The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-10
GRANT ELECTED
c. c. PRESIDENT
Civic Body Elects Officers and Votes
support OF Lyceum Course for
High School.

| w. +. Grant was unanimously elect
ed president of the Oroville CONNER
| cial club Thursday evening, and w.
| A. CRUDE, retiring president, was
| elected secretary without opposition.
The following executive committee
was also chosen, Frank NJ. Dallam. Jr.
chairman; DR.. j. l.. Masters, l.. b.
Vincent Frank Bartell and w. A.
Grube. J. f. Perry was again chosen
treasurer.
The meeting at which the annual
election of officers was had was held
in the Civic League building with
about twenty club members present.
Upon taking the chair. as the new
president of the club, Mr.. Grant in a
brief but earnest address, urged up
on the members the necessity of full
cooperation and a sharing of the re-
sponsibility in promoting the interests
of the community. He paid high trib-
ute to the work of the retiring presi-
dent and expressed regret that Mr..
CRUDE could not have been prevailed
upon to accept reelection. Unity of
purpose and harmony of action should
be the guiding motive of the club, he
declared as it is only by concerted
effort in carrying forward the work
in behalf of community progress that
anything worth while can be accom-
plished
Following the election of officers,
the club formally indOrsed proposal
to engage lyceum course of three
numbers for next fall giving their
support to the student body of the high
school which asked for the backing
of the Club in the matter The request
was presented by Superintendent of
Schools D. r. Olds The character of
the entertainments to be provided was
explained by James l.. White. rep
resentative of the EllisOn-W White COM
pany.
csc current
In eastern Washington the rainfall
is light. because in crossing the
mountains the winds lose their mOis-
ture. Irrigation is used to make
farming profitable.
In western Washington on account
of the favorable climate and soil. that
country is covered with thick forests
|of fir cedar and spruce.
There is also thick underground
of ferns and shrubs
The arid portions of eastern Wash
Fington are covered with sage brush
and bunch grass.
The animals found in the western
part of the state are bear. deer. elk
and and many other animals. Among
the birds that are found around the
Puget Sound are the sea gull and wild
duck
The Columbia river. which is the
largest river in Washington, drains
two-thirds of the state. 1t is navig-
able for 800 miles up it's course. Its
two largest tributaries are Clarkes
Fork, or Pen d Oreille river. and the
Snake river General GOethals, the
builder of the Panama canal, is look
ing over the surveys of the valley of
the Columbia. which will reclaim
100, 900 acres of land to be irrigated
from the waters of the Columbia. If
the project in view turns out all right
the udlh VIII De tne iaTSeSt III tHe
world
The most important industry of
eastern Washington is wheat grow
ing. Some parts of eastern Wash
ingtOn are too dry for crops other
than grain. The Big Bend and Pa
louise countries produce the most
wheat. They use the dry farming
method.
Other crops are raised in the ir-
rigated districts. The best developed
districts are Yakima. Walla Walla
Wenatchee and Spokane. MAN. fruits
are raised, the most important are
apples, peaches and pears. although
many small fruits are raised. Wash
ington produced One-third of the en-
tire apple crop of the United States
this year
In western Washington the import
ant crops are hay and oats. The Puy-
allup valley is noted for it's berries.
LAUNDERING is the leading industry
in Western Washington WASHINGTON
leads all the states in the production
of lumber. Much of the timber is fir.
NHlCi Is uSeu lot SnIpDuIiulHS De-
| cause it is so strong There has been
a great waste to the forests of late.
| so the government has set aside for
est reserves for future use.
Fishing is also an important in
lustry. Salmon is the most valuable
| food fish. Many are canned md a
large quantity is sold fresh or ship
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also caught.
Only as~smal part of the mineral
resources has been developed Coal
| mining is the most important. The
| coal beds are located in aud near the
Cascade mountains. The counties
| producing the most coal are Kittitas,
| King and Pierce.
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