The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-01
oRS FROM
sunny SOUTH
PIssperity has Tarned the Cor.
~ - Gyerbody Breaking oil n
Little Thereof.

5<1 Il OIoyille from San Diego
~. last Friday afternoon, hay
i160red up from the southern city
~ he run in nine days. They eX-
Z remain here for u month OF
i<t6 before returning. They
n,expected, but their welcome
1oInfiyes and friends was none
~ cordial than ii their coming
~ -heralded in advance. Both
n1a and their families were
5nidents OF Oroville, but are now
1fdntly permanently located at san
And IRON their appearance 1t is
- hat the climate of the sunny
contains an exlixir that makes
5petlal youth. Both gentlemen
INTERESTS in and around Oro-
The object of the trip at this
~ 10 look after those interests.
orpress themselves as pleased
~ improvements that they aave
bolh in the town and adjacent
ri since last here.
= conversation with Mr.. Spencer
oal9 remarked that the south
Gunffy must be enjoying unparal-
W prosperity, and that this was
w the case with Los Angeles.
y S nention OF Los Angeles 1t was
~ that Mr.. Spencer kind OF stiff
6nd then he cut loose:
y Angeles" said he "is not in it
n ~ Diego. There is the coming
n N Pacific coast. Ii you want to
oyl Ilfe, il you want TO see civic
kyOu want to see a riot OF
n you want to see modern
y 111ngne up like magic, go to
9 oGO. Why, the city is spreading
: ma prairie fire, and a prairie
Xui1 ! stiff wind behind it. No
y y proposed that promises the
~ Of the city but that the peO-
Il tofether and not only encour-
J 1fopositi0n vita all their NOR
M ut are ready and willing to
= nlerprise with cash, Private
s6re providing improve
Without number, residents are
d y ~ BY the hundreds, while the
~ government is spending mill
~ imprOvement of the water front
y a. erecti0n of buildings to be used
yqrnment purposes. The govern
putting up a hospital that
~ completed will have cost several
1oeA. and the town people donated
hn4 for tae purpose. The harbor,
q the best on the Pacific coast, is
eo1stantly improved at the cost
49, millions. This is being done
g uduals. the municipality and
g. FEDERAL government, which is
& an important naval base. A
mat is contributing to the rapid
q of San Diego is the oil indus
MAJ that city many producing
NJ Az n operation, many are being
- 1nd vast capital is being in
~ eome Of tae derricks are far
\ ne ocean"
n
said Mr.. Spencer, "the hust-
6an Diego are fairly uncanny at
Mating the stranger with a bank
nom his cash. do not mean that
4! ger Is out sandbagging people.
= nQ persuasive tongue just as
sve as a lead pipe. There are le-
.ate opportunities without end
1 : - i've wire present in such per-
- c0l0rs that the man approach
ssnnot resist temptation. Then
d sre scores of get-rich-quick
'tlons, iridescent bubbles Of
promise and scant fulfillment,
~ are set forth before the pros
'oe INVESTORS eyes in such colors
her,
vss refreshing to hear Mr.. Spen-
1patlate upon the lovely condi-
n. prevailing at the future big city of
i. !. California. 1t was that loyalty
s olo home town that gets into
piood when a part and parcel
!: milling multitude bent upon
ment, and that is what the peo-
II a sen Diego are bent upon and al
.S; gsnt double. Mr.. Spencer is in
Asea y. with the civic bug that is
san Diego a great city and in
u i = make a great city out of q
BEGINNING 1t is necessary that
''''c pug be abnormally developed.
$ aey Williams reports that the
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