The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-29

spring construction was much in the
nature OF a spark, but that spark has
lead up to considerable of a confla-
grafton. About all the people caught
the itch of building and managed to
scratch up the wherewithal with
which to relieve the disease from
which they were suffering. Indutiably
Omak Is in the throes of a BOOM
How long it may be prolonged is a
present. II it keeps up the present
feverish speed for year or two more
Omak Is going to be the big town OF
the county.
Here the builder Of the business
block is vieing with the builder of
the cozy home, and it is a neck and
neck race as to which has the best
of 1t in the number Of structures com
pleted and under way this year. Block
after block of new concrete and brick
business houses have sprung into ex-
istence and in all parts Of the town
residences have been built or are on
their way. But the big improvements
indicative of (he industry that is
making this growth possible, are the
immense warehouses and fruit pack
ing plants distributed over the flat On
the east side of the river. These build
|ings represent large investment,
and provide a source of revenue in
the way of pay rolls that is a
strong factor in encouraging town
building. They provide a final store
house for the richness of the sur
rounding land responsible for the
town of Omak, a modest town in the
past while the fruit industry was de-
veloping, rattling good town in the
present since the trees have reached
maturity and promise Of still bet
ter town IN the future as the trees
gain age and more trees come into
bearing.
This growth of Omak has not come
loafing along without encouragement
or invitation. Towns do not spring up
of tleir own volition just because
there happens to be an admirable site
for a town where a town ought to be
for IL they did there would be Sec
ond Chicago where OrOville now
stands. 1t takes people to make towns,
people who will pull together, people
who do not criticize what their neigh
bors try to do and do nothing them
selves, people imbued with civic prlde
VINO nut their shoulders to the wheel
and stand one for all and all for one,
and that is the kind OF people that
Omak Is fortunate in possessing. rake
for instance the new railroad spur
running down to the edge OF town
from the depot that the railroad
thoughtfully located half mile from
town. That spur was absolutely neces-
sary as a factor in whooping up the
town. The people got together ana
built that spur, and now freight cars
run down to- the bridge across the
Okanogan, which in time Will De the
center of Omak, for 1t is already slop-
ping over that river and building up
on the east side. That is but one IN
stance of the progressive spirit OF the
population. The other instances are IN
the fine school house, the new puiid-
ings the we'll kept streets, In the very
air and atmosphere that prevails All
these is the vital essence that makes
for community work, and community
work spells town building.
J All praise to our neighboring towns
and the people thereof for the build
ing record that has been made TINS
wear We look upon 1t without envy
without jealousy. Indeed, we look up.
on it with exaltation as indicative Oh
prosperous communities. AS we look
ed upon 1t we envisalged what is
coming to Oroville when the country
! is as far advanced in productivity as
tbe country that has made this grow IN
nossible. and that time is not far dist-
ant We have as good soil, neeter
climate according to the records,
town site that brooks no comparison M
and townspeople with the pen WIZ l',
there is any chance to get actlo'' wn,l w.,
that pep. Those contributors lni'" =,
ences are going to make 'o"h Ia a,
;mnortance here and those who aolae
in patience will see the trahslor"
ton take place.