The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-17
AN APPEAL TO CIVIC SPIRIT.

The cannery one of the most i'm
portant industries that has ever been
launched in OrOville. 1t not only pro-
vides pay roll from which workers
derive good wages but it provides
market for the land owners under the
irrigation system for vegetable cas-
lily grown and which Yields heavily.
This cannery Is home Institution.
Land owners adjacent to Oroville ami
the business men Of Oroville have put
up most of the money to make the
cannery possible. They have risked
large sums of money for construction,
equipment supplies and running ex-
penses and for this season at least
they will realize nothi~r on their in
vestment, as the cannery Is yet an in
fant industry and in the experimental
stages. 1t does i's work to perfection
and is turning out high class of can
ned goods, but no matter what may be
the output the initial cost has been so
great that profit the first season is
not expeced. What everybody wants to
see, however. is that the cannery
makes such record this year that 1t
will be easier sailing in the future
with the chance of its eventually be-
coming profitable dividend payer.
hO OAC SiCoJ tlOuOlt just uOW Is tuo
securing of adequate help. The aim, has
been, is and will be to employ white
labor only, and In order to carry out
that very commendable attitude 1t is
necessary that every one who can pos
sibly do SO should aid In handling the
raw material until it becomes finish
ed product Girls and women are
needed as peelers and that need Is
very pressing at the present time. II
this help cannot be obtained much of
the crop Is going to be lost, as toma-
toes are now being delivered in large
quantities. The manager could not
send away for help IS there are no
housing facilities at his command. and
besides. he would far prefer to employ
home labor. There is work at the can
merry for all the women who will ap-
ply, and those women and young girls
who can possibly spare the time should
apply at once. Growers have gone to
much trouble and expense raising the
raw material. those behind the cannery
enterprise have contributed most lib
orally to secure this great addition to
the town Now let the people of the
town keep the enterprise from falling
down. The public spirit of the residents
OF Oroville is appealed to at this time.
w" iS lHc CIuCldl HOuT. IL you can
lend even a little assistance in the way
of aiding in turning the large crop Of
tomatoes into canned goods do not hes
itate to make application for place
at the cannery. Do not wait another
day to make up your mind. The best
interests of your home town are call
ing you. The assistance of one or two
might not count for much, but little
aid from a great many will accomplish
wonders. The cannery itself is a mar
val in its operations and has q capac-
ity for handling all the tomatoes that
can be delivered il sufficient help can
be obtained to prepare the tomatoes
for the can. That is the single weak
link in the chain. That link can be
made perfectly strong If the citizens
will comeforward and aid in the emer-
gency The manager does not ask the
public to give anything without pay.
Adequate compensation is assured for
those who will give of their time and
labor Harken to the cry for help and
respond at the earliest possible mo-
|ment