The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-01-10
PRAISE FROM A PROMINENT
SOURCE

SHdTlcS "A. IoWcii, Hcdu VI IhC OAo-
Vile Comemrcial Company, never
misses an opportunity to set promin-
ently before men Of substance and
influence the glories Of the Okanogan.
Mr. Powell is a booster, a practica!
booster who does not indulge In hot
air, but presents concrete facts, both
in words and material objects when
logging for Oroville and the tributary
valley Recently this paper had oc-
casion to mention the magnificent dis
play of Spitzenburg apples In the
Commercial companys store window.
and those apples we're used by several
for advertising purposes. They not
only made acceptable Christmas pres
ents, but their appearance carried
conviction that the country that can
grow such apples Is a country worthy
of special notice. Mr.. Powell took a
hand in spreading the gospel OF Ok
anogan through the medium Of those
| Spitzenburg beauties by sending a
number of boxes to influential friends
| Among those who received one OF
| these boxes was Frederick T. Fisher.
vice president and treasurer Of the
very important and widely known firm
| of Fischer Brothers Company, import
ers and wholesale grOcers, of Seattle.
Now Mr.. Fischer is acquainted with
| this part of the Okanogan valley, as
| he has been visitor here, and while
on the visit took time to thoroughly
inspect the valley. carrying his OBJ
servations as far as Penticton. He
was struck with the beauty OF the
! country, of Oroville, and its surround
ings, and predicted then, and has re-
peated the prediction, that the valley
would become the garden of eastern
Washington and the town an import.
ant inland city. After receiving the
fruit hereinbefore mentioned Mr..
Fischer comes back with the follow
| ing letter to Mr.. Powell, which Is
| worth producing as showing what a
man of wide experience, extended
travel and capable judgment thinks
of this part of the state of Washing
ton:
Mr.. C. A. Powell,
Oroville Commercial Co.
Oroville. Wash.
My Dear Mr.. Powell:
Yesterday received from you box
Of beautiful red apples, which pre-
sumo are of the Spitzenburg variety
and which ] believe are about the
finest looking apples that have ever
seen in my experience. They are GER
! tainly wonderful and it would have
done you good to have heard the ex-
travagant compliments which my wife
and daughter gave vent to when they
saw these apples on our table last
evening. 1t was mighty nice of you
to remember me thusly, I certainly
appreciate it and want to thank you
very kindly for the remembrance.
From time to time in my CONVEX
sations with our Mr.. McCanna l learn
Of the development here and there
through the Okanogan country which
leads me to believe that the Okanogan
is beginning to pick up and will be
eventually heard from as one of the
most productive districts of the State
of Washington. / know that you are
entitled to particular credit along
these lines for you are one of the old
faithful of the Okanogan crowd who
have steadily and earnestly boosted
for your county and success must
eventually crown your efforts.
There Is something funny about the
way the Okanogan country always
hits me. The first time l ever went
up there, quite number of years ago.
l made remark to Mr.. Rudow who
was with me at the time, that I had
at last come to the most glorious part
of the State of Washington, and while
| am what might be called real salt
water animal having always lived
close to. around. on or about salt
water l must confess that every time
| get into the Okanogan feel within
me desire to see more of the coun-
try and visit it a great deal oftener
than l do.
The last time was in Oroville, Mr..
Fl. c. Henry, Mr. Anderson of the
Western Dry Goods Company, Mr..
Hardeman of the Hardeman Hat CON-
pany and one or two others of us
chartered a machine and We took :,
long drive way up into the Penticton
country back from Oroville, back as
far as Tonasket and during that long
days ride we saw scenery that can
seldom be rivaled anywhere. The
only regret to me has always been
!, that I am unable to get into the Ok
anogan oftener but we are SO tied up
!. here, and when we do get away for
!, day or two can only get short dis
tance away on account of our lack
of time. | have been in hopes. how
ever, with the signing Of peace terms
that business will get more settled
so that we all will be in position to
have our business run along in more
J, certain channels without the amount
OF worry and wear and tear on our
minds that We have been having dur
ing the past few years.
Il This is an awfully long letter and
| am afraid you will be tired out but
the fact remains that when the Ok.
. anogan is mentioned | am always en-
thusiastic and the receipt Of the beau
tiful apples certainly takes me back
to the country of pretty streams,
, meadows and rolling hills, and one
cannot help envying you all as being
: able to live in climate where you
see the sun almost all the year, while
, We in Puget Sound country have SIX
, or nine months of rainy weather.
With best regards to you and yours
, land every good wish for a Merry
christmas and Happy New Year, I am.
81 Very sincerely.
FREDERICK T. FISCHER,