The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-05-14
OROVILLE'S NEW
CANNERY A FACT

A cannery for Oroville Is no longer
hope and expectation Of the futures
it is a reality. No object that the Com
mercial Club has set out to accomplish
has required so much hard work ana
persistent effort to land as this can
merry. Such industries as canneries are
not started upon the intangible foun-
dation of wind; the tangible sinews
that talk, money, Is what Is required.
| Considerable money is necessary to
construct, equip and provide q work.
| ing capital for a cannery, but the resi-
dents of Oroville, SO alive to the neces-
sity of an industry of this kind, step
ped to the front and subscribed the
necessary amount. This was accOmp-
lished after much hustling, but that It
was finally accomplished speaks vol
umes for the enterprise and generosity
of our people, Then, besides money
and equally as important as cash, was
the necessity Of securing the pledge
of "A sufficient number of acres OF the
product to be canned to insure the raw
material to keep the establishment
running when the time comes for op-
Grafton, and this was no small Job.
not withstanding the land owners Of
the valley realized that a cannery was
a vital necessity. 1t was done. however
and done through the same active
hustlng that insured the installation
of the cannery.
The site for the new cannery has
been selected along the railroad just
beyond the Standard Oil plant. That
modest new shack that already deco
rates tn site is the temporary office OF
the manager, and is the first step to-
wards the completion of the necessary
building. The manager states that tho
cannery will be ready for business by
August LIST, which will be ample time
to handle the vegetable that IL to be
canned The establishment will con-
fine the output for the present to to-
matoes, and as the market is unlimited
for a choice quality of canned toma-
to the output will find ready market.
A better quality of tomato cannot be
secured anywhere than that grown In
this part of the valley, and this fact in
sures the Oroville product a fancy
brand that will become recognized
among dealers and consumers as the
best on the market.
The cannery will be under the man.
agement of r. W. Fraser, who comci
here from Canada. and Is fitted for aas.
position by years Of experience In the
canning business. Mr.. Fraser Is conf
dent that cannery will pay here, 20
much so that he is backing that con-
fidence with his own money, as he 10
the largest individual stockhOlder in
the enterprise. Those who have met
Mr.. Fraser have no doubt as to his
ability to handle the job, and handle 1t
right, and we look forward to his
building up a large business here that
will expand with each succeeding year
until the Oroville cannery becomes one
of the important industries Of north
central Washington.
Mr.. Fraser is an ex-Candian soldier.
He entered the service shortly after
the breaking out of the war and served
for four and one-half years. He served
where service demanded every ounce
of stamina, and nerve and grit that
man could command. He was In the
ruck, the riot, and hell Of 1t, where
death in it's most horrible forms was
ever present, where he and his pals
suffered as men were never before
called upon to suffer in the game Of
war, and that he is here today Is owing
to good fortune and a physique and
constitution far above the average. But
that chapter of his life has nothing to
do. with his ability as cannery man.
only it shows that he has the stuff In
him to overcome obstacles, and that II
push hardihood and energy will carry
man through a business enterprise
with which he is familiar in a new
field F. w. Fraser is the gentleman
who is going to make the Oroville can
merry winner.