The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-19
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steel giving the place communication
with the outside world that we feel JUS
titled in publishing any and every piece
of news bearing upon the subject that
comes within our ken. II we gave space
to all the rumors that are from time to
time in circulation our space would be
taxed to its limit with stories conflicting
tude of those who repeat them. but
statements will be giveh room whom
coming from sources that have the virtue
of authenticity. We publish below the
--latest news upon the pubject which Is
taken from the PentictoA Herald. coming
to that live and responsible publication
in the nature of q dispatch from Victoria
the seat Of the British Columbia govern
ment Particular attention Ia called to the
time mentioned within which the road Is
to be completed to the 'sgovernment nur-
sery plantation" station on the road
almost within sight of Ofoville. indicative
of the way they do things of q public
nature across the line.S When they set
Tout to do public work there is no dilly
dailing or procrastinati0m. They have an
objective In view and that objective Is
reached In the Quickest possible time.
There Is another feature of this state
ment to which attntion Is called 1t Is In
timated that the time for reaching Oro-
Vile may be at some date In the future.
We feel that the time Tor reaching Oro-
vile should be soon as the road can be
extended beyond the objective point to
this place. Naturally there may be a
selfish desire in securing some Of the
trade the line Is to open up. hut aside
| from that the railroad company should
take into consideration, and no doubt
will take into consideration, the fact that
II by building to Oroville to connect with
the Great Northern much business will
be diverted to this branch that would not
otherwise go over the road. Then such
connection would give the settlers on the
irrigated lands an outlet botn south and
north to a market, and would be more
convenient for them going to and from
their lands in many instances. If the cit
liens here, and especiaiiysy the Commercial
Club. could get In touch with the powers
that be behind the movelrent and present
Oroville's claims to recognition by the i'm
mediate extension of the road to this
place over the easiest pxrt Of the entire
route to build 1t might have some influ-
ence in inducing the authorities to clean
| up the job at once which II the move-
ment was successful. would mean that
Oroville would have a north rail connec-
ton by next fall. The despatch that has
been referred to Is as follows:
VICTORIA, March 9.--News that an
agreement has been signed between the
Kettle Valley railway ana Premier Oliver
on behalf of the provincial government,
whereby the railway company agrees to
extend it's line through the lower Okla
hogan valley, thus giving direct rail con-
nection with the city of.Yancouver, was
announced by the Premier TO The Sun
this evening. 49,
This agreement has been signed, bill
has been drafted and Y now in the hands
Of the printers. and wy tFought before
the legislature within Few days." stat
ed Premier Oliver"
Under the agreement entered into be-
tween the parties, which has for its pur-
pose the opening up Of the new provincial
government irrigated settlement In the
southern Okanogan valley, the railway
company undertakes to commence work
at once. 1t further undertakes within
three months to have a line Of railway
from Penticton to the government nur-
| sery plantation, a distance of 25 miles.
There are numerous ranches scattered
throughout the valley at present, which
thus secure this summer the advantages
of railway connection. The new road will
be used to bring In the heavy equipment
needed this season for constructing the
irrigation bitches in the settlement.
The road at first will extend from the
town Of Penticton to the shores of Dog
Lake. A ferry service will be instituted
down the lake by the railway company.
and the line will then resume its course
| southwark to the settlement. In due
course as the settlement of the valley
proceeds, the railroad will be carried fur
ther south. 1t will finally skirt the shores
of Osoyoos lake and connect with the
town Of Oroville on the American side Of
the boundary line, so miles south.
To the merchants of Penticton and the
wholesalers who supply them, the extern
sion of the road will mean that the busi-
ness of the district which has hitherto
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flow northward to Penticton. The produce
of the district will also go north for
market. BY the time the volume Of traffic
| warrants, and at no longer distant date
than 10 years from the passage of the
bill, the railway company Is obliged to
construct a line of railway around the
[ shores of Dog Lake. giving continuous
rail connection down the valley.
| Hon. T. D. Pattullo. minister Of lands.
who was active in acquiring the valley
! for settlement purposes, has been In ne
gotiation with the Kettle Valley railway
ever since the valley was acquired by
the government II months ago in order to
ensure that the business Of the valley
would flow northward.
| The Great Northern railway has held
| for many years a charter permitting 1t to
construct a line of railroad through the
lvalley, but through not exercising Its
powers will now lose this privilege, as
owing to the great value placed on these
Irrigated lands, no second right-of way
would be granted by the government
even If the Great Northern system was
willing to parallel the Canadian road.
A clause in the agreement is said to
specify that the railroad shall not have
the right to select its own right-or-way,
but must follow the route as laid out by
the government. The intention is that the
right of way shall consume as little as
possible of the lands capable of being
easily irrigated The road will be laid out
Through the lands not capable of being
reached by the irrigation bitches.
With the opening up of the valley 1T is
lexpected that it will become a great high
road for American tourists, who can enter
ICanada at Oroville and come north on a
highway as far as Sicamoose through
some of the most beautiful SCENERY of
mature and mans accomplishment to be
seen in North America.
1T will be a 80 mile drive through a
lpardise of orchards and gradens. flanked
lby magnificent mountains" stated Hon.
Mr.. Pattullo. who quotes the fact that
cherries ripened in the valley last year as
early as May 2S. as proof of his conten-
ton that the lower Okanogan valley has
"a season two weeks anead of any other
part of the province.
Some hundreds of returned men are
Ialready at work on the irrigation system
lin the valley. many of whom intend to
use their savings from their toll to pur-
chase farms in the valley under the gov
ernment land settlement scheme.
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Reg c. Dempster came in from Spo-
kapa and outside pOints last FriQay eyen-