The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-25
OLD RESIDENT
OFFERS ADVICE

der, formerly cashier of the bank Of
Oroville and a resident of Oroville
and Okanogan county for a number Of
years. About year ago Mr.. Snyder
moved to Puyallup to accept a moro
lucrative position, and as Puyallup Is
the home of a very extensive canning
enterprise he Is in position to OBJ
tain first hand knowledge of the ben
eft that such an institution is to I
community. Moreover, Mr.. Snider has
a warm corner in his heart for Oro-
Vile, and though at present quite
distance removed he would be delight
ed to see Oroville forge ahead and make
a flourishing city. During his resi-
| dence here Mr.. Snider took an active
| part in every movement for civic bet
terment, and was very valuable
| member of the Commercial Club. He
was a willing worker, and his services
were frequently called on committee
work. He never shirked when called
| upon, but gave of his time and his
best effort toward securing informa-
| ton or carrying out any plan when h3
was asked to act. Mr.. Snider is anx-
| ious to see canneries located here and
is familiar with the productivity OF
the lands of the valley and the nigh
qualities of those products:
Oroville Weekly Gazette,-OrOville
Washington.
Dear Mr.. Dallam--We look forward
with good deal of pleasure to tho
weekly visits of the Gazette. We real
them with interest, and are glad TO
notice that Oroville is beginning to
move.
The items in regard to the proposed
cannery are particularly interesting.
think you know something Of my
interest in getting cannery for Oro-
Vile. One is needed there. Since being
over here | can see what cannery
does for a community. l might say in
passing, that | am sometimes surpris-
ed at the amount of real money 1t
takes to finish stuff and put it on the
market The Puyallup-Sumner Fruit
Growers Canning Company is cap
italized at over a million CELLARS,
which is not enough during some seas
ons of the year. Our fruit district Is
not any larger than the fruit district
surrounding Oroville. This will give
some ideas of the possibilities Of the
Okanogan Valley. In addition to the
cannery just mentioned we also have
two other large permanent canneries
here.
What Oroville needs is big produc-
ton and an immediate market. One
cannot be had without the Other. l
was particularly interested in resdinx
the last issue of the Gazette to Rotice
letter from Mr.. Paulhamus t6 one II
the Oroville growers, in Which he
stated that he would-bny all apricots
and such fruits as you could raise
your 3wn cannery will probably take
cafe of your tomatoes and other veg
etables, but l am sure it will not
able to go into the tree fruit for so~7
years. I notice that the price will
the same as the prosperous California
growers are getting, and that he "
also be willing to name a minir'
price, furnish boxes, etc.
l am fully confident that the e.
tual success of the Oroville distr'c.
will be due to its fruit productic
either apples or other fruits. The
and water conditions around Oroy
|are better adapted for growing apr
cots and other pit fruits and possibly
apples than the growing Of alfalfa. The
first named fruits mature earlier in
the season before the heavy demand
for water comes as in the case Of al
faIfa
believe it would pay for the g. W.
ers under the w. o. v. l., district to
have representative from the Puyal-
lup Sumner Fruit Growers Canning
company to come to Oroville and ex-
plain the attitude of the company. I
am sure that the growers are over
looking good bet if they don't take
advantage of this opportunity to get
in touch with probably the largest
users of fruit on the coast. Any thing
done along this line will neip yoer To-
cal cannery, as you can raise more
stuff in the Oroville district whe1
once it gets to going. than 20 canneries
the size you are planning on putting
in, can possibly take care of. II you
have big volume Of production at
Oroville your local cannery will grow,
but at this stage of the game yon
need an immediate market for big
acreage for variety of products.
Your new cannery will help some and
will be fine thing as far as it can
go. If the growers would want to meet
a representative from here to talk
matters over l am sure that l could
persuade them to send man up there,
though | have not talked it over wita
any of the officials of the company.
P. M. SNIDER.