.
The Gazette congratulates the
League upon providing the town with
'snch an elegant library building as
tho one that graces the Civic League
park and upon escaping from the oui
den of debt. The women have accom-
n,ished what no organization OF men
in this place have ever accompiisneu'
and we doubt if they could IL chey
tried. 1t would be difficult TO lnduce
the same unity of action among the
male members of the population as
has been exhibited among the females
and and certainly they would never have
the the tenacity of purpose that has dis as
tinguished the work of the CIVIC
League Lea over considerable term OF II
years. All praise to the ladies VINO 10
Ssve made it possible for Oroville to
have such charming park in the
uarv business center graced with
library building that would be creais eSis
to a town many times the size Oh '''''
one.